BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering

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Key information

Degree

BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering

Types of study

Full time

Duration

Three or four years depending on entry qualifications

Start date

September 2025

Faculty

Chemical and Environmental Engineering / Faculty of Science and Engineering

Study model

2+2, 4+0

About the study model: For the 2+2 study model courses, the student will spend the last two years at our UK campus. For the 4+0 study model courses, the student will spend the entire degree programme in Ningbo, China with 'study abroad' opportunities from year three.

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Entry requirements

Depending on your academic and English language qualifications, you may be eligible for a traditional three year degree programme, or a four year programme with a preliminary year enabling you to gain the subject-specific knowledge and skills required to embark on degree-level studies.

Please find the entry requirement relevant to your country of origin here. If your country is not listed, please email global@nottingham.edu.cn.  

If you are a mainland Chinese student, your Gaokao score should be in the first division as a minimum requirement, and your English test score should be no less than 115/150. For more details, please check the Chinese version prospectus.

English language requirements

If your first language is not English, you are required to provide evidence of your proficiency in English. The minimum requirements for our preliminary year entry are listed below:

  • IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element
  • PTE Academic 59 (minimum 53)
  • TOEFL iBT 80 (minimum 17 in Writing and Listening, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking) 

The minimum requirements for our qualifying year entry are listed below:

  • IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0
  • PTE Academic 71 (minimum 65)
  • TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in Writing)

Minimum age requirements

You should be at least 18 years of age on admission to the University. The date of “admission” is defined as the first day of September in the relevant academic year. This requirement may be waived on an individual basis. If your parents or guardians provide their written agreement, in advance, to additional safeguards and requirements. Visit here for more information.

Course overview

The BEng Chemical Engineering course will equip you with core scientific and engineering knowledge, practical laboratory skills, team working, problem solving and other transferable skills needed to pursue careers as professional chemical engineers, as well as a diverse range of other career options.

By the time you graduate, you will have the expertise to work at a professional level and with your international experience, you will be in demand from a range of industries including energy, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, food and environmental services, as well as government agencies around the world.

 Please note that the structure of this degree and its modules may be subject to change.

FoSE-CE-Lin-Shan

The global vision I obtained at UNNC helps me to stand out in the world arena. What aids me is the critical thinking I learned in my very first class at UNNC. The lesson was that there is no absolute right or wrong, that I should always think holistically, stay humble and keep learning to enrich myself.

Lin Shan, a 2014 graduate from UNNC' s BEng Chemical Engineering programme. She pursued her master' s degree at the University of Cambridge in Advanced Chemical Engineering. She has experience working for more than nine companies in more than five countries. In 2021, she returned to China and joined Sunrise Medical as their Marketing and Business Development Manager.

Course structure

Accreditations

The Chemical Engineering degree programme has been accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

Accreditation by IChemE is valued internationally, providing assurance for potential employers that as a graduate you are equipped with a range of sought after professional skills.

As well as receiving the accreditation from IChemE, in 2017 the BEng Chemical Engineering programme was approved by the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province as a 13th Five Year Plan Provincial First-Class Discipline, offering yet further recognition of the excellence in chemical engineering education that this programme offers.

 

About modules

The below is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated in 2024-2025 academic year. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations. For the most updated version, please refer to Curriculum Catalogue.

Year 1 modules

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The preliminary year is designed to help you develop your English language skills so that you can make the most of your degree programme.

This special English language programme designed by the English for Academic Purposes experts at the University's Centre for English Language Education is carefully integrated with academic content modules so that you are prepared fully for years two to four of your degree programme.

Year 2 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group 

CHEE1022 Fundamentals of Engineering Design 20.00 Autumn 
CHEE1023 Fluid Mechanics 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE1041 Process Engineering Principles 20.00 Full year 
CHEE1042 Chemistry For Engineers 20.00 Full year 
MATH1047 Mathematical Methods for Chemical and Environmental Engineering 20.00 Full year 
CHEE1030 Introductory Geology 10.00 Spring 
CHEE1040 Thermodynamics And Heat Transfer 20.00 Spring 

Year 3 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group 

CHEE2027 Chemical and Phase Equilibria 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE2029 Interfacial Chemistry 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE2051 Separation and Particle Technology 20.00 Autumn 
CHEE2050 Process Design and Control 20.00 Full year 
MATH2052 Advanced Mathematical Modelling for Process Engineers 20.00 Full year 
CHEE2030 Process Engineering Project 10.00 Spring 
CHEE2035 Analytical Measurement 10.00 Spring 
CHEE2052 Materials and Sustainable Processes 20.00 Spring 

Year 4 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group 

CHEE3029 Multicomponent Separations 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE3031 Process Simulation 1 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE3032 Reactor Design 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE3041 Industrial Process Analysis 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE3042 Process Engineering Laboratories 10.00 Autumn 
CHEE3034 Design Project 40.00 Full year 
CHEE3030 Process Dynamics and Control 10.00 Spring 
CHEE3033 Advanced Transport Phenomena 10.00 Spring 
CHEE3036 Biochemical Engineering 10.00 Spring 

Careers and further study

The majority of our graduates continue with careers as design engineers, operations engineers and environmental engineers.

Prospective Industrial Careers for Chemical Engineering

Chemicals and Applied Products

Food and Drink

Materials and Products

Pharmaceuticals

Education

Fuels and Energy Production

Mining and Minerals

Technology and Consulting

Energy

Global Engineering & Project Management

Oil and Gas

Water

 

Further study

The most common further study destinations for Chemical Engineering graduates include the University of Nottingham, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.

Out of 32 graduates from the BEng Hons Chemical Engineering in 2023, 32 chose to continue their studies.

Among students going into further study, 93.8% were admitted into top 50 universities worldwide. In addition, 1 graduate was admitted into the PhD programme at University of Oxford.

University

Number

University of Oxford 1
University of Cambridge 6
University of California, Berkeley 1
Imperial College London 8
National University of Singapore 1
University College London 8
The University of Edinburgh 1
Duke University 1
Nanyang Technological University 1
The University of Manchester 1
The Australian National University 1
Grand Total 30

 *The highest ranking of the school within four authoritative research institutions is used for statistics: QS’s 2024 World University Ranking, ARWU’s 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities, US News’s 2023 Best Global Universities Rankings, and Times Higher Education’s 2023 World University Ranking.

Fees

Chinese Mainland students

100,000 RMB / year (2024 Entry)

China's Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan students

100,000 RMB / year (2024 Entry)

International students

120,000 RMB / year

Scholarships, sponsorships and bursaries

To encourage academic excellence, we offer a comprehensive and expanding range of full and partial scholarships. 

Historically nearly 30% of our undergraduate students were awarded scholarships for their entry. Once enrolled, current students are eligible for additional merit and/or performance-based scholarships and awards, which covers approximately 32.5% of our whole student body.

Please check here for scholarship types and policies for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas countries. If you are a mainland Chinese student, please visit the Chinese language prospectus.

More information

Click here to see more about Module Catalogue and Programme Specifications

Contact us

Student Recruitment and Admission Office

University of Nottingham Ningbo China
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

E. admissions@nottingham.edu.cn
T. +86 (0574) 8818 0182
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Faculty Office of Science and Engineering

Room 427, Sir Peter Mansfield Building
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

E. fose_global@nottingham.edu.cn
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