Chemical Engineering, M.S.

*** This program is pending approval by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education.  We anticipate the program will be available beginning with the fall 2023 term. ***

*** Updated 04/06/2023: this program has been approved by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education. ***

STEM Designation: This program is STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)-designated by the Department of Homeland Security. For more information, please see https://www.newhaven.edu/admissions/stem-designated-programs.php.

The Master of Science in Chemical Engineering program at the University of New Haven is a 30-credit hour program designed to prepare students to lead projects that require knowledge of systems engineering and complex chemistry, biomolecular, and energy systems and computational methods. This program will equip students with the ability to design, manage, and optimize these systems for the rapidly changing products and technologies of the future. Students will acquire knowledge in advanced chemical engineering kinetics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and transport and computational methods for engineering chemical, biomolecular, and energy systems, together with skills of project design and management and entrepreneurial mindset through projects. This integrative approach will be implemented through a core curriculum (i.e., list of required courses) that integrates the theoretical/computational chemical engineering courses with systems engineering, chemistry, and energy courses. This is different than traditional MS chemical engineering programs where systems engineering and chemical, biomolecular, and energy systems training may not be a part of the core curriculum. Students enrolled in the program may choose to engage in cutting-edge, integrative research in chemical process engineering, energy engineering, and biomolecular engineering. Such research may require interdisciplinary work involving biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, biomedical engineering, environmental science and engineering, data science, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering. Graduates of the program can pursue career paths as junior/senior engineer, developer, or manager in the chemical process, energy, pharmaceutical, materials, manufacturing, biotechnology, and computational data analysis industries, and as researchers in academic institutions and government.

Program Outcomes

Students will:

1. Develop appropriate experimentation or computer simulation in a master's level project.

2. Interpret data to draw conclusions to enable an informed engineering judgement.

3. Apply mathematics, science, and engineering concepts to solve chemical engineering problems.

4. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills to both experts in the field and non-expert scientists and engineers.