BEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year Bachelor's degree at the University of Nottingham

Combine theory with practice as you learn the fundamentals of design and the design tools most commonly used by engineers in industry. You'll develop a thorough understanding of core concepts, including process flow diagrams (PFDs), material and energy balances, and equipment selection. Group projects will focus on solving real-world engineering challenges, emphasising sustainability, economic considerations and safety standards. You'll also gain technical competence with hands-on CAD software t

This module covers the essential fluid mechanics needed by engineers to design tanks, vessels, piping systems and pumps. You'll revisit important aspects of A level physics alongside an introduction to engineering materials used by chemical and environmental engineers in relevant process industries, giving you an introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, including: physical properties of fluids fluid statics elementary fluid dynamics viscous flow in pipes.

Gain the skills you need for further study of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. In this module, you'll gain the practical knowledge needed in a modern industrial context, with a working knowledge of basic chemical principles and practice. You'll learn how to apply appropriate quantitative science and engineering tools to the analysis, evaluation and synthesis of engineering problems, with considerations of sustainability, resource management and green chemical and engineering principles.

The module aims to provide an understanding of the fundamentals of material and energy balances that underpin process engineering. Topics include: once-through and recycle systems flowsheets for continuous processes batch processes steady and unsteady state operation reacting and non-reacting systems energy balances combustion calculations heat balances in chemical and physical systems enthalpy/composition diagrams.

Gain the mathematical foundation essential for chemical and environmental engineering. You will consolidate skills in basic algebra, single-variable calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, statistics and numerical methods, drawing on real examples directly related to chemical and environmental engineering to show how mathematics supports analysis and design. A key feature of the module is using Python programming to solve problems, combining computational skills with analytical methods

This module will provide you with a basic understanding of geology. Over the course of the module, you will come to understand and interpret geological information, especially in the context of resource extraction and ground engineering. Topics include: introduction to the main rock types and minerals rock forming processes the composition of the Earth geological structures natural hazards including volcanism and earthquakes geological map interpretation the Earth's resources of groundwater, min

The module will introduce you to the basic concepts of heat and mass transfer, with particular emphasis on the chemical process industries. In addition, you will use the concept of dimensionless analysis and the use of dimensionless numbers for the correlation of data. In mass transfer, the main concepts introduced will be related to diffusion and an introduction to mass transfer coefficients. This module also presents the basics of thermodynamics with particular emphasis on applications to proc

This module is designed for students with an interest in water resources, and provides an understanding of the movement and storage, pollution and pollution control, and the water-resource provision from both surface and sub-surface waters.

This module is designed to give you an introduction, in both theory and practice, to the principles of analytical measurement. There is a particular emphasis on quality control, quality assurance and accreditation and how these underpin the topic. You will also cover the use of statistics for the assessment of data quality in analytical measurement.

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This module establishes the principles of mass transfer separation processes with detailed study of binary distillation, gas absorption/stripping and drying. You'll also cover: settling of single and multiple particles terminal falling velocity centrifugation flow of fluids through beds of particles filtration fluidisation pneumatic transport gas-solid separation processes particle storage in hopper particle size engineering hazards in handling and utilisation of particles.

Extend your mathematical knowledge to tackle advanced chemical engineering problems. You'll learn advanced mathematical topics central to engineering analysis, including multivariable calculus, complex numbers, higher-order and multivariable differential equations, vector calculus, and numerical methods such as the Runge-Kutta and Euler methods. You'll explore these topics through chemical engineering applications, such as the mathematical modelling of physical systems involving reactors, heat t

This module introduces the basic science and engineering principles governing the use of materials in engineering applications. You will explore a range of commonly used engineering materials and their properties such as chemical bonding and structure, mechanical properties, elasticity, viscoelasticity, creep, fatigue and fracture. You'll also be introduced to a range of knowledge and skills applicable to the management of waste. Waste is increasingly viewed as a valued resources that must be ma

This module introduces the economic and control aspects of designing industrial process plants. You'll learn cost estimation techniques, simple economic design principles, and how process designs translate into engineered plants. You'll gain experience in dynamic process simulation and process control concepts and gain familiarity with the concept of control features, PID, reliability and safety assessments like HAZOP/CHAZOP.

Subject to you meeting the relevant requirements, this year will be spent in industry. The placement year opportunity enables you to take what you've learned and apply it to real projects in a professional working environment. You will be supported by a placement tutor in securing a position and they will keep in touch.