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;052:030
Energy and Society (Social Science, 3 s.h.)
ECON:3625;06E:133 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;044:125 Environmental Impact Analysis (Social Science, 3 s.h.)
Statistics Elective (3 semester hours)
(Recommended: STAT:2020)
STAT:2020;22S:039 Probability and Statistics for Engineering and Physical Sciences
3 s.h.
Engineering Elective (3 semester hours)
CBE:5405;052:237
Green Chemical and Energy Technologies
(offered Spring of Odd Years)
3 s.h.
Advanced Chemistry Electives (6 semester hours)
(Choose the Analytical, Physical, or Biochemical sequence)
Advanced Chemistry Course (1 of sequence of 3)
Advanced Chemistry Course (2 of sequence of 3)
Advanced Bio-, Geo-, or Chemical Sciences Elective (2, 3 or 4 semester hours)
Select one course from the list below
Third course from the advanced chemistry sequence
CHEM:3430;004:143 Analytical Measurements
CHEM:3440;004:144 Physical Measurements
BIOC:3140;099:140 Experimental Biochemistry
EES:4520; 012:152
Isotope Geochemistry
BIOL:1412;002:032 Principles of Biology II
CEE:5154;053:154
Environmental Microbiology
OEH:5810;175:260
Environmental Toxicology
CBE:5152;052:231
Environmental Chemistry I
CHEM:5438;004:238 Surface Chemistry and Heterogeneous Processes
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
2, 3 or 4 s.h.
3 s.h.
3 s.h.
2 s.h
3 s.h.
4 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.
June 2015
Chemical Engineering
Elective Focus Area
Energy & Environment
Free Electives (10, 9 or 8 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;053:050
CBE:3160;052:133
CBE:4459;052:235
CEE:4107;053:107
ME:4048;058:048
ME:5148;058:148
ME:5147;058:147
3000-level2 or higher
Science Electives various
CBE:5425;052:236
EES:4490;012:149
BIOL:1411;002:010
CHEM:4873;004:173
EES:3140;012:114
EES:2310;012:104
GEOG:3500;044:105
GEOG:3520;044:110
CEE:4180;053:195
OEH:4240;175:197
OEH:6450;175:221
OEH:5620;175:230
3000-level2 or higher
2
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 Bio-, Geo-, or Chemical
Sciences Elective
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics
3 s.h.
Elements of Geochemistry
3 s.h.
Foundations of Biology
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
100-level or higher in the old course number system
June 2015