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Department of Chemical Engineering
Mission Statement
Educational Objectives

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is to provide highly qualified graduates who are well trained for industry or for graduate school.

Background of Mission Statement

The Chemical Engineering Department at UL Lafayette was started in 1942 to provide technical support to the chemical and petroleum industries in the State of Louisiana. These industries have grown tremendously since that time and so has the confidence of the local students who now search for jobs throughout the nation. In addition to working in industry numerous graduates have gone on for advanced degrees in engineering, medicine, law and business to expand their role in the world in which they live. It is true that this program has been satisfying the mission statement and will continue to do so.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The chemical engineering program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will produce graduates who will be able to:

• professionally apply scientific and engineering knowledge to solve contemporary engineering problems.

• perform and communicate effectively in teams or individually.

• effectively apply modern computer hardware and software tools in the solution of scientific and engineering problems.

• understand and consider the economic, environmental, safety and ethical issues in the solution of scientific and engineering problems.

• understand the need for lifelong learning to continue to meet the current needs of local, state, and global industries and to adapt to the engineering challenges of the future.