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MS Acoustics at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Acoustics at Penn State University Park is an integrated programme covering acoustical science and engineering applications of acoustics, drawing on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Department: Graduate Program in Acoustics  |  Duration: 2 to 2.5 years with thesis, or about 1 year in the one-year resident programme  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

30 credits: 24 course credits (18 at the 500-level core) plus 6 thesis research credits (ACS 600). Areas include sound and vibration fundamentals, signal analysis, computational acoustics, underwater acoustics, architectural acoustics, medical ultrasonics and aeroacoustics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Entering students should hold a bachelor's degree in physics, engineering, mathematics, or a closely related field that would provide substantial preparation in mathematics (a minimum of two semesters of calculus-based physics and mathematics to include complex variables and differential equations). In addition, an undergraduate knowledge of statics and dynamics, linear algebra, and electronic circuit analysis, and the ability to use mathematical analysis software is expected.

Duration: 2 to 2.5 years with thesis, or about 1 year in the one-year resident programme

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