Recommendation Below:
(Based on whether you have a faculty advisor or do not have an advisor — then your math knowledge and previous degree.)
Ph.D. and M.S. thesis students who HAVE a Faculty Advisor
If you HAVE both math knowledge and a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering:
- First Semester: Spring
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 602: Physics Materials or MSEN 620: Kinetics (3cr)
- Free Elective, MSEN Elective, or Math Requirement (3cr)
- Second Semester: Fall
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- Free Elective, MSEN Elective, or Math Requirement (3cr)
If you HAVE math knowledge but DON'T have a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering:
- First Semester: Spring
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 601: Fundamentals (3cr)
- MSEN 602: Physics Materials or MSEN 620: Kinetics (3cr)
- Second Semester: Fall
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- MSEN 603: Intro Soft Bio Materials or MATH Requirement (3cr)
If you DON'T have math knowledge BUT DO have a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering:
- First Semester: Spring
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- Math Requirement (3cr)
- MSEN 602: Physics Materials or MSEN 620: Kinetics (3cr)
- Second Semester: Fall
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- Free Elective or MSEN Elective (3cr)
If you DON'T have either math knowledge OR a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering:
- Second Semester: Spring
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 601: Fundamentals (3cr)
- MATH Requirement (3cr)
- First Semester: Fall
- MSEN 691: Research (2cr)
- MSEN 681: Seminar (1cr)
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- MSEN 603: Intro Soft Bio Materials (3cr)
Non-thesis, M.S. thesis and Ph.D. students who DON'T have a Faculty Advisor
If you HAVE a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering and either HAVE or DON'T HAVE math knowledge:
- First Semester: Spring
- Math Requirement (3cr)
- MSEN 602: Physics Materials or MSEN 620: Kinetics (3cr)
- Free Elective or MSEN Elective (3cr)
- Second Semester: Fall
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- Free Elective (3cr)
- MSEN Elective (3cr)
If you HAVE math knowledge but DON'T have a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering:
- First Semester: Spring
- MSEN 601: Fundamentals,
- MSEN 602: Physics Materials or MSEN 620: Kinetics (3cr)
- Math Requirement, Free Elective, or MSEN Elective (3cr)
- Second Semester: Fall
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- MSEN 603: Intro Soft Bio Materials (3cr)
- Math Requirement, Free Elective, or MSEN Elective (3cr)
If you DON'T HAVE either math knowledge or a previous degree in Materials Science & Engineering:
- Second Semester: Spring
- MSEN 601: Fundamentals (3cr)
- MATH Requirement (3cr)
- Free Elective (3cr)
- First Semester: Fall
- MSEN 640: Thermodynamics (3cr)
- MSEN 603: Intro Soft Bio Materials (3cr)
- Free Elective or MSEN Elective (3cr)