BEng Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

The BEng Chemical and Petroleum Engineering course taught at the University of Surrey teaches how to design and operate chemical and petroleum processes. Students learn how to turn raw materials into useful products like fuels, plastics, and chemicals. The course emphasises sustainability, process design, and industry relevance. In Year 1, students cover fundamentals such as mathematics, chemistry, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and basic process engineering. In Year 2, modules include mass transfer, heat transfer, reaction engineering, process control, and petroleum engineering topics.

The University of Surrey offers professional training placements with industry partners, helping students gain real work experience. Surrey is among the few UK universities that combine chemical engineering with petroleum specialism. In Year 3, advanced modules like process design, safety, sustainability, and project work are included. The programme is accredited by relevant engineering bodies, so the degree meets part of the requirements for Chartered Engineer status. Students are taught using lectures, tutorials, lab sessions, and workshops. Students use Surrey’s chemical engineering facility and pilot process plant. Assessments include written exams, lab reports, design assignments, coursework, and a capstone project in later years.