Material Science and Engineering (MSE)
The program has three components; Core courses, Immersion courses and Specialized courses.
A student seeking a M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) must complete all five Core courses (MSE 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205) plus a total of 4 Immersion or Specialized courses. Students must select at least 1 course from the Immersion list (MSE 206, 207, 208 and 209) and at least one course from the Specialized list (MSE 210, 211, 212, 213 and 214). The Core courses, which will be assessed by both examination and coursework, are worth a total of 18 credit hours.
Each optional course, which will consist of 28 hours of lectures and be evaluated by exam and an individual oral presentation/poster, will be worth 3 credit hours. To obtain an M.S. degree a student must accrue 30 credit points. More detailed information on degree requirements including qualifying, candidacy, dissertation and final defense is described in Section 4.