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Graduate Studies Calendar 2016-2017 Program Descriptions Engineering, Chemical and Petroleum ENCH
Engineering, Chemical and Petroleum - ENCH
Contact Information

Location: Schulich School of Engineering, Room B212
Program number: 403.220.4802
Fax number: 403.284.4852
Email address: chemandpetenggrad@ucalgary.ca
Web page URL:

1. Degrees and Specializations Offered

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MSc), thesis-based
Master of Engineering (MEng), thesis-based and course-based

For registration status of thesis-based graduate students, see “Engineering Programs”.

Specializations:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering (thesis-based only)*
  • Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary)**
  • Energy and Environment (Interdisciplinary)**
  • Energy and Environmental Systems (Interdisciplinary, thesis-based only)**

The following specializations are offered only to course-based MEng degrees:

  • Petroleum Reservoir Engineering*
  • Petroleum Exploration Engineering*
  • Reservoir Characterization (Interdisciplinary)**

*The Department is currently not accepting applications for these specializations.

**See the Calendar section on Interdisciplinary Specializations for further information.

2. Admission Requirements

See "Engineering Programs".

3. Application Deadline

Deadlines for submission of complete applications for admission to MEng thesis-based, MSc and PhD:

  • September admission: March 15 (International applicants), July 15 (Canadian and Permanent Resident applicants)
  • January admission: July 15 (International applicants), November 15 (Canadian and Permanent Resident applicants)
  • May admission: November 15 (International applicants), March 15 (Canadian and Permanent Resident applicants)

Deadlines for submission of complete applications for admission to MEng course-based:

  • September and January admission: March 15 (All applicants)
4. Advanced Credit

See "Engineering Programs".

5. Program/Course Requirements

See "Engineering Programs".

6. Additional Requirements

The Department has established core courses for the following specializations:

All Master of Science students in the Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering and Biomedical Engineering specializations must complete at least two of the core courses of their specialization. All doctoral students in these specializations must have completed at least four of the core courses of their specialization before proceeding to the candidacy examination.

All Master of Science students in the Environmental Engineering specialization and the Energy and Environment specialization must complete at least one of the core courses in their specialization. All doctoral students in these specializations must have completed at least two of the core courses in their specialization before proceeding to the candidacy examination. Requirements for these specializations are listed under the corresponding sections.

All Master of Science students in the Energy and Environmental Systems specialization must complete at least one of the core chemical engineering courses. All doctoral students in this specialization must have completed at least two of the core chemical engineering courses before proceeding to the candidacy examination.

All Master of Science and doctoral students in the program are required to register and participate in the Professional Development I (Engineering 601) and Professional Development II (Engineering 603) courses in the first year of their degree program. All Master of Science and doctoral students must also present one research seminar at the annual Graduate Student Conference in the Winter Term.

For Master of Engineering course-based students, at least 18 units (3 full-course equivalents) must be from the declared area of specialization.

7. Credit for Undergraduate Courses

Not applicable.

8. Time Limit

See "Engineering Programs".

9. Supervisory Assignments

All students are required to have a supervisor before the second annual registration. For students in the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs, a supervisor is normally appointed at the time of admission.

10. Required Examinations

All final thesis oral examinations involve a public seminar/presentation before the oral examination.

For candidacy requirements, see the website of the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering program.

11. Research Proposal Requirements

Doctor of Philosophy
See the website of the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering program for more information.

12. Special Registration Information

None.

13. Financial Assistance

See "Engineering Programs".

14. Other Information

See "Engineering Programs".

15. Faculty Members/Research Interests

The current research interests of the academic staff can be found at , or from the Department.