Begin your journey towards a challenging yet rewarding career in chemical engineering by studying at the subject's birthplace: Manchester. In this four-year MEng degree you will not only learn the fundamentals of this key subject; you'll also have the opportunity to gain invaluable experience working as a chemical engineer on a year-long industrial placement. The placement, which you will undertake in your third year, is fully embedded within the course, meaning you can gain industrial experience while being supported throughout from an industrial and academic supervisor. We work with your placement to ensure you complete significant projects to produce a project-based dissertation, logbook and poster presentation. Two modules, Catalytic Reaction Engineering and Advanced Engineering Separations, you'll study by distance learning during the placement year. You will have the opportunity to work for an esteemed company; previous placements have been with the likes of AkzoNobel, AstraZeneca, Bosch, Exxon Mobil, GlaxoSmithKline, JaguarLandRover, Rolls Royce, Tata Steel, Unilever, and many more. At Manchester, all of our programmes are accredited by the [Institution of Chemical Engineers ](https://www.icheme.org/)(IChemE), meaning your education will equip you to graduate with an industrially approved degree. There will be emphasis on the technical aspects of chemical engineering, and these revolve around managing the behaviour of materials and chemical reactions, as well as predicting and manipulating compositions, flows, temperatures, and pressures of solids, liquids and gases. This is balanced with process safety and sustainability, which are inherent to all of our programmes. The latter is heavily embedded within your third-year design project. Here, you will undertake an open-ended team project to design a complete production process. Examples have included the sustainable production of chemicals such as propylene oxide and ethylene glycol from waste, and our design teams have won more IChemE [Macnab-Lacey Prize](https://www.icheme.org/knowledge/medals-and-prizes/special-interest-groups/macnab-lacey-prize/) for their efforts than any other university.
A Level: A*AA | A*AA including Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics. If you do not have the required grades or subjects you may want to consider our integrated foundation year. Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A-level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offers you will receive. Please check for specific GCSE/IGCSE subject entry requirements. Typical Contextual Offer: AAA including Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics. Find out more about contextual admissions . Please check for specific GCSE/IGCSE subject entry requirements. | Scottish Higher | Scottish Advanced Highers are normally required in one of the following combinations: Three Advanced Highers with grades AAA, including Mathematics and at least one from Chemistry or Physics. Or Two Advanced Highers with grade AA including Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics and two Highers with grades AA in additional subjects. English Language and Mathematics not taken at Higher/Advanced Higher must have been achieved at SCQF level 5 (minimum National 5 grade C / Intermediate 2 grade C / Standard Grade Credit level grade 3). | AS | AS level results are not considered as part of the standard admissions process at The University of Manchester. | Access to HE Diploma | Access to HE Diploma | Access to HE Diploma | We require a QAA-recognised Access to HE Diploma (a minimum of 60 credits overall with at least 45 at Level 3), with distinction in a subject area relevant to the chosen course. Access to HE Diplomas will normally only be considered in conjunction with A-levels. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information before applying. | GCSE/National 4/National 5 Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education, typically five GCSEs/IGCSEs, including acceptable levels of literacy and numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade C/4 in GCSE/IGCSE English Language and Mathematics. GCSE/IGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/IGCSE English Language. | Scottish Advanced Higher | Scottish Advanced Highers are normally required in one of the following combinations: Three Advanced Highers with grades AAA, including Mathematics and at least one from Chemistry or Physics. Or Two Advanced Highers with grade AA including Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics and two Highers with grades AA in additional subjects. English Language and Mathematics not taken at Higher/Advanced Higher must have been achieved at SCQF level 5 (minimum National 5 grade C / Intermediate 2 grade C / Standard Grade Credit level grade 3). | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): DD | We consider the National Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering or Applied Science. We require grades DD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A*. | Extended Project | The University recognises the benefits of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and the opportunities it provides for applicants to develop independent study and research skills. Although the Extended Project will not be included in the conditions of your offer, we encourage you to provide information about the EPQ in your application. | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma: DD | We consider the Technical Diploma in Engineering. We require grades DD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A*. | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: 37 UCAS points | 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at Higher Level, including Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics. We accept Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches only. | WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales | The University welcomes and recognises the value of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma/Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and consider this alongside two A-levels or equivalent. We require grade A in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma/Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus A-level Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics at grades A*A in any order. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): DDD | We consider the National Extended Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering or Applied Science. We require grades DDD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A*. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): M | We consider the National Foundation Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering or Applied Science. We require grade M plus A-level Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics at grades A*A in any order. | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DDD | We consider the Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering. We require grades DDD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A*. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016): D | We consider the National Foundation Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering or Applied Science. We require grade D plus A-level Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics at grades A*A in any order. | OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma | We consider the Technical Foundation Diploma in Engineering. We require grade D plus A-level Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics at grades A*A in any order. | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate: D | We consider the Technical Extended Certificate in Engineering. We require grade D plus A-level Mathematics and either Chemistry or Physics at grades A*A in any order.
70 overall with no sub-test below 70. 6.5 overall with no less than 6.5 in any component 90 overall with no subscore below 22
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