B.S./M.S.E. PROGRAM IN MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Students enrolled in the B.S. Program in Materials Science & Engineering may pursue a combined B.S./M.S.E. degree that can be completed in approximately five years. Application for admission should be made no later than the spring semester of the junior year, so as to fulfill all the requirements for the B.S. as well as the M.S.E. degree in a timely and coordinated manner. An applicant for the BS/MSE program must submit to the Department’s Graduate Admissions Committee:

• completed graduate program application form
• statement of purpose
• two letters of recommendation

The student must be accepted into a research program conducted by a full-time faculty member. For students who qualify academically, the Whiting School of Engineering allows a half-tuition waiver after the completion of eight semesters or having received the bachelor of science degree.

REQUIREMENTS

Five Core Courses

510.601 Structure of Materials

510.602 Thermodynamics of Materials

510.603 Phase Transformations

Any two of the following:

510.604 Mechanical Properties

510.605 Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Properties

510.606 Chemical & Biological Properties

3 advanced (600 level or higher) courses in materials science & eng. or related fields.

Materials Research Seminar

Materials Science Seminar

A research project reported as a written essay (see the dissertation/thesis instructions in the Academic Information for Graduate Students in this catalog for additional information). Instead of an essay, with the concurrence of the faculty advisor a student may submit to the Graduate Program Committee an article describing the research that has been published (or accepted for publication) in an archival, peer-reviewed technical journal. The student must be the primary author of the article. Upon review of the manuscript, the Graduate Program Committee may accept it in fulfillment of this requirement, or require the student to submit a formal written essay if the manuscript is unacceptable.

After acceptance into the B.S./M.S.E. degree program a student may take graduate level core courses and 600-level electives to satisfy remaining B.S. requirements. A portion of these courses – 5 maximum - may be applied towards the M.S.E. requirements. Only courses for which the student received a grade of B- or better will be counted toward completion of the M.S.E. course requirements, and an overall B average must be maintained.