Advanced Chemical Engineering

The programme is a full-time course occupying one year and is structured as follows:

Students come into College residence in late September/early October. During the first two terms, students take a total of ten taught modules, the choice of which includes a combination of core chemical engineering modules and elective modules based on engineering and business/management related subjects. During March-August, students undertake a full-time research project, the results of which are submitted as a dissertation.

The objectives of the programme are to:

• provide students with advanced technical skills in chemical engineering;
• enable students to solve problems within an engineering type of environment;
• provide students with business skills and a knowledge of entrepreneurship; and
• provide training in research.

Learning Outcomes

Successful students should gain:

• an advanced knowledge of fundamental areas of chemical engineering;
• an understanding of how discoveries and other ideas can be exploited effectively, including new company spin-outs, reorganisation of existing company structures, technology licensing, etc., by undertaking a series of business-based modules to include topics such as financing, marketing and sustainability;
• the capacity to work individually and/or in a team, under time constraints, to produce workable solutions to engineering problems. Key skills learned will be time management, interaction with other workers, obtaining technical and financial information, defining optimal outcomes, and presentation and communication of results; and
• the ability to define, organise and undertake a research project within a specified period of time and to report it in writing and by seminar in an acceptable manner. The project might involve business-related as well as chemical engineering research, and may involve industrial collaboration. This will introduce the student to the practical problems of undertaking research.

Modules are taught by a combination of formal lectures, demonstrations, discussion classes and example problems. The taught material enhances basic knowledge on chemical engineering fundamentals, as well as offering experience of other science and business based disciplines. The courses are assessed by both unseen examination and written coursework.

During the first two Terms, students take ten taught modules. Each module usually contains at least 16 hours of contact time (lectures, tutorials, etc.) and students are expected to spend at least 16 hours per week on private study and coursework preparation.

Thesis

Students undertake a full-time research project, the results of which are submitted as a dissertation. The dissertation will not exceed 10,000 words in length. Students also deliver a seminar based on their thesis. In some cases, a private oral examination may be held.

Essays

For taught modules which are assessed via coursework, the assignments may involve a combination of some or all of the following:

Report/essay - individual or group;

Presentations - individual or group;

In-class test;

Class participation.

Written examination

For taught modules which are assessed via examination, students will be expected to sit an unseen (closed-book) examination. A private oral examination may also be held.

Requirements

• Magistr (Master's Degree) at Pass level. Diploma Specialista (completed post-1991) with a minimum overall grade of good or 4/5 Bachelor's from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and other prestigious institutions with an overall grade of 4/5 Bologna Bachelor's from other institutions with an overall grade of 5/5, Excellent
• Diploma Specialista (completed post-1991) with a minimum overall grade of Excellent or 5/5 Bachelor's from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and other prestigious institutions with an overall grade of 5/5
• IELTS (Academic) 7.0
• TOEFL Internet Score 100
• £50 application fee
• First Academic Reference
• Second Academic Reference
• Transcript
• Statement of Interests
• Personal Reference

Scholarships

• Global Education
• Gates Cambridge Scholarships