Technical Electives
2011-2012 Academic Year
Technical electives allow chemical engineering majors to tailor their degree. These classes,
which include upper division science, applied science, and engineering subjects, cover a wide
range of topics and give you a chance to follow your individual. In addition, you can often earn
a minor by double counting some of the minor requirements with the technical electives.
To fulfill your departmental requirements, you must take 10 credits of approved technical
electives. Technical electives are any course listed here as approved chemical engineering,
engineering, or technical electives. With these 10 credits, you must take:
1. Three credits of chemical engineering elective, and
2. Three credits of engineering elective
Note that many of the courses listed below are not offered every semester and most have
prerequisites. A “*” indicates courses that do not require additional prerequisites other
than classes CM majors must already take. It is best to plan out your technical electives ahead
of time.
Chemical Engineering Electives (3 credits required)
CM 2200
CM 3450
CM 3820
CM/ENT 3974
CM/ENT 3977
CM/ENT 3978
CM 4000
CM 4125
CM 4450
CM 4500
CM 4550
CM/CH 4610
CM/CH 4631
Intro Minerals and Materials*
3
Computer-Aided Problem Solving*
3
Sampling Statistics and Instrumentation*3
Fuel Cell Fundamentals*
1
Fund of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier* 1
Hydrogen Measurements Lab*
1
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Chemical Engineering Research* 1
Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory
1
Computational Methods in Chem Eng* 2
Particle Technology*
4
Industrial Chemical Production*
3
Introduction to Polymer Science*
3
Polymer Science Laboratory
2
CM 4650
CM 4655
CM 4710
CM/MY 4740
CM 4740
CM 5100
CM 5200
Polymer Rheology*
Polymer Rheology Laboratory
Biochemical Processes*
Hydrometallurgy/Pyrometallurgy*
Analytical Microdevice Technology*
Applied Mathematics for Chem Eng* 2
Advanced CM Thermodynamics*2
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
CM 5300
Advanced Transport Phenomena*2
3
CM 5400
CMU 8950U
Advanced Reactive Systems Analysis*2 3
CM Technical Elective
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Engineering Electives (3 credits required)
Approved engineering electives include any course listed under chemical engineering
electives, plus the courses listed below.
BE 2600
BE 3500
BE 4100
BE 4300
CS 1121
CS 1131
EE 2110
EE 2150
EE 2173
EE 2190
EE 3010
EE 3120
EE 3130
EE 3140
ENG 2120
ENT 2950
ENT 2960
ENT 3950
ENT 3960
ENT 3966
ENT 3975
Introduction to Biomed Eng*
Biomedical Materials
Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Adv Polymeric Biomaterials
Intro to Computer Science I*
Computer Science I*2
Electric Circuits
Introduction to Signal Processing
Digital Logic
Introduction to Photonics*
Circuits and Instrumentation*
Electric Energy Systems
Electronics
Electromagnetics
Statics-Strength of Materials*
Enterprise Project Work I*
Enterprise Project Work II*
Enterprise Project Work III*
Enterprise Project Work IV*
Design for Manufacturing*
Intro to Vehicle Des and System Mod*
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
ENT 4950
Enterprise Project Work V2
2
ENT 4960
ENT 4961
ENVE 3503
ENVE 4501
MEEM 2110
MEEM 2150
MEEM 2700
MEEM 4170
MEEM 4403
MEEM 4405
MEEM 4635
MEEM 4650
MEEM 5170
MEEM 5240
MY 3100
MY 3200
MY 3400
MY 4130
MY 4150
UN 3002
Enterprise Project Work VI2
Enterprise Project Work VII
Environmental Engineering*
Envir Eng Chemical Processes
Statics*
Mechanics of Materials
Dynamics
Failure of Material in Mechanics
Computer-Aided Design Methods*2
Intro to the Finite Element Method
Design with Plastics
Quality Engineering
Finite Elem and Var Meth in Eng*2
Comp Fluid Dynamics for Eng*
Materials Processing I
Materials Characterization I
Mechanical Prop of Materials
Principles of Metal Casting
Composite Materials
Undergrad Cooperative Ed Lab* 3
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
Updated 5/4/2011
Technical Electives
Approved technical electives include any course listed under chemical engineering
electives and engineering electives, plus the courses listed below.
BA 3600
BA 4620
BE 2110
BE/BL 2400
BL 1040
BL 2100
BL 4010
BL 4020
BL 2010
BL 2011
BL 2020
BL 2021
BL 2200
BL 3210
BL 3640
BL 4030
BL 4220
BL 4320
BL 4380
BL 4470
BL 4820
BL 4830
BL 4840
ENVE 3502
CH 2212
CH 2421
CH 3520
CH 3521
CH 4110
CH 4120
CH 4212
CH 4310
CH 4311
CH 4320
CH 4412
CH 4430
CH 4510
CH 4710
Quality Management
Supply Chain Management
Statistical Methods for Biomed Eng*
Biology for Engineers I*
Principles of Biology*
Principles of Biochemistry
Biochemistry I
Biochemistry II
Anatomy/Physiology I*
Anatomy/Physiology I Lab
Anatomy/Physiology II
Anatomy/Physiology II Lab
Genetics
General Microbiology
General Immunology2
Molecular Biology
Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Histology
Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Analysis of Biological Data*
Biochem Lab Techniques I
Advanced Bichemical Techniques
Molecular Biology Techniques
Envir Monitoring and Meas Analysis*
Quantitative Analysis* 4
Organic Chemistry Lab II
Physical Chemistry II – Mol Structure*
Physical Chemistry Lab II
Pharm Chem I - Drug Action
Pharm Chem II - Drug Design
Instrumental Analysis
Inorganic Chemistry I
Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Inorganic Chemistry II
Spectroscopy of Organic Chem.
Intermediate Organic Chemistry
Intermediate Physical Chemistry
Biomolecular Chemistry I
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
5
2
3
2
3
3
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
CH 4720
CM/CH 4620
CS 1121
CS 1131
ENG/SS 4510
ENT 3954
ENT 3958
ENT 3963
ENT 3964
ENT 3967
ENT 3971
ENT 4951
FW 1035
FW 3098
GE 2020
GE 2300
GE 2310
GE 2350
GE 2640
MA 2710
MA 2720
MA 3210
MA 3310
MA 3450
MA 3710
MA 3924
MA 4330
MA 4515
MA 4525
MA 4630
MA 4760
MA 4908
MY 2100
MY 4600
PH 2230
PH 2300
PH 2400
UN 2600
Biomolecular Chemistry II
3
Polymer Chemistry*
3
Intro to Computer Science I*
3
4
Computer Science I*2
Sustainable Futures I*
3
Enterprise Market Principles*
1
Ethics in Eng Des and Impl*
1
Technology Commercialization
1
Project Management*
1
Product/Process Development II*
1
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Peop* 1
Business Plans and Budging in the Ent* 1
Wood Anatomy and Properties*
4
Wood Processing and Manufacturing
2
Intro to Mining Eng and Mining Meth* 4
Earth Materials I: Mineralogy
3
Earth Materials II: Rocks and Min Res 3
Structural Geology I*
2
Atmos Observations and Meteorology* 3
Introduction to Statistical Analysis*
3
Statistical Methods*
4
Introduction to Combinatorics*
3
Introduction to Abstract Algebra*
3
Introduction to Real Analysis*
3
Engineering Statistics*
3
College Geometry with Tech*
3
Linear Algebra*
3
Intro to Partial Differential Eqns*
3
App Vector and Tensor Math*
3
Numerical Methods
3
Mathematical Statistics I
3
Theory of Numbers with Tech
3
Intro to Materials Sci and Eng*
3
Introduction to Polymer Eng
3
Electronics for Scientists*
4
Univ Physics III – Fluids and Thermo* 2
Univ Physics IV – Waves and Mod Phy*3
Fund of Nanoscale Sci and Eng*
2
Additional higher-level engineering, mathematics, science or applied business course may be approved
by the CM advisor or CM department chair on a case-by-case basis. Courses that are on the general
education list are not approved for technical electives. Courses used as a chemical engineering or
engineering elective must be an ABET engineering course.
1
A maximum of 6 credits may be counted as chemical engineering, engineering, or technical electives.
Registration is restricted. Will need special permission to take. See Banweb for more information.
3
A maximum of two semesters of co-op may be counted as technical elective credit.
4
Difficult to fit into the standard CM schedule at this time.
2