Materials Science & Engineering

graduate program

Our program is one of the largest in the U.S., with an enrollment of 140 graduate students. The program features a flexible structure that encourages students to explore topics at the boundaries between traditional disciplines. We have many research thrusts, spanning a wide range of cutting-edge and cross-disciplinary topics including nanostructures, energy and sustainability. Students can explore their interests by choosing mentors from a diverse group of engineering as well as many from the departments of physics, chemistry and biology.

A strong alumni network helps our students find internships and full employment, both locally and nationally. A number of students in our Master of Science in Engineering program are working in local companies and their presence in classes and seminars provides a great networking system and serves to build industry-university interactions.

Materials science and engineering, M.S.: this graduate program prepares students for professional careers in materials science and engineering and related fields in industry, government and educational institutions. It requires two core materials courses, a seminar and six elective courses, chosen to follow the student’s interests, which may span multiple academic departments.

Materials science and engineering, M.S.E.: this nonthesis degree program is intended for students who are working full-time in local industry. The entire program can be completed online, via the Center for Professional Development, although students are encouraged to take campus-based courses and to interact with colleagues as much as possible. In addition to general study, there are two areas of concentration:

• Semiconductor processing and packaging (SPP) processing track.
• Semiconductor processing and packaging (SPP) packaging track.

Materials science and engineering, Ph.D.: this field draws upon a fundamental base of knowledge, with underpinnings in physics, chemistry and engineering. The program extends that knowledge to address a broad range of materials-driven challenges, such as energy efficiency, sustainability, functional nanostructures, electronic materials, biomaterials and polymers. Interdisciplinary in nature, our curriculum offers four required courses in core subjects:

• Structure and properties of materials
• Advanced thermodynamics
• Kinetics and phase transformations
• Physics of materials

Please see the ASU Graduate Policies and Procedures for additional information.

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