Northwestern University The Graduate School 5 courses
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide. The Chemical and Biological Engineering program offers a Coursework Master's and a Thesis Master's. The different requirements are described below. Although students do not need to be enrolled in the chemical engineering bachelor's program to be admitted, MS programs will expect a level of substantive competency equivalent to the completion of the following courses:
| Two electives must be taken within the department. | credits |
| Additional Electives | credits |
| Additional electives may be from within or outside the department from approved math, science, Chemical Engineering, or other engineering courses. | credits |
| Electives | credits |
Coursework Master's: Department Core Courses
These four courses form the core chemical engineering topics:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM_ENG 401-0 | Mathematical Methods for Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| CHEM_ENG 420-0 | Transport Phenomena | 1 |
| CHEM_ENG 404-0 | Advanced Thermodynamics | 1 |
| CHEM_ENG 408-0 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design | 1 |
| Total Coursework Master's: Department Core Courses | 4 credits | |
Thesis Master's: Department Core Courses
These four courses form the core chemical engineering topics:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM_ENG 401-0 | Mathematical Methods for Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| CHEM_ENG 420-0 | Transport Phenomena | 1 |
| CHEM_ENG 404-0 | Advanced Thermodynamics | 1 |
| CHEM_ENG 408-0 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design | 1 |
| Total Thesis Master's: Department Core Courses | 4 credits | |
Thesis Master's: Research
3 unit thesis (three units of independent study projects)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM_ENG 499-0 | Projects | 1-3 |
| Total Thesis Master's: Research | 3 credits | |
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