Materials Science and Engineering, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2020-2021. 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 | ||
| Independent Study in Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science 2 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Organic Electronic Materials and Devices | ||
| Fundamentals of Photovoltaics | ||
| Advanced Materials Processing 2 | ||
| Applied Innovation I | ||
or EEE 5200 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | |
| Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Fatigue and Fracture | ||
| Corrosion Engineering | ||
or MAE 5583 | Corrosion Engineering | |
| Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials | ||
or MAE 5683 | Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials | |
| Modern Materials | ||
| Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| The following graduate courses related MS&E currently offered in various departments at OSU are also available to satisfy degree requirements. MSE program approval will be required for registration | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Polymer Chemistry | ||
| Foundations of Organic Chemistry | ||
| Solid State Chemistry | ||
| Analytical Spectroscopy | ||
| Quantum Chemistry I | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Physics | ||
| Quantum Mechanics I | ||
| Solid State Physics I | ||
| Solid State Physics II | ||
| Problems in Chemical Physics | ||
| Semiconductors I | ||
| Quantum Mechanics II | ||
| Biological/ Health Science | ||
| Molcular And Cellular Biology | ||
| Chemical Engineering | ||
| Advanced Bioprocess Engineering | ||
| Advanced Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy I | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy II | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy III and Image Processing | ||
| Photonics IV: Semiconductor Synthesis and Devices III | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Tribology | ||
| Micro Flows | ||
| Continuum Mechanics | ||
| Advanced Thermal Energy Systems Analysis | ||
| Microstructural Mechanics | ||
| Surface Mechanics | ||
| Research | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation | ||
| 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. |
| 2 | With departmental approval, these courses may be substituted for a required MSE course. |
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 | ||
| Independent Study in Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science 2 | ||
| 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 2 | ||
| Organic Electronic Materials and Devices | ||
| Fundamentals of Photovoltaics | ||
| Advanced Materials Processing 2 | ||
| Applied Innovation I | ||
or EEE 5200 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | |
| Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Fatigue and Fracture | ||
| Corrosion Engineering | ||
or MAE 5583 | Corrosion Engineering | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| The following related MS&E graduate courses currently offered in various departments at OSU are also available to satisfy degree requirements. MSE program approval will be required for registration | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Polymer Chemistry | ||
| Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Solid State Chemistry | ||
| Analytical Spectroscopy | ||
| Quantum Chemistry I | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Physics | ||
| Quantum Mechanics I | ||
| Solid State Physics I | ||
| Solid State Physics II | ||
| Problems in Chemical Physics | ||
| Semiconductors I | ||
| Quantum Mechanics II | ||
| Biological/ Health Science | ||
| Molcular And Cellular Biology | ||
| Chemical Engineering | ||
| Advanced Bioprocess Engineering | ||
| Advanced Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Thesis Research | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy I | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy II | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy III and Image Processing | ||
| Photonics IV: Semiconductor Synthesis and Devices III | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Tribology | ||
| Micro Flows | ||
| Continuum Mechanics | ||
| Advanced Thermal Energy Systems Analysis | ||
| Microstructural Mechanics | ||
| Surface Mechanics | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Research | ||
| MSE 6000 | Doctoral Dissertation | 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. |
| 2 | With departmental approval, these courses may be substituted for a required MSE course. |
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 | ||
| Independent Study in Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science 2 | ||
| 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 | |
| Organic Electronic Materials and Devices | ||
| Fundamentals of Photovoltaics | ||
| Advanced Materials Processing 2 | ||
| Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications | ||
| Fatigue and Fracture | ||
| Corrosion Engineering | ||
or MAE 5583 | Corrosion Engineering | |
| Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials | ||
| Modern Materials | ||
| Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| The following related MS&E graduate courses currently offered in various departments at OSU are also available to satisfy degree requirements. MSE program approval will be required for registration | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Polymer Chemistry | ||
| Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Solid State Chemistry | ||
| Quantum Chemistry I | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Analytical Spectroscopy | ||
| Physics | ||
| Quantum Mechanics I | ||
| Solid State Physics I | ||
| Solid State Physics II | ||
| Problems in Chemical Physics | ||
| Semiconductors I | ||
| Quantum Mechanics II | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 39 | |
| Biological/ Health Science | ||
| Molcular And Cellular Biology | ||
| Chemical Engineering | ||
| Advanced Bioprocess Engineering | ||
| Advanced Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy I | ||
| Advanced Microelectronic Fabrication | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy II | ||
| Photonics III: Microscopy III and Image Processing | ||
| Photonics IV: Semiconductor Synthesis and Devices III | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Tribology | ||
| Micro Flows | ||
| Continuum Mechanics | ||
| Advanced Thermal Energy Systems Analysis | ||
| Microstructural Mechanics | ||
| Surface Mechanics | ||
| Research | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation | ||
| 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. |
| 2 | With departmental approval, these courses may be substituted for a required MSE course. |
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.
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
Learn more about Graduate College 2020-2021 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.