BEng Chemical Engineering with Professional Placement
About this course
BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, a chemical engineering degree centred on industrial processes and technical design. Core topics include Project Management. The course includes a compulsory professional placement year in industry and culminates in individual and group product and process design projects. The first year introduces foundational mathematics, science and engineering practices through modules such as Science and mathematics for chemical engineering, Principles of chemical engineering 1, Chemical engineering skills, practice and design 1, and Professional portfolio 1. The second year expands upon these fundamentals with Process dynamics, modelling and control, Principles of chemical engineering 2, Chemical engineering skills, practice and design 2, and Professional portfolio 2. Following the third-year professional placement, the fourth year focuses on advanced concepts through Advanced principles of chemical engineering, Environmental and engineering project management, Product and process design (group), and Product and process design (individual).
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including Chemistry and Mathematics. IB: 36 points overall and 7, 6, 6 in three Higher Level subjects including Chemistry and either HL Mathematics.
What students say
Based on about 40 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 24 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 30%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 24%
- South East: 26%
- South West: 16%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Chemical engineering skills, practice and design 1
- Principles of chemical engineering 1
- Professional portfolio 1
- Science and mathematics for chemical engineering
- Chemical engineering skills, practice and design 2
- Principles of chemical engineering 2
- Process dynamics, modelling and control
- Professional portfolio 2
- Professional placement
- Advanced principles of chemical engineering
- Environmental and engineering project management
- Product and process design (group)
- Product and process design (individual)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BEng Chemical Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath earn?
The median salary is £35,000 after 15 months, £37,500 after 3 years, £49,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £41,000 and £61,000. The £49,000 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Chemical, process and energy engineering.
What do graduates of BEng Chemical Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BEng Chemical Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BEng Chemical Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 170 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BEng Chemical Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.