The Chemical Engineering Academic Curriculum
Chemical Engineering is a co-operative education plan. The academic curriculum comprises a set of core and elective courses taken in prescribed terms. The rules related to progress through the plan, and other important rules and regulations, can be found in the Engineering and Architecture and Examinations and Promotions sections.
Further details of the co-operative education requirements can be found in the Co-operative Education Program Regulations and the Faculty of Engineering Work Terms sections.
The term-by-term academic component of the curriculum is as follows:
Term 1A (Fall)
- CHE 100 Chemical Engineering Concepts 1
- CHE 102 Chemistry for Engineers
- CHE 120 Computer Literacy and Programming for Chemical Engineers
- CHE 180 Chemical Engineering Design Studio 1
- MATH 115 Linear Algebra for Engineering
- MATH 116 Calculus 1 for Engineering
Term 1B (Winter Stream 8D/Spring Stream 4D)
- CHE 101 Chemical Engineering Concepts 2
- CHE 161 Engineering Biology
- CHE 181 Chemical Engineering Design Studio 2
- MATH 118 Calculus 2 for Engineering
- PHYS 115 Mechanics
- Communication Complementary Studies Elective
Term 2A (Fall Stream 8D/Winter Stream 4D)
- CHE 200 Equilibrium Stage Operations
- CHE 220 Process Data Analysis
- CHE 230 Physical Chemistry 1
- CHE 290 Chemical Engineering Lab 1
- CHEM 262 Organic Chemistry for Engineering
- CHEM 262L Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Engineering Students
- MATH 217 Calculus 3 for Chemical Engineering
Term 2B (Spring Stream 8D/Fall Stream 4D)
- CHE 211 Fluid Mechanics
- CHE 225 Strategies for Process Improvement and Product Development
- CHE 231 Physical Chemistry 2
- CHE 241 Materials Science and Engineering
- CHE 291 Chemical Engineering Lab 2
- MATH 218 Differential Equations for Engineers
Term 3A (Winter Stream 8D/Spring Stream 4D)
- CHE 312 Mathematics of Heat and Mass Transfer
- CHE 314 Chemical Reaction Engineering
- CHE 322 Numerical Methods for Process Analysis and Design
- CHE 330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
- CHE 390 Chemical Engineering Lab 3
- MSCI 261 Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers
Term 3B (Fall Stream 4D/Winter Stream 8D)
- CHE 313 Applications of Heat and Mass Transfer
- CHE 331 Electrochemical Engineering
- CHE 341 Introduction to Process Control
- CHE 361 Bioprocess Engineering
- CHE 383 Chemical Engineering Design Workshop
- One Technical Elective or Complementary Studies Elective
Term 4A (Fall)
- CHE 480 Process Analysis and Design
- CHE 482 Group Design Project
- CHE 490 Chemical Engineering Lab 4
- CHE 450 Technical Work-term Report
- Three Technical Electives or Complementary Studies Electives
Term 4B (Winter)
- CHE 483 Group Design Project and Symposium
- CHE 491 Chemical Engineering Lab 5
- Four Technical Electives or Complementary Studies Electives
Complementary Studies Electives
Five Complementary Studies Electives (CSEs) must be taken, selected from the Complementary Studies Course Lists for Engineering, Lists A, C, and D, that satisfy the following criteria:
- One communication course (CSE)
- At least one CSE selected from List A
- At least one CSE selected from List C
Communication Course
One communication course (CSE) must be taken from the following list (usually in the 1B term):
Completing a communication course (CSE) satisfies the Undergraduate Communication Requirement. If this is not achieved before the end of the 2A term then it will result in a promotion decision of May Not Proceed.
Technical Work-term Reports
Two technical work-term reports are required. The first is completed as part of PD 11 Processes for Technical Report Writing which must be selected as a PD elective, and the second through the CHE 450 Technical Work-term Report course.
Ethics and Equity Milestone
This degree milestone must be met by all graduating Chemical Engineering students by either completing one course from the following list (can be taken as a CSE):
or by completing PD 22 Professionalism and Ethics in Engineering Practice (can be taken as a PD elective).
Technical Electives
A total of four Technical Electives (TEs) courses must be taken, selected from the following lists. The lists are organized in three main thematic areas and students selecting all four TEs from the same list may choose to register for a specialization (further information below). Only one non-CHE course (i.e., from other departments) is permitted if CHE 499 is chosen. Otherwise, students may select up to two non-CHE TEs. Non-CHE courses will likely require permission of the instructor and/or other prerequisites. Variations from this course selection list must be approved by the Department.
List 1 - Energy and Environmental Systems and Processes
List 2 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes
- CHE 499 Elective Research Project
- CHE 500 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
- CHE 520 Process Flowsheet Analysis
- CHE 541 Introduction to Polymer Science and Properties
- CHE 543 Polymer Production: Polymer Reaction Engineering
- CHE 561/NE 488 Biomaterials and Biomedical Design
- CHE 562 Advanced Bioprocess Engineering
- CHE 564 Food Process Engineering
- CHE 565/BIOL 349 Synthetic Biology Project Design
- CHE 571 Industrial Ecology
- ME 435 Industrial Metallurgy
- ME 531 Physical Metallurgy Applied to Manufacturing
- ME 533 Non-metallic and Composite Materials
- MSCI 432 Production and Service Operations Management
- MSCI 551 Quality Management and Control
- NE 352 Surfaces and Interfaces
- NE 481 Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
List 3 - Chemical Process Modelling, Optimization, and Control
- CHE 499 Elective Research Project
- CHE 500 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
- CHE 520 Process Flowsheet Analysis
- CHE 521 Process Optimization
- CHE 522 Advanced Process Dynamics and Control
- CHE 524 Process Control Laboratory
- CHE 565/BIOL 349 Synthetic Biology Project Design
- EARTH 456 Numerical Methods in Hydrogeology
- ME 362 Fluid Mechanics 2
- ME 559 Finite Element Methods
- ME 566 Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering Design
- MSCI 332 Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods
- MSCI 431 Stochastic Models and Methods
- MSCI 432 Production and Service Operations Management
- MSCI 551 Quality Management and Control
- NE 451 Simulation Methods
- SYDE 531 Design Optimization Under Probabilistic Uncertainty
Information for all undergraduate courses, including Chemical Engineering, can be found in the Course Descriptions section of this Calendar.
Specializations
The Faculty of Engineering recognizes three designated specializations within the BASc degree in Chemical Engineering:
- The Energy and Environmental Systems and Processes Specialization
- The Materials and Manufacturing Processes Specialization
- The Chemical Process Modelling, Optimization and Control Specialization
Students interested in pursuing one of these specializations must take four required technical elective courses from the corresponding list of approved technical electives (List 1, List 2, or List 3). A minimum average of 60% in the four specialization courses and a grade of at least 50% in each of the four courses is required. Students who satisfy the requirements for Options, Specializations and Electives for Engineering Students will have the appropriate designation shown on their diploma and transcript.