Approved Technical Electives
The Biochemical engineering program is a blend of traditional engineering and subjects in the biological sciences with specially developed biochemical engineering courses and labs. Chemical engineers in biotechnology work on projects related to pharmaceuticals and genetically engineered materials for diagnostics and treatment, and food and chemical processing. For students interested in Semiconductor processing, manufacturing opportunities are in semiconductor fabrication, electronics, analytical equipment, and processing equipment for the production of inorganic and specialty chemicals. Chemical engineers play a big role in both conventional and renewable energy fields including oil and gas, batteries, and also sustainable manufacturing and life cycle management. Chemical Engineers working in the environmental area are responsible for control of air pollution, remediation of contaminated water, hazardous materials management, waste reduction, industrial health and safety, risk analysis, and regulation.
Chemical Engineering Elective Tracks (Pick a track)
Track 1: Biochemical Engineering
- Chem 130A - Biochemistry or Chem 135- General Biochemistry 4 unit(s)
- ChE 192 - Intro to Biochemical Engineering 3 unit(s)
- ChE 194 - Biochemical Engineering Lab 3 unit(s)
- ChE 172 - Biofuels Process Engineering 3 unit(s)
- ME 181 - Fundamentals of Biosensors or BME 116 - Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation 3 unit(s)
- MatE 175 - Biomaterials 3 unit(s)
Track 2: Energy, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering
- Chem 161A- Physical Chemistry I 3 unit(s)
- MatE 165 - Photovoltaic Fabrication/Testing Lab 3 unit(s)
- MatE 189 - Micromechanical Systems and Microfluidics 3 unit(s)
- ChE 131- Air Pollution 3 unit(s)
- ChE 174- Hazardous Materials 3 unit(s)
- CE 170 - Principles of Environmental Engineering 3 unit(s)
- ISE 103 - Life Cycle Engineering 3 unit(s)
- ChE 172 - Biofuels Process Engineering or ME 170 - Solar Energy Engineering or ME 172 - Alternative & Renewable Energy Resources 3 unit(s)
- ISE 112- Occupational Health Engineering or ISE 114- Safety Engineering 3 unit(s)
Track 3: Semiconductor and Materials Processing
- Chem 161A- Physical Chemistry I 3 unit(s)
- MatE 129- Integrated Circuit Fabrication 3 unit(s)
- MatE 153- Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials 3 unit(s)
- MatE 146 - Experimental Methods in Materials Characterization 3 unit(s)
- MatE 154- Metals and Alloys 3 unit(s)
- MatE 150 - Computational Materials Engineering 3 unit(s)
- MatE 165 - Photovoltaic Fabrication/Testing Lab 3 unit(s)
- MatE 189 - Micromechanical Systems and Microfluidics 3 unit(s)
- MatE 131 - Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing or Tech 146 - 3D Printing and Applications 3 unit(s)
