MEng in Materials Science & Engineering

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

  • Graduating senior students who want a one-year master’s in engineering before they look for industrial jobs.
  • Mid-career professionals who want to switch careers and would like to complete a one-year master’s degree between jobs.
  • Industry professionals who want exposure to engineering and management to further their careers.

Why Get an MEng? An MEng:

  • Can be completed in one year
  • Does not require a thesis, unlike an MS
  • Prepares you for a career in industry rather than research
  • Gives you an advantage as the number of engineering manager jobs is predicted to grow in the coming years
  • Allows you to earn significantly more over your career path compared to a bachelor’s degree alone

Curriculum

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 toward graduate courses (500 level or above). A maximum of 4 credits can be applied toward a junior/senior-level undergraduate course, if it serves as a prerequisite for a graduate course taken by the student as part of the program.

Structured Course Requirements for MEng in Materials Science & Engineering

Credit Requirement

Students are required to complete a minimum of 32 credit hours applicable to the degree. No master’s thesis is required. A minimum of 28 credits must be applied toward graduate courses (500 level or above). Only one 400-level course may be taken with advisor approval if needed as a prerequisite for another course in the program.

Curriculum

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 a first-year 500-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).
  • 2–3 other courses (8–12 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

(select two)

  • 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

* Satisfies core requirement in thermodynamics.

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

Other Structured MSE 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
  • MSE/BE 736 Biomedical Transport Phenomena
  • MS 742 Bio-fluids and Structural Mechanics
  • MS 744 Polymer Physics
  • MS 771 Biophysics
Materials for Energy & Environment
  • MS/ME 527 Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing
  • MS/ME 532 Atomic Structure and Dislocations in Materials
  • MS/ME 535 Green Manufacturing
  • MS/ME 545 Electrochemistry of Fuel Cells and Batteries
  • MS/EC 573 Solar Energy Systems
  • ME 779 Solid-State Ionics and Electrochemistry
  • MS/ME 781 Electroceramics
Electronic/Photonic Materials
  • MS/EC 560 Introduction to Photonics
  • MS/EC 575 Physics of Semiconductor Devices
  • MS/EC 578 Fabrication Technology for Integrated Circuits
  • MS/EC 770 Guided-Wave Optoelectronics
  • MS/EC 774 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Photonics Devices
  • MS/EC 776 Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics
  • MS/EC 777 Nanostructure Optics
Nanomaterials
  • MS/ME 530 Introduction to Micro- and Nanomechanics of Solids
  • MS/ME 555 MEMS Fabrication and Materials
  • MS/ME 718 Advanced Topics in Nanotechnology
  • MS/ME 735 Computational Nanomechanics
  • MS/EC 777 Nanostructure Optics
MSE Elective Courses
  • MS/ME 507 Process Modeling and Control
  • MS/ME 526 Simulation of Physical Processes
  • MS/ME 534 Materials Technology for Microelectronics
  • MS/ME/EC 579 Microelectronic Device Manufacturing
  • MS/ME 580 Theory of Elasticity
  • MS/PY 783 Advanced Characterization of Materials
  • MS 784 Topics in Materials Science
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, or apply now.