Chemical Process Engineering MSc

Modern society relies on the work of chemical and, in particular, process engineers.

Process engineering is multidisciplinary and often involves close collaboration between engineers and scientists with different backgrounds. Building on the students’ first degrees, the programme allows developing the in-depth knowledge and transferable skills required for highly skilled jobs in the process engineering sector. Relying on an integrated approach to chemical engineering that encourages the application of core principles to problems of current and future industrial relevance, this programme aims to form engineers aware of the context of their work and able to have a positive impact in their future profession.

UCL Chemical Engineering, situated in the heart of London, is one of the top-rated departments in the UK, being internationally renowned for its outstanding research.

Students will learn core chemical engineering principles and applications, as well as team-working and communication skills. They will learn how to 1) be creative and innovative in solving problems and designing processes, 2) use appropriate mathematical methods and scientific principles as tools for solving complex problems, 3) analyse and interpret data and, when necessary, design experiments to gain new data, and 4) retrieve, analyse and use information from a wide range of sources.

The programme offers two routes with different compulsory and optional modules. The routes are:

1. Advanced Chemical Engineering Route (accredited by the IChemE at F Standard)
2. Research Route

The different routes have been designed to cater for students with different backgrounds and aspirations. Both routes include depth chemical engineering modules that cover core chemical engineering topics, breadth chemical engineering modules related to more specific chemical engineering topics, as well as non-chemical engineering modules.