General Information
Graduate Study
Students who rank high in their undergraduate class should give serious consideration to developing their full intellectual potential in engineering by continuing with
advanced studies at the graduate level. For those students interested in the practice of professional engineering, the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree
should be given serious consideration. The program involves 33 hours of coursework without a thesis. Possible areas of specialization include business management,
operations research, computer science and others.
The more traditional master of science (MS) degree is available in civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial
engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, and metallurgical engineering. This degree is more research-oriented, normally requiring a thesis and
up to 27 hours of graduate course work. PhD degrees are offered in computer engineering, materials science and engineering, and environmental science and
engineering. Graduate programs are more fully discussed in the Graduate Catalog.