Energy Science and Engineering (ESE)

Master of Engineering Program

Chemical Engineering (International Program)

Name of Institution Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
School Energy Science and Engineering

Curriculum
Curriculum Structure (Download Full)

1. Program Structure A1
1.1 Total Credits of the Program	No less than	38	Credits
1.2 Program Details
Courses	No less than	8	Credits (non-credits)
Professional Development		3	Credits (non-credits)
Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non-credits)
Seminar		2	Credits (non-credits)
Thesis	No less than	38	Credits
1.3 Course Lists
Courses	No less than	8	Credits (non-credits)
Professional Development
- CHE 591 Professional Development		3	Credits (non-credits)
Leadership in Science and Engineering
- CHE 592 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non-credits)
Seminar
- CHE 597 Seminar I		1	Credit (non-credit)
- CHE 598 Seminar II		1	Credit (non-credit)
Thesis	No less than	38	Credits
- CHE 599 Thesis		1-38	Credits
2. Program Structure A2
2.1 Total Credits of the Program	No less than	38	Credits
2.2 Program Details
Courses	No less than	20	Credits
Professional Development		3	Credits (non-credits)
Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non-credits)
Seminar		2	Credits
Core Courses	No less than	12	Credits
Elective Courses	No less than	6	Credits
Thesis	No less than	18	Credits
2.3 Course Lists
Courses	No less than	20	Credits
Professional Development
- CHE 591 Professional Development		3	Credits (non-credits)
Leadership in Science and Engineering
- CHE 592 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non-credits)
Seminar
- CHE 597 Seminar I		1	Credit
- CHE 598 Seminar II		1	Credit
Core Courses
- CHE 501 Modeling of Molecules, Materials and Processes		3	Credits
- CHE 502 Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics		3	Credits
- CHE 503 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering		3	Credits
- CHE 504 Transport Phenomena in Chemical and Biological Engineering		3	Credits
Elective Courses	No less than	6	Credits
Thesis	No less than	18	Credits
- CHE 599 Thesis		1-18	Credits

Students are required to select no less than 6 credits from CHE or other programs. Courses other than those prescribed in the below list are at the discretion of Program advisory committee and Head of the school or Program Director or equivalent position.

1. Frontiers in Energy and Materials Technology
	CHE 511	Principles of Biofuel Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 512	Oil and Natural Gas Technologies	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 513	Residue Oil Upgrading	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 611	Electrochemical Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 612	Electrochemical Energy Systems	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 613	Fuel Processing Technologies	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 522	Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 525	Electrochemical Processing of Materials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 545	Catalytic Materials and Applications	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 541	Materials for Energy Environmental and Biological Applications	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 542	Photovoltaic and Solar Cell Materials and Devices	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 642	Nano Electronic and Photonics Materials and Devices	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 646	Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Technology	3(3-0-6)

2. Petrobased Engineering and Advanced Materials
	CHE 521	Applied Catalysis	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 522	Design and Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 621	Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 622	Quantum Simulation of Molecules and Materials	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 623	Advanced Catalysis and Electrocatalysis	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 624	Industrial Catalysis	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 512	Solid State Chemistry and Physics	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 544	Advanced Ceramics and Applications	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 611	Surface and Interface Properties of Materials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 612	Electronic Structures of Solid Surface and Nano-scale Materials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 616	Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 617	Electrochemistry and Corrosion	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 619	Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 632	Spectroscopic Methods for Organic Compounds	3(3-0-6)

3. Bioresource Engineering
	CHE 531	Biological Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 532	Biomass and Biological Waste Utilization	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 533	Food Chemistry and Microbiology	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 631	Properties and Characterization of Biomaterials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 521	Advanced Synthesis for Organic and Inorganic and Biological Materials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 645	Biomaterials and Soft Materials	3(3-0-6)
	BSE 611	Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	BSE 612	Biocatalysis and Mechanistic Enzymology	3(3-0-6)
	BSE 642	Biosensor and Electrochemistry	3(3-0-6)

4. Molecular Design and Functional Polymers
	CHE 541	Polymer Structure and Property	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 542	Polymerization Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 543	Computational Polymer Science and Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 544	Polymer Processing	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 641	Polymers Physics	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 526	Rheology and Processing of Polymers	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 615	Molecular Structure and Properties Polymer	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 621	Composite Materials and Processing	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 624	Molecular Design of Functional Polymers	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 643	High-Performance Structural Materials	3(3-0-6)

5. Green Process Engineering, Process Control, and Others
	CHE 551	Advanced Process Control	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 552	Computer Process Control	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 553	Computer-aided Computation for Chemical Engineers)	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 554	Chemical Reactor Analysis, Design and Scale-up	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 555	Energy Conservation and Management	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 556	Safety and Environmental Risk Analysis	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 557	Cleaner Technology, Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 651	Control Theory	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 652	Model-Based Control	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 653	Multiphase Reactors	3(3-0-6)
	CHE 654	Multifunctional Reactors	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 515	Modeling and Simulation of Materials	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 523	Ceramic Processing	3(3-0-6)

6. Research-Related Subjects, Specific Topics, Seminar, Special Problems, and Thesis
	CHE 696	Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering	3(3-0-6)
	MSE 567	Selected Topics in Materials Science and Engineering	3(3-0-6)

Study Plan

Program A1

	Semester 1 of 1^st Year		Credits
CHE 599	Thesis		3	Credits
		Total	3	Credits
	Semester 2 of 1^st Year		Credits
CHE 591	Professional Development		3	Credits (non-credits)
CHE 592	Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non-credits)
CHE 597	Seminar I		1	Credit (non-credit)
CHE 599	Thesis		5	Credits
		Total	5	Credits
	Semester 1 of 2^nd Year		Credits
CHE 598	Seminar II		1	Credit (non-credit)
CHE 599	Thesis		15	Credits
		Total	15	Credits
	Semester 2 of 2^nd Year		Credits
CHE 599	Thesis		15	Credits
		Total	15	Credits

Program A2

	Semester 1 of 1^st Year		Credits
CHE 502	Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics		3	Credits
	Elective Courses		6	Credits
		Total	9	Credits
	Semester 2 of 1^st Year		Credits
CHE 501	Modeling of Molecules, Materials and Processes		3	Credits
CHE 503	Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering		3	Credits
CHE 504	Transport Phenomena in Chemical and Biological Engineering		3	Credits
CHE 591	Professional Development		3	Credits (non-credits)
CHE 592	Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non-credits)
CHE 597	Seminar I		1	Credit
		Total	10	Credits
	Semester 1 of 2^nd Year		Credits
CHE 598	Seminar II		1	Credits
CHE 599	Thesis		3	Credits
		Total	4	Credits
	Semester 2 of 2^nd Year		Credits
CHE 599	Thesis		15	Credits
		Total	15	Credits

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