You'll learn about the design and operation of processes for making a wide range of products on which everyone's standard of living depends. These include food, fuels, medicines, plastics and the basic materials for high technology industries. Chemical Engineering is available as either a three-year BEng or a four-year MEng. Either of these qualifications will enhance your career prospects, but the MEng takes your study to a more advanced level. The first two years of all our courses are the same so you have the flexibility to switch courses, up to the end of the second year.

Chemical engineers are the best paid group of engineers and have the potential to earn more than doctors, lawyers and accountants. We aim to turn out fully fledged chemical engineers who can slot straight into industrial teams designing and operating new processes. We have good relationships with a wide range of global companies - several of these specifically target Sheffield since they like the chemical engineering graduates we produce. As a qualified chemical engineer you can choose from a wide variety of careers including plant management, research, commissioning, process safety, environmental protection, process control, consultancy or sales and marketing. Our graduates work in chemical and allied products, contracting, oil and gas, consultancy, pharmaceuticals, energy, water, food and drink, materials, process plant and equipment.