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Is the 30-credit-hour master's in chemical engineering right for me?
If you are interested in generating knowledge and developing new technologies, the chemical engineering graduate program will help you do just that. The emphasis is on applied research that is structured to assist industry in the design and development of technologies based on sound theoretical principles.
With the choice of a thesis and non-thesis option, you'll be able to earn your master's degree on your terms.
Admissions and requirements
How can I fund my graduate degree?
What will I do in the chemical engineering program?
Thesis option
- 24 credits of coursework, including core courses in thermodynamics, advanced transport processes and chemical reactions, plus mathematics and differential equations, finite element analysis, engineering analysis and numerical methods
- 6 credits of research
- Electives, approved by the graduate advisor
Non-Thesis Option
- 30 total credit hours acquired through coursework, including core courses in thermodynamics, advanced transport processes and chemical reactions and project management.
Teaching, research and program focus
New product and process development are at the core of faculty research efforts including:
- Bioprocessing
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Biorefinin
- Bioproducts
- Biomedical applications
- Biosystems
- Fluid dynamics
- Unit operations
- Process design
- Medical biosensors
- Energy storage devices
- Environmental sustainability