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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry)
Teesside University
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) course at Teesside University.
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Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: H814
Here's what Teesside University says about its Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) course.
Optional year in industry: The year in industry option will help you gain valuable work experience which will help you enhance your graduate employability prospects. During your placement you develop transferable skills such as communication, negotiation, teamwork, leadership, organisation, problem-solving, being able to work under pressure, self-reliance and commercial awareness. At the end of your work placement you return to complete your degree and prepare to enter employment with improved confidence.
Our work placement officer and the University’s careers service are available to help you find and apply for your work placement. Advice is also available on job hunting and networking.
Course overview: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1. The modern world needs competent engineers who can design and operate industrial processes in a green and sustainable way. This degree provides cutting-edge and sought-after knowledge and expertise within sustainable chemical and process engineering.
As a skilled professional, you develop processes to reduce hazardous and life-threatening emissions to the environment, improve energy efficiency and optimise the use of renewable resources and raw materials. You develop sustainable solutions that protect the environment, assuring sound use of resources in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals, focusing on energy, water and climate action.
Top reasons to study this course
- Financial awards: you may be eligible for a number of scholarships and awards.
- Maths support: strengthen your maths with a free online Mathematics for University course before you start your course.
- Industry links: we have long-term industrial links and joint projects with the top employers, offering you significant opportunities to gain practical experience and work on industry-focused projects.
- International visits: you have opportunities to travel internationally through student mobility visits or spending a semester studying abroad with one of our partners in countries such as China, the Czech Republic, Spain and Malaysia.
- Professional accreditation: this degree is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, under licence from the Engineering Council. It fully satisfies the requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status and partially satisfies the requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
After the course: Our graduates work across sectors including; pharmaceutical, energy, recycling, battery production, pulp and paper, cement, fertilisers, chemical, food production, biochemical production/biotechnology, and consultancy companies. As the world transits to sustainable and green technologies many new areas have emerged that need chemical engineers, these include hydrogen-ammonia economy, biofuels, emission mitigation, and novel materials. The sector-wise distribution of chemical engineers employed in different sectors such as oil, gas, nuclear, water, manufacturing and pharmaceutical.
You are qualified to work within research and the development of innovative and sustainable products and processes, production and process technologies and advanced technical support. Typical roles involve process engineers, sustainability managers, production in-charge, waste/energy managers, waste minimisation specialists, energy monitoring consultants, research scientist, environmental or carbon management officers, and government advisors.
The course trains you to start your own company or join a start-up. As a chemical engineer, you are trained to draw on resources and ideas from a variety of fields, making you adaptable, creative and able to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) at Teesside University.
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2 course options available.
Qualification
Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Department
Engineering
Location
Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus | Middlesbrough
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Chemical engineering
Start date
September 15, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
How you will be assessed
Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Teesside University students who took the Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
84%
med
Teaching on my course
84%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
88%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
88%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
65%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
94%
med
Learning opportunities
81%
med
Learning opportunities
81%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
82%
low
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
88%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
71%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
88%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
76%
med
Assessment and feedback
71%
med
Assessment and feedback
71%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
88%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
76%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
71%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
47%
low
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
71%
med
Academic support
88%
med
Academic support
88%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
82%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
94%
high
Organisation and management
79%
med
Organisation and management
79%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
76%
med
How well organised is your course?
82%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
100%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
82%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
82%
med
Student voice
74%
med
Student voice
74%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
65%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
88%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
71%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
46%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
88%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
71%
low
Student information
See who's studying at Teesside University. These students are taking Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Chemistry | C | |||||
| Mathematics | C | |||||
| Physics | D | |||||
| Biology | C | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about Teesside University graduates who took Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
80%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
90%
In work, study or other activity
90%
Say it fits with future plans
50%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
50%
Engineering professionals
10%
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
10%
Information Technology Professionals
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Teesside University graduates who took Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£26.6k
First year after graduation
£29.9k
Third year after graduation
£34.7k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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