Master of Science in Computer Science/Master of Chemical Engineering
Collaborative program with the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
This combined program in computer science and chemical engineering addresses the growing need for process engineers with expertise in computational modeling and simulation of chemical processes. Similarly, the program provides a strong engineering background that is required today in many areas of computer science. The program is jointly offered by the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Students in this program earn both Master of Science in Computer Science and Master of Chemical Engineering degrees.
Students must fulfill the core course requirements of both departments. Students are required to take 18 credit hours in graduate chemical engineering courses (courses numbered 500 or higher) and 26 credit hours in computer science courses (of which 20 credit hours must be 500-level courses).
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering Courses | (18) | |
| CHE 406 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CHE 503 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHE 525 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 535 | Applctn Math Cheml Engrg | 3 |
| Select a minimum of two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Process Dsgn Optimization | 3 | |
| Advanced Process Control | 3 | |
| Computational Techniques Engg | 3 | |
| Ststcl Qlty Process Control | 3 | |
Any other 500-level course must be approved by the academic adviser | ||
| Computer Science Courses | (26) | |
| Students are required to take 12 credit hours of core courses and 14 credit hours of elective courses. At least 20 of the 26 credit hours must be 500-level CS courses. 1 | 26 | |
| Programming Core Courses | ||
Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in Computer Graphics | 3 | |
| Computer Vision | 3 | |
| Advanced Database Organization | 3 | |
| Syntactic Anlys of Prgm Lang | 3 | |
| Topics in Complr Constrctn | 3 | |
| Parallel and Distributed Proc | 3 | |
| Operating Syst Design&Implemtn | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing | 3 | |
| Systems Core Courses | ||
Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Computer Netwrks I:Fundamentls | 3 | |
| Computer Ntwrks II: Ntwrk Svc | 3 | |
| Wireless Networking | 3 | |
| Advanced Operating Systems | 3 | |
| Anlytc Mdls Simul Comp Syst | 3 | |
| Adv Computer Architecture | 3 | |
| Software Systems Arch | 3 | |
| Theory Core Courses | ||
Select a minimum of two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Theory of Computation | 3 | |
| Computational Geometry | 3 | |
| Dsgn and Anlys of Algorithms | 3 | |
| Science of Programming | 3 | |
| Combinatorial Optimization | 3 | |
| Game Theory: Algorithms & Apps | 3 | |
| Computer Science Electives | ||
Select 14 credit hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 44 | |
| 1 | Courses transferred for credit cannot be used to satisfy core course requirements. All core course requirements must be satisfied by courses taken at Illinois Institute of Technology. Up to six credit hours of accelerated courses may be applied to the program. CSP courses cannot be applied to the program. Consult the computer science department website (science.iit.edu/computer-science) for details. |
