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Chemical Engineering MEng (Hons)

University of Bradford

Explore how engineering turns scientific principles into industrial processes. Develop analytical and design skills relevant to process industries, manufacturing and sustainable production.

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Choose this course
01

Is this for you?

For learners interested in building degree-level knowledge and practical skills for related careers or further study.

02

What you will learn

Published modules

Selected published modules. Options and availability may change between intakes.

  • Design, Build and Test (Chemical)First year
  • Mathematical Methods and ApplicationsFirst year
  • Chemistry For EngineersSecond year
  • Engineering Mathematics and Machine LearningSecond year
  • Project Management And Six SigmaThird year (option)
  • Process DesignThird year
  • Reliability and Safety EngineeringThird year
  • Food and Pharmaceutical Process EngineeringFinal year (option)
  • Risk Assessment and ManagementFinal year (option)
  • Transport PhenomenaFinal year

Put it into practice

Illustrative examples based on these subjects; assessed activities are confirmed by the provider.

  • Illustrative example: Build a material balance for a fictional process and compare ways to reduce resource use and waste.
Subject areas

Subject guidance. The exact curriculum for this course variant needs confirmation with the provider.

Chemical engineeringIndustrial processesEngineering design
03

Explore your career potential

Gross annual figures. Region and source are shown for each occupation.

Indicative occupational salaries, not guaranteed earnings after this course.

Chemical engineer

Related career

Chemical engineers develop ways to turn raw materials into everyday products.

Starting out
£34,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£65,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Manufacturing systems engineer

Related career

Manufacturing systems engineers design and install manufacturing machinery and production lines.

Starting out
£26,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£50,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Design and development engineer

Related career

Design engineers improve product performance and efficiency while researching and developing new ideas and systems.

Starting out
£25,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£55,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Quality control assistant

Related career

Quality control officers check that a company's products and services meet quality standards.

Starting out
£25,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£40,000

How to get there: Develop practical evidence for this occupation through relevant projects, placements or work; employer selection and role-specific skills requirements still apply.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Business project manager

Experience required

Business project managers plan tasks and organise people and resources to complete work projects on time and on budget.

Starting out
£29,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£75,000

How to get there: Build relevant operational and sector experience, then responsibility for projects, budgets or teams; this management role is not an automatic first job after graduation.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Higher education lecturer

Additional training or accreditation required

Higher education (HE) lecturers research and teach academic and vocational subjects at universities and higher education colleges.

Starting out
£37,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£65,000

How to get there: Usually requires postgraduate specialisation, often a doctorate, plus research and teaching evidence in the relevant subject; competitive academic recruitment applies.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Renewable energy engineer

Related career

Develops sustainable power generation systems and technologies.

Starting out
£31,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£61,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Nuclear engineer

Related career

Designs or manages nuclear systems with specialist safety requirements.

Starting out
£28,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£58,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Materials engineer

Related career

Investigates material properties and selects materials for engineering applications.

Starting out
£27,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£52,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Geotechnician

Related career

Supports geological investigations through sampling, measurements and laboratory tests.

Starting out
£24,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£35,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Hydrologist

Related career

Studies water systems to support flood management and sustainable use.

Starting out
£28,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£45,000

How to get there: Match the role’s engineering discipline and practical design/technical requirements; conversion or specialist study may be needed. Chartered status requires separate experience and assessment.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Health and safety adviser

Additional training or accreditation required

Helps organisations prevent workplace injury and illness.

Starting out
£26,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£48,000

How to get there: Obtain appropriate occupational safety training, such as a recognised NEBOSH qualification, and practical risk-assessment experience; the academic course does not itself confer safety competence.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Production manager (manufacturing)

Experience required

Coordinate manufacturing output, quality, resources and costs.

Starting out
£30,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£63,000

How to get there: Build relevant operational and sector experience, then responsibility for projects, budgets or teams; this management role is not an automatic first job after graduation.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Chemist

Related career

Analyses substances and develops chemical products or processes.

Starting out
£26,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£40,000

How to get there: Check the role’s required scientific subjects and methods; build laboratory, field or applied research experience. Specialist postgraduate study may be required; clinical registration is a separate route.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Food scientist

Related career

Develops and tests food products for safety, quality and nutrition.

Starting out
£24,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£45,000

How to get there: Check the role’s required scientific subjects and methods; build laboratory, field or applied research experience. Specialist postgraduate study may be required; clinical registration is a separate route.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Biotechnologist

Related career

Biotechnologists study plants, animals, microbes, biochemistry and genetics to develop new products and improve existing ones.

Starting out
£27,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£57,000

How to get there: Check the role’s required scientific subjects and methods; build laboratory, field or applied research experience. Specialist postgraduate study may be required; clinical registration is a separate route.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Technical author

Related career

Explains complex products and processes through clear user documentation.

Starting out
£27,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£50,000

How to get there: Develop practical evidence for this occupation through relevant projects, placements or work; employer selection and role-specific skills requirements still apply.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Patent attorney

Additional training or accreditation required

Combines technical knowledge and patent law to protect inventions.

Starting out
£35,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£95,000

How to get there: Requires a suitable technical/science degree, employment-based patent training, professional examinations and IPReg registration; this degree is only the academic starting point.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Sales representative

Related career

Demonstrates products and develops customer accounts.

Starting out
£23,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£50,000

How to get there: Develop practical evidence for this occupation through relevant projects, placements or work; employer selection and role-specific skills requirements still apply.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21

Environmental consultant

Related career

Assesses environmental effects and advises on improvement and compliance.

Starting out
£25,000
Typical reference
Not published
Experienced
£50,000

How to get there: Check the role’s required scientific subjects and methods; build laboratory, field or applied research experience. Specialist postgraduate study may be required; clinical registration is a separate route.

Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21
04

Study options and entry

Availability checked: 04/11/2026, 07:31

Campus, mode and intake
Bradford · On Campus · please enquire
Duration
To be confirmed
Published tuition fee
£9,790 / year
Awarding university
University of Bradford
Entry requirements and routes

Level 3 96 UCAS Points, or Foundation year Certificate

English language

ELLT test, No english test for On-site Level 3 holders.

Interview or assessment

No Interview

Classes and attendance

2-3 days a week on campus, 9 am to 3pm

05

Funding and support

FUNDING AWAITING CONFIRMATION

CalmaLink needs to check this course’s funding before confirming it to you.

Student Finance England

Tuition fees: To be confirmed

Maintenance: To be confirmed

Most courses starting on or after 1 January 2027 use the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). You must be under 60 on the first day of the course to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan. At 60 or over, an additional living-cost loan may be available: we review this with you. If the course has not been confirmed as LLE-funded, check it with us.

For courses starting before 1 January 2027, the Tuition Fee Loan has no upper age limit. If you are 60 or over at the start of the first academic year, eligible full-time living-cost support is up to £4,582 in 2026/27, depending on household income.

Most courses starting on or after 1 January 2027 use the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). You must be under 60 on the first day of the course to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan. At 60 or over, an additional living-cost loan may be available: we review this with you.

Previous study does not rule you out: it depends on what you studied, whether you received UK funding and the course. We review it with you.

Student Finance England makes the decision. We help you check. Official source

Course funding does not guarantee individual approval or a particular amount.

Funding source
Attendance and English

To receive a Maintenance Loan you normally need regular in-person classes during the week. A course offering only weekend attendance does not normally meet these requirements. Before enrolling, confirm the timetable and any applicable exceptions with the provider and Student Finance England.

The provider will check that you meet the English requirements for this course, whether you are a Home or international student. Declaring your level does not replace their assessment.

Read the official attendance guidance

Bradford publishes disability, wellbeing and student support services. Its Disability Service can assess individual study needs. For an Oxford International foundation stage, confirm college support separately.

Sources and review

Academic information reviewed: 2026-10-21

Catalogue availability and curriculum/salary evidence are checked on separate dates.

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