MS in Engineering -- 1999-2000 Catalog
PROGRAMS
MS Engineering with Specializations in:
Biochemical Engineering
Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Integrated Technology Management
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Water Engineering
BS + MS, Accelerated 4 + 1 Programs
Joint Programs:
Engineering Management Specialization, MBA/MS Engineering
Transportation Planning Specialization, MCRP/MS Engineering
General Characteristics
The Master of Science degree program in Engineering has the following objectives:
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Provide preparation for further study in engineering, leading to the Doctor of Engineering or Ph.D. degree.*
Provide an empowering terminal professional degree for students who intend to become practicing engineers. A degree which not only retains the strong laboratory emphasis and industrial interaction found in the BS curriculum, but which also provides an attractive, efficient educational option to undergraduate students.*
Provide job-entry education for the more complex and evolving interdisciplinary areas of engineering, such as research and development, innovative design, systems analysis and design, bio-engineering, manufacturing, mechatronics and engineering management.*
Update and upgrade opportunities for practicing engineers.*
Allows graduates to maintain currency in their fields.Prerequisites
For admission as a classified graduate student, an applicant should hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related physical science with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in the last 90 quarter units (60 semester units) attempted. Applicants for graduate engineering programs are required to submit scores for the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination. An applicant who meets these standards but lacks prerequisite coursework may be admitted as a conditionally classified student and must make up any deficiencies before advancement to classified graduate standing.
Program of Study
Graduate students must file formal study plans with their adviser, department, college and university graduate studies office by no later than the end of the quarter in which the 12th unit of approved courses is completed.
The formal program of study must include a minimum of 45 units (at least 23 of which must be at the 500 level) with a specialization in one of the following areas: Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Integrated Technology Management, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Water Engineering.
Participants in the 4 + 1 Program should submit a tentative study plan, developed in conjunction with their adviser, to the Dean of the College of Engineering at the end of the second quarter of their junior year.
Requirements
The broad curriculum requirements for the Master of Science degree in Engineering are:
a) a minimum of 24 units in the field of specialization, with at least 18 units at the 500 level;
b) a minimum of 9 units from an approved list of mathematics, statistics, computer science, or analytic engineering courses, with at least 3 units at the 500 level;
c) the remaining units taken from a list of approved electives;
d) at least 23 units of the 45 unit program at the 500 level.
In some specializations, two program options are available: a thesis program which requires coursework, a thesis and oral defense of thesis; or a nonthesis option which involves additional coursework and a comprehensive examination. The nonthesis option is normally allowed only for those students who have completed a senior project or have had significant engineering project experience.
Joint Programs
The College of Engineering offers two joint programs: in conjunction with the College of Business, the MBA/MS Engineering with a specialization in Engineering Management; and with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (City and Regional Planning Department), the MCRP/MS Engineering with a specialization in Transportation Planning.
Other Graduate Engineering Programs
In addition to the MS in Engineering, the college also offers several other graduate programs: MS Aeronautical Engineering, MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, MS Computer Science, and MS Electrical Engineering. Information regarding these programs is listed with the respective department.