Chemical Engineering, MSc
Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our MSc in Chemical Engineering at Swansea provides an advanced education in the principles and practice of chemical engineering, with particular emphasis on water and wastewater treatment, process optimisation, and the behaviour of complex fluids. Building on a strong foundation of research excellence and industrial engagement, the programme develops the deep technical understanding and analytical capabilities needed to tackle contemporary process challenges across a range of sectors. You will explore key areas of modern process engineering, including separation technologies, mass and heat transfer, fluid systems, and process control and optimisation.
The programme is shaped by internationally recognised research in sustainable water processing, complex fluids and rheology, advanced materials, and energy and sustainability. A substantial research project forms the core of the MSc experience. Working closely with expert academic staff, and often in collaboration with industry, you will apply advanced analytical and experimental methods to real-world problems in chemical and process engineering.
Graduates of the MSc Chemical Engineering programme are well prepared for careers in the water, energy, materials, and chemical industries, as well as further research in fields such as process intensification, clean technologies, and complex fluid systems.
Key highlights
- Specialist focus on water and wastewater treatment and process optimisation
- Study of complex fluids, rheology and their behaviour
- Modules in separation technologies, mass and heat transfer, process control
- Substantial research project, often in collaboration with industry
- Teaching shaped by research in sustainable water processing and energy
- Prepares graduates for further research in clean technologies
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — 2.2.
- Degree: 2nd class — to include Chemical Engineering; or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Chemical Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Water Treatment Engineer
- Process Optimisation Engineer
- Energy and Sustainability Engineer
- Research Engineer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £12,800 per year | International: £26,150 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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