M.S. in Chemical Engineering - Thesis Option (Plan A)
General Requirements
- 30 credits total (including thesis credits)
- 10 credits (minimum) of ECHM 590 Master's Thesis
- 21 or more credits required for degree must be at 5xx level
- 3xx level courses are not allowed
- 4xx level courses may be used
- Courses with grades below C- cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements
- Three credits (min.) registration required during term of:
- Comprehensive Examination and Thesis defense
- Graduation (1 credit with in absentee graduation request on file)
Course Requirements
| The following courses are required of each MS student | ||
| ECHM 594 | Seminar (can be taken twice) | 1 |
| ECHM 503 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ECHM 533 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| Plus, a course in each of the following areas: | ||
| Reaction Engineering | ||
| ECHM 510 | Reaction Engineering/Modeling | 3 |
| or EBIO 566 | Fundamentals of Biofilm Engr | |
| Advanced Mathematics | ||
| EGEN 505 | Advanced Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| or EGEN 506 | Numerical Sol to Engr Problems | |
Each student's graduate advisor and committee are to work with the student to prepare a Program of Study listing the courses the student is required to take.
Examinations
For Thesis Option (Plan A) students, the thesis defense and comprehensive examination are combined.