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PhD Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University, United States

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt is designed for students who want flexibility and breadth, creating individualized PhD programmes with courses across Chemistry, Physics, Medicine and all Engineering departments. Research topics include new materials, energy and computational modeling.

Faculty: School of Engineering  |  Department: Interdisciplinary Materials Science  |  Duration: 72 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

72 total credit hours including at least 24 hours of formal coursework. PhD core (15 hours) includes IMS 6310 Atomic Arrangements in Solids, research rotations (three 10-week rotations in year one) and one course from three of four areas (Solid State Materials, Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Quantum, Chemistry), plus 9 hours of electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

December 2002 under direction of Bridget Rogers (Chemical Engineering) Apply to our graduate program Master of Science The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 24 hours of formal coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree, plus a thesis approved by two faculty members. Performance in dissertation research does not affect the student’s GPA.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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