Advanced Chemical Engineering (Online) | University of Aberdeen

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

Course 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.

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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	Pass	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.https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Fee information is not yet published for entry in Academic Year 2027/2028. For guidance, the fees on the University Online Prospectus website are for 2026/27.

Sponsorship information

Aberdeen Alumni Discount - PG

This scholarship is available for students registered for online programmes and on-campus programmes delivered at our Aberdeen campus.

A special ‘loyalty discount’ of 20% off the cost of any element of self funded graduate study is available to University of Aberdeen graduates who wish to undertake further study at the University of Aberdeen. The discount applies to a range of taught graduate programmes (Masters, Diploma, Certificate and Short Course), and the year one of a full time research programme (years one and two for part time research students). It is available to both UK/EU and International students.

Please see Eligibility at the link provided.

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/funding/69