都柏林大学学院

Why is this course for me?

Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering (CBE) is fundamentally about the ingenious transformation of matter and energy into products and services. More specifically, it addresses the design and operation of facilities needed to achieve this transformation in a technically, economically and environmentally acceptable manner. Examples of products include petrochemicals, (bio) pharmaceuticals and nano-materials. Examples of services include energy supply (from carbon-based to renewable resources), clean air and CO2-sequestration. As a Chemical & Bioprocess Engineer you’ll use the sciences as the basis for understanding these transformations; you’ll apply mathematical and engineering principles to realise them on the appropriate scale. If you seek invention, and want to work at the interface between the sciences, mathematics and engineering, with a broad and well-paid portfolio of career opportunities, strongly consider CBE.

What Will I Study

First Year

Engineering students follow a common first year which includes modules in:

• Chemistry
• Creativity in Design
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering Computing
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Physics.

Second to Fourth Year

Sample modules for Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering students in years two to four include:

• Organic Chemistry for Engineers
• Inorganic & Physical Chemistry for Engineers
• Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Measurement
• Biotechnology for Engineers
• Computing in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
• Chemical & Bioprocess Reaction Engineering
• Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Thermodynamics
• Commercial Pharmaceutical & Bioprocessing Technology
• Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Design
• Professional Engineering (Finance)
• Environmental Engineering
• Advanced Separation Processes
• Advanced Experimental Design

International Study Opportunities

Recent opportunities have included a year in:

• University of California, Berkeley, USA
• University of Connecticut, USA
• ENSIACET, Toulouse, France
• McGill University, Canada.

Professional Work Experience

Professional Work Experience (PWE) is incorporated in the ME Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering programme. Six-to eight-month internships (the majority of which are paid) may include the following companies: Abbvie, APC, BMS, Irish Cement, Lilly, MSD, PM Group.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

UCD has the oldest, largest and most research-active School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering in Ireland, and is benchmarked competitively against the top schools in Europe and abroad. In addition, our programme is professionally accredited to master’s level by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). All of this translates to our graduates being among the best-paid engineering professionals and sought after for employment in sectors from chemical to (bio) pharmaceutical and from energy to consultancy and design. We offer taught and research master’s and PhD opportunities, and our graduates also enter master’s and PhD programmes in leading international universities.