Chemical Engineering: Employability
Our graduates are sought after by leading industry employers from across the globe.
Learn with industry
We design our curriculum in collaboration with industry partners. This means we equip our students with the knowledge and practical skills to excel in your chosen career*.
You will engage with industry throughout your course in a variety of activities, including:
- industrial placements
- enrichment week activities
- guest lectures
- industry/alumni sessions
- real-world projects
- professional careers events
- data insights bootcamp
- site visits
- industrially focused modules
- professional skills support/mock interviews
- industry-led problem solving training
- work shadowing
- summer experiences
- access to online portal providing employability opportunities
*Awarded 5 QS Stars for Student Employability (2023)
Award winning careers service
Our careers service has a wide range of tools and support available to students. These will provide all the knowledge and experience you need for a successful job search. Some of the services available include:
- MyCareer: an online portal which can help you book a careers appointment, sign up for events, and search for graduate jobs, work experience and part-time employment.
- Feedback on your CV: the Careers Service can help you write a winning CV. Get feedback from our CV advisers and access our new online CV checker, CareerSet.
- Find jobs: whether you’re seeking a graduate or part-time job, use our vacancy search to find the right role for you.
- Gain work experience: find invaluable work experience in the form of paid internships (on or off campus), placement years, work shadowing and insight days.
- Practise interviews: practise your interview skills using our video interview platforms, Shortlist.Me and Graduates First.
Pathway to professional chartership
All our degrees in Chemical Engineering have dual accreditation by:
- Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
- Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC)
Accreditation is your assurance that the degree programme you’re studying meets the standards set by the engineering profession.
A Chartered Engineer (CEng) is one of the most recognised international engineering qualifications.
- our Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees are a direct route to becoming chartered. You don’t need to study any further qualifications to work toward chartered status
- our Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degrees can also lead to Chartered Engineer status. However, you’ll need to complete further study, such as an approved Master's degree
Graduate destinations
A degree from the School of Engineering opens up a world of opportunities. Our graduates work in sectors ranging from business and management to consultancy and groundbreaking research all over the globe, including:
- building and running plants in East Asia
- operating water treatment processes in the Gulf
- developing catalysts in Chicago
