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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering awards the M.S. (thesis required), the M.Eng. (non-thesis), and the Ph.D. in materials science and engineering. Candidates for these degrees must hold, or be pursuing, a degree in any branch of engineering, physics, chemistry, geological science, or mathematics.

The M.Eng. is a non-thesis degree obtained through course work and a project that focuses on an industrial problem or critical literature review. Students with a baccalaureate degree who desire a professional-oriented master's degree and advanced undergraduate students who wish to supplement their background with additional course work are encouraged to consider the M.Eng. degree. A total of 30 credit hours are required for this degree; between 3 and 6 of these hours are project work (MSE 5904), the remainder are course credits. Students typically complete this degree in 12 to 18 months.

• Structure and Properties of Crystalline and Non-Crystalline Materials
• Materials Synthesis, Processing, and Fabrication
• Theoretical Understanding and Computer Modeling of Materials Structures, Properties and Processes
Phase Transformations
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
Diffusion and Kinetics of Solid State Reactions
Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Property Characterization of all Material Types
Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Materials