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After graduation

After graduation

Many Chemical Engineering graduates choose to enter employment immediately after completing their Chemical Engineering degree. However another option is to consider a higher degree.

For those graduates wishing to study for a higher degree there are 2 main choices:

• A taught program leading to a Masters degree
• Research leading to a Masters degree or a Doctorate

Taught programmes:

• This option may be suitable if students wish to gain advanced training in a particular subject area or supplement their first degree with qualifications in a related field, or even in an entirely different discipline.
• They usually take between 1 to 2 years of full-time study and lead to a Masters qualification.
• Students will be part of a class, attending lectures, tutorials and seminars and will be assessed based on formal examinations and coursework.
• They will also normally be required to carry out a research project which is assessed by dissertation. The project may be carried out in an academic institution or in industry.

Research programmes:

• This option appeals if students are strongly oriented towards a particular topic and want the freedom to develop their own ideas. The research may be carried out in collaboration with industry.
• Research degree programmes lead to a Masters or a Doctorate degree.
• A Masters by research will take between 1 to 2 years of full-time work to complete.
• There are several types of Doctorate degree programmes available in the UK but not all Universities offer the same range. Depending on their choice, a Doctorate programme may take students between 3 to 5 years full-time research work to complete.
• Students will have to produce a dissertation describing their work and its findings and will be examined by viva voce (a type of interview).