Chemical Engineering with International and Industrial Study MEng

Start date
SeptemberDuration
5 years (4 + 1 in industry)

UCAS code
HW10Course Type
Undergraduate, Single Honours

Fees

We charge an annual tuition fee. Fees for 2025/26:
£9,535 (UK)
£31,050 (International)

On our MEng Chemical Engineering with International and Industrial Study shape and transform the future of chemicals, fuel and products, processes and services. Challenge yourself as you gain the theoretical knowledge and learn the practical skills needed for a successful career in chemical engineering.

5th

in the UK, Complete University Guide 2025.

6th

in the UK. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Top 100

QS World University Ranking 2024 - Chemical Engineering.

At Birmingham we have one of the largest concentrations of chemical engineering excellence in the UK and offer unrivalled opportunities to learn core technical and transferrable skills. Close links to leading multinationals offer you exciting industrial collaborations, while academic staff are some of the world's best in their field. This collaborative blend of theory and practice allow you to rise to real-world challenges...finding answers to problems that don't even exist yet.

You will spend a year in industry giving you the opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge in a real-world environment. We have strong links with a large number of key companies to assist you, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, BP, EDF, ConocoPhilips, PepsiCo, Jaguar/Land Rover, ExxonMobil, Cadbury, AstraZeneca, Johnson Matthey and GlaxoSmithKline as well as with smaller to medium enterprises. Typically you will have to pass the interview process run by the company with which you are seeking a placement. Students often return from an industrial placement with a new found confidence in their knowledge and skills. The year will help you understand what you would like to do in the future, as well as building on your professional network.

Your will also spend a year studying at an international university in Europe, Australia, Canada or Singapore, giving you a fantastic opportunity to take your studies global, building your skills and networks before embarking on your chosen career. If you don't have a foreign language, you can choose an English-speaking country, while students taking one of our European languages options can select a country of their choice.

Project work – highly valued by employers – is a thread that runs throughout our degree programmes in order to create well-rounded chemical engineers. Problems are posed in a ‘real-world’ environment where decisions need to be made when data and information are scarce. There is significant industry input on the third-year design project, which will see you designing a specific and realistic chemical process, championed by an industrial partner.

Why study Chemical Engineering with
International and Industrial Study MEng at Birmingham?

Study at a world-class Chemical Engineering department
We are a top 100 global university for chemical engineering - QS 2024 World University Rankings
Access the Collaborative Teaching Laboratory
Our multi-million pound investment in new state-of-the-art facilities with purpose built laboratories offer you the opportunity to learn and work in a dedicated space, designed to promote and encourage collaborative and interdisciplinary working.
Discover a world of employment opportunities
Thanks to our strong links with industry leaders, you'll have the competitive edge for employment, as we open up connections with GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Shell, BP and ExxonMobil.
Industry-focused design project
You will undertake a design project in your third year to design a particular chemical process, championed by an industrial partner
Benefit from our unique facilities
The School of Chemical Engineering is the first in the UK to have a research facility for energy storage using cryogenic liquids, comprising new laboratories, state-of-the-art equipment, and a major demonstration plant - The Birmingham Centre for Cryogenic Energy Storage.

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Accredited degree

This programme is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

This Chemical Engineering with International and Industrial Study course is a five-year Masters of Engineering (MEng) degree. This includes a year in industry.

We also have degree programmes available in:

Chemical Engineering BEng / Chemical Engineering MEng
Chemical Engineering with Industrial Study BEng / Chemical Engineering with Industrial Study MEng
Chemical Engineering (International Study) MEng

I spent my third year in Malaysia. It was a year full of new, exciting experiences - from attending a Multicomponent Separations lecture to swimming with bioluminescent plankton in Cambodia. I was initially anxious about travelling halfway across the world but I had nothing to worry about. I made a group of lifelong friends that didn't allow me to feel homesick. Now that I have returned to Birmingham, I am much more confident in everything I do, from group projects to job interviews.

Payal Thadani Merani, MEng Chemical Engineering with International Study student

Year 1

Here you are introduced to the fundamentals of chemical and energy engineering and the chance to learn about other engineering disciplines.  Here, also, you will begin to develop the transferable skills that will carry you through your course, and beyond, into your life as a professional engineer. All modules compulsory.

Chemistry and Materials - 20 credits
Introduction to Transport Phenomena 1 - 10 credits
Introduction to Transport Phenomena 2 - 10 credits
Labs and Data Analysis 1 - 10 credits
Labs and Data Analysis 2 - 10 credits
Modelling Concepts and Tools 1 - 10 credits
Modelling Concepts and Tools 2 - 10 credits
Process Design and Analysis 1 - 10 credits
Process Design and Analysis 2 - 10 credits
Reaction, Equilibria and Thermodynamics - 20 credits

Year 2

Themes begun in the first year are developed to the standard you need as a professional engineer. You study advanced heat and mass transfer, reactors and catalysis and unit operations. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and the use of our research laboratories is exploited.

Core modules

Computing for Chemical Engineers - 10 credits
Mass, Heat and Momentum Transport - 20 credits
Process Integration and Unit Operations - 20 credits
Process Systems and Principles of Process Control - 20 credits
Product Design Exercise - 10 credits
Reactors, Catalysis and Thermodynamics - 20 credits
Sustainable Process Engineering - 20 credits

Year 3 - Industrial Placement

You have the option to spend a year in industry at the end of your second year. We have strong links with a large number of key companies to assist you, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, BP, EDF, ConocoPhilips, PepsiCo, Jaguar/Land Rover, ExxonMobil, Cadbury, AstraZeneca, Johnson Matthey and GlaxoSmithKline as well as with smaller to medium enterprises. Typically you will have to pass the interview process run by the company with which you are seeking a placement.

Learn more about Chemical Engineering with Industrial Study

https://program-and-modules-handbook.bham.ac.uk/webhandbooks/WebHandbooks-control-servlet?Action=getModuleDetailsList&pgSubj=04&pgCrse=24015&searchTerm=002023

Year 4

You spend this academic year studying at a prestigious university either in English at an English-speaking university (eg, Melbourne, Ontario, McGill Montreal, Singapore or one of the Universitas 21 group) or at a non-English speaking, European, university (eg, Madrid, Rome or Nancy).

Modules will depend upon the University of your choice. Learn more about the Chemical Engineering Year Abroad

https://program-and-modules-handbook.bham.ac.uk/webhandbooks/WebHandbooks-control-servlet?Action=getModuleDetailsList&pgSubj=04&pgCrse=24673&searchTerm=002024

標題寫錯了，是加上1年海外+1年職場實習，累積5年

Tuition fees for placement years (where applicable)

There is a reduced tuition fee for the academic year spent in industry or whilst studying abroad (where available). Fee information and further clarification is available on the University fees and funding page.

Year 5

In your final year you will develop the chemical engineering fundamentals further, to graduate level. You will undertake an industry-linked design project which enables them to put into practice all of the skills they have gained.

Core modules

Advanced Transport Processes - 20 credits
Research Project - 40 credits
Design Project - 40 creditsOptional modules

If a student was not able to undertake a suitable Reactors module whilst abroad: Advanced Reactors & Thermodynamics must be taken. Choose 20 credits of optional modules from semester 2 (10 credits if taking Advanced Reactors and Thermodynamics). Examples of optional modules listed below:

Advanced Reactors and Thermodynamics - 20 credits, Semester 1
Business and Strategy Development - 10 credits, Semester 2
Energy Storage - 10 credits, Semester 2
Energy Systems Design - 10 credits, Semester 2
Food Structure for Performance  - 10 credits, Semester 2
Frontiers in Tissue Engineering - 10 credits, Semester 1
Fuel Cell Technologies - 10 credits, Semester 1
Future Engineering of Food - 10 credits, Semester 1
Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutic Biologicals from Bench to Market - 20 credits, Semester 2
Project Management (Business Strategy Delivery) - 10 credits, Semester 1
Power Generation and Carbon Abatement - 10 credits, Semester 2
Renewable Energy Systems - 10 credits, Semester 2

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2025. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to core modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

Annual tuition fees 2025/26

The University will charge the maximum approved tuition fee per year. If your offer is for 2025 year of entry, we expect that the tuition fee for your first year of study will be £9,535. If Parliament agrees on an increase in tuition fees, the University will increase fees for each year of study normally in line with these changes and will communicate any change in the fees to you without delay. If you are applying for 2026 year of entry, you will be advised of the annual tuition fee closer to the time.

£9,535
£31,050 - International

Visit our tuition fees page for more information.

Scholarships

At Birmingham we ensure that fears about finance do not constrain prospective students from considering university and that excellence is rewarded.

we offer a range of scholarships and awards for Chemical Engineering students.
the University also offers a range of additional financial support for students studying at Birmingham in the form of other bursaries, grants and scholarships.

Tuition fees for placement years (where applicable)

There is a reduced tuition fee for the academic year spent in industry or whilst studying abroad (where available). Fee information and further clarification is available on the University fees and funding page.

How To Apply

Apply through the UCAS website using code HW10.

UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) is a UK organisation responsible for managing applications to university and college.

View advice on how to apply for undergraduate courses.

 

International students applying for this programme will need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office before the University can issue you with a Certificate of Acceptance of Studies (CAS). We recommend that you apply for your ATAS certificate as soon as you receive an offer from us.

Standard offer

A LEVEL

A*AA / AAAA

To include A level Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics.

IB

7,6,6

At HL, to include Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics HL grade 6 with a minimum of 32 points overall. We will consider Standard Level Maths grade 7

BTEC

BTEC options considered

We will consider students who have completed GAOKAO for entry to our Undergraduate Programmes. Please refer to our GAOKAO entry requirements for further information.

Holders of the Chinese High School Certificate/Senior Middle School Graduation and a suitable foundation programme, and holders of two/three year Diplomas, with a good performance (80% average or above) from a recognised institution, will be considered for entry to undergraduate programmes.

If you have taken A level or IB diploma, please refer to the course you are interested in on our course finder and you will find entry requirements.

If you have taken exams which are from another country's national education system (e.g. the Arbitur from Germany or SAT and AP exams from the USA) you should consult that specific country page on our website for entry requirements.

Please note:

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For Dentistry, please see the general entry requirements listed on the Dental Surgery course page.
Our BNurs and MNurs Nursing courses are only available to home/EU students.

這是對中國學生的要求

English Language

You will need to demonstrate a certain level of English language, either through an English test such as IELTS, TOEFL or PTE, or we may be able to accept your previous or alternative qualifications as evidence. Please view the entry requirements for specific programme requirements, and details on our presessional English language courses.

Number of A levels required:
3Typical offer:
A*AA / AAAARequired subjects and grades:
A level Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics.

General Studies, Critical Thinking and Use of Maths A Levels are not accepted.

International Baccalaureate Diploma:

7,6,6 at Higher Level including Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics at Higher Level grade 6 with a minimum of 32 points. We will consider Standard Level Mathematics grade 7.

BTEC 

only considered when combined with other qualifications.

Other qualifications are considered – learn more about entry requirements.

Foundation Year

Would you like to study for one of our degrees but lack the entry qualifications we require? Consider a Foundation Year programme which can lead to entry onto one of our courses.

Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year (UK students)
University of Birmingham foundation pathways (international students)

Alternative offers through our Pathways to Birmingham programmes and our Contextual Offer scheme

Students who are eligible and successfully complete a Pathways to Birmingham programme will receive special consideration from admissions tutors and an alternative offer (typically two grades below the standard offer). In addition, our Contextual Offer Scheme recognises the potential of students whose personal circumstances may have restricted achievement in school or college. If you are eligible to benefit from the contextual offer scheme, you will receive an offer which is one grade lower than the standard offer.