- UCAS course code
- H803
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Engineering (MEng)
MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H803 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Industrial experience
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Sustainable Resources and Processing
| Unit code | CHEN44491 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Unit level | Level 6 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Aims
The unit will introduce and develop an understanding of the concepts key to the drive towards sustainable chemical production and the switch a circular economy model.
Learning outcomes
1. Appraise chemical feedstocks in the context of sustainability and a circular economy
2. Design chemical processes that reduced waste generation during production and at their end-of-life.
3. Propose alternative sustainable chemical products to conventional petrochemical ones.
4. Develop sustainable chemical production pathways based on alternative solvents, technologies, and catalysis.
5. Evaluate and analyse chemical products and processes to identify and quantify sustainability improvement.
Teaching and learning methods
The unit makes use of three main types of learning and teaching sessions delivered using a blended approach:
- Lecture sessions - synchronous and asynchronous content online and face-two-face
- Tutorial/online exercises and problem solving sessions
- Drop-in discussion sessions
All materials are available via the e-learning platform of Blackboard, including lecture notes, lecture podcasts, and sample solutions to the tutorial exercises. Communications outside of the scheduled teaching slots also make use of the Blackboard platform.
Teaching Activities
Assessment (Exam) - 2 hours
Lecture - 16 hours
Workshop - 16 hours
Independent Study - 32 hours
Assessment (Coursework) - 35 hours
Assessment (Revision/Preparation) - 49 hours
Assessment methods
Assessment task | Weighting |
Exam | 50% |
Group presentation | 30% |
Individual presentation | 20% |
Recommended reading
All reading lists now must be managed through the library tool at: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/using-the-library/staff/reading-lists/ |
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Assessment written exam | 2 |
| Lectures | 16 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 16 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 32 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Parlett | Unit coordinator |
| Arthur Garforth | Unit coordinator |