Requirements - M.M.S.E. Degree
Two options are available, one with a thesis and the other by lecture course credit only. The first is available to all students, the second is only available to Outreach or part-time students and does not require a thesis. Transfer is not permitted from the first to the second option, although transfer is acceptable from the second to the first.
M.M.S.E. with Thesis
Coursework
24 credit hours of course work and 6 credit hours of thesis research are necessary for the thesis-option Master's degree.
The following 3-credit courses, or their equivalent as approved by the faculty advisor and Chairperson, are required:
- MSEG 608 Structure and Properties of Materials I
- MSEG 609 Structure and Properties of Materials II
- MSEG 803 Equilibria in Materials Systems
- MSEG 804 Kinetics in Materials Systems
The remaining 12 credits of elective courses will be chosen after discussion with the advisor, and will usually be related to the student's area of research interest.
Thesis
Six credit hours of thesis research must be completed in addition to the 24 credit hours of course work listed above, and the thesis must be accepted by both the research advisor and the Chairperson of the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty. A formal defense of the Master's thesis before the committee may be required.
Thesis advisors and graduate student advisory committees will be appointed by the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty after discussions with the student and his/her advisor. Changes in advisor or advisory committee are made either by informal agreement (the usual policy) or by action of the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty in which final authority in all such matters resides.
M.M.S.E. without Thesis
30 credit hours of lecture course work are necessary for the Master's degree without thesis.
The following 3 credit courses, or their equivalent as approved by the faculty advisor and Chairperson, are required:
- MSEG 608 Structure and Properties of Materials I
- MSEG 609 Structure and Properties of Materials II
- MSEG 803 Equilibria in Materials Systems
- MSEG 804 Kinetics in Materials Systems
The remaining 18 credits of elective courses will be chosen after discussion with the advisor, and will usually be related to the student's area of interests.
