The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The University have a long and proud history of firsts, at the University of Birmingham; they were the first – and are now one of the largest - civic universities in the UK.

At Birmingham, the institution teach and research across the full breadth of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant community with multi-disciplinary opportunities for research and education. The University is a truly international community consisting of more than thousands of staff, students, and alumni. The student community is not only one of the largest of any UK university, it is highly diverse, with 82 per cent of home undergraduate students from state schools, 32 per cent from a BAME background, and 35 per cent in the first generation of their family to attend university.

Year 1
Here you are introduced to the fundamentals of chemical and energy engineering and the chance to learn about other engineering disciplines. Here, also, you will begin to develop the transferable skills that will carry you through your course, and beyond, into your life as a professional engineer. All modules compulsory.

Chemistry and Materials - 20 credits
Introduction to Transport Phenomena 1 - 10 credits
Introduction to Transport Phenomena 2 - 10 credits
Labs and Data Analysis 1 - 10 credits
Labs and Data Analysis 2 - 10 credits
Modelling Concepts and Tools 1 - 10 credits
Modelling Concepts and Tools 2 - 10 credits
Process Design and Analysis 1 - 10 credits
Process Design and Analysis 2 - 10 credits
Reaction, Equilibria and Thermodynamics - 20 credits
Year 2
Themes begun in the first year are developed to the standard you need as a professional engineer. You study advanced heat and mass transfer, reactors and catalysis and unit operations. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and the use of our research laboratories is exploited.

Core modules
Computing for Chemical Engineers - 10 credits
Mass, Heat and Momentum Transport - 20 credits
Process Integration and Unit Operations - 20 credits
Process Systems and Principles of Process Control - 20 credits
Product Design Exercise - 10 credits
Reactors, Catalysis and Thermodynamics - 20 credits
Sustainable Process Engineering - 20 credits
Year 3 - Industrial placement.
You have the option to spend a year in industry at the end of your second year. We have strong links with a large number of key companies to assist you, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, BP, EDF, ConocoPhilips, PepsiCo, Jaguar/Land Rover, ExxonMobil, Cadbury, AstraZeneca, Johnson Matthey and GlaxoSmithKline as well as with smaller to medium enterprises. Typically you will have to pass the interview process run by the company with which you are seeking a placement.

Learn more about Chemical Engineering with Industrial Study.
Tuition fees for placement years (where applicable)
There is a reduced tuition fee for the academic year spent in industry or whilst studying abroad (where available). Fee information and further clarification is available on the University fees and funding page.

Year 4
Your fourth year develops the chemical engineering fundamentals further, to graduate level. You will undertake an industry-linked design project which enables them to put into practice all of the skills they have gained.

Core modules
Advanced Reactors and Thermodynamics - 20 credits
Design Project - 40 credits
Multiphase Systems - 20 credits
Optional modules will be themed in Industry, Healthcare, Formulation and Energy
Select 40 credits of options. Example modules may include:

Industry theme:

Petrochemical Engineering - 10 credits
Plant Optimisation - 10 credits
Healthcare theme:

Introduction to Healthcare Technologies - 10 credits
Formulation Theme:

Processing for Formulation - 10 credits
Engineering of Food - 10 credits
Energy Theme:

Efficient Use of Energy - 10 credits
Energy Economics - 10 credits
Year 5
In your fifth year you can develop subjects taken in previous years to greater depth, and also take options in associated subject areas, such as biochemical, food and pharmaceutical engineering. You also undertake a research project through which you develop advanced laboratory and scholarship skills which enable you to advance your understanding at a high level.

Core modules
Advanced Transport Processes - 20 credits
Research Project - 40 credits
Optional modules will be themed in Industry, Healthcare, Formulation and Energy
Select 60 credits of options. Example modules may include:

Industry theme:

Food Safety Management Systems - 10 credits
Sustainability in the Food Industry - 10 credits
Explosion Science, Prevention and Protection - 10 credits
Food Chain Security - 10 credits
Minerals Engineering: a Modern Perspective - 10 credits
Business and Strategy Development - 10 credits
Project Management (Business Strategy Delivery) - 10 credits
Healthcare theme:

Fermentation Cell Culture - 10 credits
Design and Development of Drug Delivery Systems - 10 credits
From Bench to Market, Development of Pharmaceutical Products - 10 credits
Plant Design and Manufacturing Principles for (Bio)pharmaceutical Production - 10 credits
Frontiers in Tissue Engineering - 10 credits
Applied Synthetic Biology - 10 credits
Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare Tech - 10 credits
Additive Manufacture and 3D Printing for Healthcare Applications - 10 credits
Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutic Biologicals from Bench to Market - 20 credits
Formulation theme:

Advanced Reaction System - 10 credits
Chemical NanoEngineering - 10 credits
Future Engineering of Food - 10 credits
Interfaces in Products and Processes - 10 credits
Energy theme:

Introduction to Electrochemistry - 10 credits
Techniques for Fuel Cell Characterisation - 10 credits
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology - 10 credits
Advanced Electrochemical Applications - 10 credits
Energy Engineering Design - 10 credits
Energy Systems Design - 10 credits
Renewable Energy Systems - 10 credits
Thermal Energy Conversion, Storage and Application - 10 credits
Energy Storage - 10 credits
Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2023. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to core modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it