高分子科学与工程博士学位使您有机会推动该领域的发展，并为新一代创新的发展贡献新知识。美国约有75％的化学家和化学工程师从事聚合物领域的工作，但是其中只有极少数人接受过聚合物方面的专门培训-在Case Western Reserve获得博士学位的培训和经验使您博士课程除通过研究资格考试（口试）和书面资格考试外，还包括36个小时的课程工作，包括部门核心课程和18个学分的博士学位论文工作。对于拥有硕士学位的博士课程学生，需要18个学时，而不是36个学时。对于那些攻读MD / PhD学位课程的人，必须在医学院计划
Getting a PhD in polymer science and engineering gives you the opportunity to move the field forward and contribute new knowledge to the development of a whole new generation of innovations. Some 75 percent of all chemists and chemical engineers in the United States work in the polymer field, yet only a tiny fraction of these people have been specifically trained in polymers-the training and experience you gain earning your PhD at Case Western Reserve puts you at the forefront of the field.The PhD program consists of 36 hours of coursework including the departmental core courses and 18 credit hours of PhD thesis work, in addition to passing the research qualifying exam (oral proposal) and the written qualifying exam.<br>For students entering the PhD program with an MS degree, 18 credit hours of coursework is required, not 36 credit hours. For those enrolled in the MD/PhD degree program, all 18 course credits for breadth and depth courses must be taken within the Medical School Program.