Materials Science and Engineering, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 90 Hours (Group I - Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 21 | |
| Select from the following: | ||
| Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials | ||
| Diffusion and Kinetics | ||
| Composite Materials | ||
| Advanced Materials Characterization | ||
| Advanced Ceramics Processing | ||
| Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for Masters Students | ||
| Diffraction in Materials | ||
or MAE 5113 | Diffraction in Materials | |
| Phase Transformations in Materials | ||
or MAE 5693 | Phase Transformations in Materials | |
| Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for PhD Students | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Dissertation and Other Requirements | ||
| Combination of Dissertation and Electives to total 69 hours: | 69 | |
| Electives | ||
| Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science | ||
| Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | ||
| Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage | ||
| Crystal Physics and Materials Properties | ||
| Applied Innovation I | ||
or EEE 5200 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | |
| Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Corrosion Engineering | ||
or MAE 5583 | Corrosion Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | ||
CHE 5413 | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Mechanics of Advanced Composites for Structural Design | ||
| Modern Materials | ||
| Thesis Research | ||
MSE 6000 ( Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.) | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 69 | |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
| 1 | With approval of the student's advisory committee, additional elective courses may be taken, with a corresponding reduction in required credits in MSE 6000. |
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Group II - Beyond the Master's Degree from Outside OSU)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 21 | |
| Select from the following: | ||
| Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials | ||
| Diffusion and Kinetics | ||
| Composite Materials | ||
| Advanced Materials Characterization | ||
| Advanced Ceramics Processing | ||
| Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for Masters Students | ||
| Diffraction in Materials | ||
or MAE 5113 | Diffraction in Materials | |
| Phase Transformations in Materials | ||
or MAE 5693 | Phase Transformations in Materials | |
| Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for PhD Students | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours of the following: 1 | 9 | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science | ||
| Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | ||
| Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage | ||
| Crystal Physics and Materials Properties | ||
| Applied Innovation I | ||
or EEE 5200 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | |
| Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Corrosion Engineering | ||
or MAE 5583 | Corrosion Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | ||
CHE 5413 | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Mechanics of Advanced Composites for Structural Design | ||
| Modern Materials | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Thesis Research | ||
| MSE 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.) | 30 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | With approval of the student's advisory committee, additional elective courses may be taken, with a corresponding reduction in required credits in MSE 6000. |
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Group III - Beyond the Master's Degree from OSU)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 21 | |
| Select from the following: | ||
| Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials | ||
| Diffusion and Kinetics | ||
| Composite Materials | ||
| Advanced Materials Characterization | ||
| Advanced Ceramics Processing | ||
| Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for Masters Students | ||
| Diffraction in Materials | ||
or MAE 5113 | Diffraction in Materials | |
| Phase Transformations in Materials | ||
or MAE 5693 | Phase Transformations in Materials | |
| Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for PhD Students | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Electives and Dissertation | ||
| Combination of electives and dissertation to equal 39 hours: | 39 | |
| Electives | ||
Select a minimum of 12 hours (max of 24) from the following: 1 | ||
| Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science | ||
| Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | ||
| Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage | ||
| Crystal Physics and Materials Properties | ||
| Applied Innovation I | ||
or EEE 5200 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | |
| Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Corrosion Engineering | ||
or MAE 5583 | Corrosion Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | ||
CHE 5413 | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Mechanics of Advanced Composites for Structural Design | ||
| Modern Materials | ||
| Thesis Research | ||
MSE 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.) | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 39 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | With approval of the student's advisory committee, additional elective courses may be taken, with a corresponding reduction in required credits in MSE 6000. |
Additional Materials Science and Engineering, PhD, Requirements
- Upon approval by the committee, students may choose other appropriate elective courses from engineering, physics and chemistry departments.
- Requirement for taking the “Required” courses for Group III Ph.D. students will be waived if they have taken that course while doing their M.S. degree at OSU. The same course however, cannot be counted towards fulfilling the credit hour requirements for two degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) at OSU. The student will be required to fulfill the remaining coursework credit hour requirement for the Ph.D. degree by taking “Elective” courses.
- Students entering the Ph.D. program without an undergraduate/graduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering or related degree will be required to complete the ENSC 3313 Materials Science (undergraduate course) with an “A” grade or better in their first year at OSU. This will not be counted towards their degree requirements.
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval