In addition to the senior laboratory courses, there are the capstone senior design courses. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. A multi-disciplinary education is built into the flexibility of the advanced chemistry requirements, the engineering instrumentation laboratory which is participated by all engineering majors, technical electives in other academic departments, and the diversified nature of the projects in the senior laboratories courses in the design core. Summer internship in non-traditional chemical engineering positions provides additional opportunities for students to develop this ability. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
Problem solving skills are an integral part of the chemical engineering curriculum.
Emphasis on professional and ethical responsibility is woven into key junctures of the curriculum, beginning with the freshmen introductory seminar, to computer programming, chemical reaction engineering, senior laboratory and design courses. An ability to communicate effectively. Attained via structural objective A4, functional objective B4, and program outcome O4. Training in technical writing and oral presentation is an important component of the senior laboratory and design courses in the design core. Participation in the outreach programs and as officers in the AIChE Student Chapter provides additional opportunities.