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candidates must successfully complete the following requirements: |
- Six core courses in materials science and
engineering:
| 510.601 |
Structure of Materials |
| 510.602 |
Thermodynamics of
Materials |
| 510.603 |
Phase Transformations
in Materials |
| 510.604 |
Mechanical Properties
of Materials |
| 510.605 |
Electronic, Optical,
and Magnetic Properties of Materials |
| 510.606 |
Chemical and Biological
Properties of Materials |
- Four advanced (600 level or higher) courses
in materials science and engineering or related fields.
In some cases, an adviser may require a student
to complete additional coursework. Only courses for which the student
has received a grade of B- or better will be counted towards completion
of course requirements, and an overall B average must be maintained.
If a grade of C+ or lower is received, the student must repeat the
course and achieve a grade of B- or better. Receipt of a letter grade
of C+ or lower in two courses will normally be cause for dismissal
from the program. Students who have completed other graduate-level
coursework may petition the graduate program committee to waive up
to two core courses (510.601-606) and up to two elective courses.
Written requests for such waivers must be received by the graduate
committee by the end of the first semester of matriculation.
- A comprehensive oral exam covering the areas
of structure, thermodynamics, and phase transformations of materials,
and the student’s choice of one of the following areas:
chemical and biological properties of materials; mechanical properties
of materials; electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of
materials. This exam is offered semiannually and may be taken
prior to or during the student’s second year. The student
will have two opportunities to pass within a one year period.
The examining committee will be composed of three tenured and/or
tenure track departmental faculty members.
- An oral presentation of a dissertation proposal
at a department seminar held before the end of the student’s
third year. A written version of the dissertation proposal must
be presented to a three-member faculty committee two weeks prior
to the oral presentation. One member of the committee shall be
the faculty adviser; the other two members shall be selected in
consultation with the faculty adviser. A brief closed discussion
session between the student, adviser, and the other members of
the faculty committee shall follow the presentation; additional
private discussions may be required by one or more of the committee
members.
- The completion of an original research project.
Candidates must write a dissertation describing their work in
detail. A public defense of the thesis before a committee of five
faculty members (chosen by the Graduate Program Committee, with
at least three members being from outside the department) is required,
and will be followed by a closed final graduate board examination
with the committee. The thesis will be approved by a majority
vote of the committee. The thesis defense/oral examination must
be scheduled for a date two months prior to any personal or university
deadline for graduation. A complete draft of the dissertation
must be presented to all of the committee members no later than
two weeks before the defense. The dissertation in its final form
must be read and signed by two members of the committee (the adviser
and one other member).
The department must be satisfied that all academic
requirements have been satisfied by the candidate before a recommendation
to confer a Ph.D. degree is passed on to the University Graduate Board.
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