Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering

at University of Southampton - Highfield Campus United Kingdom

Explore your passion for chemistry and mathematics with our flexible, combined honours integrated master's degree. This challenging course gives you an in-depth understanding of chemistry and also integrates advanced mathematics throughout. You'll gain advanced analytical and statistical skills and have the opportunity to work on a significant independent research project. The skills you develop will help you pursue a rewarding scientific career.

This chemistry with maths degree is taught by academics at the forefront of chemistry research, giving you the opportunity to develop your knowledge of a variety of chemistry applications. These include computational chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance and drug discovery.

The course's breadth gives you deep knowledge of the fundamentals of chemistry as well as excellent practical lab skills. Mathematics modules will enable you to shape your degree to specialise in the areas that most inspire you.

You’ll use state of the art equipment in our range of laboratories. These include the single crystal diffraction lab, the mass spectrometry lab and a dedicated X-ray crystallography teaching facility.

This degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry. When you graduate you'll be eligible for full membership status (MRSC).

Study macro and microeconomics to evaluate economic policy and problems on this MSc Economics at Southampton. Gain in-depth knowledge of the concepts, tools and methods used in modern economics.

This 1 year master’s will prepare you for a career as an economist, or to continue your research studies and is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognised training programme.

Learn about the economic frameworks and processes that underpin global financial systems. Discover their role in solving a range of economic problems. You can study the impact economics can have on a range of sectors from labour and industry to finance and trade.

You’ll develop the skills to:

• Understand the theoretical foundations of economic analysis
• Formulate, manipulate and draw conclusions from an economic model
• Apply economic analysis to a range of policy areas
• Test and evaluate economic models using a variety of research methodologies, data and techniques of analysis
• Present ideas, arguments and research findings effectively

You’ll look at economic theory and econometric methods across a range of topics. You’ll also gain in-depth knowledge of specific areas of economics necessary to carry out independent research. This will lead to a dissertation on a subject within an area you choose.

You’ll also have access to our Financial Laboratory (FinLab) which hosts 21 Bloomberg terminals giving you access to real-time data, breaking news and powerful analytics.

As a master’s student in the School of Economics you’ll be part of a friendly and cohesive group that play an active role in the department’s academic and social life.

Learn about the design and manufacture of aircraft, avionics, race cars and rockets, and spend a semester studying overseas. MEng Aeronautics and Astronautics / Semester Abroad examines many aspects of aerospace engineering, including the design and manufacture of fast-moving aircraft and spacecraft, before specialising in more focused topics in the last 2 years.

Aeronautics and Astronautics looks at the science, engineering and manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft. You'll learn how they operate within our atmosphere and in space.

You’ll study the principles of aerospace engineering and in year 3 you’ll study aerospace engineering abroad in either semester one or two. You’ll enrich your skills and experience a new culture at one of our partner universities in:

• France
• Italy
• Sweden
• Netherlands
• USA

In year 3 you will also complete an individual research project and in year 4 you’ll participate in a group design project.

You’ll get hands-on experience in our extensive facilities, which include:

• the largest wind tunnel in any UK university
• dedicated student design studios and workshops
• state-of-the-art space propulsion facilities
• jet laboratory with supersonic ramjet, turbojet and rocket engine
• Boeing flight simulator
• professional manufacturing centre

As part of this course you can:

• Showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
• Attend site visits to experience engineering in practice
• Apply your engineering knowledge to solve a real-world problem

As well as the semester abroad, you can also take this course with an additional year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code H4HH for the Industrial Placement Year option.

This integrated mechatronic engineering master's course will get you ready to take the lead in developing tomorrow’s intelligent machines and devices. It’s designed to meet the high demand for graduates with advanced mechanical and electrical engineering skills. The course includes management and legal training, preparing you for your career ahead - whether you go into robotics, flexible manufacturing or any other discipline in this fast-moving field.

This programme has the same curriculum as our 3-year BEng Mechatronics degree, but includes an additional year. This is when you’ll study mechatronics in greater depth and develop your professional skills. It also has a strong focus on practical work, including the design and build of an autonomous robot.

You can take this course with an additional year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code H36H for the Industrial Studies option. For international students, this is the only way to spend a year working in the UK, and it’s the best way to make contacts that could lead to employment here.

This MEng Mechatronic Engineering master's degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

At Southampton, you can study the music you care about, and develop the skills and experience for a successful career. This 4-year BA Music degree provides a broad musical education, across all forms and styles. You can specialise in areas including performance, music history, composition and technology. Your chance to study music abroad will give you international performance experience and build your global network.

Our students sing opera and music theatre, play funk guitar and classical oboe. No matter what your musical background, we'll provide:

• regular performance and composition workshops, including with guests from the industry
• performance projects with world-renowned performers and recording artists
• up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year
• ensemble and conducting coaching

This 4-year course lets you study at a partner university abroad for an academic year. This includes cities such as:

• Paris
• Madrid
• Venice
• Hong Kong
• Norway

As part of this course, you can:

• learn different approaches to musical topics, from the middle ages to global hip hop
• work on projects with other students across classical, pop and jazz
• study concert hall composition, commercial songwriting or film scores
• experience advanced studio techniques, jazz theory and orchestration
• take your music to the local community, with school placements, therapy sessions and workshops

You'll also gain professional career skills. These may include arts administration or managing events.

Our excellent facilities include:

• dedicated rehearsal spaces
• electronic studios
• networked multimedia workstations

Our Turner Sims concert hall supports the most extensive series of professional concerts and workshops of any UK university. You can also perform around the city in a range of different venues.

Learn how to create smarter machines, from autonomous robots to self-driving cars. Using advanced mechanical, electrical and control engineering, you'll explore a range of innovative products and systems. The combined skills you'll learn will be highly sought-after within the engineering and manufacturing sectors.

Mechatronics is the combination of mechanics, electrical and control systems. We find it in devices such as:

• Autonomous robots
• Self-driving cars
• Complex construction equipment

This 4-year integrated master's degree provides the core topics you'll need to master mechanical engineering. It then gives you the advanced skills to be able integrate electrical systems and mechanical devices.

As part of this course you can:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of sensors, instrumentation and signal processing for structural design
• Take a work placement to boost your academic performance and prepare for your career
• Explore the growing area of automation and robotics
• Use our design workshops and studios
• Showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
• Go on site visits to experience engineering in practice

You can take this course with an additional, year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code H3H2 for the Industrial Placement Year option.

We're a designated university for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).

Choose full or part-time study with our flexible MSc Professional Practice in Health Sciences. The course has been developed for anyone working in health or social care. You can tailor the degree to your specific needs and choose from our wide range of health modules.

For example, you could boost your skills in management or patient care, or follow a particular interest in a certain population group.

This UK master’s for clinicians and non-clinicians, is designed to support your development as a healthcare worker. It offers a precise fit for your clinical career path. If you’re a non-clinician, you’ll be able to study the service you manage. You'll also be well prepared for higher level healthcare roles when you graduate.

You’ll learn to:

• Develop a learning programme relevant to your chosen area
• Work independently to create solutions to practice-based problems or analyse a health-related topic
• Interpret, analyse and present highly complex information
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the current health and social care policy relevant to your interest, along with the ability to apply this with initiative and originality
• Analyse influences on professional practice or ideology including research, legislation and governance
• Reflect on the quality and influence you’ve brought to improving patient care

Use geographical data to solve real-world problems on this master’s degree in applied geographical information systems and remote sensing. On this UK MSc course you’ll use the latest technology and develop key programming and analytical techniques. You'll learn the skills to work in a range of careers, from environmental consultancy to government research.

Gain the knowledge and practical skills to analyse geospatial data from remote sensing technology such as satellites and radar. You'll be able to use that data to create geographical information systems (GIS).

These interactive applications are used in everything from engineering and disaster management to understanding the carbon cycle.  

On this master's degree from a UK Russell Group university you’ll:  

• Focus on real-world problems in areas such as public health and environmental management  
• Study 2 key technologies in a single programme

A unique feature of the course is the chance to learn programming in both IDL (remote sensing) and Python (GIS), to allow you to automate big GIS and remote-sensing tasks. These programming skills are often required by employers in this field.  

Our academics are all active researchers, so you’ll directly benefit from their latest findings. And you’ll be able to choose your own specialism through your choice of optional modules.

Your studies will be enhanced by the use of facilities such as a high-end geoprocessing suite and terrestrial laser scanning equipment.

Make the music you're passionate about in a vibrant, cultural city with a great music scene. This 3-year BA Music degree provides a broad musical education across all forms and styles. You can specialise in areas including music performance, history, composition and technology. You'll then develop all the skills and experience you need for a successful career.

Our students sing opera and music theatre, play funk guitar and classical oboe. No matter what your musical background, we'll provide:

• Regular performance and composition workshops, including with guests from the industry
• Performance projects with world-renowned performers and recording artists
• Up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year
• Ensemble and conducting coaching

As part of this course, you can:

• Learn different approaches to musical topics, from the middle ages to global hip hop
• Work on projects with other students across classical, pop and jazz
• Study concert hall composition, commercial songwriting or film scores
• Experience advanced studio techniques, jazz theory and orchestration
• Spend a semester studying abroad
• Take your music to the local community, with school placements, therapy sessions and workshops

You'll also gain professional career skills. These may include arts administration or managing events.

Our excellent facilities include:

• Dedicated rehearsal spaces
• Electronic studios
• Networked multimedia workstations

Our Turner Sims concert hall supports the most extensive series of professional concerts and workshops of any UK university. You can also perform around the city in a range of different venues.

This degree will give you an in-depth knowledge of both economics and accounting. You'll how to use Bloomberg terminals in our Financial Laboratory (FinLab) and may decide to study abroad or take a year in employment. It is ideal for those looking for a career in economic or accounting consultancy.

This Economics and Accounting course will give you specialist knowledge of microeconomics and macroeconomics and the main concepts of accountancy. These will help you better understand the behaviour of individuals and businesses, and the economy as a whole.

Optional modules will let you shape your studies around your interests or career plans. These include international banking, risk management or public economics.

You'll study in lectures and small classes and our facilities include the behavioural economics lab, and the Financial Laboratory (FinLab). This is a realistic trading room environment, using the most detailed financial data available.

The programme is taught in conjunction with the Business School.

As part of this course you can also:

• Spend a semester abroad in your third year
• Spend a year in employment
• Gain vital work experience on our Student Innovation Projects

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.