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MS Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

University of Maine, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering offers graduate study preparing students for research or education careers. Research areas include pulping and bleaching, coating flows, porous media flow, rheology, advanced materials, surface chemistry, molecular biophysics, nanotechnology, soft materials and heterogeneous catalysis.

Faculty: Maine College of Engineering and Computing  |  Department: Chemical and Biomedical Engineering  |  Duration: 30 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Orono, ME, United States

What you will study

The MS requires 30 semester hours: two seminars, 18 credits of term courses and a thesis. Core courses are CHE 510 Advanced Transport Phenomena, CHE 540 Advanced Thermodynamics, CHE 561 Advanced Kinetics and CHE 580 Numerical Methods.

Career pathways

Graduate study is aimed at research or education careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants with a BS in another engineering or science discipline may apply, though remedial coursework may be required. Apply at least five months before the start date; fall applications are due January 1.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted through the UMaine graduate application portal; a resume and essay are required for all programmes, with test scores, writing samples or portfolios required by some programmes; unofficial transcripts are uploaded at application and official transcripts are required only upon admission.

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