Integrated Masters - Master of Engineering (MEng) (Honours) - Chemical Engineering (H811)

Chemical Engineers pioneer materials and technologies of the future; they design and develop the processes behind today’s most useful products. In studying this program, students will further develop their knowledge in chemistry and engineering, and develop the skills for a rewarding career. Chemical Engineers do not work in isolation and modern engineering is just as much about effective teamwork and communication, as it is the underlying science. As a result, Lancaster University's accredited Chemical Engineering program recognises the broad field of the subject by starting with a general first year, which is shared among all engineering subjects at Lancaster.

Students will explore core themes of design, materials, thermodynamics and heat transfer, along with appropriate mathematical study in the first year. Alongside these, students will develop their design, problem-solving, management and leadership skills. Following the first year, where students will have developed a solid foundation of engineering knowledge and begun to explore a variety of different areas of the discipline, they will have the opportunity to consider and plan their academic progression. At this stage, they may choose to begin their Chemical Engineering study, or move onto any of Lancaster's other specialist programs.

In the second year, students will begin to encounter specialist modules in chemical engineering, and they will continue to develop their core skills as an engineer. This year, they will also be encouraged to engage with and solve increasingly open-ended, real-world problems. Alongside the technical modules, students will develop their creativity, entrepreneurial and analytical skills, improving their employability.

On this program, students may decide to spend a year in industry, gaining valuable experience and enhancing their employability. The department has extensive links built through leadership in research and have students undergoing placements with multinational corporate companies through to smaller specialist SMEs. The department would recommend the most appropriate time to do this would be at the end of year two, once students have gained a reasonable amount of engineering knowledge.

A key element of year three is the group design project, where students will be asked to solve an open-ended design project over the course of the year. The projects typically involve conceptual design, as well as evaluation of economic, safety, legislative and ethical standards of assessment. Alongside this, students will practise and develop project management, team-working and technical writing skills.

In the fourth year, students will develop Masters-level skills, knowledge and experience. They will undertake advanced topics and will cement their specialist chemical engineering knowledge through an individual project, which will have real, positive impact on businesses and society.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 75.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 87 (Min Listening: 17.0, Min Reading: 18.0, Min Speaking: 17.0, Min Writing: 20.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 58 (Min Listening: 42, Min Reading: 42, Min Speaking: 42, Min Writing: 42)
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min IELTS overall: 5.5 (Min Listening: 5, Min Reading: 5, Min Speaking: 5, Min Writing: 5)