Advanced Chemical Engineering - MSc

If you pick LSBU’s MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering, you’ll do more than just listen to lectures — you’ll learn by doing, simulating, and researching. The course is designed to help you build the technical know-how and the practical skills that modern chemical engineering companies really value.

Here’s what your hands‑on learning journey could feel like:

• Laboratory Practice: You’ll spend time in labs working with real equipment — carrying out experiments that bring theory to life, whether it’s reaction engineering, fluid flow, or materials testing. 

• Computer Simulation & Modelling: One module is dedicated to “Modelling and Computer Simulation,” where you’ll use industry‑standard software to build and analyse dynamic chemical process models. 

• Advanced Reaction Engineering: Through this module, you’ll study how to design reactors for both catalytic and non-catalytic processes, facing real-world challenges.Multiphase Fluid Flow: This is not just theory — you’ll apply the physical laws of fluid motion, and use commercial software to solve real problems relevant to oil, gas, and process-equipment design. 

• Safety, Health & Environment: You’ll learn to recognise and manage process hazards — understanding how to design systems that are both safe and environmentally considerate.

• Process Management: This module gives you insight into how to run chemical processes in the “real world,” incorporating ethics, sustainability, life-cycle thinking, and economic trade-offs. 

• Individual Research Project (Dissertation): Over the year, you’ll carry out a 60‑credit research project. You can deep-dive into experimental work, process simulation, or design — all under the mentorship of LSBU’s academic staff.

• Industry Exposure: You’ll benefit from talks, workshops, and site visits with people working in industry, helping you link academic learning with professional practice. 

• Professional Skill Development: Throughout the course, you’ll improve your ability to present, write reports, organise work, and collaborate on teams — so you’re very work-ready. 

• Networking & Student Community: As part of LSBU’s engineering community, you’ll also get involved in extracurricular activities, such as the CEE Green Energy Society, which gives you exposure to sustainability topics and professional networks.

Why This Matters for You

• By the end of the MSc, you’ll not only know how chemical engineering works — you’ll have practically done it.

• Your dissertation project gives you real research or design experience to showcase to future employers.

• The mix of simulation, lab work, and safety training means you’ll be ready for roles in process design, sustainability, energy, or even start-up tech.

• Being exposed to guest lectures and real industrial practices means you can build connections and know what it’s like working in the field.

By completing this MSc, you’ll build advanced technical skills in key chemical engineering areas — from reaction engineering and process design to materials and safety. Graduates are strongly positioned to take on roles in energy, chemical manufacturing, and sustainability-focused industries.

Future Progression & Opportunities:

• Support & Career Services:

  • LSBU’s Employability Service supports you during your course and for two years after graduation with job‑search help, workshops (CVs, interviews), and access to their job board. 

  • There’s also support from the Student Enterprise team, so if you’re entrepreneurial, you can build business skills and explore starting your own company.

  • Through the Chemical & Energy Engineering division, you’ll benefit from guest lectures, field trips, and practical insights from industry professionals. 

• Employment & Earning Potential:

  • Graduates from this MSc can move into traditional chemical engineering sectors (like petrochemicals or pharma) as well as high-growth areas such as energy, renewables, and process safety.

  • With skills in process management, modelling, and risk, you’re well-prepared for both technical roles and leadership positions.

  • Because you’re trained in sustainability, you’re also aligned with the growing demand for “green” engineers who can work on cleaner, more efficient processes.

• Industry Relevance & Connections:

  • The course is designed around industry needs: topics include energy, materials, simulation, safety, and project management — all very relevant to current industrial challenges. 

  • Through division projects, there are partnerships with companies (large multinationals and SMEs), including opportunities for site visits and collaborative research. 

  • Your dissertation (40 credits) is a major project where you’ll apply your learning to a real-world issue — it could be a simulation, design, or experimental project.

• Long-Term Value & Recognition:

  • The program equips you with analytical, project-management and advanced engineering capabilities that make you attractive for roles beyond traditional process engineering — including consultancy, R&D, and operations leadership.

  • While LSBU doesn’t explicitly say this MSc is accredited by IChemE, the strong technical background you’ll gain is very relevant if you later pursue Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or other professional qualifications.

  • The postgraduate-level research and design experience gives you a good platform for PhD study, if you choose to continue.

• Typical Roles Graduates Could Move Into:

  1. Process / Design Engineer – working on process design, scale-up, or optimization

  2. Project Engineer – leading engineering projects, especially in process industries

  3. Safety / HSE Engineer – specialising in health, safety, and environmental process design

  4. R&D / Technical Engineer – developing new materials, reaction systems, or advanced processes

  5. Energy Systems Engineer – working on sustainable energy, process integration, or decarbonisation technologies

Further Academic Progression:

• After the MSc, you could go on to do a PhD in Chemical Engineering, particularly in areas like process simulation, sustainable processes, materials, or safety engineering.

• You could also combine work with professional accreditation, such as aiming for CEng status through relevant engineering institutions.

• Alternatively, your strong technical + project skills could pave the way to leadership roles (engineering management, consultancy) in industry.