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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Materials Science and Engineering (PhD)


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Requirements For The Degree:


The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree requires 33 total credits (24 credit hours of course work and 9 credits of doctoral dissertation work on a research topic approved by the student’s advisor). Students already holding a Masters degree from another program or university accepted to the Ph.D. program are required to complete 9 credits of doctoral dissertation and will have their previous coursework evaluated by the faculty to determine if additional courses are required. All students must pass a qualifying examination, a data defense, and a defense. The dissertation must be of publishable quality as judged by the materials faculty.

  • All graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade-point index of 3.0.
  • Part-time graduate education is available through the Engineering Outreach Program.
  • Student must earn a grade of B- or higher in all courses counting towards the degree requirement.

Core Courses:


The following courses (9 credits) are required. Equivalent courses may be substituted when approved by the faculty advisor and Department Chairperson. 

Restricted Electives:


Students may choose two course (6 credits*) from the following. Any student taking more than the required two courses may count those additional courses as technical electives. 

Note:


*Any beyond the two chosen can count as technical electives.

Technical Electives:


Three courses - 9 credits total required. These courses should be chosen with a student’s advisor and will usually be related to the student’s area of research. These can be any graduate level (600-800 level) courses, except MSEG868-Research, from any of the Departments in the College of Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics. 

Dissertation:


A student can take 9 credits of MSEG 964 - Pre-Candidacy Study  in the semester they plan to take their Ph.D. Qualifying Exam. If they pass, and are admitted to Doctoral Candidacy, these 9 credits can be switched to 9 of the required MSEG 969 . If they do not take Pre-Candidacy credits, after admission to Doctoral Candidacy, the student must complete 9 credit hours of MSEG 969 - Doctoral Dissertation .

Other Requirements:


  • Pass their Ph.D. Qualifying Exam
  • Data Defense
  • Defense

Credits to Total a Minimum of 33


Last Revised for 2021-2022 Academic Year


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