Key information
Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before March 2027
Language
English
Credits
90 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Detroit, United States
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering
Overview
This Chemical Engineering program is offered at Wayne State University. The field of chemical engineering embraces those industries in which matter is treated to effect a change of state, energy content, or composition, and in which chemical engineers may be concerned with either the processes or the process equipment used for them.
Examples of such industries are: fuels and petroleum processing; heavy, fine and pharmaceutical chemicals; textiles and fibers; food processing and products; natural and synthetic rubbers and plastics; explosives, pulp and paper; surface coatings; disposal of chemical plant wastes; atomic energy processes; environmental control and medical systems; and the general fields of biotechnology.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Engineering Mathematics
- Advanced Transport Phenomena
- Advanced Thermodynamics
- Advanced Kinetics and Reactor Design
- Statistics and Design of Experiments
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- TOEFL iBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
All applications for Ph.D. study should include the following materials, all in English:
- A completed university application
- University graduate application fee
- An original copy of the undergraduate transcript
- An original copy of the graduate transcript, if applicable
- Official qualifying score from either TOEFL or IELTS to establish English proficiency, for international applicants.
- Three recommendation letters; at least two from the applicant's academic institution
- A copy of the applicant's resume
- A copy of the applicant's Personal Statement
- Selected publications, and award and patent certificates, if any
- An email address and a phone number where the applicant can be contacted
- A copy of a valid TSE score report (optional)
- International applicants are required to submit a WES Evaluation.
Tuition Fees
International: 34,972 AUD / year (≈ 24,904 USD / year)
Domestic: 17,441 AUD / year (≈ 12,420 USD / year)
Living costs
Detroit, United States: 1,474–2,486 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarship opportunities are available for Chemical Engineering PhD students.
