Chemical Engineering (BESA Concentration)
Nora Siewiorek, BESA ChemE Concentration Advisor (DH 1111)
BESA Chemical Engineering Concentration
(99 units minimum)
Mathematics & Science Prerequisites
| Units | ||
| 21-120 | Differential and Integral Calculus -(Gen Ed; prerequisite: 21-090) | 10 |
| 21-122 | Integration and Approximation -(Gen Ed) | 10 |
| 21-254 | Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus for Engineers -Fall, Sophomore year | 11 |
| 15-110 | Principles of Computing -(Gen Ed) | 10 |
| or 15-112 | Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science | |
| or 02-120 | Programming for Scientists | |
| 33-141 | Physics I for Engineering Students -(Gen Ed) | 12 |
| 33-142 | Physics II for Engineering and Physics Students | 12 |
| 09-105 | Introduction to Modern Chemistry I | 10 |
| 09-106 | Modern Chemistry II | 10 |
Chemical Engineering Courses (7 courses, 72 units)
| 06-100 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering -First-year; co-req: 09-105, 21-120 | 12 |
| xx-xxx | 2nd Introduction to Engineering course, student’s choice | 12 |
| 06-223 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics -Fall, Sophomore year; prereq: 06-100, 33-121/33-141/ 33-151 | 12 |
| 06-261 | Fluid Mechanics -Spring, Sophomore year; prereq: 06-223, 21-254 | 9 |
| 06-262 | Mathematical Methods of Chemical Engineering -Spring, Sophomore year; prereq: 06-223, 21-254 | 9 |
| 06-323 | Heat and Mass Transfer -Fall, Junior year; prereq: 06-261, 06-262/21-260, 33-122/33-142/33-152 | 9 |
| 06-361 | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering -Spring, Junior year; prereq: 06-323 | 9 |
Electives (3 courses, 27 units minimum)
Choose 27 units from the following ChemE and/or ENG courses with prerequisites in consultation with the concentration advisor:
| 06-310 | Molecular Foundations of Chemical Engineering -Fall, Junior year; prereq: 06-223, 09-106 | 9 |
| 06-324 | Computational Optimization and Machine Learning for Chemical Engineering -Fall, Junior year; prereq: 06-262, 15-110/15-112) | 12 |
| 06-363 | Transport Process Laboratory -Spring, Junior year; prereq: 06-261, 06-323 | 9 |
| 06-364 | Chemical Reaction Engineering -Spring, Junior year; prereq: 06-310, 06-323 | 9 |
| 06-607 | Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Surfaces -Spring, Senior year, offered every other year | 9 |
| 06-612 | Formulation Engineering -Spring, offered every other year | 12 |
| 06-642 | Data Science and Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering -Spring, Senior Year | 6 |
| 06-643 | Creating Scientific Research Software -Spring, Senior Year | 6 |
| 27-xxx | Materials Science course | 9 |
Note: With advisor approval, electives can instead be other ChemE/ENG courses as long as they are taken in proper order to follow the required prerequisites, not allowing 06-421.
