Degree Requirements (PDF) - Chemical Engineering and Materials

Required Courses for Chemical Engineering/Materials Science Degree – 2014-15
This program is not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org
Undergraduate Advising: Eugenia Luu, 3005 Ghausi Hall, or email: [email protected]
To make advising appointments, please visit: http://chms.engineering.ucdavis.edu/appointment
Drop-in Advising: Brighid O’Halloran, 3001 Ghausi Hall, or email: [email protected]
Peer Advising, 2004 Kemper Hall
Note: Curriculum and course offerings are subject to change. You must fulfill the degree requirements stated in the catalog of the year you graduate or the year immediately prior. For
additional detail on courses, please visit the course supplement located at http://chms.engineering.ucdavis.edu/courses/CHMS%20General%20Catalog%20Courses%201.11.13.pdf
Writing and General Education Requirements
Lower Division Composition (4 units)
Select ONE of the following courses:
UWP 1, 1V or 1Y
ENL 3
COM 1
COM 2
COM 3
COM 4
NAS 5
Upper Division Composition (0-4 units)
Select ONE of the following courses:
UWP 102E or 102F Writing in the Disciplines
UWP 104A, 104E,
Writing in the Professions
or 104T
Course must be completed with a C- or better. Alternatively, you may satisfy the
upper division English requirement by passing the Upper Division Composition
Exam.
Expository Writing
Introduction to Literature
Bks of West Civ /Ancient World
Bks of West Civ/MidAge-Enligh.
Bks of West Civ/Modern Crisis
Bks of Contemporary World
Intro to Native American Lit.
General Education Requirement : This requirement will vary
depending on the year you entered UC Davis. Please refer to your
specific GE requirements.
Course must be completed with a C- or better.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Math, Physics, and Chemistry (52 units)
Course Number
Description
Units
Qrt Offered
MAT 21A
MAT 21B
MAT 21C
MAT 21D
Calculus
Calculus
Calculus
Vector Analysis
4
4
4
4
F
F
F
F
W
W
W
W
S
S
S
S
MAT 22A
Linear Algebra
3
F
W
S
MAT 22B
PHY 9A
PHY 9B
PHY 9C
CHE 2A
CHE 2B
CHE 2C
Differential Equations
Classical Physics
Classical Physics
Classical Physics
General Chemistry
General Chemistry
General Chemistry
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
F
F
F
W
S
S
F
W
W
W
W
F
S
S
S
Prerequisites
Score of 35 or more on Math Placement test
MAT 21A or 21AH
MAT 21B or 21BH
MAT 21C or 21CH
9 units of college math; ENG 6, or MAT 22AL , or experience with
MATLAB
MAT 21C; MAT 22A or MAT 67
MAT 21B
PHY 9A, MAT 21C, MAT 21D 
PHY 9B, MAT 21D, MAT 22A 
Score of 21 or more on Chemistry Placement test
CHE 2A or 2AH
CHE 2B or 2BH
Engineering (16 units)
ECM 5
ECM 6
BioChem/Materials Analysis
Computational methods
3
4
ENG 45 or
ENG 45Y
Properties of Materials
4
4
ECH 51
ECH 80
Material Balances
Chemical Engineering
Professionalism (SS GE3 credit)
W
S
F
SS
4
1
W
S
W
F
MAT 21A, MAT 21B 
MAT 21C
C- or better in all of the following: MAT 21C, CHE 2A, PHY 9A
ENG 45Y is an online course only offered in Summer Session (same
prerequisites as ENG 45)
C- or better in MAT21D; MAT22A 
None
Upper Division Major Requirements
Chemistry (16 units)
Course Number
CHE 128A
CHE 129A
CHE 128B
Description
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Units
3
2
3
Qrt Offered
F
F
W
W
W
S
Prerequisites
C or better in CHE 2C
C or better in CHE 2C; CHE 128A
CHE 128A or , 129A recommended
CHE 110A
CHE 110B
Quantum Mechanics
Atoms and Molecules
4
4
F
F
S
CHE 2C, MAT 21C, 1 yr college physics
CHE 110A
W
Engineering core courses (54 units)
Course Number
ECH 140
ECH 141
ECH 142
ECH 143
ECH 145A
ECH 145B
ECH 148A
ECH 148B
ECH 152A
ECH 152B
ECH 155
ECH 157
ECH 158A
ECH 158B
ECH 158C
Description
Units
Mathematical Methods
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Mass Transfer
Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics Lab
Chemical Engineering
Transport Lab
Chemical Kinetics and
Reaction Engineering
Chemical Kinetics and
Reaction Engineering
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Chemical Engineering
Kinetics and Reactor Design
Lab
Process Dynamics
Process Engineering and
Green Design (SS GE3 credit)
Separations and Unit
Operations
Plant Design Project
4
4
4
4
Qrt Offered
S
S
W
2
ECH 152A, ECH 152B 
S
ECH 141, ECH 145A
ECH 143, ECH 152B
No credit given for students who have taken ECH 146
F
4
3
4
MAT 22B
ECH 140, ECH 51 
C- or better in ECH 51; ECH 141
C- or better in ECH 51; ECH 141
W
2
3
Prerequisites
F
W
ECH 148A, no credit given for students who have taken ECH 146
W
ECM 6 
ECH 152A, no credit given for students who have taken ENG 105
F
4
W
S
ECH 145B, ECH 148A, ECH 157
4
F
ECH 140
4
F
ECH 142, ECH 143, and upper div. composition
4
W
4
ECH 158A
S
ECH 158B or ECH 161C
Materials Science Fundamentals (18 units)
Course Number
EMS 160
EMS 162
EMS 162L
EMS 164
EMS 172 OR
EMS 174
Description
Units
Thermodynamics of Materials Proc.
Structure & Characterization of
Engineering Materials
Structure & Characterization of
Engineering Materials Lab
Rate Processes in Materials Science
Electronic, Optical & Magnetic
Properties of Materials
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
4
Qrt Offered
F
Prerequisites
C- or better in each of the following: ENG 45, PHY 9B,
MAT 22B; CHE 2C recommended
C- or better in each of the following: ENG 45, MAT 22B,
PHY 9B
4
W
2
W
EMS 162  (concurrent enrollment recommended)
4
W
C- or better in ENG 45; EMS 160
CHE 110A or PHY 9D; ENG 6 or ECM 6 or equivalent
recommended
C- or better in ENG 45; EMS 162 recommended
4
F
4
F
Materials Science Lecture Electives (4 units)
Course Number
EMS 147
Description
Units
Qrt Offered
Principles of Polymer
Materials Science
Electronic, Optical &
Magnetic Properties of
Materials
Electronic, Optical &
Magnetic Properties Lab
Mechanical Behavior of
Materials
Mechanical Behavior Lab
Materials in Engineering
Design
Materials Processing
3
4
W
EMS 182
Failure Analysis
EMS 188A
Materials Design Project
EMS 188B
Materials Design Project
 May be taken concurrently
 May be taken with consent of instructor
4
4
4
W
W
EMS 172
EMS 172L
EMS 174
EMS 174L
EMS 180
EMS 181
Notes:
W
Prerequisites
CHE 2A-2B; CHE 8A-8B or ENG 45; introductory physics
4
F
CHE 110A or PHY 9D; ENG 6 or ECM 6 or equivalent recommended
2
F
EMS 172  (concurrent enrollment recommended)
4
F
C- or better in ENG 45; EMS 162 recommended
2
F
EMS 174  (concurrent enrollment highly recommended)
4
S
C- or better in ENG 45, upper division standing
S
C- or better in ENG 45; ENG 105 or EMS 164 or ECH152B or
equivalent; EEC 140A or EMS 164 are recommended
C- or better in ENG 45; EMS 172 recommended
EMS 160, 162, 164, 172, 174
EMS 188A
Revised: 6/25/14