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2023-2024 University Catalog
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major: Materials Science & Engineering

Degree: Master of Science (MS) 2023-2024

Major Requirements (12 credits)

The Materials Science and Engineering master's degree consists of 30 credits and requires a thesis.

EMA5104 Adv Materials Principles I (3 Credits)
EMA5114 Adv Materials Principles II (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: EMA 5104 Advanced Materials Principles 
EMA5504 Materials Characterization (3 Credits)
EMA5814C Modeling & Sim of Materials (3 Credits)

Experiential Learning (18 credits)

Every Materials Science and Engineering master's student is required to complete a total of 17 credits of the variable-credit course Graduate Thesis Research as well as the one credit Graduate Thesis Defense. A thesis committee must be established and the thesis proposal must be approved by the committee before more than 6 credits of Graduate Thesis Research have been completed. Graduate Thesis Defense should be taken in the student's final term.

EMA6971 Graduate Thesis Research (1-9 Credits)
EMA6973 Graduate Thesis Defense (1 Credit)