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Advanced Chemical Engineering (Online) (Taught)
- MSc (PG)
- 30 Months
- Online study
- 19 January 2026
- Postgraduate
- Distance learning
Course summary
Earn your Masters in chemical engineering online and prepare for a career in multiple sectors. This flexible online degree fits around full-time work. Study MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering flexibly, 100% online. Further your qualifications and develop advanced technical skills in chemical and process engineering.
Study the latest advancements and innovations in the field, with support and guidance from expert engineers, academics, and industry itself. In this flexible online Masters degree, you’ll develop your knowledge in core areas of chemical engineering, design and practice, with an emphasis on safety and sustainability.
Your industry-focused learning will prepare you for advanced roles in multiple industry sectors, including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, food, and environmental science.
Customise your learning
Choose from a unique variety of courses to tailor your qualification to you, and specialise in areas including clean energy, process safety, management studies, and environmental protection.
Who can join this online chemical engineering degree?
This distance learning degree is open to graduates in chemical engineering or related engineering disciplines. This could include polymer engineering, materials engineering, petroleum or oil and gas engineering, food engineering, bioengineering, and materials science.
Modules
Teaching is delivered through MyAberdeen, our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It holds all the materials, tools and support you’ll need in your studies. Take a look around MyAberdeen. You can access your learning materials on computer, smartphone and laptop, 24 hours a day. You’ll find a range of resources available, including: video lectures and tutorials, slideshows, reading materials
discussion boards with your tutors and peers, and online access to our award-winning Sir Duncan Rice Library.
Assessment method
This degree is assessed online. We’ll use several types of assessment throughout your studies, including: timed online exams, short-answer tests, essays, and presentations.
How to apply
International applicants
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering is delivered flexibly, 100% online. You can study with us anywhere, with no need for a visa.
This course has a subject classification which requires students whose nationality is outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to have an ATAS certificate, irrespective of country of residence at the point of application.
Further information can be found on the UK Government's website: www.gov.uk/academic-technology-approval-scheme
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Entry requirements
Our minimum requirements for entry to this degree are: a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 5.5 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 18 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818 |
| PTE Academic | 62 | Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online Test is not accepted |
| Institution's Own Test | Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for one year) Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course |
To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations.
We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test.
Postgraduate Standard requirements are used by the Schools of Biological Sciences; Engineering; Geosciences; Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; Natural and Computing Sciences; and Psychology.
Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your course, unless otherwise stated.
Please use the checklist at the following webpage to determine how you can meet our English language requirements:https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in January 2026. The fees quoted above are based on you starting your studies with us in the 2025/26 academic year.
Our tuition fees will rise by 3% for the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 academic years. Our indicative cost includes a 3% fee rise each year.
Sponsorship information
The University of Aberdeen provides an Alumni Discount Scheme: The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.
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