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As a chemical engineering major in an undergraduate program, you'll learn about inorganic chemistry, physics and engineering principles. This study will prepare you for advanced courses that teach you about thermodynamics, creating chemical reactions, processing and mass transfer. You can also specialize your study in environmental engineering, materials science and biochemical engineering.
If you enroll in a master's degree program, you'll learn about molecular, nanoscale and polymer engineering. Chemical engineering programs at the graduate-level provide advanced instruction on how to analyze compounds, create alloys and develop chemical processes.
If you continue your study in a Ph.D. program, you'll apply the knowledge acquired in a master's degree program to research an existing or new issue within the field of chemical engineering. This doctoral work can deal with natural resources handling, pharmaceutical development, plastics, electronics or pollution control, among others. Doctoral work will also cover the basics of instructing college students or presenting research to other chemical engineers. |
