Our BEng programme explores the fundamentals of chemical and process engineering. This grounding in science, maths and engineering will provide you with the practical abilities highly sought after by industry. After graduation, you can build upon these skills to become professional engineers. Heriot-Watt was ranked 1st鈥痠n Scotland for Chemical Engineering, based on overall student satisfaction, by the 2023 National Student Survey, and 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for quality of teaching and learning opportunities (NSS, 2023). The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024鈥痳anked Heriot-Watt 2nd鈥痠n Scotland and 8th鈥痠n UK for Chemical Engineering. The BEng in Chemical Engineering is a four-year degree. At the end of fourth year, you can choose whether to swap to the five-year, more advanced MEng degree. The career-focused degree has specialist pathways in pharmaceutical chemistry, computational chemistry, biology or materials and nanoscience. This offers the flexibility to decide which degree and pathway best suits your career ambitions. In the final year of the BEng, you will undertake a group project, drawing upon the knowledge gained through your studies. As part of the programme, you will receive a student membership for the鈥疘nstitute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), paid for by the department. Research Institute for Biological, Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering focuses on four main themes: Biological Chemistry, Bioengineering, Brewing and Distilling, Health Research. IMPEE research institute focuses on promoting excellence across four main research themes: Biomedical Engineering, Digital Engineering, Energy Harvesting and Conversion, Multiphase Flow.
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September 2025
Edinburgh Campus
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
EH14 4AS, Scotland, United Kingdom
Year 1 Standard entry requirements - Highers AABB (over two sittings). Must include Chemistry and Maths with one at A. A-Levels BBC- ABB. Must include Chemistry and Maths, with one at B. International Baccalaureate 29 points. Must include Chemistry and Maths, both at Higher Level 5. BTEC Extended Diploma DMM. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths. HNC A in graded unit. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths. HND BB in graded unit. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths. Minimum entry requirements - Highers BBBC (over two sittings). Must include Chemistry and Maths at B. A-Levels BCC. Must include Chemistry and Maths, with one at B. International Baccalaureate 28 points. Must include Chemistry and Maths, both at Higher Level 5. BTEC Extended Diploma MMM. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths. HNC B in graded unit. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths. HND BB. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths. Year 2 - Advanced Highers AB. Must include Advanced Higher Chemistry and Maths, and meet Year 1 Higher AABB requirements. A-Levels AAB. Must include Chemistry and Maths with one at A. International Baccalaureate 34 points. Must include Chemistry and Maths at HL 6. BTEC Extended Diploma: Not available. HNC A in graded unit with 120 SCQF credit points and must include sufficient Chemistry and Maths. (Available for Access Threshold eligible only). HND AB / BA (standard) or BB (Access Threshold Eligible only). Must include sufficient Chemistry and Maths. Global College Successful completion of our Engineering with Accelerator Programme. Year 3 - Entry to Year 3 is only available via our associate student partnership college route. The minimum English language requirement for entry to this programme is IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with no score lower than 5.5. TOEFL 79 (including reading 18, listening 17, speaking 20, and writing 21)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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