Specializations

A specialization consists of three courses (9 credits) at the 300-level or higher in the chosen discipline (students who entered the CME Program prior to Fall 2012 are required to complete four 300-level courses - 12 credits).  

Specializations give students the opportunity to concentrate their education in a particular area of interest. Below are the specializations offered by the CME program. The specializaton must be chosen by the end of the Sophomore semester.

Course details for each of these options can be found in the online bulletin at: 
www.stonybrook.edu/ugrdbulletin/current/majors.shtml

• Materials Science

  ESG  333	Materials Science II: Electronic Properties	4 Credits
  ESM 334	Materials Engineering	4 Credits
  ESM 335	Strength of Materials	4 Credits
  ESM 336	Electronic Materials	3 Credits

• Polymer Science

  CME 371	Biomedical Polymers	3 Credits
  CME 470	Polymer Synthesis	3 Credits
  CME 369	Polymer Engineering	3 Credits
  CME 370	Cell Biology for Chemical Engineers	3 Credits

• Tissue Engineering

  BME 404

  Essentials of Tissue Engineering

  3 Credits

  And any two of the following (three for students admitted prior to Fall 2012)

  BIO 310	Cell Biology	3 Credits
  BIO 311	Techniques in Molecular and Cellular Biology	3 Credits
  BIO 317	Principles of Cellular Signaling	3 Credits
  BIO 318	Bioethics and Policy	3 Credits
  BIO 328	Mammalian Physiology	3 Credits
  BIO 335	Animal Physiology Laboratory	3 Credits
  CHE 346	Biomolecular Structure & Reactivity	3 Credits
  CME 371	Biomedical Polymers	3 Credits
  CME 480	Cellular Biology for Chemical Engineers	3 Credits

• Business, Chemistry, Physics

  9 credits of upper level courses not already required for the major (12 credits for students entering CME prior to Fall 2012).

• Custom Specialization 

  In addition to the five specializations listed above, students can customize a specialization of their interest. This can be done by consulting with one of the CME Program Co-Directors.

Minors

The specializations described in the preceding section are mandatory and the 3-course/4-course requirement for specialization is a part of the CME grid. However, the foundation courses required by the CME curriculum are common with those required for degrees in other related disciplines. Consequently, students can elect a specific subset of courses that are in addition to those listed under specialization which will satisfy the requirement of the following departments for conferring a minor degree. Please check with respective departments for requirements regarding their minors.

Senior Thesis

At the end of the junior year, the CME student picks an advisor and a research topic. Through work done in the lab sequence, the student develops the research proposal into a senior thesis which is defended at the end of the senior year. The students are encouraged to select original research projects which can be published in peer reviewed journals. 

Senior Design 

The CME student will also have first-hand experience designing a chemical engineering process from beginning to end. Although not required, many students combine their research with their design projects for an optimal, integrated final year of learning which moves them one step ahead of the competition. 

The Fundamentals Exam (FE)

Students accepted into the program, beginning in the Fall 2007 semester, are encouraged to take the FE exam. The FE exam is not a requirement for graduation. The FE exam data will provide us, as well as the student, an external evaluation of his/her mastery of the ABET based Chemical Engineering curriculum relative to other chemical engineering students in the United States.