University of Southampton

Advanced Chemical Engineering (MSc)

University of SouthamptonHighfield, Southampton

Course overview

Become a leader in sustainable chemical engineering with this full-time master’s degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering. You’ll gain real-world insights working on actual industrial issues and will be equipped with the specialist skills needed to design sustainable technologies and processes. As a chemical engineering graduate, you'll have excellent job prospects in sectors such as energy, pharmaceuticals and biochemicals.

The skills you’ll gain in state-of-the-art reactor design, advanced understanding of safety and risk management and computer systems to control processes are in demand from companies around the world. This chemical engineering degree has a strong focus on sustainable chemical engineering. On completion, you’ll have the skills to help the world transition to a more sustainable future.

Through your optional modules, you can personalise your learning to a particular theme. You could focus on: wastewater reactors biochemical engineering electrochemical engineering susta

Key highlights

  • Work on real industrial problems to gain practical insight
  • Strong focus on designing sustainable technologies and processes
  • Specialist skills in state-of-the-art reactor design
  • Advanced training in safety and risk management
  • Learn computer systems for controlling chemical processes
  • Optional modules include wastewater reactors and electrochemical engineering

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — to include chemical engineering or a closely related subject; or above

Scholarships

  • Biological Sciences Global Impact Scholarship

    Scholarships of £5,000 and £3,000 off tuition fees are available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in biological sciences.

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • Environmental and Life Sciences Global Impact Scholarship

    £5000 is available to international students studying for a MSc in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing.

    Up to £5,000

  • Geography and Environmental Science Global Impact Scholarship

    Scholarships of £5,000 and £3,000 off tuition fees are available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in geography and environmental science.

  • Global Excellence Scholarship

    The £3,000 is available as a tuition fee reduction on the first year of study.?

    Up to £3,000

  • Health Sciences Global Impact Scholarship

    Scholarships of £5,000 and £3,000 off tuition fees are available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in health sciences. The scholarship will apply to the first year of study.

  • Medical Technology, Innovation and Design Master’s Scholarship

    £3000 is available to international students studying MSc Medical Technology, Innovation and Design.

    Up to £3,000

  • Nursing Global Impact Scholarship

    Scholarships of £5,000 and £3,000 off tuition fees are available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in nursing. The scholarship will apply to the first year of study.

  • Ocean and Earth Science Global Impact Scholarship

    Scholarships of £5,000 and £3,000 off tuition fees are available to international students.

  • Presidential Bursaries

    The scholarship funds the difference between UK and international level tuition fees.

  • Southampton Ageing and Gerontology Talent Scholarship

    Two scholarships of £5,000 are available to UK and international students applying to study an eligible postgraduate Ageing and Gerontology programme in 2026.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Business School (MBA) Excellence International Scholarship

    Scholarships are available for 3 different amounts: £13,000, £10,000, £7,000.

  • Southampton Business School (MBA) Future Leader Scholarship

    Five scholarships of £15,000 are available to UK and international students studying Master of Business Administration (MBA).

    Up to £15,000

  • Southampton Business School (MSc) Dean Scholarship (International)

    If you have a 1st or an equivalent qualification in your undergraduate studies you will get £9,000.

  • Southampton Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £3000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in chemistry.

    Up to £3,000

  • Southampton Economic, Social and Political Sciences Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £3000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in economic, social and political sciences.

    Up to £3,000

  • Southampton Education Civic Scholarship

  • Southampton Education Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £3000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in education.

    Up to £3,000

  • Southampton Engineering Deans Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £5000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in engineering.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Faculty of Medicine PGT Talent Scholarship

    Three scholarships of £6,000 off tuition fees are available to UK and international students studying an eligible postgraduate masters’ within the Faculty of Medicine in 2026.

    Up to £6,000

  • Southampton Law Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £3,000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in law.

    Up to £3,000

  • Southampton MA Holocaust Scholarships

    2 Sayers Family scholarships of £2,000 are available to students applying for the MA Holocaust: History, Experience, Heritage in 2026.

  • Southampton Mathematics Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £3000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in mathematics.

    Up to £3,000

  • Southampton Medicine Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £3,000 is available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in medicine.

    Up to £3,000

  • Southampton Photonics Impact Scholarship

    There are up to 3 scholarships available to international students applying to study MSc Optical Engineering. If you are awarded this scholarship, you'll get up to £15,000 off your tuition fees.

    Up to £15,000

  • Southampton Psychology Postgraduate International Scholarship

    Scholarships of £5,000 and £3,000 off tuition fees are available to international students studying an eligible postgraduate master’s in psychology.

  • Southampton Social Statistics and Demography Chris Skinner Postgraduate International Scholarship

    Two scholarships of £5,000 are available to international students studying for an eligible master’s degree in social statistics and demography.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Sociology and Criminology Postgraduate International Scholarship

    2 scholarships of £5,000 off tuition fees are available to international students.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Teachers' Postgraduate Scholarship

    We'll issue the 10% discount as a tuition fee reduction on both years of part-time study. For 2025 entry, the 10% discount for year 1 will be £462.50.

    Up to 10% of fees

Careers this course leads to

  • Chemical engineer
  • Process engineer
  • Process safety engineer
  • Biochemical engineer
  • Process control engineer
  • Sustainability engineer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £11,500 per year | International: £32,500 per year

Admission

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