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MS Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

Programme overview

The Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program welcomes students interested in a Master of Science (M.S.) degree. M.S. students develop laboratory, computational, and analytical theory skills which are of value in many fields, including semiconductor materials and device processing, computer simulation and visualization, cryogenics, x-ray scattering, electronic, magnetic, and photonic measurements, and bioelectronics among others.

Faculty: Physical and Biological Sciences Division  |  Department: Materials Science & Engineering  |  Duration: The expected time to degree is six quarters (two years).  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Santa Cruz, CA, United States

What you will study

Required courses listed in the catalogue include Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, Colloquium in Materials Science and Engineering, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Introduction to Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics.

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Application information

Duration: The expected time to degree is six quarters (two years).

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