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Chemistry to Chemical Engineering

  • 13-12-2012 10:32pm
    #1
    loudona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    I'm about to graduate with a degree in chemistry from TCD and am really interested in a career in chemical engineering. I was just wondering if anyone knows of a conversion/masters course or anything like that? Or would I have to go and do another degree from scratch? Having difficulty finding advice online.

    Thanks for any advice!


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  • #2
    cunavalos
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    There is a 1 year graduate diploma offered in ul
    http://www2.ul.ie/web/WWW/Services/Research/Graduate_School/Prospective_Students/Graduate_Programmes/Taught_Programmes/Science_&_Engineering/Chemical_Engineering
    I know several people who have completed the course and and are currently employed as chemical engineeers.

    Another alternative is to enter 3rd year of an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering after completion of your degree at tcd. 3 of my classmates did this in 2004-2005 after completing a degree in chemistry and felt that it would be a better qualification to have a B. Eng as opposed to a grad dip in engineering.


  • #3
    yer man!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭yer man!


    I know a one person in my class was looking at England for this type of course, we're in final year chem too. I think it's Bristol or Nottingham that a course is run that gives you a masters in engineering science, not sure though. Might just be worth a look...


  • #4
    PhoenixParker
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    yer man! wrote: »
    I know a one person in my class was looking at England for this type of course, we're in final year chem too. I think it's Bristol or Nottingham that a course is run that gives you a masters in engineering science, not sure though. Might just be worth a look...

    This, go to the UK and do a Masters.

    Start by looking for the universities that have the top-rated courses in chemical engineering, then talk to them.


  • #5
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,836 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    I worked as a chemical engineer for a number of years and the best young engineer that I worked with had done a degree in physics followed by that 1 year post-grad in UL. At the time I scoffed at the idea that he could know as much as any of the people who had done degrees but from what he explained to me they focused on the core subjects and stripped away all of the filler.

    A word of warning. Chemical Engineering jobs in Ireland use little or none of the subjects that you study in college. We don't really have a bulk chemical industry in Ireland. Instead a lot the work is either directly in pharmaceutical plants or in the consultancy offices that work with them. This is a massively regulated environment with the result that a huge portion of time is spent on health and safety issues and paperwork. Important: yes, interesting: no.


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