Thread: Carnegie Mellon University - Chemical Engineering Coursework

MChE degree candidates must satisfy the following requirements: The MChE degree requires the completion of at least eight courses and 96 units with a cumulative QPA of 3.0 or better in the following categories:

(a) At least four core graduate-level courses (48 units minimum) in chemical engineering from among the list below:

06-702 Advanced Reaction Kinetics (12 units)
06-703 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (12 units)
06-704 Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer (12 units)
06-705 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (12 units)
06-713 Mathematical Techniques (12 units)
06-720 Advanced Process Systems Engineering (12 units)

(b) At least one advanced level course (9 units minimum) in chemical or other engineering (600-level or higher) or science (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or Statistics; 400-level or higher). This requirement may be substituted by a one-semester research project (06-600) that requires the submission of a report.

Examples: 06-606 Computational Methods for Large Scale Process Design and Analysis, 06-607 Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Surfaces, 06-609 Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules, 06-619 Semiconductor Processing Technology, 06-640 Principles and Applications of Molecular Simulation, 06-717 Fermentation Technology, 06-721 BioProcess Design; 03-620 Techniques in Electron Microscopy; 09-510 Introduction to Environmentally Benign Chemistry; 15-413 Software Engineering; 21-660 Introduction to Numerical Methods; 33-755 Quantum Mechanics I; 36-707 Regression Analysis; 47-834 Linear Programming

(c) Sufficient elective courses to meet the required 96 units. The courses must be 200-level or higher in chemical or other engineering, science, industrial management, economics, or almost any other discipline on campus with the exception of physical education, at the choice of the student.

Examples: 03-331 Biochemistry I; 09-441 Nuclear and Radiochemistry; 18-220 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering; 33-448 Introduction to Solid State Physics; 70-371 Production I; 70-391 Finance; 73-260 Econometrics I; 76-379 Technical Communications for Engineers

Three sample curricula follow:

Example 1: (96 units)

Fall: (51 units)
06-608 Safety Issues in Science and Engineering Practice (3)
06-703 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (12)
06-705 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (12)
06-713 Mathematical Techniques (12)
09-745 Polymer Rheology (12)

Spring: (45 units)
06-607 Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Surfaces (9)
06-702 Advanced Reaction Kinetics (12)
06-704 Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer (12)
39-802 Laboratory in Polymers (12)



Example 2: (96 units)

Fall: (48 units)
06-703 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (12)
06-705 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (12)
06-713 Mathematical Techniques (12)
21-660 Introduction to Numerical Analysis I (12)

Spring: (48 units)
06-720 Advanced Process Systems Engineering (12)
51-491 Design, Manufacturing and Marketing of New Products (12)
45-811 Investment Analysis (6)
70-391 Finance I (9)
76-379 Technical Communications for Engineers (9)



Example 3: (96 units)

Fall: (51 units)
06-608 Safety Issues in Science and Engineering Practice (3)
06-702 Advanced Reaction Kinetics (12)
06-705 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (12)
06-713 Mathematical Techniques (12)
47-834 Linear Programming (First Mini, 6)
47-833 Optimal Control Theory (Second Mini, 6)

Spring: (45 units)
06-720 Advanced Process Systems Engineering (12)
12-742 Engineering Databases for Computer-Aided Engineering (First Mini, 6)
12-743 Expert Systems in Computer-Aided Engineering (Second Mini, 6)
15-211 Fundamental Structures Computer Science (12)
76-379 Technical Communications for Engineers (9)

The above sample curricula are for students entering with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Students entering with a degree in another discipline should check with the Graduate Advisor (Professor Sides) to design an appropriate program and optimize the entry point into graduate chemical engineering.

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