Registration and Courses

Key Class Information

• Master of Engineering Program of Study
• Master of Science Program of Study
• Doctoral Program of Study

Registration

All full-time students should be enrolled in 12 units each quarter to ensure eligibility for employment and access to university services, such as health care. For all Chemical Engineering degree programs, the core courses should be taken in the first two quarters of enrollment (fall and winter), followed by electives selected in consultation with your major professor or graduate advisor. Sample schedules for each degree program are available under the “About Our Programs” section.  

Core Courses

Department Research CRNs 

• Can be requested by email chmsgradadvising@ucdavis.edu with your name, your department (ECH), which quarter you wish to enroll and the name of your Major Professor(s). 

Additional Courses

• ECH 282: Organic Electronics (3 units)
  • Tuesday / Thursday
  • 9:00am to 10:20am
  • Veihmeyer 116
  • Professor Adam Moule
  • CRN: 55549
• ECH 289D: Chem Catalytic Processes (placeholder title) / Electronic and Electrochemical Energy Technologies (3 units)
  • Monday & Wednesday
  • 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm
  • Wellmn 203
  • Professor Coleman Kronawitter
  • CRN: 57615
  • This course aims to develop an understanding of current and emerging energy technologies, especially in the context of the underlying chemistry and physics.  The focus is on electronic and electrochemical devices, such as photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical devices, fuel cells, reactors for electro-synthesis of chemicals, and more.  This class also includes instruction on the fundamentals of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering.
• ECH 289E: Biotechnology (2 units)
  • Tuesday - 9:00-10:50am
  • Thursday - 9:00-9:50am
  • Bainer 1526
  • Professor Somen Nandi & Professor Karen McDonald
  • CRN: 49892 (Fall Quarter)
• ECH 294: Progress Biotechnology (1 unit)
  • Friday
  • 11:00am to 11:50am
  • Grennh 1022
  • Professor Somen Nandi & Professor Denneal Jamison-McClung
  • CRN: 18601 (Winter Quarter)

Recommended Electives

The electives listed below are a few recommended classes to help you and your major professor guide your coursework to complement your research objectives, though it is in no way a comprehensive list of all the courses available. The list will be updated annually with any new courses approved by major professors and graduate advisors.  

• Biotechnology
• BIT 160: Plant Biotechnology (3)
  DEB 263: Basic Biotechnology (2)
  ECH 161L: Bioprocessing Engineering Lab (4)
  GGG 296: Science Integrity (2)
  PLP 123: Plant Virus Vector Interactions (3)
  MCB 123: Enzymes and Receptors (3)
  MCB 263: Basic Biotechnology (2)
• Biology and Biomedical Focus
• BCB 211: Macromolecule Structure and Interaction (3)
  BIM 202: Biology for Engineers (4)
  BIM 264: Synthetic and Systems Engineering (4)
  BIM 289A: Cellular and Molecular Systems for Engineers (4)
  BIS 102L Structure and Function of Biomolecules (3)
  BPH 241: Membrane Biology (3)
  EBS 200: Research Methods in Bio Systems Engineering (2)
  EBS 216: Energy Systems (4 units)
  ECH 269: Molecular Biophysics (4)
  EMS/BIM/BPH 288: Living Matter: Physical Biology of the Cell (3)
• Chemistry
• CHE 204: Mathematical Methods in Chemistry (3)
  CHE 210B: Quantum Chemistry (3)
  CHE 211B: Statistical Mechanics (3)
  CHE 221B: Special Topics Organic Chemistry (3)
  CHE 222: Chemistry of Nanoparticles (3)
  CHE 226: Principles of Transition Metal Chemistry (3)
  CHE 241B: Laster and X-Ray Spectroscopy (3)
  CHE 241C: Mass Spectrometry (3)
  CHE 241E: Microscopy and Imaging Techniques (3)
• Physics
• PHY 108: Optics (3)
  PHY 110C: Electricity and Magnetism (3)
  PHY 240A: Condensed Matter Physics A (3)
  PHY 240B: Condensed Matter Physics B ( 3)
  PHY 243B: Surface Physics (3)
  PHY 250: Special Topics (3) (Topic varies by instructor)
• Computation and Modelling
• ECH 261: Molecular Modelling (4)
  ECS 223: Parallel Algorithms (4)
  ECS 230: Applied Numerical Linear Algebra (4)
  ECS 289K: Scientific Computing (1)
  EEC 241: Molecular Electronics (4)
  MAT 207C: Applied Mathematics (4)
  MAT 226A: Numerical Methods (4)
  MAT 258A: Numerical Optimization (4)
  STA 135: Multivariable Data Analysis (4)
  STA 200A: Probability Theory (4 units)
  STA 200B: Probability Theory (4 units)
  STA 206: Statistical Methods for Research 1 (4)
  STA 207: Statistical Methods for Research 2 (4)
  STA 208: Statistical Methods in Machine Learning (4)
• Engineering Education
• ECI 289C: Engineering Education (2)
• Fluid Mechanics
• MAE 210A: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4)
  MAE 210B: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4)
• Food and Beverage Engineering
• ABG 250: Modeling in Biological Systems (3)
  ECH 263: Rheology (3)
  ECH 265: Emulsions, Microemulsions, Bilayer (4)
  ETX 220: Analysis of Toxicants (3)
  FST 115: Fermented Foods (4)
  FST 202: Physical Chemistry of Foods (3)
  FST 211: Lipids (3 units)
  MIC 170: Yeast Molecular Genetics (3)
  VEN 124: Wine Production (2)
  VEN 135: Wine Tech/Winery Systems (4)
  VEN 215: Sensometrics (3)
  VEN 224: Advances in Winemaking (3)
• Materials Science
• EMS 162: Structural Characterization of Engineering Materials (4)
  EMS 174: Mechanical Behavior of Materials (4)
  EMS 230: Electron Microscopy (3)
  EMS 230L: Electron Microscopy Lab (2)
  EMS 272: Advanced Functional Properties of Materials (4)
  MAE 250C: Mechanical Performance of Materials (4)
• Process Systems Engineering
• ECH 267: Advanced Process Control (4)
  ECI 249: Probabilistic Design and Optimization (4)
  ECI 253: Dynamic Programming and Multistage Decision Processes (4)
  EEC 250: Linear Systems and Signals (4)
  EEC 254: Optimization (3)
  EEC 260: Random Signals and Noise (4)
  EEC 263: Optimal and Adaptive Filtering (4)
  MAE 272: Theory Design Control Systems (4)
  MAE 273A: SISO Optimal Robust Control (4)
  MAE 273B: MIMO Optimal Robust Control (4)
  MAE 298: Optimization Based Control (4); MAE 298: Estimation Theory and Application*
  MAT 258A: Numerical Optimization (4)
  TTP 289A: Selected Topics in Transportation (3)
  *These courses may be assigned alternate course numbers once approved.
• Renewable Energy and Nuclear Science
• ECH/EMS 246: PV and Solar Cells (4)
  BIM 243: Radiation Detectors in Biomedical Applications (4)
  GEL 227: Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry (4)
  GEL 251: Advanced Topics in Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry (3)
  PHY 224A: Nuclear Physics (3)
  PHY 245A: High-Energy Physics (3)
  PHY 252B: Techniques of Experimental Physics (3)