Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE)
The program has two major tracks, each consisting of 4 Core courses and 8 or more Electives.
The two tracks together cover a broad range of modern advanced chemical and biological engineering and should equip a student for a successful and productive career in these fields.
The two tracks are:
- Advanced Chemical Engineering, including specializations in process systems engineering, energy engineering, product engineering and advanced process technology
- Advanced Biological Engineering, including specializations in bioenergy, biotherapeutics and the environment.
A student seeking a degree in chemical and biological engineering must specify one track as a major, take the 4 Core courses and a minimum of 3 Elective courses in that track for the M.S. degree, and an additional 2 courses for the Ph.D. degree. All courses (including Core modules) on a track are available as Electives for students taking the other track. Each course carries 3 credit hours.
The M.S. degree requirement is 30 credit hours, and the Ph.D. requires a minimum of an additional 6 credit hours of course work and 24 hours of dissertation research. Typically, the duration of the M.S. program is 1.5 years, and the Ph.D. is 3 years beyond that. More detailed information on degree requirements, including qualifying, candidacy, dissertation and final defense, are described in Section 4.
The courses in each track are as follows:
Advanced Chemical Engineering Core Courses
- CBE 201, CBE 202, CBE 203, CBE 204
- CBE 211, CBE 212, CBE 213, CBE 214, CBE 215
- CBE 216, CBE 217, CBE 218, CBE 236, CBE 237
- CBE 311, CBE 312, CBE 313, CBE 314, CBE 315, CBE 334
- CBE 221, CBE 222, CBE 223, CBE 224
- CBE 231, CBE 232, CBE 233, CBE 234
- CBE 235, CBE 236, CBE 237, CBE 238
- CBE 331, CBE 332, CBE 333, CBE334
Course Descriptions