Chemical Engineering: Trent/Swansea Dual Degree
Through this unique international dual degree program, you’ll earn a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Trent and a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from Swansea University in Wales – graduating with both degrees in just four years. Spend the first two years practising modern experimental and theoretical chemistry in Trent’s world-class labs and instrumentation facilities, including organic, analytical, and spectroscopy labs. In your third year, travel across the ocean to Swansea’s seaside campus to complete a Chemical Engineering degree at one of the top 10 engineering schools in the United Kingdom. This program is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry and includes numerous hands-on training, work experience, and graduate opportunities in Canada and the UK.
Degrees Offered:
- B.Sc.
- B.Eng.
Locations:
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Work in chemical engineering in the UK through an optional 12-month paid Year-in-Industry placement, earning a salary and hours required to acquire your P.Eng. licence in Canada
- Learn alongside leading experts in the field using advanced instrumentation in cutting-edge facilities at Trent, providing opportunities for hands-on research and perhaps professional publication at the undergraduate level
- Take advantage of Swansea’s world-class chemical engineering facilities with more than £10 million of new research and teaching equipment, including 15 pilot-scale rigs, atomic force microscopy, fermentation rigs and more
- Join one of our inspiring and active campus student groups, like the Chemistry Undergraduate Society

Career Paths:
Featured
Chemical Engineer
Chemical engineers research, design, and develop chemical processes and equipment, oversee the operation and maintenance of industrial chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, resource, pulp and paper, and food processing plants and perform duties related to chemical quality control, environmental protection and biochemical or biotechnical engineering. Chemical engineers are employed in a wide range of manufacturing and processing industries, consulting firms, government, research and educational institutions.
Career Opportunities
- Chemical Engineer
- Energy Manager
- Analytical Chemist
- Refinery Chemical Engineer
- Petroleum Engineer
- Product/Process Development Scientist
- Mining Engineer
- Technical Plant Manager
- Applications Engineer
- Wellsite Drilling Engineer
Popular Courses:
- Organic Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Quantum Mechanics and Reaction Kinetics
- Chemical Process Analysis and Design
- Thermodynamics
- Chromatography
- Spectral Analysis
- Polymeric Materials
- Fluid Mechanics
- Process Design and Simulation

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