MS Reliability and Maintainability Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering is an interdepartmental programme in the Tickle College of Engineering with thesis and project options. It can be completed on campus or through distance education.

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

What you will study

Core courses (12 hours) cover reliability engineering, maintainability engineering, process system reliability and safety, and Reliability of Lean Systems, plus 6 hours of statistics (e.g. Statistical Methods in Industrial Engineering or Lifetime Data and Survival Analysis) and electives. Optional concentrations are Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Materials Science, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. A final oral exam covers the thesis or project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited undergraduate programme in engineering or physics; applicants from other appropriate disciplines (e.g. chemistry, mathematics) can be admitted but may need additional engineering courses. Minimum competency in mathematics through ordinary differential equations. Submit the online application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

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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