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Department
of Chemical Engineering
Master of
Science Degree Requirements
All students who pursue the Thesis option must complete a minimum
of twenty-four semester hours of coursework. A non-credit seminar
course and a six semester hour Master’s Thesis are also
required. Students must arrange an appropriate course sequence
in consultation with the Graduate Program Adviser. Part-time students
must complete thirty-four semester hours of coursework. Part-time
students may choose to complete an MS Thesis, in which case they
must also attend the seminar course. All students who receive
financial support from the University in the form of a research,
teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete a Master’s
Thesis.
Students with a Bachelor of Science degree in
a field other than Chemical Engineering may earn the unspecified
Master of Science degree. Such students may be required to complete
supplementary undergraduate coursework beyond the minimum course
requirements as shown below.
| Course
Requirements |
Thesis
Option |
Non-Thesis
Option |
| |
Required
Core Courses |
16SH |
16SH
|
| |
Elective Courses* |
8SH |
18SH |
| |
Seminar |
0SH |
- |
| |
Master of Science Thesis |
6SH |
- |
| |
Minimum Semester Hours
Required** |
30SH |
34SH
|
*Students may complet a maximum of 8SH (Thesis
Option) or 12SH (Non-Thesis Option) of course work outside of
the Chemical Engineering Department with approval of the Chemical
Engineering Department.
**Exclusive of any preparatory courses.
Departure Prior to Thesis Completion
Occasionally students have left the Chemical Engineering department
prior to completion of all degree requirements. In such instances,
long time intervals have often elapsed before Thesis or manuscript
submission. Accordingly, the department has adopted the guideline
that a student cannot submit an MS Thesis for credit beyond
three years after s/he stops actively pursuing the research.
Exceptions may be granted upon petition to the departmental
Graduate Committee. Petitions must demonstrate extenuating circumstances
and prove that the research is still of value to the profession.
| Required Core Courses |
Credits |
| |
CHE
G320 |
Chemical Engineering Mathematics |
4 |
| |
CHE
G330 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
4 |
| |
CHE
G340 |
Chemical Engineering Kinetics |
4 |
| |
CHE
G350 |
Transport Phenomena |
4 |
| |
CHE
G390 |
Seminar |
0 |
| Elective Courses |
Credits |
| |
CHE
G201 |
Fluid Mechanics |
4 |
| |
CHE
G202 |
Chemical Process Heat Transfer |
4 |
| |
CHE
G204 |
Heterogeneous Catalysis |
4 |
| |
CHE
G205 |
Numerical Techniques in Chemical Engineering |
4 |
| |
CHE
G210 |
Advanced Chemical Engineering Calculations |
4 |
| |
CHE
G220 |
Electronic Materials, Thin Films, and
Nanostructures |
4 |
| |
CHE
G221 |
Thin Film Technology |
4 |
| |
CHE
G222 |
Principles of Membrane Processes |
4 |
| |
CHE
G223 |
Biochemical Engineering |
4 |
| |
CHE
G230 |
Process Safety and Risk Analysis |
4 |
| |
CHE
G231 |
Chemical Process Dynamics and Control |
4 |
| |
CHE
G240 |
Polymer Science |
4 |
| |
CHE
G260 |
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering |
4 |
| |
CHE
G261 |
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering |
2 |
| |
CHE
G401 |
Independent Study |
1 |
| |
CHE
G402 |
Independent Study |
2 |
| |
CHE
G403 |
Independent Study |
3 |
| |
CHE
G404 |
Independent Study |
4 |
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