Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

120 The University of Akron 2005-2006
Biotechnology Specialization Certificate
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering students may choose to specialize in
biotechnology. The goal of this program is to allow engineering students with an
interest in chemical and biotechnology to develop suitable preparation for careers
or graduate study in biotechnology or in the medical fields without reducing their
potential for careers in traditional chemical engineering. Students will have ample
opportunity to work with researchers in biotechnology through their engineering
and design electives.
• Students who complete this specialization are exempt from: Credits
3150:313, 314 Physical Chemistry I, II
4200:305 Materials Science
• Required courses
3100:111, 112 Principles of Biology I, II 8
3100:311 Cell and Molecular Biology 4
or
3100:331 Microbiology 4
3150:401 Biochemistry Lecture (satisfies Advanced Chemistry Elective) 3
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering elective (minimum 3 credits) must be
chosen from the following list:
4200:194 Chemical Engineering Design I (with permission) 1
4200:294 Chemical Engineering Design II (with permission) 1-2
4200:394 Chemical Engineering Design III (with permission) 1-3
4200:472 Separation Processes in Biochemical Engineering 3
4200:473 Bioreactor Design 3
4200:494 Design Project (with permission) 3
4200:496 Topics in Chemical Engineering (with permission) 3
4200:497 Honors Project (with permission) 3
4200:499 Research Project(with permission) 1-3
4800:360 Biofluid Mechanics 3
4800:400 Biomaterials 3
• Design Electives (minimum 3 credits)
4200:194 Chemical Engineering Design I (with permission) 1
4200:294 Chemical Engineering Design II (with permission) 1-2
4200:394 Chemical Engineering Design III (with permission) 1-3
4200:473 Bioreactor Design 3
4200:494 Design Project (with permission) 3
4200:496 Topics in Chemical Engineering (with permission) 3
4200:497 Honors Project (with permission) 1-3
4200:499 Research Project (with permission) 1-3
4300:482 Special Projects (with permission) 3
4800:485 Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering 1-3
Polymer Engineering Specialization Certificate
• Required:
4200:408 Polymer Engineering 3
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering students must select one course from
the Polymer Engineering group and one course from the Polymer Science
group:
Polymer Engineering Group:
4700:425 Introduction to Blending and Compounding of Polymers 3
4700:427 Mold Design 3
Polymer Science Group:
9871:401 Introduction to Elastomers 3
9871:402 Introduction to Plastics 3
9871:407 Polymer Science (satisfies Advanced Chemistry elective) 4
BS/MS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
The five-year BS/MS program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering provides
superior undergraduate students with the opportunity to complete a master’s of
science degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with an additional year
of study beyond their bachelors degree. The program is only available to bachelor
of science Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering students at The University of
Akron. Applications are accepted in the spring of the junior year.
4200:600 Transport Phenomena 3
4200:605 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3
4200:610 Classical Thermodynamics 3
4200:631 Chemical Engineering Analysis 3
Chemical Engineering Electives 3
Approved Electives 6
Approved Mathematics 3
Master’s Thesis 6
4300: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineers plan, design, build, and operate the infrastructure of modern society.
This includes highways, bridges, buildings, power plants, industrial facilities, tunnels,
seaports, airports, offshore structures and almost anything else needed as the
basis of modern life. Civil engineers are also vigorously engaged in environmental
activities, particularly creating safe water supplies and transporting it to where it is
needed, collecting and treating wastewaters, cleanup of environmental problems,
and insuring the safe disposal of solid wastes.
To achieve the high level of professional competence needed, an extensive study
of mathematics, mechanics (both solids and fluids), engineering materials, structural
design and environmental reactions is required. The civil engineering sub-topics that
utilize these fundamentals are environmental, geotechnical, hydraulic, structural,
and transportation engineering. The civil engineering curriculum at The University of
Akron insures a firm grounding in all these sub-topic areas, while allowing a specialization,
if desired, in the environmental, geotechnical, transportation, and structural
areas. Engineering design problems are incorporated into courses in each area. The
senior capstone design course presents a problem involving one, or possibly all, of
these areas in the design of complex systems.
Most civil engineering graduates work for design consultants, construction companies,
or governmental agencies. Others work for industrial firms and utilities. Many
civil engineers own their own businesses.
The curriculum is designed to emphasize the fundamentals which places the graduate
in a strong position to pursue further education, formally or informally, and to
begin a career in any of the above areas.To meet the curriculum requirements specified
by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for ABET accreditation, the
civil engineering program will prepare students who have the following attributes:
• An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.
• An ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data.
• An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs.
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve structural, environmental, hydraulic,
geotechnical and transportation problems.
• An ability to communicate effectively with written, oral and visual means in both
technical and non-technical settings.
• An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
• An ability to design a civil engineering component or system with an understanding
of professional and ethical responsibility.
• Have the broad education necessary to understand the impact of civil engineering
solutions in a global and societal context.
• A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
• An ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for
civil engineering practice.
• General Education – 29 credits
• Natural Science: Credits
3150:151,2,3 Principles of Chemistry I/Lab, II 7
3370:101 Introductory Physical Geology 4
3450:221,2,3 Analytic Geometry-Calculus I, II, III 12
3450:335 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations 3
3650:291,2 Elementary Classical Physics I,II 8
• Engineering Core:
4300:201 Statics 3
4300:202 Introduction to Mechanics of Solids 3
4400:320 Basic Electrical Engineering 4
4600:203 Dynamics 3
4600:305 Thermal Science 2
4600:310 Fluid Mechanics 3
• Civil Engineering:
4300:101 Tools for Civil Engineering 3
4300:230 Surveying 3
4300:306 Theory of Structures 3
4300:313 Soil Mechanics 3
4300:314 Geotechnical Engineering 3
4300:321 Intro to Environmental Engineering 3
4300:323 Water Supply and Pollution Control 3
4300:341 Hydraulic Engineering 4
4300:361 Transportation Engineering 3
4300:380 Engineering Materials Laboratory 3
4300:390 Civil Engineering Seminar 1
4300:401 Steel Design 3
4300:403 Reinforced Concrete Design 3
4300:443 Applied Hydraulics 3
4300:471 Construction Administration 3
4300:490 Senior Design 3
• Electives: (One course must be a Civil Engineering Design course)
Technical Electives
• Statistics Elective (Choose one of the following):
6
3470:401 Probability and Statistics for Engineers 2
3470:461 Applied Statistics 4
Approved Statistics course 2-3