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The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
The Chemical and Biological Engineering program offers a Coursework Master's and a Thesis Master's. The different requirements are described below.
Total Units Required: 101
Course | Title |
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Department Core Courses (3 units) | |
Choose three from core chemical engineering topics: | |
CHEM_ENG 421-0 | Fluid Mechanics |
CHEM_ENG 422-0 | Heat and Mass Transfer |
CHEM_ENG 408-0 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design |
CHEM_ENG 404-0 | Advanced Thermodynamics |
Electives (7 units) | |
Department Electives (3 units) | |
Three electives must be taken within the department. | |
Additional Electives (4 units) | |
Additional electives may be from within or outside the department from approved math, science, Chemical Engineering, or other engineering courses. |
For coursework master's: at least 6 courses in Chemical and Biological Engineering are required; this includes the 3 required distribution courses.
Total Units Required: 102
Course | Title |
---|---|
Department Core Courses (3 units) | |
Choose three from core chemical engineering topics: | |
CHEM_ENG 421-0 | Fluid Mechanics |
CHEM_ENG 422-0 | Heat and Mass Transfer |
CHEM_ENG 408-0 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design |
CHEM_ENG 404-0 | Advanced Thermodynamics |
Electives (4 units) | |
Department Electives (1 unit): One elective must be taken within the department. | |
Additional Electives (3 units): Additional electives may be from within or outside the department from approved math, science, Chemical Engineering, or other engineering courses. | |
Research (3 units) | |
3 unit thesis (three units of independent study projects) | |
CHEM_ENG 499-0 | Projects |
For thesis master's: at least 4 courses in Chemical and Biological Engineering are required; this includes the 3 required distribution courses.
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Total Units Required: 10
Course | Title |
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Department Courses (6 units) | |
Core chemical engineering topics (4 units): | |
CHEM_ENG 421-0 | Fluid Mechanics |
CHEM_ENG 422-0 | Heat and Mass Transfer |
CHEM_ENG 408-0 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design |
CHEM_ENG 404-0 | Advanced Thermodynamics |
Professional Development (0 units): | |
CHEM_ENG 520-0 & CHEM_ENG 520-1 | Professional Development in Chemical and Biological Engineering 1 and Professional Development in Chemical and Biological Engineering 2 |
Departmental electives (2 units) | |
Additional Electives (4 units) | |
Must be chosen from outside the department (2 units) | |
May be chosen from within or outside the department (2 units) |