Graduate Dual Degree Program

Master of Science in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Requirements

Dual Master's Degree

The dual-degree program between chemical and petroleum engineering is offered to broaden the technical capabilities of students so that they can address problems in both disciplines. In general, a 42-credit requirement is necessary, having fundamental courses in both areas.  Both thesis or non-thesis options are possible and the total time required to complete the dual degree is less than that required for two separate MS degrees.

The required chemical engineering courses are:

     CHE 2301, 2101, 2201, and ChE 2410

 And the required petroleum engineering courses are:

     PETE 2160, 2201, 2202, 2204, 2207, 2208 and one GEOL or CEE course from accepted electives list below.

The remaining 9 credits may be taken from graduate offerings in engineering or geology in order to fulfill the 42 credits required for the dual MS degree.

Accepted Electives:

     GEOL 1100 Structural Geology (4 cr.)

     GEOL 1413 Well Logging (2 cr.)

     GEOL 1410 Exploration Geophysics (3 cr.)

     ME 2055 Computer Aided Analysis in Transport

     Phenomena (3 cr.)

     ME 2060 Numerical Methods (3 cr.)

     CEE 2405 Groundwater Hydrology (3 cr.)

     CEE 2801 Advanced Soil Mechanics (3 cr.)

 

Graduate Seminar

All full-time students must attend graduate seminar during the Fall and Spring terms and register for ChE 3001 Graduate Seminar.

 

MS Research Methodology

In addition to the courses listed above, all thesis-option students are required to register for the 1-credit course CHE 2980: MS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY each term until graduation. Students in this course are evaluated on their performance in the research laboratory.

 

MS final examination ( Defense)

A final review (oral defense) of the thesis must be conducted by the thesis committee in order to determine the acceptability of the thesis. The committee consists of the student's major advisor and two other members of the faculty.