In choosing your technical electives, you should keep in mind that these classes are meant to broaden your educational background. You can select courses in different areas, to enhance your breadth of knowledge. However, if you have a specific career objective in mind, you may choose an area of specialization and select three electives within the same discipline. Keep in mind that several classes outside of the Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering (biotechnology, microelectronics, and materials), need additional prerequisites and may extend your program completion time.
If you are planning for graduate school, you may want to consider the general, but more fundamental, area of Engineering Sciences. In all cases, we also accept graduate level courses that pertain to each area. A petition must be submitted for undergraduate and graduate courses not on the pre-approved list below. Undergraduate students who would like to enroll in graduate level courses must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above. Seats in graduate level courses are subject to availability and undergraduate students may need to wait until the first week of class to enroll.
The courses listed here other than NANO and CENG are under the control of other departments. All departments strictly enforce the course prerequisites for all students. Each student is responsible for determining the prerequisites, when the courses are to be offered, and making sure elective courses fir into their graduation plan.
Biotechnology/Biochemical Engineering
NANO 103, 242, 244, 262
CENG 160, 207, 254, 256
BENG 100, 110, 112A, 112B, 130,186
Microelectronic Devices and Materials
NANO 107
CENG 157
ECE 103, 134, 135A, 136L
Engineering Mechanics
NANO 141A, 141B
MAE 104, 131A, 149, 160
Engineering Science
NANO 114B, 141A
MAE 104, 105, 107, 140, 149
Environmental Engineering
ESYS 103
MAE 119, 121, 122, 123 125, 126A, 126B, 127
Materials Science and Engineering
CENG 134/NANO 134/CHEM 134
NANO 100L, 159, 174, 174L
ECE 134
MATS 201A, 201B, 201C, 205A, 227
Nanotechnology
NANO 102, 103, 104, 106,108, 110, 111, 112, 140, 145, 146, 148, 150, 156,* 158, 159, 161, 162, 164, 168, 175, 201, 253
CENG 134, 157, 175, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215
*NANO 156 and MAE 166 are cross-listed courses; CENG majors must enroll in NANO 156.
*NANO 175 and CENG 175 are cross-listed courses and credit cannot be given for both.
Process Dynamics and Control
MAE 140, 142, 143A, 144, 149
ECE 171B
BENG 122A
Or one of the following three courses: CENG 120*, MAE 143B, OR ECE 171A.
Thermal Engineering and Systems
MAE 110, 113, 118, 119, 120
Independent Research
CENG 199. Independent Study for Undergraduates (2 x 4 unit courses) Research project as equivalent to a "senior thesis" can be approved for two Technical Elective courses (eight units total). 199 courses are taken as an elective on a P/NP basis. Completion of 199 courses must be done in consecutive quarters and the student must find a faculty member who will oversee their research project and enrollment. Eligible students must have completed at least 90 units and have a UC San Diego cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Detailed policy and procedures may be obtained from the Student Affairs Office. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Click here to learn how to enroll in CENG 199.
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Global TIES and Engineering Leadership Students can choose one of the course options listed below as one approved Technical Elective:
- ENG 100D (4 units): Design for Development
- ENG 100L (2 units) and ENG 100L (2 units): Design for Development Lab (total of 4 units) - can take in two quarters
- ENG 100B (2 units) and 100L (2 units): Engineering Leadership and Design for Development Lab (total of 4 units) - can take in two quarters