Required Chemical Engineering (CH E) Courses
The required CH E courses form the core of the technical curriculum. These courses are briefly described below.
Effective Spring 2006, all of the required courses in chemical engineering have been renumbered. This Handbook uses the new course numbers.
CH E 210 Introduction to Material Balances (3) The objective of this course is to present an introduction to chemical engineering calculations, establish mathematical methodologies for the computation of material balances and to present an overview of industrial chemical processes. It is the introductory course in the chemical engineering curriculum and is normally taken in the sophomore year. It is prerequisite for several junior-level courses in the curriculum, including CH E 330, 320, 410 and 430.
CH E 220 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) This course is the introductory course in chemical engineering thermodynamics. It covers the phase behavior and properties of pure fluids with applications to the analysis and preliminary design of power plants and refrigeration system. It lays the background for CH E 320.
CH E 300 Professional Development Seminar (1) This course presents a series of lectures and discussion by visiting engineers and faculty on chemical engineering, job selection, patents, licensing, ethics, and other professional problems.
CH E 320 Phase and Chemical Equilibria (3) The course covers the fundamentals of phase and chemical equilibrium with emphasis on vapor/liquid systems and their applications to separation processes. It is the second course in chemical engineering thermodynamics and leads to the study of separations and reacting systems.
CH E 330 Process Fluid Mechanics (3) This course introduces the principles of fluid mechanics and its application to the design and analysis of fluid flow devices such as pumps and pipes.
CH E 340 Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering (3) The course provides an introduction to concepts and principles of biomolecular engineering, with emphasis on biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
CH E 350 Process Heat Transfer (3) The course covers the theory of heat transfer mechanisms in solids and fluids and with applications to the analysis and design of heat transfer equipment.
CH E 360 Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering (3) This course covers the applied mathematical techniques necessary for the simulation of physical and chemical processes such as mass transfer and reacting systems, and the analysis of process dynamics. The tools discussed in this course are used in CH E 410 and CH E 430.
CH E 410 Mass Transfer Operations (3) The objective of this course is to present the principles of mass transfer and their application to separation and purification processes. The course integrates fluid dynamics (CH E 330) and thermodynamics (CH E 320) in developing rate expressions for mass transfer in multiphase, multicomponent systems.
CH E 430 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3) This course teaches the principles of reaction engineering and reactor design. It is one of the core subjects in the chemical engineering curriculum and it is normally scheduled in the senior year. Students learn how to apply stoichiometry in combination with a rate law to design a chemical reactor that produces the desired conversion of reactants.
CH E 470 Design of Chemical Plants (3) This course teaches the design and economic evaluation of chemical plants. It is the capstone design course in the curriculum and builds on nearly every previous course in the curriculum. Teamwork and communication skills (oral/written) are important elements of the course.
CH E 480W Chemical Engineering Laboratory (3) This lab-based course provides hands-on experience with bench-top and pilot scale equipment on a variety of experiments that cover fluid flow, heat transfer, reactions and separations. It builds on material covered in CH E 320, 330, 410 and 430.
Updated 03/12/07