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Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ChE I0000Seminar

1
ENGR I1100Introduction to Engineering Analysis

3
ChE I2800Advanced Chemical Thermodynamics

3
ChE I3300Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering

3
ChE J9600Introduction to Research Fundamentals

3

Two of these three courses:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGR I0800Foundations of Fluid Mechanics I

3
ChE I9100Mass Transfer

3
ME I3400Advanced Heat Transfer

3

Elective Courses:

Course NumberTitleCredits
as well as other graduate level science and engineering courses (after approval by ChE PhD committee)
 

One of these two courses:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ChE I0000Seminar

1
ChE J9900Research for the Doctoral Dissertation

Variable cr., up to 12 cr.
ChE K9000Doctoral Supervision

1

The following electives have been offered through the ChE Department.

Please, check the current schedule for information as to which courses are offered in which semester.

Course NumberTitleCredits
ChE I3200Statistical Mechanics I

3
ChE I3000Chemical Process Simulation

3
ChE I5200Powder Science and Technology

3
ChE I5500Interfacial Phenomena

3
ChE I5700Advanced Materials Engineering

3
ChE I5800Molecular Simulation

3
ChE I8900Nanotechnology

3
ChE I6100Polymer Science and Engineering

3
ChE I8600Equilibrium Staged Separations

3
ChE I6400Rheology of Soft Materials

3
ChE I8800Bioseparations

3
ChE I8900Nanotechnology

3
ChE I9000Bioprocess Engineering: Mammalian Cell Biotechnology

3
ChE I9200Soft Materials Lab

3
ChE I6500Mechanics of Polymer Melt Processing

3
To advance to level 3, a student must pass the Second Exam and complete a total of 60 credits, at least 33 of which are course credits and at least 12 of which are research credits, i.e.,

Total Course Credits: a minimum of 33 Credits
Total Research Credits: a minimum of 12 Credits
Additional credits that can be any combination of course and/or research credits: a minimum of 15 Credits 

Total Credits to advance to Level 3: 60 Credits

Additional credits taken post-candidacy: K9000: 1 Credit

Total credits for graduation in addition 
to successful thesis defense: a minimum of  61 Credits