UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM · MINOR/CLUSTER

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Students with a GPA of at least 2.0 may choose to earn a minor in either Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering. The objective of the minor program is to provide students with core technical proficiency in chemical or environmental engineering analysis. These programs involve a coherent sequence of classes consisting of 16 credits. For more information on how to earn a minor download one of the following brochures:

Minor in Chemical Engineering

Required Background:
CHM 131 - Chemical Concepts I
MTH 161 - Calculus I

Choose 16 Credits:
CHE 113 - Chemical Process Analysis
CHE 213 - Engineering of Soft Matter
CHE 225 - Thermodynamics
CHE 231 - Chemical Reactor Design
CHE 243 - Fluid Dynamics
CHE 244 - Heat and Mass Transfer
CHE 250 - Separation Processes
CHE 258 - Electro Chemical & Engg & Fuel Cell (2cr)
CHE 282 - Processing of Microelectronic Devices (2cr)
CHE 286 - Polymer Science & Technology
CHE 287 - Polymer Rheology & Processing

(Note: BME students with a Cell & Tissue Concentration will be required to take two courses in addition to CHE225, CHE243, and CHE244)

Minor in Environmental Engineering

Required Background (Atleast one course of the following):
CHE 113 - Chemical Process Analysis
CHE 225 - Thermodynamics
CHE 231 - Chemical Reactor Design
CHE 243 - Fluid Dynamics
CHE 244 - Heat and Mass Transfer

Choose 8 Credits:
CHE 150 - Green Engineering for a Sustainable Environment
CHE 277 - Energy Resources and Utilization
CHE 278 - Energy Alternatives Laboratory
CHE 281K - Solving UR's Enviro-Footprint

Choose 8 Credits:
BIO 102 - Biology and the Environment
EES 201 - Evolution of the Earth
EES 205 - Geophysics
EES 214 - Environmental Geology
EES 215 - Environmental Geophysics
EES 217 - Physical Chemical Hydrology
EES 218 - The Chemistry of Global Change
EES 219 - Energy and Mineral Resources

**Minor Policy for Class 2010 and forward**

 

Cluster in Chemical Engineering

Choose 3 Courses:
CHE 113 - Chemical Process Analysis
CHE 150 - Green Engineering for a Sustainable Environment
CHE 277 - Energy Resources and Utilization
CHE 278 - Energy Alternatives Laboratory
CHE 281K - Solving UR's Enviro-Footprint