Graduate Catalog

Study Plan (with M.Sc. Degree)

Typical study plans for full-time and part-time students enrolled in the PhD in Materials Science and Engineering program admitted with M.Sc. qualification are shown in the following table. Each student must select the technical elective courses in consultation with her/his advisor.

Typical Study Plan for Full-Time Students (M.Sc. to PhD)

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

YEAR 1

  • ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering
  • Technical Elective 1
  • Technical Elective 2
  • Technical Elective 3
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MSEN 795 PhD Written Qualifying Exam (WQE)

YEAR 2

  • Technical Elective 4
  • Technical Elective 5
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • Technical Elective 6
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MSEN 796 PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)

YEAR 3

  • Technical Elective 7
  • CEPS 703 PhD Research Seminar I
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 4

  • PhD Dissertation Defense
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

Typical Study Plan for Part-Time Students (M.Sc. to PhD)

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

YEAR 1

  • ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering
  • Technical Elective 1
  • Technical Elective 2
  • Technical Elective 3

YEAR 2

  • Technical Elective 4
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 3

  • Technical Elective 5
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MSEN 796 PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)

YEAR 4

  • Technical Elective 6
  • CEPS 703 PhD Research Seminar I
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • Technical Elective 7
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 5

YEAR 6

  • PhD Dissertation Defense
  • MSEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation