Chemical with Nuclear Engineering

This degree is one of three undergraduate degrees in the Department. It is designed to prepare you for employment in nuclear or related industries, with a range of specialist modules in years three and four. You will also be encouraged to carry out project work relevant to nuclear power and every effort will be made to find you a relevant placement in the summer vacation period between the third and fourth year.

The first two years are shared by all three degrees, and cover basic science and mathematics and how they apply to practical engineering problems. During this time you will analyse a variety of chemical processes, and learn about the many ways of contacting, reacting and separating different gases, liquids and solids on a large scale.

YEAR 1

Core modules

• Mathematics 1
• Properties of Matter
• Chemistry
• Thermodynamics 1
• Process Analysis
• Separation Processes 1
• Fluid Mechanics 1
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Mastery for Engineers
• Business for Engineers 1 - Engineering Ethics and Work Behaviour

Practical work

You carry out projects in chemical engineering laboratories on the use of computing, and on process design:

• Matlab
• Foundation Labs
• Design Project

YEAR 2

Core modules

• Mathematics 2
• Process Dynamics and Control
• Thermodynamics 2
• Reaction Engineering 1
• Industrial Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Fluid Mechanics 2
• Heat Transfer
• Separation Processes 2
• Mastery for Engineers
• Business for Engineers 2 - Economic Evaluation of Projects

Practical work

Projects in this year include computer-aided design of reactors and process control, the use of computer-controlled pilot plants and further laboratory work.

YEAR 3

Core modules

• Safety and Loss Prevention
• Strategy of Design
• Fluid Mechanics 3
• Particle Mechanics
• Reaction Engineering 2
• Environmental Engineering
• Numerical Methods
• Introduction to Nuclear Energy
• Nuclear Chemical Engineering
• Mastery for Engineers
• Business for Engineers 3 - Running a Commericial Organisation

Practical work

The above modules are complemented by a variety of projects:

• Discovery Labs
• Techno-economic project
• Flow sheeting Project
• Mechanical Design Project

YEAR 4

Core modules

• Advanced Chemical Engineering Practice – industrial internship or a research project (lasting for one or two terms)
• Advanced Chemical Engineering Design Practice – a major plant design project
• Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics (Chemical Engineering)
• Nuclear Materials (Materials)
• Nuclear Reactor Physics (Mechanical Engineering)
• Mastery for Engineers

Optional modules

You also have a wide choice of optional modules from across the Faculty of Engineering which allows you to tailor the programme to your interests. This currently includes:

• Advanced Bio Process Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
• Advanced Process Operations (Chemical Engineering)
• Advanced Process Optimisation 1 (Chemical Engineering)
• Clean Fossil Fuels (Chemical Engineering)
• Colloids & interface Science (Chemical Engineering)
• Downstream Separation in Biotechnology (Chemical Engineering)
• Dynamic Behaviour of Process Systems (Chemical Engineering)
• Dynamical Systems in Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
• Environmental Biotechnology: P & A (Chemical Engineering)
• Long Research Project (Chemical Engineering)
• Membrane Science (Chemical Engineering)
• Modelling of Biological Systems (Chemical Engineering)
• Pharmaceutical Process Development (Chemical Engineering)
• Process Heat Transfer (Chemical Engineering)
• Product Characterisation (Chemical Engineering)
• Transport Processes in Biological Systems (Chemical Engineering)
• Design-led Innovation and New Venture Creation (Mechanical Engineering)
• Computational Finance (Computing)
• Biomechanics (Material)
• Biomaterials (Materials)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (Aeronautics)
• NanoMaterials (Materials)
• Optimisation (Electrical Engineering)

Humanities/Business options

• Languages
• Lessons from History
• Advanced Creative Writing
• Global History of Technology and Industry
• Science Culture and Society Extended Essay
• Philosophy of Mind
• Science and Beauty
• Science and Humanism
• Technology, Justice and Security
• Visual Culture, Knowledge and Power
• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance and Financial Management
• Innovation Management
• Managerial Economics
• Managing Organisations
• Marketing
• Strategy Management
• Sustainable Business

A-LEVELS

All applications that meet the minimum grade requirement of A*AAA or A*A*A will be considered.

Actual offers may vary and the majority of offers are A*A*AA to include:

• A* in Mathematics
• A* or A in Chemistry
• Remaining A-levels in relevant subjects including Physics, Biology, Further Mathematics, and Economics

We also consider GCSE achievements, or their equivalent.

For students following the International Baccalaureate, all applications that meet the minimum grade requirement of 39 points overall will be considered. This should include:

• 7 in Mathematics at higher level
• 6 in Chemistry at higher level
• 6 in Physics, Biology or Economics at higher level

Actual offers may vary and the majority of offers typically require an overall score of 41 points overall, to include:

• 7 in Mathematics at higher level
• 7 or 6 in Chemistry at higher level
• 7 or 6 in Physics, Biology or Economics at higher level

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

We also welcome applications from candidates attending Baccalaureate (International, European and French), Scottish Advanced Highers or Irish Leaving Certificate qualifications.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (ALL CANDIDATES)

All candidates must have a minimum English language qualification of at least grade B at GCSE or a grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each element in the IELTS exam. We also accept other English language qualifications.

We also conduct interviews in south-east Asia for our applicants there.