DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


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Curriculum:


The DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING requires 136 credits for graduation distributed as follows:

  • 25 credits in General Education requirement
    • 8 credits in communications
    • 12 credits of humanity and social sciences courses
    • 3 credits dedicated to introducing students to the oil and gas industry (PEEG151 overview of petroleum Industry)
    • 1 credit of engineering seminar
    • 1 credit of health and fitness courses
  • 42 credits of Math and Basic Sciences
    • 20 credit of chemistry
    • 14 credits of math
    • 8 credits of physics
  • 69 credits in Engineering Topics
    • 54 credits of chemical engineering required courses/labs
    • 9 credits in Technical Electives (at least 6 credits in Major Electives)
    • 6 credits of engineering design experience (STPS201 and STPS251)

Elective Course

Chemical Engineering students are required to take 3 technical elective courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours. Two of these elective must be program elective. Program electives include the following courses:

  • CHEG 325: Introduction to Nanotechnology
  • CHEG 380: Introduction to Polymer Science & Engineering
  • CHEG 381: Polymer Chemistry
  • CHEG 415: Combustion and Air Pollution Control
  • CHEG 416: Corrosion Engineering
  • CHEG 420: Polymer Properties and Processing
  • CHEG 470: Industrial Catalysis
  • CHEG 472: Water Treatment and Membrane Processes
  • CHEG 488: Polymer Properties
  • CHEG 4XX: Separation Processes

The department also recommends number of courses to be taken as out of the program technical elective. This list includes the following course:

  • MEEG 324: Engineering Dynamics
  • MEEG 334: Materials Science
  • MEEG 344: Mechanics of Materials
  • MEEG 459: Turbo Machinery
  • MATH 361: Advanced Engineering Mathematics
  • MATH 461: Linear Algebra
  • PEEG 339:  Overview of Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
  • PEEG 342:  Production Facilities
  • PHYS 341:  Modern Physics
  • HSEG 401:  Introduction to HSE Engineering
  • HSEG 405:  System Safety Engineering

In addition to courses in this list, student can take other courses with approval of their academic advisor and the department chair

Course Plan

Semester

Course

Freshman I

CHEM131: General Chemistry I

COMM101: Communication I

MATH111: Calculus I

PEEG151: Overview of Petroleum I

ENGR103: Engineering Success Seminar

HFIT101: Personal Health & Fitness I

Freshman II CHEG181: General Chemistry II

COMM151: Communication II

MATH161: Calculus II

PHYS191: Physics I - Mechanics

HFIT102: Personal Health & Fitness II
Sophomore I

CHEM201: Organic Chemistry I

MATH212: Calculus III

PHYS241: Physics II

STPS201: Strategies for Team-Based Engineering Problem Solving I

H&SS251: Principles of Economics

Sophomore II

CHEM241: Organic Chemistry II

CHEG200: Principles of Chemical Engineering

CHEG220: Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering

MATH261: Differential Equations

H&SS111 : Islamic Studies

Junior I

CHEG301: Fluid Mechanics

CHEG322: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

CHEG331: Designed Experimentation

STPS251: Strategies for Team-Based Engineering Problem Solving II

H&SS: H&SS Elective

TBA: Technical Elective

Junior II

CHEM301: Physical Chemistry

CHEG351: Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer

CHEG361: Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer

CHEG333: Chemical Engineering Laboratory I

H&SS: H&SS Elective

Summer

CHEG397: Internship

Senior I

CHEG401: Engineering Economics

CHEG411: Reaction Engineering

CHEG490: Design Project I

CHEG444: Chemical Engineering Laboratory II

TBA: Technical Elective

Senior II

CHEG421: Petroleum Refining and Processing

CHEG461: Process Dynamics and Control

CHEG481: Gas Processing Engineering

CHEG491: Design Project II

ENGR498 Professional Examination

TBA: Technical Elective

 

 

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