Bachelor of Engineering / Master of Engineering (BEng/MEng)

BEng/MEng Chemical Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year

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  • Duration: 1 (as part of 4/5 yr integrated degree programme)
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H113 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Scholarships available

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Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £25,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

The Foundation Year Bursary  is available to UK students who are registered on an undergraduate foundation year here and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance.

Details of country-specific funding available to international students can be found within our  International country profiles .

The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability, therefore, we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.

For information about scholarships please visit our  undergraduate student finance pages  and the Department funding pages that you intend to progress to after successfully completing the Foundation Year.

Course unit details:
Chemistry 2

Course unit fact file
Unit code FOUN10042
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 1
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

This course will provide the knowledge and understanding needed to study Physical and Organic Chemistry topics on undergraduate degree courses within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.  

Aims

The aim is to provide the knowledge and understanding needed to study Physical and Organic Chemistry topics on Undergraduate courses within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Teaching and learning methods

Blended learning / Asynchronous video / 11 workshops / 11 tutorials

 

Knowledge and understanding

  • Develop understanding of kinetics and thermodynamics – finally understand what enthalpy actually is! 

  • Understand the internationally recognised nomenclature of organic chemistry 

  • Develop understanding of the underpinning principles of organic chemistry such as polarity, the inductive effect, resonance stabilisation, steric effects and stereochemistry. 

  • Employ the above principles to understand basic functional group chemistry. 

  • Understand rudimentary reaction mechanisms. 

  • Learn to relate all the above to the real world. 

Intellectual skills

  • Appreciation that thermodynamics determines the feasibility of a reaction whilst kinetics determines how fast it occurs. 

  • Assimilation and inter-conversion of varied data sets (numerical, tabulated, graphical). 

  • Application of chemical principles and concepts to the solution of numerical problems. 

  • Presentation of arguments and ideas logically. 

  • Problem solving in organic chemistry

Practical skills

  • Consideration of health and safety issues for a variety of chemicals applicable to practical risk assessment. 

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 80%
Written assignment (inc essay) 20%

Feedback methods

GTAs will give live feedback on tutorial work during tutorial sessions.

A number of formative Blackboard tests give immediate feedback.

Coursework test marks will be returned swiftly.

Workshops focus on active learning where Dr Turner and GTAs will circulate amongst participants to check for understanding and challenge misconceptions.

 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Assessment written exam 2
Practical classes & workshops 11
Seminars 2
Tutorials 11
Independent study hours
Independent study 74

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Kristy Turner Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Examination: 
80% of unit grade 
2 hour long examination 

Coursework: 
20% of unit grade 
Two online, open-book, multiple choice tests, each test counts 10% towards the course unit grade.

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