I would like to take this opportunity to formally welcome you and thank you for choosing Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) to study Chemical Engineering. You are a student within the School of Engineering, Technology and Design within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences. The faculty offers a wide variety of opportunities and is a key provider of education, research and consultancy services helping to improve our communities and the environment.

Dr Najah Battikh
Course Director for Chemical Engineering

Key dates

Course start date: 16 September 2024

Academic Calendar: Semesters

View key dates for this Academic Calendar for 2024-25 including when teaching starts and finishes and when you break for holidays.  

Welcome and induction

Your Welcome Week is an essential introduction to your course and student life at CCCU, helping you to feel confident and prepared for your studies right from the very start.

It is important to check your Welcome Schedule for all the activities you are required to attend during the week.

Your teaching timetable 

UniTimetables provides an overview of all teaching activities on a course. Your individual timetable will be available via MyTimetable and is personalised to show you what modules and groups you are expected to attend.

Your individual student timetable can only be produced once you have engaged with online registration and created your computing account. It is essential you complete these tasks when invited, so that your course team can assign you to your teaching activities and publish your individual timetable.

Find out more about all aspects of timetabling for new students including user guides.

Welcome

I really hope that this will be the beginning of a happy and lifelong association with Canterbury Christ Church University, both during your studies and afterwards, as you take up your future career.

You may wish to keep track of what we are doing in the Faculty by following us on our Faculty Instagram!

Getting started

We have prepared a comprehensive Student Course Handbook for you with information about all the modules running in each semester during your course. You will be able to see all the modules, topics, credits, key staff, key dates and a lot more. You will have access to this document when you complete your registration in your first academic year at the university which starts in September 2024.

The academic year at Canterbury Christ Church University is split into two semesters – Semester 1, which runs from September to January, and Semester 2, which runs from late January to May. In the first year of your degree, you will complete five modules in total. Each module will be assessed using a variety of different methods, but we will give you all the information you need regarding these when you begin your studies with us.

Year 1 Core Modules

Semester 1

  • Introduction to Chemical Engineering
  • Introduction to Electro-Mechanical Systems and Practice
  • Mathematics and Computing for Engineers

Semester 2

  • Introduction to Chemical Engineering
  • Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Processes
  • Advanced Chemistry for Chemical Engineers

The course integrates the CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate) approach and focuses on practical and applied projects that, where possible, will be adopted from industry. The Chemical Engineering courses at Canterbury Christ Church University are committed to developing you to be a graduate who is intellectually curious, skilled and ethically engaged with the world and its future.

To help you prepare for your studies we recommend you complete the following tasks:

Your welcome and induction will be w/c 16 September 2024 and your teaching semester will start w/c 23 September 2024. We look forward to meeting you then.

Community

On the social side, the Student Union (CCSU) has a huge range of clubs and societies – all of which have unique social calendars of their own and offer endless opportunities to make lifelong friends and discover new hobbies. And you can always create your own society and cultivate your own community!

CCSU will be hosting their Welcome Fayre on Wednesday 18 September 2024. Make sure you keep checking the CCSU website for further details and how to get involved.

We understand that you may be nervous about your first few weeks on campus but rest assured - you'll be joining a nurturing and supportive environment where diversity, equality and individuality are part of everything we do.

For more information about the course, please visit the UG course page or the Foundation Year course page.

If you are an International Student joining us then please see our International Student Support pages for further information and guidance.

Pre-course reading

Engineering Course TeamYou will receive a full reading list when you begin your studies here, however the following texts will be used during your first year:

First year reading List

  • Felder, R.M. and Rousseau R.W. (2017) Elementary Principles of Chemical Process. Global edition (4th edition) 3rd edition. Willey, 528 p.
  • McCabe, W. , Smith, J. and Harrio, P. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering (7th edition)(McGraw Hill Chemical Engineering Series).
  • Brown, T.E., Lemay, E. H, Bursten, B. E., Murphy, C. and Woodward, P. (2017) Chemistry: the Central Science, Global Edition, 14th Ed., Pearson.
  • Backhurst, J.R., Harker, J.H., Coulson, J.M. and Richardson, J.F. (1999). ¯Chemical Engineering vol. 1: fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer. 6th Ed., Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Hughes, E., Hiley, J., Smith, I. M., & Brown, K. (2005). Hughes electrical and electronic technology. Pearson education.
  • Jones, D. R., & Ashby, M. F. (2018). Engineering materials 1: An introduction to properties, applications and design. Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • James, G. (2020) Modern Engineering Mathematics, Glyn James, 4th Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall Publication. ISBN: 978-0-13-239144-3

Additional indicative resources

A full book list, including recommended textbooks will be available when you start your course.

International student success programme

International students: don't miss out! Make sure you register for our international student success programme which provides practical advice on preparing to live and study in the UK.

Contact details

If you have any queries, please feel to contact the Engineering Course Team