Chemical Process Industry - Master of Engineering in Chemical Process Industry
The MECPI is a 30 credit hour coursework and/or project-based degree with flexibility of program design for professionals in the Chemical Process Industry. Proposals for the MECPI may be submitted at https://chme.nmsu.edu/academics/grad/mecpi-degree-plan-proposal/. MECPI requirements are as follows:
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHME Coursework | ||
| A minimum of 6 credits of CHME 500+ courses, 6 credits must come from the following: | 12 | |
| Graduate Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers | 3 | |
| Graduate Transport Phenomena(s) | 3 | |
| Graduate Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 | |
| Graduate Reactor Analysis and Design (s) | 3 | |
| 3 | ||
| Three credits in Industrial Safety Coursework | 3 | |
| Industrial Safety (Recommended) 1 | ||
| Professional Communications Course | ||
| A minimum of 3 credits in professional communication | 3 | |
| Professional Communication in Chemical Engineering and Graduate Seminar (both are recommended) 2 | ||
| Open Electives | ||
| Students are expected to take a minimum of 6 credits of electives from any areas such as chemical engineering, other engineering, business, economics, fundamental sciences, environmental sciences, etc., to be consistent with their personal MECPI theme or emphasis. | 6 | |
| Optional Engineering Project Sequence or CHME Coursework 3 | 6 | |
| Chemical Process Design and Business Analysis | 3 | |
| Chemical Process Industries Research | 1 | |
| Advanced Chemical Process Industry Analysis | 2 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
- 1
CHME 548 Industrial Safety is recommended, though other course options with similar content can be proposed.
- 2
CHME 594 Professional Communication in Chemical Engineering and CHME 690 Graduate Seminar are recommended to fulfill this requirement , but students may propose 500+ level communications courses beyond CHME to fulfill this requirement.
- 3
Students will define and execute an engineering project through their employer while taking the following 3-semester course sequence (after completion of a minimum of 9 credit hours of CHME coursework toward the MECPI)
MECPI students may replace the project with an additional 6 credit hours of CHME coursework.
Students accepted into the MECPI program may use the online MECPI degree plan proposal form to request a tailored curriculum personalized to their individual needs based on their current or planned employment in the chemical process industries.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CHME 501 | Graduate Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers | 3 |
| CHME 516 | Graduate Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHME 548 | Industrial Safety | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHME 506 | Graduate Transport Phenomena(s) | 3 |
| CHME 594 | Professional Communication in Chemical Engineering | 2 |
| CHME 595 | Chemical Process Design and Business Analysis 2 | 3 |
| CHME 690 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHME 596 | Chemical Process Industries Research 2 | 1 |
| CHME Elective 1 | 3 | |
| CHME Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHME 542 | Graduate Reactor Analysis and Design (s) | 3 |
| CHME 597 | Advanced Chemical Process Industry Analysis 2 | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
- 1
Students are expected to take a minimum of 6 credits of electives from any areas such as chemical engineering, other engineering, business, economics, fundamental sciences, environmental sciences, etc., to be be consistent with their personal MECPI theme or emphasis.
- 2
MECPI students may replace the project (CHME 595 Chemical Process Design and Business Analysis, CHME 596 Chemical Process Industries Research, CHME 597 Advanced Chemical Process Industry Analysis) with an additional 6 credit hours of CHME coursework (CHME 450 and above).