master of Science in Chemical Engineering
“The MS program provides chemical engineers a greater opportunity for improving or developing further their capabilities in providing quality instruction and in undertaking research and development projects.”
curriculum description
The MS program provides chemical engineers a greater opportunity for improving or developing further their capabilities in providing quality instruction and in undertaking research and development projects. After completing the program, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate profound understanding of chemical engineering principles for analysis and solutions of complex chemical engineering problems;
- apply chemical engineering principles to research and development programs of a university, research institution, or a chemical process plant; and
- demonstrate research capabilities in basic and applied chemical engineering, as they relate to other fields, like dairy food science and technology, pulp and paper technology, sugar technology, agricultural engineering, food science and engineering, biochemical engineering and environmental engineering
Admission requirements
To qualify to the M.S. in Chemical Engineering program, an applicant should be a graduate in B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
For non-chemical engineering graduate, the following undergraduate courses are required prior to admission to the graduate program. In case the applicant has not taken these courses, he can enroll in a non-degree program.
| COURSE | Description |
| ENSC 26 | Computer Application in Engineering |
| ChE 142 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I |
| ChE 143 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I |
| ChE 145 | Chemical Reaction Engineering |
| ChE 147 | Application of Fluid Dynamics in Chemical Engineering |
| ChE 149 | Transport Phenomena |
| ChE 152 | Separation Processes |
| ChE 153 | Transfer Operations I |
| ChE 192 | Equipment Design |
| ChE/SUTC/ PPT 193 | Plant Design |
For interested applicants, you can view the application procedure here: https://gs.uplb.edu.ph/admission/how-to-apply/.
GRADUATE COURSES
| COURSE | Description |
| ChE 204 | Mathematical Methods for Chemical Engineering (3) |
| ChE 240 | Advance Control Theory (3) |
| ChE 242 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) |
| ChE 243 | Advanced Transport Phenomena (3) |
| ChE 245 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering (3) |
| ChE 272 | Advances in Biochemical Engineering (3) |
| ChE 282 | Physical and Chemical Wastewater Treatment Design (3) |
| ChE 283 | Biological Wastewater Treatment Design (3) |
| ChE 284 | Solid Waste Management (3) |
| ChE 286 | Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering (3) |
| ChE 288 | Hazardous Waste Management (3) |
| ChE 290 | Special Topics (3) |
| ChE 291 | Special Topics (3) |
| ChE 299 | Graduate Seminar in Chemical Engineering (1) |
| ChE 300 | Master’s Thesis (6) |
Academic Requirements
To complete the M.S. program, a student must earn the required total units which is distributed as follows:
| MS ChE | MS ChE Specialization in Pollution Engineering | |
| Major Courses | ||
| Core Courses | 12 | 12 |
| Other Major Courses | 6 | 18 |
| Cognate/Minor Coures | 9 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | 1 |
| Master’s Thesis | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 34 | 37 |
Core courses are ChE 204, ChE 242, ChE 243, and ChE 245. Other major courses can be taken from the list of ChE graduate courses,. For Pollution Engineering, ChE 282, ChE 283, ChE 284, ChE 286, ChE 288, and ChE 291 are required to be taken. Cognate/minor courses can be taken from other department units offering MS program.
Minor Areas
Dairy Science and Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Pulp and Paper Technology
Computer Science
Food Science and Engineering
Economics/Agricultural Economics
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Statistics
Chemistry
Agricultural Engineering
Mathematics
Management
Sample Plan of Studies
For the downloadable plan of studies, please use the links below for the different plan of studies:
Research and Thesis Topics
A. Thermodynamics
Solution Thermodynamics
Supercritical Fluid Technology
B. Environmental and Biochemical Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Bioreactor Design
Biotechnology
Bioprocess Engineering
Bioenvironmental / Environmental Technology
Biochemical Engineering
Bioremediation
Industrial Ecological Engineering
Air Pollution Control
Solid Waste Management
Hazardous Waste Management
C. Separation Processes
Membrane Separation
Extraction of Natural Products
Downstream Processing
D. Production Technology
Cocochemical Production
Sucrochemical Production
E. Reaction Engineering
F. Process Dynamics and Control
G. Pollution Engineering
Scholarships
- Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT)
- Commission on Higher Education Scholarship for Instructor’s Knowledge Advancement Program (CHED-SIKAP)
Contact Details
For more information, please contact:
The Chairman
Department of Chemical Engineering
Andres P. Aglibut Ave., UP Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines 4031
Phone/Fax +63 49 536-2315
Email [email protected]
Website dche.ceat.uplb.edu.ph
Applications for admission should be made to:
The Dean
Graduate School
UP Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines 4031
Website gs.uplb.edu.ph