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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
pletion of the four-year course in Applied Chemistry. This fifthyear
course contains an intensive problem study of chemical engineering,
a laboratory course in the fundamentals of engineering
measurement, a course in business economics, and elective studies in
science and engineering. Upon completion of the fifth-year course
the student becomes eligible to pursue sixth-year work leading to
the degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. Approximately
one-half of the work of the sixth year is devoted to research
either in Chemical Engineering or in Applied Chemistry, the other
half being occupied with graduate course work arranged with the
approval of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
Although Chemical Engineering is not offered as a major subject
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, it may be presented as a
minor subject in connection with the doctorate in Chemistry or in
Mechanical Engineering. The lines of research being pursued in
chemical engineering include engineering thermodynamics, phase
equilibrium of hydrocarbons at elevated pressures, thermal transfer,
and fluid flow.
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BALCH GRADUATE SCHOOL
Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch the Balch
Graduate School of the Geological Sciences was established at the
California Institute in 1929. This school comprises the staff offering
instruction in the various branches of geology, vertebrate and invertebrate
paleontology, geophysics and geophysical prospecting, and
seismology, research in the last named field being conducted in
cooperation with the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Graduate courses in the geological sciences may be pursued either
by students who have completed the four-year course at the Institute
or by students from other colleges who present substantially the
same preparation.
The curriculum outlined for undergraduate students provides a
broad and thorough preparation in the basic sciences of physics,