Strong Undergraduate Foundation

The Chemical Engineering Program builds a strong foundation for the professional development of its students. With a bachelor’s degree, graduates are well equipped for a wide variety of positions as practicing chemical engineers or for graduate studies in engineering and science. To achieve these broad objectives, the program provides the knowledge, skills and resources for lifelong learning and professional development.


A Complementary Graduate Program

An important focus of the department is undergraduate education. The majority of our graduates stay in the New England area. The graduate program builds upon the strengths of the department faculty and complements the undergraduate program. The faculty have close ties primarily with local and regional industry through consulting, research, advising graduate students from regional companies, and participation in local, as well as national professional society meetings.

The department obtains input from its advisory board to continually assess the relevancy of the curriculum to the needs of industry. The quality of the program is of constant importance and interaction with industry helps to maintain and improve it. More importantly, department courses are taught only by faculty. Graduate students are used only as laboratory and grading assistants.


Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes

The Chemical Engineering faculty seek to prepare men and women to be successful as Chemical Engineers. They are strongly committed to provide a high quality education relevant to the needs of society and industry. The program educational objectives are clearly consistent with the mission of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Francis College of Engineering.
  • Graduates pursue rewarding professional careers by skillfully leveraging chemical engineering principles.
  • Graduates effectively bridge engineering and non-engineering fields through a commitment to lifelong professional development.
  • Graduates engage in service activities highlighting the societal benefits of engineering principles.

The Chemical Engineering Program has adopted the ABET Criterion 3 student outcomes so that at graduation, students are expected to have:

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics. 
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors. 
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts. 
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives. 
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.