Chemical Engineering with a Foundation Year

If you don't have appropriate qualifications in maths or science, this course is for you: the foundation year provides you with a concentrated course of maths, chemistry or physics, and engineering. On successful completion, you move straight into the first year of either our BEng or MEng degree course.

Sustainable manufacturing and clean energy are just two of the myriad challenges facing humanity, that need the skills of chemical engineers.

If you don't have the usual scientific or mathematical background for an engineering degree, a foundation year is for you. After successfully completing the foundation year, you can start the BEng or MEng degree.

From food to energy and pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering is embedded in so many different sectors, and a Chemical Engineering BEng from Sheffield can open doors to a huge range of careers.

As a department, we emphasise learning through practical experience. That means lab work, projects and open-ended problem-solving. And our state-of-the-art pilot plant gives you the chance to apply what you learn by experimenting with large-scale process equipment. In fact, hands-on experience of using industry standard equipment is integrated throughout the course.

And of course, we’ll teach how to work in an increasingly digitised manufacturing sector, including computer modelling.

Along with a fascinating variety of core and optional modules, you’ll also have the option to either study abroad for a year or spend a year working in industry, gaining real-world experience and connections.

In your third year, you'll take part in a design project to create a real-world process in its entirety. The design projects recreate what chemical engineers do out in the real world, bringing together everything you’ve learned into one project and preparing you for your first step into the industry.

Why study this course?

• World-class facilities, practical training - experience our industrial-scale equipment for energy, pharmaceutical engineering and biological engineering. This is all part of the Diamond Pilot Plant, which includes a first ever UK university powder processing line.

• Pursue your dream career - we’ve embedded employability throughout our course, and our dedicated chemical engineering employability team runs a careers and employability conference every year. Previous speakers have come from companies including Nestlé, Pepsico, GTC, and Reckitt.

• Chemical Engineering Society - ChemEngSoc is one of many societies in engineering alone which offer a chance to make friends with similar academic interests and be part of a supportive community. ChemEngSoc offers fun socials like board game nights, as well as academic trips.