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I have a friend going into the second year of their Chemical Engineering MEng at Imperial College London.
They must decide whether to apply for the 'Fine Chemicals' stream or not.

What are the relative job prospects of "Chemical Engineering with Fine Chemicals Processing" vs. "Standard Chemical Engineering".

Imperial College's own description of the Fine Chemical stream:

Chemical Engineering With Fine Chemicals Processing (H801)

The motivation behind the introduction of this new stream in October 2000 is the need identified in the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industries for chemical engineering graduates with formal training in synthetic chemistry and process development. The stream combines the core of the main chemical engineering MEng programme with special courses, taught jointly with the Chemistry Department, aimed at developing skills and knowledge in the chemical, engineering and socio-economic aspects of drug and speciality chemical synthesis and production. The structure is very similar to the main MEng stream but with several sections replaced by modules appropriate to the speciality. The course duration is four years and graduating students receive the MEng degree. Further information on the Chemical Engineering with Fine Chemicals Processing stream may be obtained from the Admissions Tutor.

About 10 people a year go on this stream so some people say it's competitive

Thanks very much for your time :-)