Chemical Engineering Educational Objectives at Youngstown State University

A) Graduates are adequately prepared to succeed in chemical process engineering positions in all industries that employ chemical engineers.

B) Graduates are adequately prepared to excel in graduate study in all chemical engineering programs.

C) Graduates have a strong foundation in chemistry, math, computer applications, and physics and can readily apply these skills to chemical engineering problem solving.

D) Graduates have a strong foundation in molecular thermodynamics, reaction engineering, transport phenomena, process control, and plant design and can apply this knowledge to assess the techno-economic feasibility of new and novel processes.

E) Graduates understand and respect chemical substances and processes of significant danger to health and the environment, and are able to incorporate adequate safeguards in process design and procedures.

F) Graduates are able to make order of magnitude estimates of the outcomes of given processes and the effects of changes in process variables.

G) Graduates can give professional quality presentations and are exemplary in their oral and written communications.

H) Graduates can work well on multidisciplinary teams.

I) Graduates are capable of accessing information from printed and electronic media.

J) Graduates appreciate lifelong learning and keep abreast of new knowledge as it pertains to chemical engineering or chemistry in general.