Chemical Engineering - MEng (Hons)

Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt was ranked 1st in Scotland for Chemical Engineering, based on overall student satisfaction, by the 2023 National Student Survey, and 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for quality of teaching and learning opportunities (NSS, 2023).The MEng programme is a five-year degree which shares the same first four years with the BEng programme. You choose which route to follow at the end of your 4th year, giving you the flexibility to decide which degree best suits your career ambitions.The final year of the MEng programme offers a range of advanced courses to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of chemical and process engineering. Students study optional courses from a range of specialist engineering subjects along with an extensive research project. Final year MEng students also undertake a commercial tender-based exercise taking on the role of an engineering design house pitching for business to our industrial advisory board.As part of the programme, you will receive a student membership for the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), paid for by the department.AccreditationThe MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering is fully accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the Engineering Council. As part of the programme, you will receive a student membership of the IChemE, paid for by the department.IChemE accreditation demonstrates the academically sound and industrially relevant nature of our MEng Chemical Engineering and provides you with a pathway to qualify as a Chartered or Incorporate Engineer with the Engineering Council.Potential career pathsEngineering professionalsBusiness and public service associate professionals