This course is about the design and operation of processes for making products such as food, fuels, medicines, plastics and the basic materials for high technology industries. You will spend a lot of time learning practical skills and building up experience through lab work, projects and industrial visits. At some point in the first two years, you'll take the Global Engineering Challenge, working as part of a team with students from other engineering disciplines, and coming up with creative solutions to problems. In the third year, you'll work as part of a team again, on a design project. Some of these projects are developed with industrial partners such as Nestlé, GSK, Proctor and Gamble and BASF. The course is also available as a three-year BEng. Either qualification is good for your career prospects, but the MEng takes your study to a more advanced level.

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.