The BEng Chemical and Petroleum Engineering courses will enable you to apply your knowledge and skills to real-world challenges. Combining exceptional facilities with teaching from research-active academics, this course will prepare you for a fulfilling career in the chemical, pharmaceutical, water or food industries. You’ll be taught by prize-winning academics and former industrialists with extensive experience, and gain specific knowledge in petroleum related processing and operations. You’ll also benefit from practical experience working on a small chemicals plant in our newly refurbished laboratory facilities which, combined with your academic studies, will prepare you for a wide range of fulfilling careers in the global energy sector. Chemical engineers work across a range of sectors in the UK and overseas, and are increasingly sought by speciality chemical industries that manufacture high­-value-­added products. Chemical engineers on average earn more than any other engineering discipline and graduates are consistently paid more than chemists and other scientists. The high salaries paid reflect the level of responsibility and importance which chemical engineering graduates quickly attain. At Surrey, our graduate employment record is excellent. This demonstrates the strength of our programmes in preparing you for the world of work and the substantial benefits of undertaking our Professional Training placement programme. Our Personal and Professional Skills programme is undoubtedly another factor in the exceptional employment record of our graduates. Demand for graduates with the specific skills and knowledge gained on our specialised programmes is expected to be high, especially within modern, high­-growth sectors including: Pharmaceuticals; Healthcare; Cosmetics; Energy; Land remediation; Water and waste management; Oil and Chemicals.