Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

University of Dayton - Shorelight

The University of Dayton School of Engineering chemical engineering program is one of only a few universities in the nation involved in the modeling, control and automation of composite processing.

You'll develop scholarship, research and lab skills and excel in professional or continued graduate work. Our extensive course selection includes chemical, bio-sensors, chemical reactor analysis, and combustion as well as advanced work in nanomaterials and fuel cells. We also offer you special opportunities, including courses with the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute, evening courses and federally funded research.

A minimum of 30 semester hours.

15 credit hours - chemical engineering courses selected from an area of concentration: fuels and combustion, environmental engineering, materials engineering, process model and control, or bioengineering.
9 semester hours - engineering or basic science electives from current course offerings that are approved by the department chair.
6 semester hours - thesis project. A final examination is required at the completion of the thesis. Upon the request of the student and with the approval of the faculty advisor and chair of the department, six hours of additional coursework plus three hours of special problem work may be substituted for the thesis.

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