Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
PhD
Total Units Required: 10
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Department Courses (6 units) | |
| Core chemical engineering topics (4 units): | |
| Fluid Mechanics | |
| Heat and Mass Transfer | |
| Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design | |
| Advanced Thermodynamics | |
| Professional Development (0 units): | |
| Professional Development in Chemical and Biological Engineering 1 and Professional Development in Chemical and Biological Engineering 2 | |
| Departmental electives (2 units) | |
| Additional Electives (4 units) | |
Must be chosen from outside the department (2 units) | |
May be chosen from within or outside the department (2 units) | |
Other PhD Degree Requirements:
- Departmental Seminar: 4 quarters of attendance of the research seminar
- Short course: Responsible Conduct of Research
- Teaching: 4 quarters as a teaching assistant or a participant as a Teaching Apprentice
- Examinations: oral defense of dissertation research proposal during first nine quarters of residency
- Research/Projects: toward dissertation
- PhD Dissertation: based on independent, original research
- Final Evaluations: oral defense of dissertation