- UCAS course code
- H801
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Engineering (MEng)
MEng Chemical Engineering
A chemical engineering master's degree from Manchester opens up a world of opportunity.
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Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H801 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
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
At The University of Manchester we're committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .
Course unit details:
Science of Formulation
| Unit code | CHEN40441 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Unit level | Level 4 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
Thermodynamic properties of fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces; adsorption at interfaces, capillarity, Laplace equation, Ostwald ripening, contact angles, interfacial instabilities.
Surfactant and polymer solution thermodynamics, molecular structure and phase diagrams/mesophases.
Mechanical and transport properties of interfaces and mesophases.
Behaviour of complex systems involving interfaces and adsorbed surfactant layers: emulsions and microemulsions.
Mechanism of crystallization, kinetics and process design of crystallization
Applications to industrial processes
Aims
Introduce the science underlying colloidal and interfacial phenomena Show how interfaces in heterogeneous mixtures are of importance in the understanding of structure, stability and transfer processes
Learning outcomes
ILO 1. Gain an overview over important consumer products that are based on colloidal systems or interfacial interactions such as in the food, pharma industry.
ILO 2. Compare the molecular, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of interfaces and colloidal systems.
ILO 3. Identify the relevant interfacial properties in the context of a complex industrial formulated products and their process
ILO 4. Evaluate the relevance of available lab-based experimental techniques in the context of a practical industrial problem
ILO 5. Utilize physical intuition to predict multiphase system behaviour
ILO 6. Summarize theoretical concepts and apply them to solve industrial problems related to colloidal systems and crystallization processes.
ILO 7. Acquire the judgment and decision-making skill based on limited interfacial experimental data
ILO 8. Explain concepts about interface and colloid science to a chemical engineering audience
Assessment methods
Assessment Types | Total Weighting |
| Test | 20% |
| Coursework | 30% |
| Final Exam | 50% |
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 114 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Ashwin Kumar Rajagopalan | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 20/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact. Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates.