GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog | Academic Year 2013 – 20142. Find employment in technologically relevant areas with rapid advancement through their chosen careerpath;3. Have the results of their Master of Science thesis work published in peer-reviewed journals;4. Have the training and skills that will allow them to be accepted into well-recognized PhD programs.Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) in Chemical EngineeringEducational Objectives1. Provide graduates with an outstanding education, advanced skills and knowledge in technical andbusiness-related areas required to further their career aspirations;2. Provide PI partners in the oil and gas industry with a pool of engineers who have the knowledge, skills,and educational background required to synthesize technical issues as well as economic/businessmanagement issues in the solution of chemical engineering problems;3. Provide graduates who can move into, and perform admirably in, management positions;4. Provide PI partners in the oil and gas industry and the UAE with a pool of highly qualified technicalpersonnel;5. Enhance the technological profile of PI partners in the oil and gas industry, the UAE, and the regionaloil and gas industry.OutcomesUpon completion of the Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, the graduates will:1. Be able to successfully apply advanced concepts of basic sciences and chemical engineering science to theformulation and solution of complex chemical engineering problems;2. Perform admirably in management positions in UAE and other major international oil and gas, andenergy companies.Requirements of the Degree ProgramsMaster of Science in Chemical EngineeringMinimum of 21 credit hours coursework including:o 12 credit hours core (or compulsory) courseso 9 credit hours elective courses2 credit hours of Graduate Seminar, one in each semester1 credit hour of COMM 501 Technical and Scientific Writing.Successful completion and defense of thesis (9 credit hours)Further details of the coursework requirements are outlined in the following table.Master of Science in Chemical EngineeringCore CoursesCredit HoursCHEG 511 Advanced Reaction Engineering 3CHEG 520 Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering 3CHEG 522 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3CHEG 571 Transport Phenomena 3CHEG 595 Graduate Seminar I 1CHEG 596 Graduate Seminar II 1COMM 501 Technical and Scientific Writing 1Elective Courses (list provided) 9CHEG 599 Master of Science Thesis 9Technical elective courses should be selected from the corresponding list. One elective course can be selectedfrom other relevant graduate programs. Selection of elective courses should be made in consultation with theresearch supervisor and requires written approval from the Department Chair or designee.Page 41