Chemical Engineering (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses		16
CHE 701	Introduction to Chemical Engineering Research
CHE 702	Chemical Engineering Research Proposition
CHE 711	Chemical Engineering Process Modeling
CHE 713	Thermodynamics I
CHE 715	Transport Phenomena
CHE 717	Chemical Reaction Engineering
Additional Courses		6
Select six additional credit hours at 500 or 700 level in any technical discipline approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Dissertation Research Course		6
CHE 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
Elective Courses		44
"Elective Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 72 total credit hours
Preliminary Exam
The Preliminary Exam is taken in the 4th semester, however, it requires an annual progress report
Total Hours		72

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
CHE 543	Polymer Science and Technology	3
CHE 551	Biochemical Engineering	3
CHE 560	Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials	3
CHE 562	Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology	3
CHE 563	Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms	2
CHE 568	Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems	3
CHE 577	Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis	3
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Colloid Science & Nanoscale Engineering)	1-3
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Green Chemical Engineering)	1-3
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Molecular Cell Engineering)	1-3
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Chemical Process Engineering)	1-3
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Polymer Rheology and Processing)	1-3
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Drug Delivery Concepts)	1-3
CHE 761	Polymer Blends and Alloys	3
CHE 775	Multi-Scale Modeling of Matter	3