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Degree Pathways for the Master of Science in Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Co-op

Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - Co-op

Required Core Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
Semesters Offered
F,S,Su*
CHEN.5200Advanced Thermodynamics3S
CHEN.5260Advanced Kinetics and Reactor Design3S
CHEN.5280Advanced Transport Phenomena3F
CHEN.5390Mathematical Methods for Engineers3F
Sub Total # Core Credits Required12
Elective Course Choices (Choose 6)
XXXX.XXXX
Six Elective Courses (see list)18
Sub Total # Elective Credits Required18
Professional Co-op Courses
ENGN.6020Graduate Professional Development for Engineers1F, S
ENGN.6030Graduate Cooperative Experience1F, S, Su
ENGN.6040Workforce Development (optional)1F, S
Sub Total # Co-op Credits Required2
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree12
Total number of credit hours required for the degree32

Prerequisites, Concentrations or Other Requirements:

*Availability - F is Fall, S is Spring and Su is Summer. Course availability subject to change.
All electives are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
Graduate Coordinator's approval is required for elective courses taken outside the department.

ConcentrationsConcentrations in Chemical Engineering:

Processing 
CHEN.5060 Colloidal, Interfacial & Nanomaterials Science & Engineering -F 
CHEN.5220 Chemical Process Design - F
CHEN.5300 Advanced Control Strategies - S
CHEN.5330 Macromolecular Colloidal Science and Engineering - S
CHEN.5340 Industrial Bioprocessing - F
CHEN.5350 Cell and Microbe Cultivation -F
CHEN.5450 Isolation and Purification - S
CHEN.5480 Engineering Process Analytics - S
MECH.5xxxx (any Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering graduate level processing course approved by the student’s advisor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies) - F,S

Materials 
CHEN.5060 Colloidal, Interfacial & Nanomaterials Science & Engineering  - F
CHEN.5080 Material Science and Engineering (not for UML B.S. degree graduates)  - S
CHEN.5230 Nanodevices and Electronic Materials Processing - F
CHEN.5240 Self Assembly and Nanotechnology - S
CHEN.5290 Recent Advances in Nanotechnology and Green Chemistry  - S
CHEN.5330 Macromolecular Colloidal Science and Engineering  - S
CHEN.5370 Nanomaterials Characterization I - F
CHEN.5410 Nanomaterials Characterization II - S
CHEN.5460 Biomaterials Science and Engineering - S
MECH.5xxxx (any Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering graduate level materials course approved by the student’s advisor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies) - F,S
PLAS.5xxxx (any Department of Plastics Engineering graduate level materials course approved by the student’s advisor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies) - F,S

Bioengineering 
CHEN.5340 Industrial Bioprocessing - F
CHEN.5350 Cell and Microbe Cultivation - F
CHEN.5450 Isolation and Purification - S
CHEN.5460 Biomaterials Science and Engineering - S
CHEN.5480 Engineering Process Analytics - S
CHEN.5550 Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance - S
BIOL.5xxxx (any Department of Biological Sciences graduate level course approved by the student’s advisor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies) - F,S

Plan of Study - Fall Start + 6-month Co-op

Fall Start with 6-month Co-opFallSpringSummerFallSpring
9 credits9 credits + 1-credit Grad. Devel. for Engineer Course1-credit Co-op Experience12 credits
RequiredENGN .6030

none

Electiveschoose 1 course from area of concentrationchoose 1 course from area of concentrationchoose 4 courses from area of concentration

Plan of Study - Spring Start + 6-month Co-op

Spring Start with 6-month Co-opSpringFallSpringSummerFall
9 credits9 credits + 1-credit Grad. Devel. for Engineer Course1-credit Co-op Experience12 credits
RequiredENGN .6030

None

Electiveschoose 1 course from area of concentrationchoose 1 course from area of concentrationchoose 4 courses from area of concentration