MSE Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Students have two options in pursuing a Masters’ degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering:

1. Essay-based MSE: A research-intensive MSE in which students take six 3-credit graduate-level courses and undertake original research. The end product of the research is in the form of an MSE Essay submitted to the university and a presentation open to the department. (See “Essay-Based Students” below for more details.) This option typically takes four semesters and the intervening summer to complete. It can be shorter for students who began working on their research project while an undergraduate at Hopkins (see “Combined BS/MSE Program and Students with BS in ChemBE from Johns Hopkins” below for more details) or for students who do their research through the INBT Co-op Program (see “INBT Industry Co-Op Program” below for more details).
2. Course-based MSE: A coursework-only degree in which students take ten 3-credit graduate-level courses (see “All Students’ Course Requirements” below for more details). This option typically takes three semesters to complete.