Widener University

The chemical engineering graduate program offers advanced study, with core courses in thermodynamics, transport phenomena, reaction kinetics, and applied mathematics. A wide range of technical electives is available to accommodate the interests of the individual student. The program is intended to confer proficiency in process analysis, synthesis, and design. The Environmental Engineering option or emphasis in biotechnology via course work and thesis provide the background to apply advanced techniques of chemical engineering to problems in these areas, which are important fields of professional activity for chemical engineers. The thesis option provides additional flexibility—particularly for students pursuing a career in research and development. The option is also valuable for those who wish to carry out an experimental or computer software development program in an area of special interest to them.

*Choose two of the three engineering mathematics courses with the approval of the student’s advisor.

Technical Electives

Group I

• ENGR 602 Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems
• ENGR 604 Environmental Law for Engineers
• ENGR 605 Advanced Water & Wastewater Systems
• ENGR 622 Mass-Transfer Operations
• ENGR 637 Environmental Planning & Assessment

Group II

• ENGR 603 Topics in Surface Water Hydrology & Water Quality Modeling
• ENGR 606 Waste Incineration & Energy Recovery
• ENGR 607 Hazardous Waste Management
• ENGR 608 Municipal Solid Waste Engineering Systems
• ENGR 609 Air Pollution Control
• ENGR 610 Groundwater Pollution Remediation
• ENGR 611 Deterministic Optimization
• ENGR 612 Stochastic Optimization
• ENGR 614 Engineering Management I
• ENGR 625 Bioseparations
• ENGR 626 Process Modeling and Simulation
• ENGR 681 Fluid Mechanics
• ENGR 683 Heat Transfer
• ENGR 684 Heat Transfer Processes
• ENGR 686 Heating, Ventilating, & Air Conditioning
• ENGR 694 Special Graduate Engineering Topics
• ENGR 695 Independent Research

For students interested in the environmental engineering option: (1) A minimum of two technical electives must be selected from Group I; (2) thesis students must select an environmentally oriented research topic.