MS Program Requirements

Program Admissions Requirements

Students applying to the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program must have an exceptional academic record, a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from engineering or a science degree program, and evidence of research experience. Student applications will be reviewed by the graduate program committee for Materials Science and Engineering program.

Program Course Requirements

General requirements for the Master of Science (MSE) degree are given in the general requirements section of this catalog. The Materials Science and Engineering program is inherently cross-disciplinary, as such there is considerable latitude given to the student and their academic advisors in selecting a course of study combining both coursework and research hours.

Tracks for MS in Materials Science and Engineering

Thesis Track

Code	Title	Hours
Core Competency	Select one Core Competency and complete 6 hr. with a B or better.	6
	Structural and Multifunctional Materials (Core Competency Option 1)
	Quantum and Optical Materials (Core Competency Option 2)
Electives
Restricted Electives	Take twelve additional hours from any of the following lists:	12
	Structural and Multifunctional Materials
	Quantum and Optical Materials
	Additional MSE Restricted Elective Options
Additional Elective(s)	Take an additional 4 hr. of 5000- or 6000-level coursework, as approved by your advisor.	4
Colloquium	Take at least two semesters.	2
	MSE 5101 Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium
Additional Research: Thesis Track		6
	MSE 5V99 Master's Thesis added Course
Non-Course Requirements
	Thesis Approval
TOTAL HOURS		30

Non-Thesis Track

Code	Title	Hours
Core Competency	Select one Core Competency and complete 6 hr. with a B or better.	6
	Structural and Multifunctional Materials (Core Competency Option 1)
	Quantum and Optical Materials (Core Competency Option 2)
Electives
Restricted Electives	Take fifteen additional hours from any of the following lists:	15
	Structural and Multifunctional Materials
	Quantum and Optical Materials
	Additional MSE Restricted Elective Options
Additional Elective(s)	Take an additional 4 hr. of 5000- or 6000-level coursework, as approved by your advisor.	4
Colloquium	Take at least two semesters.	2
	MSE 5101 Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium
Additional Research: Non-Thesis Track		3
	MSE 5V98 Master's Project added Course
TOTAL HOURS		30

Master's-on-the-Way Track (PhD students only)

Code	Title	Hours
Core Competency	Select one Core Competency and complete 6 hr. with a B or better.	6
	Structural and Multifunctional Materials (Core Competency Option 1)
	Quantum and Optical Materials (Core Competency Option 2)
Electives
Restricted Electives	Take twelve additional hours from any of the following lists:	12
	Structural and Multifunctional Materials
	Quantum and Optical Materials
	Additional MSE Restricted Elective Options
Additional Elective(s)	Take an additional 12 hr. of 5000- or 6000-level coursework, as approved by your advisor.	12
Non-Course Requirements
	Preliminary Exam
	Admission to Candidacy
TOTAL HOURS		30

MS Core Competencies and Elective Options

Structural and Multifunctional Materials (Core Competency Option 1)

Solid Mechanics/Materials

ME 5344	Viscoelasticity
ME 5352	Theory of Elasticity
ME 5353	Continuum Mechanics
ME 5383	Deformation and Fracture in Metals
ME 5385	Failure Analysis: Theory and Practice
PHY 5342	Solid State Physics

Manufacturing

ME 5364	Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
ME 5365	Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials

Advanced Mathematics

EGR/ELC/ME 5302	Engineering Analysis
ME 5351	Intermediate Numerical Methods
PHY 5340	Statistical Mechanics

Quantum and Optical Materials (Core Competency Option 2)

Quantum Materials

CHE 5325	Quantum Chemistry
PHY 5370	Quantum Mechanics I

Solid-State

CHE 5380	Principles of Biochemistry
PHY 5342	Solid State Physics

Electromagnetism

ELC 5336	Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics
PHY 5330	Electromagnetic Theory I

Spectroscopy & Microscopy

BIO 5420	Transmission Electron Microscopy
BIO 5421	Scanning Electron Microscopy
CHE 5310	Advanced Chemical Instrumentation
CHE 5345	Selected Topics in Bioanalytical Chemistry

Additional MSE Restricted Elective Options

CHE 5304	Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 5320	Thermodynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics
CHE 5322	Chemical Kinetics and Mechanisms
CHE 5326	Lasers and Molecular Spectroscopy
CHE 5336	Advanced Synthesis and Natural Products
ELC 5337	Principles of Microwave Sensing and Measurement
ELC 5396	Special Topics in Engineering ¹
ME 5323	Introduction to Finite Element Methods
ME 5325	Advanced Finite Element Methods
ME 5335	Composite Materials
ME 5382	Mechanical Behavior of Polymers and Polymeric Composites
ME 5396	Special Topics in Engineering ²
PHY 5320	Classical Mechanics I
PHY 5321	Classical Mechanics II
PHY 5331	Electromagnetic Theory II
PHY 5360	Mathematical Physics I
PHY 5361	Mathematical Physics II
PHY 5371	Quantum Mechanics II

¹ELC 5396 Special Topics in Engineering advanced courses including: Optoelectronics, Microfabrication, Solid-State Materials, Semiconductor Devices, Fundamentals of Lasers, Integrated Photonics, Computational Photonics, Computational Materials Science, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics for Engineers, Introduction to Quantum Computing

²ME 5396 Special Topics in Engineering advanced courses including: Metal AM Process Selection, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Fracture Mechanics, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Advanced Mech. of Materials.

MS Program Requirements

Program Admissions Requirements

Program Course Requirements

Tracks for MS in Materials Science and Engineering

MS Core Competencies and Elective Options

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