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.
Department of Chemical Engineering
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that draw on our innovative research and links with industrial and commercial sectors.
Undergraduate study
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.
Improve your employability with an engineering placement year
Put your theory into practice with a year-long, paid placement during your engineering degree. You could earn between £16,000 and £25,000.
Taking ideas from bench scale to process scale with chemical engineering projects
Our group and individual projects give you the chance to work on problems relevant to industry and develop your technical, professional and design skills.
Starting out in pharmaceuticals: Sam’s placement story
Sam Lewis is spending his placement year working as an Engineering Intern at Patheon, a contract development and manufacturing organisation.
'When deciding your course, I believe it’s best to start by looking at the world around you'
Oruese Omoru explains why he chose to study chemical engineering and how the University of Bath has set him up for the future.
Postgraduate degrees
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.
Chemical Engineering taught postgraduate courses
We offer two specialist master's courses that focus on sustainable and environmental elements of chemical engineering processes and products.
Chemical Engineering PhD projects on FindaPhD.com
Find out about the latest funded and self-funded PhD project and studentship opportunities in our Department and Doctoral Training Centres.
Join our Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Informatics: Science and Engineering (WISE)
Train as a researcher at the interface of hydroinformatics, science and engineering. Develop the skills needed to lead innovation in the water industry.
Our research
We carry out internationally-recognised research aiming to address the challenges of today’s chemical, materials, pharmaceutical, biochemical, biomedical, water and waste treatment industries.
Designs for green ammonia plant become a reality
Researchers from the Institute for Sustainability are helping to build a small-scale plant to generate ammonia using only renewable energy sources.
Department of Chemical Engineering research
Our research focuses on sustainability. We improve products and processes in areas key to society including water, energy and food, health and well-being.
Palm oil alternative developed at Bath moves closer to production following major investment
Clean Food Group makes investment of up to £1.8M in lab-engineered yeast-based palm oil replacement
Culturing meat for sustainable nutrition
Growing meat instead of rearing animals to eat could radically change our diets. At Bath, we're leading on making it work at scale.
Bath membranes researcher awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship
Dr Ming Xie is researching energy-efficient membranes that could help filter chemicals, clean water and help reach net zero
Work with us
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.
Recruit engineering students for professional placements
How your company can employ our multi-skilled undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students for professional placements.
How your company can work with the Faculty of Engineering & Design
From consultancy to student project work there are many ways to collaborate with us across our engineering and design departments.
Awards and accolades
Our rankings and achievements.
About us
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.
Get in touch
Contact our Department office with any general queries or our admissions team about our undergraduate courses.