MS Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, Berkeley

Programme overview

5th Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (BS/MS) The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers a five-year combined BS/MS program to our undergraduate student cohort. In this program, the existing four-year undergraduate program (BS) will be augmented with a fifth year of graduate study that provides a professionally-oriented component, preparing students for careers in engineering or engineering management within the business, government, and industrial sectors.

Faculty: Graduate Division | Department: Materials Science and Engineering | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Unit Requirements There are two plans for the master of science degree. Plan I requires a minimum of 20 semester units are required, of which at least 8 must be strictly graduate units in the major subject (University requirement), and of these 8, there shall be no more than 2 units of credit for MAT SCI 299 while the remaining units must be graded course units. The remaining 12 units may be upper division or graduate courses proposed by the student and research supervisor and approved by the major field adviser.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Academia & Education, Engineering & Computer Science, Science & Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission decisions are based on a combination of factors, including academic degrees and records, the statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, test scores, and relevant work experience. The MSE department also considers the appropriateness of your goals to the degree program in which you are interested and to the research interests of the program’s faculty. To be considered for graduate admissions in MSE you need: A bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent (must be conferred prior to enrollment into our program) from an accredited institution in engineering, physics or chemistry is required. We do not accept students without these types of degrees. Sufficient undergraduate training to do graduate work in your chosen field. A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B). International students should be in the top 5% of their class. We require three letters of recommendation submitted online. A general Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test score (85th percentile or higher is desirable) in the Verbal/Analytical/Quantitative sections.

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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