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Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Requirements:
M.S. students are expected to be well grounded in the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering and must successfully complete the following courses (or their equivalents).
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 735 | Chemical Engineering Analysis I | 3 |
| CHE 815 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHE 822 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 862 | Advanced Transport Phenomena I | 3 |
| CHE 875 | ChE Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| Elective Graduate Courses (see below) | 9 | |
| Total Coursework Requirement | 24 hours |
Elective Graduate Courses - all students are required to demonstrate a mastery of some body of knowledge in their research field by completing elective courses. At least nine hours of work is required in addition to those listed above.
Thesis Hours - a minimum of 6 hours of thesis credit is required.
Master's Thesis - a candidate for the M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering must present a treatise setting forth the results of an investigation completed by the student under the direction of a member of the faculty of the Department (the thesis advisor). The subject of the investigation will be assigned to the student during the first semester. After completion of the investigation, each student must present an oral defense based on his/her research as part of the requirement for the M.S. degree.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Requirements:
The Institutional requirements for the Ph.D. degree are described in the General Catalog.
Requirements specific to the Department of Chemical Engineering (please see below) are as follows:
- Satisfactory completion of specified coursework.
- Satisfactory performance in a qualifying examination covering the field of Chemical Engineering.
- Submission of a written thesis proposal and satisfactory oral defense of this proposal.
- Submission of an acceptable dissertation, and satisfactory oral defense of this dissertation.
- Presentation of research results at a departmental seminar.
Ph.D. students are expected to be well grounded in the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering and must successfully complete the following courses (or their equivalents).
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 735 | Chemical Engineering Analysis I | 3 |
| CHE 815 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHE 822 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 862 | Advanced Transport Phenomena I | 3 |
| CHE 875 | ChE Graduate Seminar | 8 |
| Elective Graduate Courses (see below) | 18 | |
| Total Coursework Requirement | 38 hours |
No more than 6 hours of course work at the 500-level are permitted.
Elective Graduate Courses - all students are required to demonstrate a mastery of some body of knowledge in their research field by completing elective courses. At least fifteen hours of work is required in addition to those listed above.
Thesis Hours - a Ph.D. must include at least 30 hours of research credits. All students on stipends must be enrolled 9 hours per semester. Students receive research credit for those hours not taken as coursework. Thus, reaching this minimum is not difficult.
Total Hours - a minimum of 90 hours is required for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. This total includes hours from coursework and for thesis credit. Students enrolled in 12 hours per semester during the regular semesters and 3 hours during the summer term would achieve this total in just over 3 years.