UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Chemical Engineering. The BSc degree requires at least 140 semester hours of course credit, which consists of

• General courses required by the Ministry of Education (28 credit hours)

• Foundation and Core courses required by the Department (79 credit hours)

• Elective courses (no less than 33 credit hours)

The overall goal of our educational programs is to challenge our students to maximize their potential, motivation and competence in their careers throughout their lives.

In particular, we aim to inspire our students to

• Obtain the necessary and fundamental knowledge as well as technical capability in the practice of chemical engineering;

• Develop effective communication skills, both oral and written, and exercise their competence, creativity, and imagination in researches and resolving problems arising from applications to real-world engineering problems;

• Develop the necessary attributes for constructive participation in and leadership of interdisciplinary teams and for knowledge integration;

• Understand and appreciate the ethical responsibilities entailed in the professions and engineering practice, and envisage the global development and views.

Undergraduates could be conferred with Specialty Certificate upon their successful completion and fulfillments of requirements by each specialty program. Currently four specialty programs are offered:

Biotechnology and biochemical engineering,

Semiconductor materials& Engineering,

Polymer materials and engineering, and

Energy technology and process systems engineering.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

M. S. Program: Minimal requirements for the MS program are completing at least 24 credit hours, in addition to the MS thesis and satisfactory seminar participation. These requirements are summarized as

• Thesis: 6 credit hours,

• Master seminar: 4 semesters with no credits, and

• Graduate-level courses: no less than 24 credit hours.　

Ph.D. program: Successful Ph.D. candidates must pass the Ph.D. qualifying examination within the first three years from their initial enrollment in the Ph.D. program. Minimal course requirements for the Ph.D. program are completing satisfactorily at least 18 credit hours, in addition to the Ph.D. dissertation and satisfactory seminar participation, beyond the MS degree. These requirements are summarized as

• Thesis: 12 credit hours,

• Ph.D. seminar: 6 semesters with no credits, and

• Graduate-level courses: no less than 18 credit hours.