Chemical Engineering at the University of Wolverhampton is industry-focused and aims to prepare students to tackle the challenges facing the chemical and allied industries in the 21st century.

Why choose this course?

Chemical Engineering at the University of Wolverhampton is industry-focused and aims to prepare students to tackle the challenges facing the chemical and allied industries in the 21st century. The central theme of the course is to make you an engineer.

Modern society relies on the work of chemical engineers. They help to manage resources, protect the environment and maintain stringent health and safety procedures, whilst all the while developing the processes that make the products we desire or depend on. The University of Wolverhampton’s Chemical Engineering course provides a deep understanding of chemical processes and the end products from industrial chemical reactions.

On the course, you will learn how raw materials can be transformed into useful products in a safe and cost-effective way. For example, petrol, plastics and synthetic fibres such as polyester and nylon all come from oil. Chemical engineers understand how to alter the chemical, biochemical or physical state of a substance, to create a range of products as diverse as food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

What happens on the course?

Alongside IChemE and in consultation with some of the UK’s leading Universities and global companies, we have designed a 21st century curriculum for 21st century students to produce 21st century engineers.

The teaching schedule is broadly split into three parts. We will provide the underpinning science and mathematics, giving you an introduction to what chemical engineering really is and the global impact it can have. We’ll then give you a deep understanding of how chemical engineers solve problems, and the vital knowledge required to make products and process raw material efficiently and cleanly. We’re then going to challenge you to design your own processes and methods of manufacture, helping you discover how the physical world works and ultimately what sort of engineer you want to be and how you’ll get there.