Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering

Chemical engineering with environmental engineering is a degree that addresses one of the most urgent challenges of the twenty-first century: how to redesign the industrial and energy systems on which modern societies depend so that they can operate within environmental limits. Chemical engineering provides the core technical toolkit, including thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, reactor design and process optimisation; the environmental specialisation focuses that toolkit on reducing pollution, managing waste streams, designing cleaner processes and developing the sustainable technologies that must replace those causing environmental harm. At the University of Bath, this four-year full-time degree combines both dimensions, producing engineers who are technically rigorous and environmentally literate in a field where both qualities are urgently needed.

You will study the principles of chemical engineering alongside environmental topics including air and water quality, waste management, lifecycle assessment, environmental regulations and the design of processes that minimise their environmental footprint. Bath is a research-intensive university with particular strengths in sustainable engineering, and you will benefit from teaching that connects current research questions to the educational content. The four-year duration allows you to engage with both the engineering and environmental dimensions in genuine depth.

A typical entry tariff of around 168 points is expected.

Graduates work in chemical processing, oil and gas, renewable energy, environmental consulting, waste management, water treatment, pharmaceutical manufacturing and regulatory bodies. The environmental engineering focus is particularly valuable in a sector that is under increasing regulatory and commercial pressure to reduce its environmental impact, and graduates who combine chemical engineering competence with environmental expertise are sought after wherever industrial processes need to be redesigned for sustainability. Professional chartership through the Institution of Chemical Engineers is a natural career milestone, and postgraduate study in environmental or chemical engineering is a well-trodden path.