Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Mailing Address
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department Washkewicz College of Engineering
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Ave., FH 455
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
Fenn Hall Room 455
1960 East 24th Street
Phone: 216-687-2569
Fax: 216-686-9220
che@csuohio.edu

Contact
Stephanie McLeod, Secretary
Phone: 216-687-2571
s.l.mcleod@csuohio.edu

Sample MS in Chemical Engineering

Program Overview

The graduate program in chemical engineering provides advanced training in core areas and allows the student to take courses on an advanced level in specific areas of interest.

The Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (MSChE) program is designed to meet the needs of both part-time and full-time students. It provides an opportunity for students to hold full-time employment and further their education on a part-time basis. Full-time students can complete the program in one year. The program meets the needs of students planning to continue their studies at the doctoral level, as well as students terminating their formal studies at the MS level.

Research activities of the faculty provide many opportunities for students to select projects applicable to a Master's Thesis (CHE 699) or a Master's Project (CHE 698). Research areas include reaction engineering, process modeling and control, tribology and surface phenomena, biochemical and biomedical engineering, material synthesis and processing, combustion, adsorption and diffusion in zeolites, transport phenomena, fluid mechanics, separation processes, statistical mechanics, glass forming, thermodynamics, and management of technology. The department is particularly strong in applications involving materials and biomedical engineering.

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Admission Requirements

Prerequisites:  baccalaureate degree in engineering or science.

Minimum G.P.A: 2.75

GRE Requirement: Required if GPA < 2.75 and also if the undergraduate degree was awarded by a college or university outside of the United States. If the GRE is required, a minimum score at the 80th percentile on the Quantitative section, and a score of 3.5 or higher in the Analytical Writing Qualitative section, are typically required.

TOEFL Requirement: Required for non English speaking country natives.a TOEFL score of at least 550 on the paper-based exam, 78 on the internet exam (with at least 20 in reading, 21 in listening, 17 in writing, and 20 in speaking), 6.0 on the IELTS exam, 5.0 on the iTEP exam, or 213 on the computer-based exam, is required.  Students who do not satisfy these requirements, but who do satisfy the University's TOEFL requirements, will be tested upon arrival at CSU by the English as a Second Language Program. Depending on test results, students may be required to take a writing (ESL 502) and/or speaking (ESL 503) course.

Letters of Recommendation: Two are required.

Financial Assistance

Graduate teaching and research assistantships are available to qualified students. Students receiving assistantships are required to complete a master's thesis. International students who wish to be considered for teaching assistantships are encouraged to take the Internet-based TOEFL or the Test of Spoken English (TSE). Interested students should check the appropriate box on the Graduate Application form. 

Career Information

The Chemical Engineering program prepares students for careers in design, operation, research, or management. While graduates of this program traditionally find employment in the chemical industry, more chemical engineering graduates are becoming employed in the areas of general manufacturing and computer engineering, including polymer and composite processing and materials engineering. Many companies seek graduate-level chemical engineers to work in the areas of bioengineering, energy management, and environmental engineering.

Degree Completion Requirements

Graduate students who have an undergraduate background in a field other than chemical engineering are required to enroll in the Preparatory Program. This program is intended to prepare students for graduate courses in chemical engineering.

THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF COURSE WORK IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
  • CHE 300 Chemical Engineering Principles (4 credits) (Offered Spring semester only)
  • CHE 302 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (4 credits) (Offered fall semester only)
  • CHE 306 Transport Phenomena (4 credits) (Offered fall semester only)
  • CHE 404 Chemical Reactor Design (4 credits) Prerequisites: CHE 302 and CHE 306, or equivalents (Offered spring semester only)
  • CHE 408 Separation Processes (4 credits) Prerequisites: CHE 302 and CHE 306 (Offered spring semester only)
NOTE(S)

Depending on the student's background, additional courses in engineering, mathematics, chemistry and physics may be required.  Students should contact the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering to set up an appointment with the Graduate Program Coordinator prior to registering for classes.

Prior to satisfactory completion of the entire Preparatory Program, no course may be taken toward the fulfillment of the graduate degree program unless authorized by the academic/research adviser.

1. CORE COURSES (12 CREDITS):
  • CHE 502 - Advanced Thermodynamics
  • CHE 506 - Advanced Transport Phenomena
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  • CHE 504 - Advanced Reactor Design
  • CHE 508 - Advanced Separation Processes
2. A MINIMUM OF NINE CREDITS OF GRADUATE ELECTIVE COURSES, SUBJECT TO ADVISOR APPROVAL

A minimum of nine credits of graduate elective courses, subject to advisor approval. One of these courses may be in a technical discipline outside of chemical (CHE XXX) or biomedical (BME XXX) engineering.  No courses required in the undergraduate chemical engineering program may be applied toward the graduate degree (consult the Accelerated BChE/MSCHE Program for alternative plans of study).

3. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A DEPARTMENT SEMINAR ON THEIR RESEARCH.

All students are required to present a department seminar on their research. This should occur, preferably, one semester prior to the thesis defense. For students in the project option, their "Masters Project Presentation" will fulfill this requirement. Presentations can be department seminars, or presentations at regional, national, or international symposia.

4. STUDENTS MUST SELECT EITHER A THESIS OPTION OR A PROJECT OPTION.

Students must select either a thesis option or a project option. The requirements for each option, in addition to those described above, are as follows:

  1. Thesis option (9 credits)
    The student plans and completes a research project, which may lead to publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, under the direction of a faculty advisor. This option is designed for the student who wants extensive research experience and a focus within a particular field. The student must complete a minimum of nine credits of CHE 699 Master'S Thesis.  Three credits of ESC 720 Research Communications may be taken in lieu of 3 credits of CHE 699 .  Three credits of CHE 698 Master's Project may also be taken in lieu of 3 credits of CHE 699 . 

  2. Project option (9 credits)
    The student completes a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. The student must complete a three-credit project and six (6) additional credits of chemical (CHE XXX) and/or biomedical (BME XXX) engineering graduate electives. This option is designed to provide the student with a broader education in chemical and biomedical engineering, as well as to expose the student to modern research techniques in the discipline.

Exit Requirements

Students must achieve at least a 3.0 grade-point average to graduate. Thesis students must submit a thesis to their graduate committee that follows the Thesis and Dissertation Format Guidelines, available on the College of Graduate Studies web page: http://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/students/thesis/

In order to graduate, students' theses must be accepted by the graduate committee, and students must pass an oral defense of the thesis. Non-thesis students must prepare and present a formal report of their research project and present their results in a public seminar.

 

 

Mailing Address
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department Washkewicz College of Engineering
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Ave., FH 455
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
Fenn Hall Room 455
1960 East 24th Street
Phone: 216-687-2569
Fax: 216-686-9220
che@csuohio.edu

Contact
Stephanie McLeod, Secretary
Phone: 216-687-2571
s.l.mcleod@csuohio.edu