Flexibility in the program is maintained in order to take full advantage of the varied backgrounds and abilities of individual students. The program leads to the degree of Master of Science. The curriculum consists of two distinct, but integrated, sets of courses. The first set covers a core of courses taken by all materials science students. The second set of courses stresses specialization to meet the requirements of the student's specific Air Force education code.
Several sequences are available.
These courses may be selected by the student from the specialty sequences offered by either the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics or the Department of Engineering Physics.