Undergraduate courses in chemical engineering
Chemical engineers change the world by transforming ideas into products and services in an ethical, safe, responsible and efficient way.
We design our chemical engineering degrees to equip you with the academic, technical and professional skills demanded by industry. Find out more about our courses and read about our students' and graduates' experiences.
Chemical engineers change the world by transforming ideas into products and services in an ethical, safe, responsible and efficient way.
Put your theory into practice with a year-long, paid placement during your engineering degree. You could earn between £16,000 and £25,000.
Our group and individual projects give you the chance to work on problems relevant to industry and develop your technical, professional and design skills.
Sam Lewis is spending his placement year working as an Engineering Intern at Patheon, a contract development and manufacturing organisation.
Oruese Omoru explains why he chose to study chemical engineering and how the University of Bath has set him up for the future.
Our master's course and research degrees give you the opportunity to take your career to the next level. Find out more about our MSc, current research studentships or look for a PhD supervisor among our academic team.
We offer two specialist master's courses that focus on sustainable and environmental elements of chemical engineering processes and products.
Our international reputation for research makes Bath an ideal place to pursue a research degree, whether you want an academic career or to work in industry.
Find out about the latest funded and self-funded PhD project and studentship opportunities in our Department and Doctoral Training Centres.
Each year, our environmental engineering students engage in an interdisciplinary project on the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in Chile.
We carry out internationally-recognised research aiming to address the challenges of today’s chemical, materials, pharmaceutical, biochemical, biomedical, water and waste treatment industries.
Our research focuses on sustainability. We improve products and processes in areas key to society including water, energy and food, health and well-being.
University of Bath startup creates sustainable power from bacterial batteries – ‘Bacteries’ – that harvest electricity from soil
Firm co-founded by University of Bath Bioprocess Engineer Prof Chris Chuck set to expand
Chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill waste
Academics from Bath, Exeter, the South West and Wales will work to unlock the potential of the region’s hydrogen fuel ecosystem
The project will be led by Clean Food Group working in collaboration with the University of Bath's bioprocess engineering and yeast biotechnology research teams
We work with industry on teaching, placements and research. From small local companies to large international organisations, we're dedicated to building mutually beneficial relationships with industry. Find out more about what we can offer businesses.
How your company can employ our multi-skilled undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students for professional placements.
From consultancy to student project work there are many ways to collaborate with us across our engineering and design departments.
Our rankings and achievements.
We are a small and friendly department with around 50 academic and research staff, 600 undergraduate students and 100 postgraduate students. We nurture a collaborative teaching and research environment in which students can develop their ideas and realise their potential.
Contact our Department office with any general queries or our admissions team about our undergraduate courses.