Materials Science and Engineering, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 30
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MSE 5010 | Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for Masters Students | 0 |
| MSE 5013 | Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 |
| MSE 5023 | Diffusion and Kinetics | 3 |
| MSE 5043 | Advanced Materials Characterization | 3 |
| MSE 5093 | Fundamentals of Materials Science | 3 |
| MSE 5193 | Advanced Materials Processing | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours of the following: | 9 | |
| Independent Study in Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science 1 | ||
| Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramics | ||
| Diffraction in Materials | ||
or MAE 5113 | Diffraction in Materials | |
| 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 1 | ||
| 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 | |
| Phase Transformations in Materials | ||
or MAE 5693 | Phase Transformations in Materials | |
| Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials | ||
or MAE 5683 | Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials | |
| Mechanics of Advanced Composites for Structural Design | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 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 | |
| Thesis Research | ||
| 6 hours of MSE 5000 | 6 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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With departmental approval, these courses may be substituted for a required MSE course.
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 35
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MSE 5010 | Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for Masters Students | 0 |
| MSE 5013 | Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 |
| MSE 5023 | Diffusion and Kinetics | 3 |
| MSE 5043 | Advanced Materials Characterization | 3 |
| MSE 5093 | Fundamentals of Materials Science | 3 |
| MSE 5193 | Advanced Materials Processing | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours of the following: | 18 | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Independent Study in Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Smart Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Science 1 | ||
| Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramics | ||
| Diffraction in Materials | ||
or MAE 5113 | Diffraction in Materials | |
| 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 1 | ||
| 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 | |
| Phase Transformations in Materials | ||
or MAE 5693 | Phase Transformations in Materials | |
| Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials | ||
or MAE 5683 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| 2 hours required | 2 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 20 | |
| Total Hours | 35 | |
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With departmental approval, these courses may be substituted for a required MSE course.
Graduate College Master's Program Requirements
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