Degree Requirements

Program Coursework

Below are the required courses to meet the degree requirements for a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering Leadership, including the courses that comprise the program's technical core, management, and leadership core.

  • A minimum of 20 credit hours taken from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign program.
  • A minimum of twelve 500-level credit hours.
  • No courses used to fulfill any degree requirement may be taken using the "Credit/No Credit" option.
Degree Requirement Credits
Technical Core 20 credits
CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena or CHBE 523: Heat and Mass Transfer 4
CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis or CHBE 516: Reactor Process Engineering 4
Technical Electives 8
Business and Leadership Core 10 credits
BADM 508: Leadership and Teams 4
ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
CHBE 594: ChBE Special Topics – Engineering Leadership (taken twice for 1 credit hour each) 2
Professional Development Core 4 credits
ENG 572: Professional Practicum or ENG 573: Capstone Project or Professional Elective 4
Total Coursework 34 credits

*Students are encouraged to take either ENG 572 or ENG 573 to apply the skills that they have gained in the program to an opportunity provided by an industry client or an employer. If this is not feasible, and with the approval of the advisor, students can take additional courses as listed.

 

 

  • BADM 544   Strategic Management   credit: 2 or 4 Hours.
    An integrative examination of executive-level decisions and policies that drive company survival and performance. Combines theoretical and practical learning through strategic management tools, frameworks, examples and case studies. Provides a top management view of companies and organizations that is essential learning for any leader. 2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Credit is not given for both BADM 544 and BADM 339. Prerequisite: BADM 509, BADM 520, and BADM 567, FIN 520, or equivalent.
  • TE 450   Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, & Intellectual Property   credit: 3 Hours.
    Explores how legal tools may be used in the construction and successful operation of your company to deliver the next great product to market. Topics covered in the class include: issues with business formation, funding, intellectual property, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, and other corporate legal issues particularly impacting startups. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours.
  • TE 460   Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship   credit: 1 Hour.
    Fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship and commercialization of new technology in new and existing engineering and high-tech businesses. Guest speaker topics vary, but typically include: evaluation of technologies and business ideas in general; commercializing new technologies; financing through private and public sources; legal issues; product development; marketing; international business issues. 1 undergraduate hour. 1 graduate hour. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 2 hours, if topics vary; instructor approval required. Credit is not given for both TE 360 and TE 460.

  • TE 461   Technology Entrepreneurship   credit: 3 Hours.
    Critical factors affecting technology-based ventures: opportunity assessment; the entrepreneurial process; founders and team building; preparation of a business plan including market research, marketing and sales, finance, and manufacturing considerations. Students must have an idea for a new venture to participate in the course, and must be prepared to develop this new venture idea as part of the course. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours.
  • TE 466   High-Tech Venture Marketing   credit: 2 Hours.
    Cornerstone marketing concepts for innovators and engineers to enable analysis of products and technologies from a marketing perspective: engineering product development and adoption life cycle; objectives and strategies; marketing management; communication skills; sales process and tactics; special considerations for new high-tech engineering products and innovations. 2 undergraduate hours. 2 graduate hours. Credit is not given for both TE 466 and BADM 365.

  • TE 560   Managing Advanced Technol I   credit: 1 Hour.
    Business perspective of managing advanced technology in industry: strategic context of advanced technology; analytical financial tools used to estimate its potential value; legal concepts important in its management; interpersonal issues related to leading and advocating on behalf of advanced technology groups. 1 graduate hour. No professional credit.

  • TE 565   Technol Innovation & Strategy   credit: 2 Hours.
    Concepts and frameworks for analyzing how firms can create, commercialize and capture value from technology-based products and services. Business, commercialization, and management aspects of technology. Emphasis on reasons that existing firms or startups which have successfully commercialized products or services fail to sustain their success as technology changes and evolves. 2 graduate hours. No professional credit.

*Additional courses may count with advisor approval.

Students without a chemical engineering bachelor's degree are highly encouraged to take three additional core courses (11 hours) to gain the fundamentals necessary to be successful in our M.Eng. program.

Technical Core Courses 11 Credits
CHBE 421: Momentum and Heat Transfer 4
CHBE 422: Mass Transfer Operations 4
CHBE 424: Chemical Reaction Engineering 3

*Technical Core courses are highly encouraged for students without a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.

Curriculum Sequence Scenarios

Here are several examples of how students may want to map out their courses to fulfill the degree requirements. These outlines are a tool to help students select courses to take each semester; consult your academic advisor for more information and to discuss your individual goals and needs.

Full-time students:

Semester Course Credit Hours
Fall CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis* 4
BADM 508: Everyday Leadership 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
*Course available Fall 2024.  
Spring CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena 4
Technical Elective 4
ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
Summer ENG 572/573: Capstone Course 4
CHBE Elective 4
Total Credits   34

Semester Course Credit Hours
Spring ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
Technical Elective 4
Technical Elective 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
Summer None  
Fall CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis* 4
BADM 508: Everyday Leadership 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership *Course available Fall 2024. 1
Spring ENG 572/573: Capstone Course 4
CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena 4
Total Credits 34

Semester Course Credit Hours
Summer ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
Technical Elective 4
Fall CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis* 4
BADM 508: Everyday Leadership 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership *Course available Fall 2024. 1
Spring ENG 572/573: Capstone Course 4
CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena 4
Technical Elective 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
Total Credits 34

Part-Time Students:

Semester Course Credit Hours
Fall CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
BADM 508: Everyday Leadership 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
Spring CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena 4
ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
Summer ENG 572/573: Capstone Course 4
Technical Elective 4
Fall CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis* 4
Technical Elective *Course available Fall 2024. 4
Total Credits   34

Semester Course Credit Hours
Spring Technical Elective 4
ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 1
Summer None  
Fall CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
BADM 508: Everyday Leadership 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 4
Spring CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis* 4
CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena *Course available Fall 2024. 4
Summer ENG 572/573: Capstone Course 4
Technical Elective 4
Total Credits 34

Semester Course Credit Hours
Summer ACCY 503: Managerial Accounting 4
Technical Elective 4
Fall CHBE 521: Applied Mathematics in ChBE 4
BADM 508: Everyday Leadership 4
ChBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership 4
Spring CHBE 551: Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis* 4
CHBE 513: Advanced Transport Phenomena 4
CHBE 594: Special Topics - Leadership *Course available Fall 2024. 1
Summer ENG 572/573: Capstone Course 4
Technical Elective 4
Total Credits 34

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