The academic staff are committed to creating a unique learning environment to support our students achieve their primary goal of becoming a chemical engineer and this sets us apart from other universities.

See the many reasons below as to why choose Chemical Engineering in MTU.

25 Reasons as to why choose Chemical Engineering in MTU:

1. Four Year Honours Bachelor in Engineers degree course
2. Accredited by Engineers Ireland & IChemE 
3. Over 40 years of Chemical Engineering education since 1979
4. A tradition of producing sought after graduates
5. Paid professional experience with leading engineering companies
6. Portfolio development with emphasis on reflection and self-evaluation on continuing professional development in the work placement
7. Small Class sizes < 45
8. 50:50 Female to Male Students
9. Excellent 1^st year to 4^th year student rapport
10. Excellent Student-Lecture rapport-we know our students
11. Lecturers with industrial experience
12. Authentic and applied learning in the classroom
13. Hands-on experience with pilot-scale industrial relevant processes and laboratory work
14. Lecturer supervised process engineering practicals with valuable feedback given 
15. Engineering Research Project hosted in industry in the 4^th year 
16. Design Project in 4^th year with mentorship from a prominent Cork-based design house involving group and individual efforts 
17. Multidisciplinary team product design module in 3^rd year with a strong emphasis on innovation and sustainability
18. Simulation projects using industrial-relevant software
19. Industrial tours to a variety of  sectors manufacturing environments
20. Workshops and guest lecturers from subject matter experts in the Chemical Engineering field often with collaborating with Engineers Ireland/IChemE & ISPE
21. Gain knowledge skills and industrial connections needed to transition from university to the workplace
22. Strong Alumni and networking opportunities
23. Job readiness support from lecturers and MTU Career service (CV and linkedin building support and interviewing prep)
24. Fostering team work development from 1^st year straight through to 4^th year
25. Significant investment in state of the art unit operations (e.g. Bioreactor/Distillation/etc) and practical experienece obtained

This page was last updated 11 Nov 2024.