The chemical engineering minor is designed for students outside of chemical engineering who want to incorporate chemical engineering knowledge into their field. The minor offers a focused study on the fundamental principles of designing and managing industrial processes that transform raw materials into useful products, prepares students for careers in a variety of industrial fields, including energy, materials, chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, consumer goods, and environmental protection, and provides a solid foundation for students to pursue advanced degrees in chemical engineering. Students in any program, except chemical engineering, can take the minor but may have difficulty without a strong engineering math background and basic chemistry knowledge.

This program prepares students to:

• Demonstrate broad-based skills and understanding of problem solving, sustainability, and social awareness in chemical engineering to excel as recognized leaders in their profession.

Student Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students will be able to:

• Identify and address chemical engineering problems using basic principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

• Design chemical engineering units and processes using basic concepts, tools and methods of material and energy balances, thermodynamics, momentum, heat and mass transfer, reactions, kinetics, and separations.

• Assess alternative designs for chemical engineering systems incorporating considerations of global, economic, safety, health, environmental, and societal impacts.