The Department offers programs leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in materials science and engineering. The graduate programs in the Department are designed to provide advanced study in the fields of materials properties, materials structures, and materials processing.
Emphasis is placed on metals, alloys, electronic materials, ceramics, and composites.
Courses and research are provided in extraction, thermodynamics, kinetics, transport, microstructural characterization, physical properties, processing and application. Precise details of the course requirements are available from the Department office. A final examination is required of all M.S. candidates. Precise details of the course and final examination requirements are available from the Department office. Students may transfer up to 6 units of course work completed at other institutions.