Food Process Engineering
Department:
Chemical and Biological EngineeringCollege:
Armour College of EngineeringDegrees:
- Master of Food Process Engineering
- Master of Science in Food Process Engineering
Description:
The objective of the Master of Food Process Engineering degree program is to prepare students for professional practice in food process engineering and to provide a foundation in the fundamental knowledge of this discipline.
The objective of the Master of Science in Food Process Engineering degree program is to educate engineers and scientists in different aspects of food engineering and food processing with specialization in an area of food process engineering. Candidates are required to take a total of 32 credit hours, 12 credits of which must be for the core courses listed below, and six to eight credit hours must be in research and thesis work.
Specializations:
- Process and Product Development
- Food Processing Operations
- Packaging
- Food Safety
- Food Biotechnology
- Process and Quality Monitoring and Control
Chemical and Biological Engineering Certificate Programs:
- Biological Engineering
- Current Energy Issues
- Food Process Engineering
- Particle Processing
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Polymer Science and Engineering
- Process Operations Management
Distance Learning:
Not offeredDual Degrees / Joint Degrees:
Research Facilities:
Research facilities of the department include:- Air Quality Lab
- Bioengineering Lab
- Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering Lab
- Center for Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering Lab
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab
- Environmental Engineering Analytical Lab
- Interfacial Phenomena Lab
- Multiphase Flow and Fluidization Lab
- Organic Degradation Lab
- Particle Technology Lab
- Pharmaceutical and Crystallization Lab
- Physical and Chemical Processes Lab
- Porous Media and core Analysis Lab
- Process Modeling, Monitoring and Control Lab
Research Areas:
Admission Requirements:
1. Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA: 3.0/4.02. Minimum GRE score:
Master of Science: 1100 (quantitative + verbal), 2.5 (analytical writing)
Professional Master's: 950 (quantitative + verbal), 2.5 (analytical writing)
3. Minimum TOEFL score (if required): 550/213/80 (paper-based/computer-based/Internet-based test)
4. Admission to graduate study in chemical engineering requires the completion of a program leading to a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or another engineering discipline from an accredited institution. Students with degrees in related fields must remove deficiencies or must show proof of proficiency in the required undergraduate materials before entering the graduate program.
How to apply:
Office of Graduate AdmissionDepartmental Website:
http://www.iit.edu/engineering/chbe/The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.
