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Chemical Engineering (Top Up)

Course details
  • Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Course location
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus

Course summary

Complete your degree, open new doors

Not everyone takes the same route into university, and that’s ok. Whether you’ve completed a HND and want to top-up to a full degree, or you’ve completed two years of Chemical Engineering elsewhere and are ready to finish your degree with us, then look no further. This course gives you the opportunity to complete your journey and achieve your goals.

In your top-up year, you’ll study third year modules from our Chemical Engineering (BEng hons) degree, equipping you with the specialist knowledge and practical skills demanded in chemical engineering.

Modules

Course Modules

Design Project
Separation and Reactor Design
Process Safety and Environmental Management
Sustainability and Process Integration
Process Control and Compressible Fluids

How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H810
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
Not accepted

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Higher National Diploma with at least 60 credits at merit in level 5 modules, or
other equivalent Higher Education qualification
Additionally, applicants must possess subject knowledge and abilities equivalent to those of students who have completed the first two years of the full-time BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering degree. This includes demonstrated knowledge and skills in chemical process design and simulation, thermodynamics, kinetics, and reaction and separation processes or unit operations. https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/course-finder/beng-hons-chemical-engineering-top-up#entry-requirements

English language requirements

English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants: IELTS 6.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 5.5) or TOEFL IBT Overall 80 or 4 in new scoring from 2025 with a minimum of 17 in Listening, and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking or 4.0 in the new scoring system or Pearson Test of English Academic 52 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 51)

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern IrelandTBC

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

Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding

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