Degree Requirements
Students entering the Ph.D. program with a B.S. degree or an M.S. degree will be required to a take a minimum of 54 credits including at least 27 credits of letter-graded courses and at least 24 credits of dissertation research. Students will also take the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series (0 credits) the entire time they are in MS&E. The letter-graded classes are described below.
27 credits (minimum) of letter-graded courses
4 core courses (minimum 12 credits)
- Fundamental Core Courses: *Three required
- Elective Core Courses: *One required
5 elective, specialization courses (minimum 15 credits)
24 credits (minimum) of dissertation research
Fundamental Core Courses – All three courses are required from the following list |
Elective Core courses - Students select one course from the following list |
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Survey of materials
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Survey of synthesis and processing
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Thermodynamics and kinetics
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Computational methods for materials
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Solid state science for materials scientists/engineers
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Characterization of materials
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- Interdisciplinary Seminar Series (ISC5937) - taken every semester the student is in MS&E (0 credits)
- Elective Specialization Courses – M.S. students select 4 courses (12 credits minimum) from the following list of Elective Specialization Courses. This list of Elective Specialization courses is not exhaustive and other courses can be used. If a student wants to take a course that is not on this list, they should discuss the course with their advisor, get their advisor’s approval to take the course, and then petition the MS&E Curriculum Committee to use this course as an Elective Specialization course BEFORE taking the course.
Legacy Sort
9
Legacy Priority
2