Chemical and Environmental Engineering 2023

We have pioneered a supportive learning environment which provides large amounts of informal and formal feedback and complements the more traditional assessment methods. Fundamental to our courses is a significant amount of laboratory and project work which will allow you to develop the analytical, teamworking and problem-solving skills that have set our chemical and environmental engineers apart from other graduates.

The balance of skills and experience among our staff is used to carefully manage the transition between the student-centred learning common in schools and colleges to the independent way of thinking that characterises our chemical and environmental engineers. This transition is achieved using a creative and imaginative approach to learning that includes field work, laboratory classes, site visits, virtual reality, e-learning and computer simulations as well as the more traditional lecture and tutorial classes.

Our approach to teaching and learning gives our chemical and environmental engineers unique skills that are sought by a range of industries; with consultancy, management, and finance sectors valuing our graduates as well as global energy, pharmaceutical, and engineering companies.

The University of Nottingham is consistently named as one of the most targeted universities by Britain’s leading graduate employers, (The Graduate Market in 2013-2022, High Fliers Research).

Professional recognition

The teaching, learning and assessment practices on our chemical engineering courses are recognised by the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as achieving the highest possible standard. Large numbers of our graduates use the Nottingham degree as the starting point to achieving Chartered Engineer status, and all our staff are members of the IChemE or other professional organisations.  We have extensive links to industry through our research activities, past graduates and our work with professional bodies, and we will ensure you have significant exposure to the exciting challenges that are encountered in industry worldwide.

Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UKSPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees.

Industry placements

We strongly encourage you to take advantage of our links with industry and consider an industrial placement during your degree course. This is your chance to:

• develop your skills in an industry setting
• improve your employment prospects – many students secure a graduate job as a direct result of a placement
• make contacts and meet professionals
• earn money
• get a real insight into the industry you are interested in

All of our courses can be taken with a year in industry.

89.5% of undergraduates from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £31,426.*

* HESA Graduate Outcomes 2020. The Graduate Outcomes % is derived using The Guardian University Guide methodology. The average annual salary is based on graduates working full-time within the UK.

You will have the opportunity to take a year out to study abroad at one of many top international universities, including our campus in Malaysia. Further information can be found on our study abroad web pages.

Offers are made on the basis of the subjects studied, predicted grades and personal statement.

Applicants who are made an offer will be given the opportunity to visit the department.

For University-wide open days, please see our open day pages