MEng in Materials Science and Engineering

Did you miss the Master of Engineering Open House held on Monday, April 2nd?
You can view a video recording of the event, including the power point presentation. Please contact Kirstie Miller or Elizabeth Flagg, Division of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Programs Manager with any questions about the program.

The Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Materials Science and Engineering is a professional master’s program aimed at:

  • graduating senior students who want a quick one-year masters in materials before they look for industrial jobs
  • mid-career professionals who want to switch careers and would like to complete a one-year masters degree between jobs
  • industry professionals who want exposure to materials science and engineering and engineering management to further their careers, by complementing technical MSE courses with an engineering management focus that emphasizes elements of technology leadership and product development and management

Why Get an MEng?

  • Unlike an MS, you have no thesis
  • Prepares you for a career in industry (MS degrees are more research-focused)
  • Gives you an advantage as the number of engineering manager jobs  is predicted to grow in the coming years
  • Can be completed in one year
  • According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, those with a master’s degree can earn an average of $400,000 more over their careers than those with just a bachelor’s degree.

Academic Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 32 credit hours applicable to the degree according to the program planning sheet. No master’s thesis is required. A minimum of 28 credits must be applied towards graduate courses (500 level or above). A maximum of 4 credits can be applied towards a junior/senior level undergraduate course, if it serves as a pre-requisite for a graduate course taken by the student as part of the program.

Structured Course Requirements for MEng in Materials Engineering

The 32 credits must be selected as follows:

  • 2 core MSE courses (8 credits). Every MSE MEng student must demonstrate competence (grade of C or above) in first-year graduate (mezzanine) level thermodynamics and solid-state physics, either through appropriate selection of the core courses or through prior coursework taken.
  • 2 other structured MSE courses (8 credits). A structured MSE course is any course with an MS designation as listed below.
  • 1 structured Engineering Management Course (4 credits)
  • 3 other courses (12 credits) can be engineering, science or engineering management courses.
  • A maximum of 3 Engineering Management Courses (12 credits) can count toward the degree.

MSE Core Courses

  • MS 503 Kinetic Processes in Materials
  • MS 504 Polymers and Soft Materials
  • MS 505 ** Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • MS 508 Computational Methods in Materials Science
  • MS 543* Introduction to Solid State Physics
  • MS 574 Physics of Semiconductor Materials
  • MS 577* Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials
  • ME 582 Mechanical Behavior of Materials

* Both courses satisfy competency requirement in solid-state physics. Only one of these two courses may be taken for credit.

** Satisfies competency requirement in thermodynamics.

MSE Concentration Courses

Biomaterials

  • MS 506 Physical Chemistry of Cell Structure and Machinery
  • MS 521 Continuum Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers
  • MS 523 Mechanics of Biomaterials
  • MS 524 Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
  • MS 533 Biorheology
  • MS 726 Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering I
  • MS 727 Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering II
  • MS 736 Biomedical Transport Phenomena
  • MS 742 Bio-fluids and Structural Mechanics
  • MS 744 Polymer Physics
  • MS 771 Biophysics

Materials for Energy and Environment

  • MS 527 Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing
  • MS 532 Atomic Structure and Dislocations in Materials
  • MS 535 Green Manufacturing
  • MS 545 Electrochemistry of Fuel Cells and Batteries
  • MS 573 Solar Energy Systems
  • MS 779 Solid State Ionics and Electrochemistry
  • MS 781 Advanced Ceramics

Electronic/Photonic Materials

  • MS 560 Introduction to Photonics
  • MS 575 Semiconductor Devices
  • MS 578 Fabrication Technology for Integrated Circuits
  • MS 764 Optical Measurement
  • MS 770 Guided0wave Optoelectronics
  • MS 774 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Photonics Devices
  • MS 776 Fundamentals of Nanoeletronics
  • MS 777 Nanostructure Optics

Nanomaterials

  • MS 530 Introduction to Micro and Nanomechanics of Solids
  • MS 555 MEMS Fabrication and Materials
  • MS 718 Advanced Topics in Nanotechnology
  • MS 777 Nanostructure Optics
  • MS 778 Micromachines Transducers

MSE Elective Courses

  • MS 507 Process Modeling and Control
  • MS 526 Simulation of Physical Processes
  • MS 534 Materials Technology for Microelectronics
  • MS 579 Microelectronic Device Manufacturing
  • MS 580 Theory of Elasticity
  • MS 783 Advanced Characterization of Materials

Engineering Management Courses

  • ME 502 Intellectual Assets: Creation, Protection, and Commercialization
  • ME 517 Product Development
  • ME 525 Technology Ventures
  • ME 550 Product Supply Chain Design
  • ME 583 Product Management
  • ME 584 Manufacturing Strategy
  • ME 703 Managerial Cost Accounting
  • EC 518 Software Project Management
  • EK 731 Bench to Bedside – Translating Biomedical Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace

* Offered at least every two years

For more information, please contact the College of Engineering Graduate Programs Office at (617) 353-9760, go to the College of Engineering MEng FAQ, or apply now.