Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Credit requirements
Presently only a fixed set of core courses is offered for the Minor in Chemical Engineering; there is no elective course basket.
Min Credits
18 Major Core
18 Total Credits
Number of Credits to Choose
18 Major Core
18 Total Credits
Core Courses (for all majors)
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Mass Transfer
Why pursue this
- A strong analytical and process-engineering foundation — rigorous quantitative skills in mass, energy, transport, and reaction systems, valuable across energy, environmental engineering, materials, biotech, and manufacturing.
- An interdisciplinary advantage — bridge your parent discipline with chemical process knowledge, enabling work on integrated and large-scale systems.
- Enhanced career and higher-studies opportunities — pathways into core process industries (petrochemicals, agrochemicals, bioenergy, bulk and speciality chemicals), sustainability sectors, and R&D, and stronger applications for higher studies in chemical engineering and allied fields.
What you'll come out with
- Foundation for understanding chemical engineering processes — Material & Energy Balance, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer.
- Expanding the knowledge required for solving industrial problems — Chemical Reaction Engineering, Mass Transfer.
From the University's minor program documents. Confirm with your UG Advisor before you plan around a pathway.