Chemical and Biological Engineering MS, PhD

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.

Courses Units Department Courses 3 Transport Processes 1-2 CHEM ENG 421 Fluid Mechanics CHEM ENG 422 Heat and Mass Transfer CHEM ENG 462 Viscoelasticity and Flow in Polymer Systems Process Principles: 1-2 courses chosen from the following list 1-2 CHEM ENG 408 Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design CHEM ENG 409 Advanced Reactor Design CHEM ENG 410 Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis CHEM ENG 404 Advanced Thermodynamics CHEM ENG 406 Selected Topics in Thermodynamics Electives (including optional 3-unit thesis); one elective must be taken within the department if thesis option is selected; three electives must be taken within the department if non-thesis option is selected. 7 Total required units: 10

* For thesis master's: at least 4 courses in Chemical and Biological Engineering are required; this includes the 3 required distribution courses.
For non-thesis master's: at least 6 courses in Chemical and Biological Engineering are required; this includes the 3 required distribution courses.

• Examinations: none specified
• Research/Projects: none specified
• Master's Thesis: optional (worth three units)
• Other: none

Courses Units Department Courses 6 Core chemical engineering topics: 4 CHEM ENG 421 Fluid Mechanics CHEM ENG 422 Heat and Mass Transfer CHEM ENG 408 Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design CHEM ENG 404 Advanced Thermodynamics Departmental electives 2 Additional Electives Must be chosen from outside the department 2 May be chosen from within or outside the department 2 Total required units: 10

• Departmental Seminar: 4 quarters of attendance of the research seminar
• Short courses: Responsible Conduct of Research and Professional Skills
• Teaching: Four quarters as a teaching assistant or a participant as a Teaching Apprentice
• Examinations: oral defense of dissertation research proposal during first nine quarters of residency
• Research/Projects: toward dissertation
• PhD Dissertation: based on independent, original research
• Final Evaluations: oral defense of dissertation