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Master of Science Program in Materials Engineering

A total of 45 credits are required for the M.S. degree. These include two required core courses on the structure and properties of solids, and the thermodynamics of solids.

A 3-credit course from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science or the course in numerical methods (MATE 580), offered by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, fulfills the math requirement.

All full-time students are required to undertake a 9-credit thesis on a topic of materials research supervised by a faculty member and to submit a plan of study during their first year of the program. Part-time graduate students are encouraged to undertake a research thesis, but if this is not possible, a faculty-supervised 6-credit literature survey (including a research proposal) is required.

All students are required, during their first year, to propose and submit an advisor-supported research thesis topic or literature survey for approval by the department. Students are urged to select a topic as early as possible and to choose appropriate graduate courses in consultation with their advisor. Both the research thesis and literature survey are subject to an oral examination before the M.S. degree is awarded.

The program is organized so that part-time students may complete the degree requirements in two to four years. Full-time students may complete the program in two years.