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Master of Science

To earn the M.S. degree in chemical engineering, you must complete 30 credit hours of graduate-level work and a thesis based on a successfully completed research project.

The 30 credit hours include three required core courses totaling 9 credit hours:

ChE 803, Advanced Transport Phenomena II
ChE 804, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ChE 805, Chemical Engineering Kinetics

You must also take 15 credit hours of technical elective courses, at least nine of which must be in chemical engineering, and at least six credit hours of research.

The normal time required to earn an M.S. degree in chemical engineering is three semesters and a summer.

These courses are available to graduate students. Courses that are offered for undergraduate credit are given 600-series numbers, while graduate courses carry 800- and 900- series numbers.

Course Number	Course Name
ChE 601	Transport Phenomena
ChE 612	Polymer Engineering
ChE 628	Biochemical Engineering
ChE 650	Chemical Reaction Engineering
ChE 654	Computer Process Control
ChE 802	Process Dynamics and Control
ChE 803	Advanced Transport Phenomena
ChE 804	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ChE 805	Chemical Engineering Kinetics
ChE 814	Applied Numerical Methods in Process Simulation
ChE 818	Polymer Processing
ChE 819	Viscoelastic Properties of Polymers and Polymeric Composites
ChE 820	(TC 820) Composite Polymeric Materials
ChE 823	Separation Processes
ChE 829	Membrane Separation Processes
ChE 834	Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ChE 845	Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering
ChE 945	Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering

Industrial Residency Program

This program is an excellent way to gain industrial experience while pursuing a graduate degree, whether your ultimate intent is to continue to the Ph.D. or to enter industry full time after earning an M.S. The program is a special arrangement involving Clemson University, graduate students, and a sponsoring company that offers an attractive stipend, as well as an opportunity to gain industrial experience. The program consists of two semesters of full-time study including 24 hours of course work and approximately 10 months of full-time research at the sponsoring company's site. Typically, the research is initiated in the summer prior to the academic year. This program is restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

As an industrial residency student, you would be paid at the prevailing salary level for B.S. chemical engineers for the 10 months on site, but this salary is distributed over the 19-month program.

Currently, this arrangement results in a monthly stipend about 25 percent higher than normal graduate assistantships to cover cost of relocation between Clemson and the industrial site. The sponsoring company also pays your tuition and fees.

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Last Updated: May 27, 2008 -- Site Maintained by: Donna Kilbourne
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0909
Phone: (864) 656-3055 -- FAX: (864) 656-0784

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