Materials Science and Engineering (MS) at University of Southern California

The MS in Materials Science focuses on the characterization, selection and processing of engineering materials and on materials problems related to engineering design. Students may work for the degree in either the Materials Science or Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering departments.

Faculty: Viterbi School of Engineering  |  Department: Materials Science or Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering  |  Duration: Minimum 28 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 12 core units is chosen from MASC 471 Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers, MASC 501 Solid State, MASC 503 Thermodynamics of Materials, MASC 504 Diffusion and Phase Equilibria, MASC 505 Crystals and Anisotropy, MASC 520 Mathematical Methods for Deep Learning and MASC 551 Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials, plus an ENGR 595 practicum, 8-16 units of materials science electives and up to 8 units of engineering electives.

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