Chemical Engineering
Elective Focus Area
Energy & Environment
General Education Components1 (15 semester hours)
Take 15 s.h. of courses consistent with career goals
consider the following courses:
CBE:2030
Energy and Society (Social Science, 3 s.h.)
ECON:3625
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
(Social Science, 3 s.h.; pre-reqs: ECON:1100;06E:001 and ECON:1200;06E:002 or
only one of these courses with instructor consent)
GEOG:4750
Environmental Impact Analysis (Social Science, 3 s.h.)
Statistics Elective (3 semester hours)
(Recommended: STAT:2020)
STAT:2020
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and Physical Sciences
3 s.h.
Engineering Elective (3 semester hours)
CBE:5405
Green Chemical and Energy Technologies
(offered Spring of Odd Years)
Advanced Chemistry Electives (6 semester hours)
(Recommended: the Analytical, Physical, or Biochemical sequence)
Advanced Chemistry Course
Advanced Science Course
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
Recommendations for Advanced Science Course:
EES:4520
CEE:5154
OEH:5810
CBE:5152
CHEM:5438
Isotope Geochemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Chemistry I
Surface Chemistry and Heterogeneous Processes
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
1
Note that students starting before Summer 2015 are held to a different GEC requirement than those starting after
Summer 2015 – http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/ess/current-students/academic-support/advising/generaleducation-component. Discuss with your CBE faculty advisor if you have questions about your GEC requirement.
March 2016
Chemical Engineering
Elective Focus Area
Energy & Environment
Free Electives (12 semester hours from the following list)
Choose at least 3 s.h. from the Engineering course list and 3 s.h. from the Science course list.
Engineering Electives
CEE:2150
CBE:3160
CBE:4459
CEE:4107
ME:4048
ME:5148
ME:5147
3000-level or higher
Science Electives various
CBE:5425
EES:4490
BIOL:1411
BIOL:1412
CHEM:4873
EES:3140
EES:2310
GEOG:3500
GEOG:3520
CEE:4180
OEH:4240
OEH:6450
OEH:5620
3000-level or higher
Natural Environmental Systems
3 s.h.
Eng Analysis Alternative Energy Systems (offered 3 s.h.
Spring of Even years)
Air Pollution Control Technology
3 s.h.
Sustainable Systems (offered Spring semesters)
3 s.h.
Energy Systems Design (offered Fall semesters)
4 s.h.
Combustion Engineering (last taught prior F2008) 3 s.h.
Fuel Cells (last offered Fall 2009)
3 s.h.
Other Advanced Engineering courses – consult with academic advisor
Any course from the list (see above) of Advanced Sciences Electives
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics
3 s.h.
Elements of Geochemistry
3 s.h.
Foundations of Biology
4 s.h.
Diversity of Form & Function
4 s.h.
Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry
3 s.h.
Energy and the Environment (last offered F2012)
3 s.h.
Climatology
3 s.h.
Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing
3 s.h.
GIS for Environmental Studies
3 s.h.
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science (offered
3 s.h.
Spring of Even years)
Environmental Health
3 s.h.
Aerosol Technology (offered Fall semesters)
3 s.h.
Occupational Health
3 s.h.
Other courses. Search through advanced courses in Geoscience,
Occupational & Environmental Health, Chemistry, and Geography
March 2016