Programme details | |
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Degree: | Master (Master) |
Disciplines: |
Power & Energy Engineering
Chemical Engineering |
Duration: | 24 months |
ECTS points: | 120 |
Study modes: | full-time |
Delivery modes: | on-campus |
University website: | Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment |
The master's programme in Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment delivers extensive knowledge in the diverse field of Chemical Engineering with a focus on sustainability.
You will acquire modern tools to analyse various processes, from the production of biofuels to the purification of drinking water. Graduates have the engineering skills needed to meet the societal challenge of how best to use our available energy and finite natural resources.
In this programme, you will gain advanced knowledge and skills in chemical engineering and obtain modern tools to analyse various processes. These processes can be anything from producing biofuels and energy storage to purifying drinking water and exhaust gases. You will acquire competence throughout the whole chain, from raw materials to the final product. The analyses of the processes often include aspects of chemicals, heat, electricity and the environment.
Year one and the first semester of the second year consist of one mandatory course in the theory and methodology of science with applications as well as conditionally elective and recommended courses, allowing you to design your education to meet your personal and professional goals. The remainder of year two consists of a mandatory project course in process design for industry and society. During the last semester, you will carry out a degree project at a company, at KTH, or another university or research institute around the world.
This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm by the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (at KTH).
The job market for engineers graduating from the programme is broad and international. Advanced skills in chemical engineering combined with an environmental focus provide an excellent basis for various careers in industry, government agencies, and academia.
Chemical engineers with a specialisation in energy and the environment are very attractive for many different branches of industry, such as suppliers of energy carriers and chemicals, the pulp and paper industry, the vehicle industry, and companies specialising in environmental issues such as the recycling of materials.
Programme graduates can be found in traditional Swedish industry, small start-up companies, consultant companies, governmental institutions, research institutes and universities. Examples of companies that employ chemical engineers from KTH are energy utlity companies such as Fortum, Stockholm Exergi, and Vattenfall, companies in the pulp and paper industry, e.g. Holmen and Stora Enso as well as research institutes like RISE and IVL, chemical production companies like Akzo Nobel and Nynäs, and car and truck manufacturing companies like Scania (buses and trucks), Volvo AB (buses, trucks and construction machines), and Volvo Cars (cars). Many graduates also continue their academic careers with doctoral level studies. The need for engineers with the competence offered by the programme will continue to be great in the future.
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