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 "Seminar", and, depending on whether the student selects a thesis or non-thesis option, "Thesis Research" or "Independent Study", respectively. The Core Courses are mandatory—all students must complete them. Advanced Graduate Courses are at the 600 level and above.

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, all students must take:

• ENMA 688: Materials Science and Engineering Seminar *
  
  * Attendance to the Department's Seminar course for three (3) semesters is required for all students except by special consent of the Department. Part time off-campus graduate students can petition the Department to substitute a 3 credit 600 level course for the 3 credit ENMA 688 Department Seminar requirement.
  

Additional Policies and Requirements

• 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.
• M.S students who are pursuing the thesis option can count up to 3 credits of ENMA 698 XXX (XXX is the individual advisor section) coursework toward the 12 credits of additional courses (beyond core courses) with the requirement that all 3 credits of ENMA 698 XXX are associated with the same advisor.