2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3
Technical Elective* ................................................................. 3
17
SPRING
CHE 3103 Heat Transfer Processes .......................................................... 3
CHE 3104 Mass Transfer Processes ......................................................... 3
CHE 3110 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics ................................ 3
CHE 3115 Chemical Engineering Processes Lab 1 .................................. 2
CHE 4151 Chemical Engineering Reactor Design ................................... 3
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ............................... 3
17
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
CHE 4115 Chemical Engineering Processes Lab 2 .................................. 2
CHE 4122 Chemical Process Control ...................................................... 4
CHE 4131 Separation Processes ............................................................... 3
CHE 4181 Chemical Engineering Plant Design 1 (Q) .............................. 2
Humanities Elective ................................................................ 3
Restricted Elective (Advanced Chemistry) ............................. 3
17
SPRING
CHE 4182 Chemical Engineering Plant Design 2 (Q) .............................. 4
Free Elective* ......................................................................... 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective .................................... 3
Restricted Elective (CHE) ...................................................... 3
Technical Elective* ................................................................. 3
16
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 135
*BUS 3xxx may be taken in place of three credit hours of Technical Elective.
CWE 1001 may be taken as the Free Elective; CWE 2001 may be taken in
place of three credit hours of Technical Elective.
Electives
The Restricted Elective (Advanced Chemistry) should be satisfied
by completion of one of the following courses:
BIO 2010 Microbiology
BIO 4010 Biochemistry 1
CHM 3002 Physical Chemistry 2
CHM 3301 Analytical Chemistry 1
CHM 4222 Environmental Chemistry
CHM 4550 Polymer Chemistry
A list of other recommended electives is available in the chemical
engineering department office.
Areas of Emphasis
A wide variety of career paths are open to chemical engineering
graduates. Many students, however, are interested in a specific area
of chemical engineering and choose electives related to that area.
The department office maintains lists of electives appropriate for
students interested in alternative energy engineering, biochemical
engineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering,
materials science and engineering, nuclear technology, petroleum
engineering and systems engineering. Students may also select as
electives courses required for graduate study in business, law or
medicine.
Minors
It is the policy of the College of Engineering not to offer minors
in areas of engineering. Students may elect, however, to pursue
minors in other areas such as computational mathematics, biology,
chemistry, or environmental science.
Five-Year Master’s Degree Program
More than one-third of all chemical engineering graduates choose
to continue their education beyond the bachelor’s degree. A
program has been developed within the department that allows
students to complete a master’s degree in one calendar year
following completion of requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
The program includes the opportunity to work with a departmental
faculty member on an undergraduate research project that may be
expanded into a master’s thesis topic. To qualify, students must
have earned a GPA of 3.0 or above following his or her junior year.
Additional information concerning the program may be obtained by
contacting the department head.
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Chemical Engineering, M.S. ___________________
Major Code: 8033 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: none
The objective of the master of science program is to study the basic
principles of chemical engineering in greater depth, including
transport phenomena, thermodynamics, reactor design and process
control. Electives in other areas to broaden the students’ exposure
are also required. The program’s emphasis is research and the
writing of a thesis on a current problem. The results of the thesis
must be publishable in a technical journal. Students are advised to
see members of the faculty to determine compatibility of interests
before selecting a research area. Program policies are available in
the program office.
Admission Requirements
The applicant must have a Bachelor of Science in Chemical
Engineering or its equivalent. Applicants with degrees in other
fields of engineering, or in science or mathematics, are ordinarily
required to take preparatory undergraduate courses before starting
the master of science program. These courses are established
by the faculty adviser and the department head when the student
obtains admission to the program.
General admission requirements and the application process are
detailed in the Academic Overview section.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Chemical Engineering requires satisfactory
completion of 30 credit hours, including six credit hours of
thesis, as shown below. Required courses include the zero-credit
Chemical Engineering Seminar (CHE 5100) that all graduate
students are required to register for and attend every semester. The
12 elective credits may be satisfied by taking chemical engineering
graduate courses, or other courses approved by the graduate
adviser. The degree also requires completion of an independent
research project, the writing of a thesis and its successful defense.
Curriculum
Prior to the completion of nine credit hours of graduate study
each student establishes an appropriate program of study with the
guidance of a graduate committee, subject to final approval by the
department head.
CHE 5100 Chemical Engineering Seminar .............................................. 0
CHE 5101 Transport Phenomena 1 .......................................................... 3
CHE 5110 Equilibrium Thermodynamics ................................................. 3
CHE 5120 Process Control ....................................................................... 3
CHE 5150 Chemical Reactor Design ....................................................... 3
CHE 5999 M.S. Thesis in Chemical Engineering .................................... 6
Electives ................................................................................ 12
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