Masters Degree Requirements

Students wishing to pursue a M.S. degree in materials science must complete at least 30 credits. Courses are categorized as "Core Courses", "Advanced Graduate Courses", and "Graduate Courses in Minor Area". The Core Courses are mandatory--all students must complete them. Advanced Graduate Courses are at the 600 level and above.

In addition, attendance to the Department's Colloquium is required three semesters for all students except by special consent of the Department.

All of the following core courses must be taken by all full and part time Masters students:

• ENMA 650: Nanostructure of Materials
• ENMA 660: Thermodynamics in Materials Science
• ENMA 661: Kinetics of Reactions in Materials Science
• ENMA 671: Defects in Materials* or ENMA 620: Polymer Physics*

* Students wishing to study polymers or biomaterials are strongly urged to take ENMA 620. This choice must be approved by your research advisor. In addition, ENMA 698M, Mathematical Methods, must be taken by students if so determined by the Department.

Each core course can only be repeated once, unless there is a special circumstance. In this rare instance the student is required to petition the Graduate Studies Committee for being allowed to take a core course a third time.

The minor requirement is intended to broaden the student's background. The minor should not be directly related to the student's field of interest. The minor course should be a coherent addition selected by the student and his/her advisor. Typical minors would include courses in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science. The course can be taken with the consent of the advisor and the Department. Materials courses may not be used to fulfill the minor requirement.