Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Specialize in energetics, petroleum engineering or sustainability at a top ranked chemical engineering program.

Chemical engineers transform substances into other materials and solve problems in a broad range of industries. They help make products and processes faster, safer and more reliable while doing so in an energy-efficient and sustainable manner. In the chemical engineering undergraduate program, you will:

• Learn the fundamentals of the physical sciences, math and chemical engineering and how to apply them to benefit society.
• Participate in a hands-on lab sequence that relates course content to real-world applications.
• Design, conduct and analyze your own experiments.

Customized Chemical Engineering Degree

If desired, you can even choose from three optional concentrations to further specialize your chemical engineering degree depending on your interest. Your transcript will be marked with the concentration upon completion of the curriculum.

Sustainability
Prepare for a career in sustainability and sustainable energy technologies to help address climate change, rising energy costs and water-energy-food-security.

Energetics
Study concepts widely used in defense applications, space exploration, counter-terrorism, fire suppression and public safety technologies, automotive airbags and fireworks.

Petroleum Engineering
Gain expertise on the upstream development, drilling and production of oil and natural gas resources. 

Department of Chemistry - Engineering Dual Degree Curriculum

Each of the dual-degree programs are designed to be completed in 5 years. This timeline assumes that students are placed into Pre-Calculus (MATH 115) or beyond for their first semester. Below is an example 5-year plan to give you an idea of what your schedule might be like.

Example Course Plan for B.A. in Chemistry + B.S. in Chemical Engineering

What can you do with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering?

Those with a chemical engineering degree often go on to careers in today's fastest-growing industries, including:

• Agriculture
• Chemicals
• Energy
• Pharmaceuticals
• Research

Chemical Engineer Jobs
Popular job titles for our chemical engineering degree holders include:

• Environmental engineer
• Plant process engineer
• Process design engineer
• Product development engineer
• Project engineer/manager
• Quality control engineer

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