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Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

The Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering requires a minimum of 33 semester credit hours.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide advanced education in Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on research and academic excellence.

Faculty

The faculty members for this program are:

• Professors:
  • Orlando Auciello
  • Yves J. Chabal
  • Kyeongjae (KJ) Cho
  • Massimo V. Fischetti
  • Julia W. P. Hsu
  • Wenchuang (Walter) Hu
  • Jiyoung Kim
  • Moon J. Kim
  • Manuel Quevedo-Lopez
  • Amy V. Walker
  • Robert M. Wallace
• Professor Emeritus:
  • Don Shaw
• Associate Professors:
  • Lev D. Gelb
  • Christopher L. Hinkle
  • Walter E. Voit
  • Chadwin D. Young
• Assistant Professor:
  • William VanDenberghe
• UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty:
  • Kenneth J. Balkus Jr.
  • Ray H. Baughman
  • Julia Chan
  • Wonjae Choi
  • Ann (Catrina) Coleman
  • James J. Coleman
  • John P. Ferraris
  • Matthew J. Goeckner
  • Fatemeh Hassanipour
  • Gil S. Lee
  • Jeong-Bong Lee
  • Mark Lee
  • Hongbing Lu
  • Anton V. Malko
  • Kenneth K. O
  • Lawrence J. Overzet
  • Shalini Prasad
  • Dong Qian
  • Mario A. Rotea
  • Mihaela C. Stefan
  • Anvar A. Zakhidov

Admission Requirements

The University's general admission requirements are discussed on the Graduate Admission page. Specific admission requirements for this program include:

• A student lacking undergraduate prerequisites for graduate courses in Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) must complete these prerequisites or receive approval from the graduate advisor and the course instructor.
• A diagnostic exam may be required.
• Student has met standards equivalent to those currently required for admission to the PhD or master's degree programs in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or Biology.
• A grade point average (GPA) in undergraduate-level coursework of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 point scale.
• GRE revised scores which are recommended as 154 or above, 154 or above, and 4 for the verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing components, respectively.

Fast Track Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees

A Cross Track program is available to well-qualified UT Dallas undergraduate students, allowing them to take up to 15 graduate semester credit hours that may be used to complete the baccalaureate degree and also to satisfy the requirements for the master's degree.

Degree Requirements

The MSEN MS degree requires a minimum of 33 semester credit hours. All students must have an academic advisor and an approved degree plan. Courses taken without advisor approval will not count toward the 33 semester credit hour requirement.

Non-Thesis Option

MS students undertaking the non-thesis option must complete at least 33 semester credit hours of coursework with a grade of B or better.

Thesis Option

MS students undertaking the thesis option must carry out a research project under the direction of a faculty or affiliated faculty in Materials Science and Engineering, and complete and defend a thesis on the research project, but they need only complete the four core courses and 9 semester credit hours of advanced coursework.

Core Courses

Students must take the following four core classes, and meet grade requirements stated in the Departmental Degree Requirement Policy in order to remain in good standing:

• MSEN 5310 Thermodynamics of Materials
• MSEN 5360 Materials Characterization
• MSEN 6319 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists
• MSEN 6324 (EEMF 6324) Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Advanced Coursework

A minimum of 9 semester credit hours of advanced coursework is required, from the following list:

• MSEN 5340 (CHEM 5340) Advanced Polymer Science and Engineering
• MSEN 5361 Fundamentals of Surface and Thin Film Analysis
• MSEN 5370 Ceramics and Metals
• MSEN 5375 Electronic Devices Based On Organic Solids
• MSEN 5377 (PHYS 5377) Computational Physics of Nanomaterials
• MSEN 6310 (MECH 6367) Mechanical Properties of Materials
• MSEN 6320 (EEMF 6320) Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices
• MSEN 6323 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists II
• MSEN 6327 (EEMF 6327) Semiconductor Device Characterization
• MSEN 6330 Phase Transformations
• MSEN 6339 Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• MSEN 6340 Introduction to Electron Microscopy
• MSEN 6350 Imperfections in Solids
• MSEN 6362 Diffraction Science

Elective Courses

The remaining semester credit hours may be taken from the following list of elective courses:

• MSEN 5300 (PHYS 5376) Introduction to Materials Science
• MSEN 5320 Materials Science for Sustainable Energy
• MSEN 5331 (CHEM 5331) Advanced Organic Chemistry I
• MSEN 5333 (CHEM 5333) Advanced Organic Chemistry II
• MSEN 5341 (CHEM 5341) Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I
• MSEN 5344 Thermal Analysis
• MSEN 5353 Integrated Circuit Packaging
• MSEN 5355 (CHEM 5355) Analytical Techniques I
• MSEN 5356 (CHEM 5356) Analytical Techniques II
• MSEN 5371 (PHYS 5371) Solid State Physics
• MSEN 5383 (EEMF 5383, MECH 5383, and PHYS 5383) Plasma Technology
• MSEN 5410 (BIOL 5410) Biochemistry
• MSEN 5440 (BIOL 5440) Cell Biology
• MSEN 6313 (EEOP 6313) Semiconductor Opto-Electronic Devices
• MSEN 6321 (EEMF 6321) Active Semiconductor Devices
• MSEN 6322 (EEMF 6322, MECH 6348) Semiconductor Processing Technology
• MSEN 6338 Advanced Theory of Semiconductors
• MSEN 6341 Advanced Electron Microscopy
• MSEN 6348 (EEMF 6348, MECH 6341) Lithography and Nanofabrication
• MSEN 6355 (BMEN 6355) Nanotechnology and Sensors
• MSEN 6358 (BIOL 6358) Bionanotechnology
• MSEN 6361 Deformation Mechanisms in Solid Materials
• MSEN 6371 (PHYS 6371) Advanced Solid State Physics
• MSEN 6374 (PHYS 6374) Optical Properties of Solids
• MSEN 6377 (PHYS 6377) Physics of Nanostructures: Carbon Nanotubes, Fullerenes, Quantum Wells, Dots and Wires
• MSEN 6382 (EEMF 6382, MECH 6347) Introduction to MEMS
• MSEN 6V98 Thesis
• MSEN 7320 (EEMF 7320) Advanced Semiconductor Device Theory
• MSEN 7V80 Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
• MSEN 8V40 Individual Instruction in Materials Science and Engineering
• MSEN 8V70 Research In Materials Science and Engineering