MS Structural Engineering at University of California, San Diego

Programme overview

The MS in Structural Engineering is offered under a thesis plan or a comprehensive examination plan. A specialization in structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation is also available.

Department: Structural Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

48 units of credit: for the comprehensive plan twelve regular courses; for the thesis plan nine courses plus 12 units of graduate research for a master's thesis. Three quarters of the SE 290 seminar are required. Comprehensive students complete two of seven core course electives with a passing score of 60/100 on the exam problem.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Admission to the UC San Diego graduate program in structural engineering requires at least a BS in engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics with an overall upper-division GPA of 3.0. Applicants must provide three letters of recommendation. Undergraduate students in the Department of Structural Engineering who have at least 148 quarter units with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher are eligible to apply.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

The graduate application fee is $135.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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