PhD Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

Programme overview

Additionally, students are provided with numerous professional development activities, including attendance at conferences, professional seminars, career services, teaching supervision for those interested in academic careers, etc. The following Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering courses are required for the Ph.D. degree. Course Number Course Name Credit Hours ChBE 6100 ChE Mathematics 3 ChBE 6110 Advanced ChE Thermodynamics 3 ChBE 6120 Applied Chemical Kinetics 3 ChBE 6200 Transport Phenomena 3 ChBE 6250 Special Topics: Professional Development 1 In addition, all students are required to enroll and attend our seminar course (ChBE 8991) every semester in residence.

Faculty: School of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours ChBE 6100 ChE Mathematics 3 ChBE 6110 Advanced ChE Thermodynamics 3 ChBE 6120 Applied Chemical Kinetics 3 ChBE 6200 Transport Phenomena 3 ChBE 6250 Special Topics: Professional Development 1 In addition, all students are required to enroll and attend our seminar course (ChBE 8991) every semester in residence. The schedule below outlines when our core required courses should generally be taken.

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Entry requirements

The schedule for students with and without Chemical Engineering undergraduate degrees is shown below. ChE BS degree Non-ChE BS Degree Fall Yr 1 ChBE 6100 ChBE 6100 ChBE 6110 ChBE 6110 ChBE 6120 ChBE 5300 Spring Yr 1 Elective Elective Elective ChBE 5250 ChBE 6200 ChBE 6200 ChBE 6250 ChBE 6250 Fall Yr 2 Elective ChBE 6120 non-ChBE Elective non-ChBE Elective For students with Chemical Engineering undergraduate degrees, a minimum of 11 hours of elective courses must be taken. Students who enter with a Chemical Engineering undergraduate degree can typically finish the Master’s program in 2 semesters + 1 summer of full-time study.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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