About Meng Chemical Engineering in Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

The MEng programme is a five-year degree which shares the same first four years with the BEng programme. You choose which route to follow at the end of your 4th year, giving you the flexibility to decide which degree best suits your career ambitions.

Our MEng programme gives you a sound understanding of both the chemical and process engineering fundamentals that you need to become a professional chartered engineer. In addition to a grounding in science, maths and engineering, our students acquire practical abilities that are highly sought after by industry.

The final year of the MEng programme offers a range of advanced courses to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of chemical and process engineering. Students study optional courses from a range of specialist engineering subjects along with an extensive research project. Final year MEng students also undertake a commercial tender-based exercise taking on the role of an engineering design house pitching for business to our industrial advisory board.

Entry requirements

• Year 1

  Standard entry requirements

• Highers AABB (including Mathematics and Chemistry with one at A)
• A-Levels BBC - ABB (including Mathematics and Chemistry with one at B)
• Int. Baccalaureate 30 points (with Higher Level Mathematics and Chemistry)
• BTEC DDM (including Mathematics and Chemistry)
• HNC A in graded unit (in relevant HNC)

• Minimum entry requirements*

• Highers BBBC (including Mathematics and Chemistry BB)
• A-Levels CCC (including Mathematics and Chemistry)

• * Minimum: under our Fair Access Policy, we will relax our standard entry requirements for some Scottish students depending on their circumstances. Our minimum requirements will apply if you:

• live in an area within the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation lowest 20% (SIMD20), or
• are care experienced.

• We can also make exceptions for some Scottish students with grades above minimum but below standard. Read more about our Minimum and standard entry requirements

  Year 2

• Advanced Highers BB (including Mathematics and Chemistry plus Highers AABB)
• A-Levels ABB (including Mathematics and Chemistry with one at A)
• Int. Baccalaureate 33 points (with Higher Level Mathematics at 7 and Higher Level Chemistry at 6)
• Appropriate HND AB in graded units (in relevant HND)
• Global College Successful completion of Bachelors Degree Accelerator Foundation - Engineering and Science

• Year 3

  Entry to Year 3 is only available via our associate student college partnership route.

Heriot-Watt University Highlights

Heriot-Watt University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

International students applying through UCAS can find their exact tuition expenses by submitting the Fee Status Enquiry form. The cost of living will be determined by the course opted as well as the applicant's nationality. Edinburgh has a comparatively lower cost than other UK cities. Estimate cost of living on and off-campus for UK Campuses is tabulated below: 

Living in a rented flat may vary according to the type of accommodation and facilities being availed. The estimated monthly cost including food and travel is £923.