Five reasons to study for a masters in chemical and process engineering at Surrey

1. Focus on today’s challenges
   Our masters courses are unique in combining technology with an industry perspective, and have a strong focus on the challenges the world faces today such as renewable energy, petroleum refining and advanced processes. Our new Batteries, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Systems MSc has been developed in response to the rapid advancement of energy storage technologies and the need for experts in this field.
    
2. Teaching by research-active academics
   Surrey’s Department of Chemical and Process Engineering is home to globally significant research in fields including sustainable manufacturing, water processing, robotics and AI for safer chemical plants, and this informs our teaching. You’ll learn from academics who are leading the way in their research fields and potentially get involved in exciting real world projects through your dissertation.
    
3. State-of-the-art facilities
   We are home to a Fluor pilot plant – the only facility of its kind at a UK university, which gives students experience of the entire chemical manufacturing process – as well as a process engineering facility, control and robotics facility, and signal processing labs.
    
4. Wide range of modules
   You can specialise in a fascinating field of chemical and process engineering which feeds into a specific area of industry on our Petroleum Refining Systems Engineering MSc, Renewable Energy Systems Engineering MSc, Information and Process Systems Engineering MSc, Process Systems Engineering MSc or Batteries, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Systems MSc. Whichever course you decide on, you’ll be able to choose from a wide range of modules to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations.

    

5. Great employment prospects
   Studying for a masters in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at Surrey opens up a huge variety of career opportunities within technology-driven organisations in the chemical, petroleum, energy and pharmaceutical sectors among many others. Recent graduates of our MSc courses have been employed in roles such as Project Leaders, Project Managers, Plant/Process Designers, Operation Coordinators, Lead Designers, and Investment Coordinators. .

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