Mission
Program Mission, Goals, Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Mission
To provide a solid and current technical foundation that prepares students for a career in chemical engineering or related fields.
Goals
To educate and support diverse students and prepare them to be leaders in chemical engineering or related fields.
Educational Objectives
Within a few years of graduation, UMChE graduates will have attained leadership roles among peers in chemical engineering, or another field, such as medicine, law, business and education, through:
- effectiveness as proactive and creative problem solvers and innovators
- ability to think critically to solve relevant problems
- effectiveness as communicators to gain and convey information
- competence and comfort in multifunctional and multicultural environments
- exhibiting and demanding high ethical standards
Student Outcomes
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to chemical engineering problems [ABET: 3a]
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data [ABET: 3b]
- an ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs [ABET: 3c; Program]
- an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams [ABET: 3d]
- an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems [ABET: 3e]
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility [ABET: 3f]
- an ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing [ABET: 3g]
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context [ABET: 3h]
- a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning [ABET: 3i]
- a knowledge of contemporary issues [ABET: 3j]
- an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering and computing tools necessary for engineering practice [ABET: 3k; Program]
- a thorough grounding in chemistry, physics, biology and materials science, with courses selected based on the student’s interest. [Program]
- a working knowledge, including safety and environmental aspects, of material and energy balances applied to chemical processes; thermodynamics of physical and chemical equilibria; heat, mass and momentum transfer; chemical reaction engineering; continuous and stage-wise separation operations; process dynamics and control, chemical process economics and design [Program]
Approved by the Chemical Engineering faculty on September 27, 2010, endorsed by the College Curriculum Committee on October 12, 2010, and by the Alumni Advisory Board on October 15, 2010.