MSc Courses

Applications for 2012 entry to the MSc courses will open in mid-November 2011.

Students are given the opportunity to explore advanced topics in chemical engineering and to develop their research and professional skills.

The following courses are available:

MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering
This course offers students a broad range of advanced technical courses and management courses. Students take ten modules (up to two business modules), follow the professional skills workshops and join one of the department's research themes for a year-long research project. This course is ideal for students wishing to develop a diversified knowledge base. 
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MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering with Biotechnology
This course offers students an introduction to fundamental and emerging issues in biotechnology, while helping them to strengthen their understanding of chemical engineering. Students take a minimum of four biotechnology modules, six "free" modules (up to two business courses), follow the professional skills workshops and join one of our research focus areas specialised in biological processes for a year-long research project. This course is ideal for students interested in the interface between chemical engineering and the life sciences.
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MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering with Process Systems Engineering
This course offers students a grounding in modelling, simulation and optimisation for the process industries, while helping them to strengthen their understanding of chemical engineering. Students take a minimum of four systems engineering modules, six "free" modules (up to two management courses), follow the professional skills workshops and join the Process Systems Engineering research theme for a year-long research project. This course is ideal for students wishing to become fluent in the use of techniques and tools for computer-aided decision-making. 
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MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering with Structured Product Engineering
This course offers students an understanding of the physico-chemical phenomena that affect the behaviour of structured products, such as creams, pastes, etc. It also provides an introduction to experimental and modelling techniques that allow the study of such systems. Students take a minimum of four structured product engineering courses (see list overleaf), six “free” modules (up to two management courses), follow the professional skills workshops and join the Polymer and Complex Materials research theme for a year-long research project. This course is ideal for students interested in gaining a better view of the interplay between materials and processing.
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For further information: Contact Susi Underwood, s.underwood@imperial.ac.uk Telephone: 020 7594 5560

To apply online, please follow this link.

Information for MSc courses 2012/13

Note the taught modules and workshops vary from year to year and the lists are indicative.

Taught modules

Students can choose modules from any of the lists below, in accordance with the requirements for their course (e.g., a student specialising in biotechnology must take at least four modules from the biotechnology list and no more than two modules from the business list).

The following general modules were offered to MSc students in 2011/12:

•  Clean Fossil Fuels
• Fluid Mechanics
• Electrochemical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Introduction to Nuclear Energy
• Nuclear Chemical Engineering
• Particle Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Process Development
• Process Heat Transfer
• Reaction Engineering II

Biotechnology modules for 2011/12 comprised the following:

• Advanced Bioprocess Engineering
• Downstream Separation in Biotechnology
• Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications
• Fundamentals of Biotechnology
• Membrane Science and Membrane Separation Processes
• Modelling of Biological Systems
• Transport Processes in Biological Systems

Process Systems Engineering modules for 2011/12 comprised the following:

• Advanced Process Operations
• Advanced Process Optimisation I
• Advanced Process Optimisation II
• Dynamic Behaviour of Process Systems

Structured Products Engineering modules for 2011/12 comprised the following:

• Colloid and Interface Science
• Formulation Engineering and Technology
• Polymers and Polymerisation Processes
• Product Characterisation

Business courses for 2011/12 comprised the following:

• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation Management
• Finance and Financial Management
• Project Management

Professional skills workshops

The following workshops are typically offered to MSc students:

• Presentation skills
• Technical report writing
• Writing a literature review
• Information retrieval
• World of work
• Personal organisation and effectiveness

Research focus areas

Students on the Advanced Chemical Engineering Course join one of the following research themes:

• Energy Engineering
• Fluids Engineering
• Reaction Engineering

Students specialising in Biotechnology join one of the following focus areas:

• Biological Engineering
• Separation Engineering

Students specialising in Process Systems Engineering join the following focus area:

• Process Systems Engineering

Students specialising in&a mp;n bsp;Structured Products Engineering join the following focus area:

• Polymer and Complex Materials