- UCAS course code
- H800
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
BEng Chemical Engineering
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H800 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
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 £36,000 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
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Course unit details:
Process Synthesis (BEng)
| Unit code | CHEN30311 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The unit builds on knowledge and skills of core chemical engineering concepts (material and energy balances, chemical reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics) and of chemical process design (process simulation, economic evaluation and inherently safer design).
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process Design & Simulation | CHEN21112 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
This unit aims to:
- Help students develop understanding of and skills in chemical process synthesis, design, evaluation and optimisation
- Support integration of chemical process design knowledge and skills already acquired
- Provide an opportunity for students to propose a design concept for further exploration within the Design Project course unit (CHEN30012&CHEN30132)
Learning outcomes
ILO 1.Develop, simulate, evaluate and analyse process flow sheets using simulation software.
ILO 2.Analyse important interactions and trade-offs in process synthesis and design
ILO 3.Identify hazards and propose inherently safer design solutions
ILO 4.Explain key decisions to be made during process synthesis, evaluation and optimisation
ILO 5.Use a logical approach to select technologies, operating conditions and flowsheet configurations for continuous processes
ILO 6.Apply heat integration techniques in process design
ILO 7.Appraise process flowsheets, considering safety and relevant performance criteria
ILO 8.Explain the role of optimisation in chemical process design and set up relevant problems
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures - 24 hours
Assessment (Revision/Preparation) - 32 hours
Independent Study - 44 hours
Assessment methods
Assessment task | Length | Weighting within unit |
Mid-semester Exam Style Assessment | - | 20% |
Final Exam | - | 80% |
Feedback methods
Marked test returned 2 weeks later
Project selection (start of Sem. 2)
Recommended reading
Core Reading
Smith, R., Chemical Process Design and Integration, 2 nd edition, 2016, Wiley, ISBN-13: 978- 1119990130 [Kortext]
Essential Reading
Towler, G.P. and Sinnott, R.K., Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, 5th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0080966595 [Online via Elsevier Science Direct Books]
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 | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 44 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Wennie Subramonian | Unit coordinator |
| Xiaolei Fan | Unit coordinator |