The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department offers both a thesis and non-thesis option for obtaining a master’s degree. The student may choose to pursue a concentration in either Bioengineering, Data Science or Materials and Energy. Typically, a minimum of one year is required to finish the non-thesis option. Tenure is five years, although completion of all requirements for the degree for full-time students in two years is strongly encouraged. Tulane University students may also apply for a 4+1 master's degree option.
The MS requires a minimum of 30 credit hours and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000. Program requirements can be found below.
Curriculum Requirements
For the thesis option, the student must complete 24 hours of graduate course work plus conduct a research investigation under the guidance of a faculty member. Typically, two years are required to finish the course work and thesis. Upon completion, the student must defend a thesis before a faculty committee, which is chosen as described for PhD. students. For the non-thesis option, a total of 30 hours of course work is required. For both degree options, three core graduate chemical engineering courses are required: CENG 7110 (Modern Thermodynamics); CENG 7320 (Advanced Transport Phenomena); and either CENG 7150 (Advanced Reactor Design) or CENG 6870 (Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering), with up to six independent study credits toward the 24/30 credit requirement. The remainder of the credits must be made with elective course work at the 6000 level or higher, taught within the School of Science and Engineering.
