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The chemical engineering program at Ohio University prepares undergraduate students for the opportunities and challenges that they will meet upon graduation. Our curriculum includes traditional chemical engineering courses such as mass and energy balances, fluid flow, heat transfer, and separation processes. Our students also have the opportunity to take special topics courses in materials engineering, environmental engineering, biochemical and biomedical engineering, corrosion, and polymer synthesis. Students may use these special topics courses to tailor their own individual area(s) of specialthy emphasis.
The educational objectives of our chemical engineering program, listed below, describe the skills and abilities that we expect our students to gain as they progress towards graduation.
Objective 1: Graduates will have a strong foundation in chemical engineering theory and practice.
Outcomes for Objectives 1: Students will demonstrate the ability to:
a. apply knowledge to chemical engineering problems from subjects including mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other engineering disciplines;
b. apply knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals including material balanes, energy balances, thermodynamics; momentum transfer, heat transfer, mass transfer, and chemical reaction engineering;
c. apply knowledge of chemical engineering unit operations such as heat exchangers, continuous contacting equipment, staged separation processes, chemical reactors, and mass transfer equipment;
d. complete experimental studies including designing and conducting experiments, formulating mathematical models, and analyzing and interpreting results using statistical tools;
e. solve engineering problems including identifying the problem to be solved, determining what data is and isn't needed, identifying probable causes and potential solutions, identifying applicable theory and constructing modeling equations, articulating underlying assumptions in the theory, identifying the type of math problem and appropriate solution techniques, solving several steps in sequence, and critically evaluating the solution for reasonableness;
f. and design chemical processes, using current engineering tools and considering controllability, product quality, economic, safety, and environmental concerns.
Objective 2: Graduates will have communication and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in a professional environment.
Outcomes for Objective 2. Students will demonstrate the ability to:
a. participate effectively in a team through leadership, individual contributions, and multidisciplinary interactions;
b. and communicatae in ordal, written, and graphical form.
Objective 3: Graduates will be scholars and professionals and dedicated to the betterment of themselves and society.
a. articulate the responsibilities of engineering practice including professional responsibilities and ethical responsibilities.
b. articulate the interaction between engineering solutions, contemporary issues, and cultural perspectives;
c. and engage in life-long learning by learning independently and articulating the importance of independent learning for future professional development.
In additional to our required core courses, a total of 21 credit hours of technical electives (including six in advanced chemistry) are required. These elective courses permit students to pursue interests in various areas of science and engineering.
Students who so desire may choose to concentrate their technical electives in one of four emphasis areas. In order to be recognized as having an emphasis area, students should complete at least 15 of the required 21 credit hours of technical electives within a particular area. In some cases, the emphasis area include chemistry courses that also meet the advanced chemistry course-technical elective requirement. These 15 hours must include one or two specific courses associated with each emphasis area. The emphasis areas, along with the courses which must be included, are materials engineering (including CHE 431), biochemical engineering (including CHE 481 and CHEM 489), and energy and the environmental (including CE 353). The Department of Chemical Engineering office maintains lists of approved technical elective courses, advanced chemistry courses, and courses which constitute each emphasis area.
Freshman
Fall
CHEM 151 Fund. of Chemistry I 5
MATH 263A Calculus 4
CHE 100 Intro Chemical Engineering 2
ENG 151, 152, English Composition (1) 5
or 153
Winter
CHEM 152 Fund. of Chemistry II 5
MATH 263B Calculus 4
Free Elective(1) 4
Tier II Requirement(1),(2) 4
Spring
CHEM 153 Fund. of Chemistry III 5
MATH 263C Calculus 4
CHE 101 ChE Problem Solving 3
Tier II Requirement (1) ,(2) 4
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry 3
MATH 263D Calculus 4
PHYS 251 General Physics 5
CHE 200 Material Balances 4
Winter
CHEM 306 Organic Chemistry 3
MATH 340 Differential Equations 4
PHYS 252 General Physics 5
CHE 201 Energy Balances 4
Spring
CHE 331 Principles of Engr. Mat. 4
CE 220 Statics 4
PHYS 253 General Physics 5
Technicl Elective (3) 3
Junior
Fall
CHE 305 ChE Thermodynamics 4
CHE 345 ChE Fluid Mechanics 5
CHE 400 ChE Applied Calculations 3
Technical Elective (3) 3
Winter
CHE 306 ChE Phase Equilibria 4
CHE 346 ChE Heat Transfer 5
Technical Elective (3) 3
ENG 305J Junior comp. or other jr-level
comp.
Spring
CHE 307 Chemical Reaction Engr(1) 3
CHE 347 Mass Transfer
and Separations 5
CHE 408 Experimental Design 3
Technical Elective(3) 6
Senior
Fall
CHE 308 Chemical Reaction Engr II 4
CHE 415 Unit Operations Lab I 3
CHE 448 Safety in Process Industry 3
CHE 453 Physical Chemistry 3
EE 313 Basic Elec. Engr. I 3
Winter
CHE 416 Unit Operations Lab II 3
CHE 442 Process Control 4
CHE 443 ChE Design I 4
CHE 454 Physical Chemistry 3
Technical Electives (3) 3
Spring
CHE 417 Process Contral Lab 2
CHE 444 ChE Design II 4
CHE 499 ChE Senior Assessment 1
Tier III requirement 4
Technical Electives (3) 3
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