MS Materials Science and Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in materials science and engineering is flexible and interdisciplinary, offered with a thesis option and a non-thesis project option, plus optional concentrations in nanomaterials and automotive materials. A 5-year BS/MS program is available.

Faculty: Tickle College of Engineering | Duration: 30 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Thesis option: MSE 500 Thesis (at least 6 hours), three of five MSE core courses (9 hours) and up to 15 related hours. Project option: MSE 580 Technical Review and Assessment (3 hours), at least 18 hours in the department including three core courses, and up to 12 related hours. Concentrations require 6 hours from approved lists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are expected to hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or science with a GPA of at least 2.7 out of 4.00 (or 3.00 during the senior year). General GRE scores are required. Applicants whose native language is not English need a minimum TOEFL of 550 (paper) or 80 (internet-based). Students may come from physics, chemistry, chemical, mechanical, electrical, materials, nuclear engineering and engineering science backgrounds.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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