- University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) offers an MEng in Chemical Engineering for a duration of 1-year.
- It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
- The degree offered by the university are:
- MSc in Engineering Chemical Engineering (2 years)
- MEng in Chemical Engineering (1 year)
- PhD in Chemical Engineering (4 years)
- The MEng in chemical engineering is a practically oriented program intended for students who plan to make their careers in the industry.
- The degree may be completed in two formats:
- Course based: The requirement is successful completion of an approved 30 credit-hour program. A minimum of 15 credit hours of coursework must be taken from the ChE graduate-level course list.
- Project-based: The requirements is successful completion of 24 credit hours of which a minimum of 15 credit hours must be taken from the ChE graduate-level course list and, completion of an industrial project, written report, and oral presentation.
- The project must be supervised by a UNB faculty member and is generally completed over the summer period in collaboration with the local industry and possibly on a co-operative work-study basis.
- UNB's faculty of engineering's chemical engineering department offers students the opportunity to work with innovative faculty members who have diverse expertise and research interests.
- The students have access to labs and research centers within the Chemical Engineering department for example Materials Surface Characterization Laboratory, Limerick Pulp and Paper, Nanotechnology, UNB Hydroprocessing Laboratory, Oil Recovery Laboratory, Polymer Laboratory.
- Students who successfully complete the MEng are eligible for admission to the PhD program, on a competitive basis.
- The research areas of the program are:
- Nuclear
- Oil and gas
- Recirculation aquaculture systems
- Pulp and paper
- Adsorption and gas separation
- Polymers
- Nanotechnology
- Engineering design education
- The average salary of the program is 56,000 USD.