2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

368 The University of AlabamaAdmission RequirementsSpecifi c admission requirements for the programs in chemical engineering coincidewith those of the Grad u ate School and the College of Engineering as detailed elsewherein this catalog. Admission is also contingent upon approval by the graduate faculty of theDepartment of Chemical Engineering. Special opportunities are available for studentswith undergraduate degrees in fi elds other than chemical engineering.Degree RequirementsAll graduate students in chemical engineering are required to take and pass the followingcore graduate courses: CHE 551 Advanced Thermodynamics I, CHE 552 TransportPhe nom e na, CHE 553 Computation in Chemical Engineering, and CHE 554 ChemicalReaction Engineering. In addition, each chemical engineering graduate student musttake a qualifying examination covering chemical engineering subjects. The qualifyingexam is offered yearly and must be taken by students at the earliest possible offeringafter they have completed the core courses.Doctor of philosophy de part men tal degree requirements. Study in the doctoralprogram in chemical engineering is contingent upon satisfactory performance on thequalifying examination described above. The department requires that students take andpass CHE 695 Seminar during the fi rst part of the doctoral program of study and CHE696 Seminar in the latter part of the program. These 2 hours of seminar are in additionto the course hours needed for graduation.A prospectus examination is required of all candidates for the doctor of philosophydegree. This examination is given after two full years of graduate study have beencompleted and the supervisory committee deems the student to have adequate prep a -ra tion. The ex am i na tion consists of a written proposal describing the student’s researchactivities and an oral presentation and defense of the proposal before the student’ssupervisory committee. The examination must be completed at least one year prior tothe fi nal dissertation defense.Master of science in chemical engineering departmental degree requirements.Following Plan I for the M.S.Ch.E. is standard practice; however, under ex cep tion alcircumstances a student may follow Plan II (nonthesis) with the prior approval of thedepartment graduate faculty. Continuation in the master’s program is contingent uponsat is fac to ry performance on the qualifying examination described above. The de part mentrequires that each master’s student take and pass CHE 595 Seminar during the fi rstpart of his or her program and CHE 596 in the latter part of the program. The 2 hours ofseminar are in addition to the course hours needed for graduation. Master’s students inchemical engineering are required to complete 6 hours in a minor area, in addition to the6 hours of mathematics required of graduate students by the College of Engineering.Course DescriptionsAdvanced Undergraduate/Entry Graduate-Level CoursesCHE 512 Polymer Materials Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: CH 102.Introduction to the manufacture, processing, and applications of organic polymericmaterials. This course covers the chemistry of polymer manufacture, the molecularstructures of polymers, and the structure-property relationships for thermoplastic andthermosetting polymers.CHE 524 Air Pollution. (3-0) Three hours. Same as CE 525.Prerequisite: CE 420 or CHE 304.Introduction to the sources, characteristics, and effects of air pollution and to air pollutioncontrol technology and design.CHE 525 Polymer Processing and Rheology. (3-0) Three hours.Basic and advanced concepts in rheology and polymer processing. Polymer propertiesand morphology, rheology of non-Newtonian fl uids, polymer processing, and polymerprocessing design.