Undergraduate Minors
Minors
Approval for Minor Form
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Polymers & Materials Science Minor
Bio−Engineering Minor
Chemical Engineering Minor
Polymers & Materials Science Minor
Overview
The Polymers and Materials minor is an interdisciplinary minor and includes courses from Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical
Engineering, Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics.
The goal of the minor is to provide students with knowledge and skills in the polymer and materials sciences so that they are better
prepared to enter relevant industries, including semiconductor electronics, plastics and rubber, and advanced composites.
These industries are important in the Texas industrial base and also form the basis for major US export surpluses and for
US defense industries.
Requirements
The Polymers and Materials Science Minor consists of 18 or more hours of coursework, six of which must be taken outside the student's major.
Two courses are required:
- CHE 4344 − Polymers and Materials Laboratory
- Either:
The remaining courses should be selected from the following list:
- CHE 4340 − Polymer Processing
- CHE 4341 − Polymerization Engineering
- CHE 4342 − Polymer Physics & Engineering
- CHE 4346 − Polymer Viscoelasticity
- CHEM 3306 − Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 4310 − Polymer Chemistry
- ECE 4381 − VLSI Processing
- ME 3228 − Materials and Mechanics Laboratory
- ME 4338 − Polymeric Composite Materials
Prerequisites for all of these courses will be enforced
Bio−Engineering Minor
Overview
The Bio−Engineering Minor is an interdisciplinary minor and includes courses from Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and
Microbiology.
The goal of the minor is to provide students with sufficient knowledge and skills in biology and in engineering to prepare them to
enter graduate research programs in Bio−Medical and Bio−Chemical Engineering, including M.D. & Ph.D. programs.
In addition, engineering students completing the minor are well prepared to serve as process engineers for specialty Bio−Medical
and Bio−Chemical companies. The Bio−Engineering Minor can also be used by pre−med students to prepare them for
medical school.
Requirements
The minor in Bio−Engineering consists of a minimum of seven courses from the following list:
- The following five courses are required:
- BIOL 1403 − Biology I
- CHEM 3306 & 3106 − Organic Chemistry II & Laboratory
- CHEM 4303 − Molecular Bio−Chemistry
- CHE 4363 − Bio−Chemical Engineering
- CHE 4364 − Chemical Engineering Applications in Biological Systems
- One of the two following courses is required:
- The remaining course must be selected from the following list:
Non−Chemical Engineering students wishing to obtain the minor in Bio−Engineering are required to complete the following:
Pre−Medical students who desire to minor in Bio−Engineering are required to take eight courses from the following list:
- The following six courses are required:
- Two of the following courses are required:
Chemical Engineering Minor
Requirements
A minor in chemical engineering is available. The minor consists of 18 or more hours of coursework in chemical engineering, including all of the following:
- CHE 2410 − Introduction to Chemical Process
- CHE 2421 − Thermodynamics I
- CHE 3315 − Fluid Mechanics
- CHE 3322 − Thermodynamics II
- CHE 3326 − Heat Transfer
Prerequisites for all of these courses will be enforced. The remaining course(s) should be selected from current CHE course offerings.
Advising
- Department of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Advisors:
Dr. Mark W. Vaughn
Kristina Thompson - Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Advisor:
Jeremy T. Mason - Department of Construction Engineering & Engineering Technology Undergraduate Advisor:
Dr. David Ernst - Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Undergraduate Advisor:
Donna Srader - Department of Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Advisors:
David Luna
Casey Crump
If you would like more detailed information than is listed on this page, please contact Dr. Mark W. Vaughn or Kristina Thompson, the undergraduate advisors for the Department of Chemical Engineering.