Chemical Engineering (Business Management) (4 Years) [MEng]
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UCAS course code: HN82
Degree awarded: MEng
Duration: 4 years
Typical A level offer: Grades AAA.
Course fees: Tuition fees for home/EU students commencing their studies in September 2013 will be approximately £9,000 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £16,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate fees pages.
Contact email: ug-chem-eng@manchester.ac.uk
Contact telephone: +44 (0)161 306 9331
How to apply: Apply through UCAS .
Course description
Chemical Engineering concerns the science, technology and management involved in making the materials and products needed by our society.
You study a range of core materials incorporating the fundamentals of chemical engineering as well as supporting mathematics and science.
The technical aspects revolve around managing the behaviour of materials and chemical reactions - this means predicting and manipulating compositions, flows, temperatures and pressures of solids, liquids and gases.
You learn about chemical, physical and biological processes using mathematical equations as well as learning about the equipment and techniques used by industry for large-scale manufacturing and the safety issues surrounding the industry.
As well as core chemical engineering, you choose a specialist subject in Business Management. Here you consider how managers make things happen by studying subjects such as business economics, marketing, financial management, strategic planning, project management and quality management. The programmes are very flexible so you can find out what interests you and what you are best at before you choose your specialist subjects.
Special features
'Students may apply to spend one semester studying abroad during the third year of their degree. Exchange partners are offered through the Erasmus Exchange scheme and/or the Worldwide Exchange scheme. For more information about the Study Abroad Programme please consult the following: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/studyabroad/ '
Course content for year 1
Subjects studied may include the following:
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Chemistry
Transport Phenomena
Chemical Engineering Design
Information Technology
Laboratory Projects
Engineering Thermodynamics
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Course content for year 2
Subjects studied may include the following:
Fundamentals of Management
Systems Measurement
Momentum, Heat & Mass Transfer
Chemical Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer & Process Integration
Distillation & Absorption
Solid-Fluid Systems
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Mathematical Methods 2
Professional & Career Development
Laboratory Projects
Process Design and Simulation
Safety
Course content for year 3
Subjects studied may include the following:
Sustainable Development and Industry
Advanced Mass Transfer Methods
Process Fluid Dynamics
Catalytic Reaction Engineering
Laboratory Projects 3
Synthesis & Design
Design Project 3
Managing Business Operations
Marketing
Course content for year 4
Subjects studied may include the following:
Research Dissertation
Book Module
Process Control
Engineering Foresight
Advanced Techniology Enterprise
Tools & Techniques for Enterprise
Managing Projects
Scholarships and bursaries
Faculty Academic Excellence Scholarship. / Morton Scholarship for International Excellence. For information on these, and other, scholarships and bursaries which may be available to you, please visit the scholarship information pages .
Accrediting organisations
Career opportunities
Many graduates enter roles in industry as design engineers, consultants or undertake research and development of new products. Others use the skills they have gained for a career in non chemical-engineering sectors such as business, finance, marketing, banking, insurance, accountancy and IT.
Many graduates move into senior management. Fields are as diverse as food and drink, chemicals, oil, gas and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, energy generation and disposal of waste. Specialists in business management are in demand for management roles within the chemical engineering sector, but also for careers in finance, consulting and marketing. A high proportion of our graduates have successful management careers.
Selected entry requirements
A level: Grades AAA. This should include Mathematics, a science subject and one other academic subject. This excludes General Studies.
Unit grade information: The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit grade information which, like all other available information, will inform the consideration of applications. Unit grades will not normally form part of offer conditions, except for Mathematics programmes.
GCSE: Minimum grade C in English Language, Mathematics and either Physics, Chemistry or Double Award Science.
Key Skills qualification: The University warmly welcomes applications from students studying the Key Skills qualification. However, as the opportunities to take these modules are not open to all applicants, currently this is not an essential requirement of the University.
International Baccalaureate: 37 points overall including 18 points at the Higher level including Mathematics and one other science subject.
Alternative entry requirements
Irish Leaving Certificate: Contact us for further information.
Scottish Advanced Highers: Grades AAA including Maths, a science subject and one other academic subject.
European Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own or in combination with other qualifications. Applications from students studying for this qualification are welcome and all such applicants will be considered on an individual basis. Contact the University for further information.
Other international entry requirements: The University of Manchester has a rich academic heritage and is one of the world¿s leading research-intensive universities. It also has a long history of welcoming international students and seeks to continue this tradition by admitting excellent students from across the world. Details of country specific entry requirements are available from the University website .
BTEC Extended Diploma: Contact us for further information.
Access to HE Diploma:
Access to HE Diplomas will only be considered in conjunction with A Levels
Advanced Placement tests: The University welcomes applicants with the AP qualification. Such applications will be considered on an individual basis.
Advanced/Progression Diploma: The University of Manchester welcomes the introduction of the level 3 specialised diplomas. We look forward to providing guidance regarding progression opportunities and subject and grade requirements when further details on equivalences are published
Non-standard educational routes:
If you have followed a non-standard educational route and have been, for example, educated at home, your application will be considered against the standard entry criteria of the course to which you applied. You will be required to demonstrate that you meet the academic entry requirements as specified for the course. We will also require a reference which should be written by somebody who knows you well enough, in an official capacity, to write about you and your suitability for higher education. Please refer to UCAS for further information: http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/applying/howtoapply/reference
Other entry requirements:
Return-to-learn students are those who have had a substantial period away from any formal learning. Often such learners have pursued careers or raised a family. The University understands that students come from many different backgrounds, with varying qualifications, careers and skills, but they often bring to their studies a high degree of motivation and experience.
The University recognises that standard selection measures and procedures may not enable these learners to demonstrate fully their suitability for their chosen course. Where appropriate, admissions officers will seek and consider alternative evidence in order to give such learners equivalent consideration. Where they deem this alternative evidence meets entry criteria fully the learner will not be required to meet the standard academic entry requirements.
English language: For example, GCSE grade C or above, IELTS: an overall band score of at least 6, with at least 5.5 in each component, or an equivalent English Language qualification.
Skills, knowledge, abilities, interests
Policy for applicants who resit their qualifications
Re-applications
Teaching and learning
A combination of learning and teaching methods are used to maximise your understanding of the subject. Lectures are often followed by tutorials where you are given exercises to complete and advice to check your understanding.
Problem Based Learning methods are also used, where you study problems in small groups and identify your own learning objectives. Here, you direct your own learning and choose the most appropriate learning resources such as books, IT resources, notes, lectures and experiments.
Design projects bring together all the subjects you have learned on the programme, giving you the opportunity to apply the knowledge and techniques you have been studying. You do laboratory experiments throughout the programme including some large scale ones in the pilot scale laboratory, the only one of its type and size in a British university.