Ucla material science program

Thesis Plan. Nine courses are required, of which six must be graduate courses. These courses are to be selected from the following lists, although suitable substitutions can be made from other engineering disciplines or from chemistry and physics with the approval of the departmental graduate adviser.

Two of the six graduate courses may be Materials Science and Engineering thesis research. The remaining three courses in the total course requirement may be upper division courses. Comprehensive Examination Plan. Nine courses, six of which must be graduate courses, selected from the following lists with the same provisions listed under the thesis plan. Three of the nine courses may be upper division courses.

Ceramics and ceramic processing: Materials Science and Engineering , , , A, , , , , , , A, D, Electronic and optical materials: Materials Science and Engineering , , , A, , , , , , , , , , As long as a majority of the courses taken are offered by the department, substitutions may be made with the consent of the departmental graduate adviser. Undergraduate Courses. No lower division courses may be applied toward graduate degrees.

Consult the graduate adviser for details. If the comprehensive examination is failed, the student may be reexamined once with the consent of the graduate adviser.

In addition to the course requirements, under this plan students are required to write a thesis on a research topic in material science and engineering supervised by the thesis adviser.

The average length of time for students in the M. The maximum time allowed for completing the M. Provisionally admitted students meet with the program adviser upon matriculation to plan a course of study to remedy any deficiencies. There is no formal course requirement for the Ph. Normally, however, the student takes courses to acquire the knowledge needed for the written and oral preliminary examinations.

The basic program of study for the Ph. The major field has a scope corresponding to a body of knowledge contained in nine courses, at least six of which are graduate courses, plus the current literature in the area of specialization.

The major fields named above are described in a Ph. The minor field normally embraces a body of knowledge equivalent to three courses, at least two of which are graduate courses. Grades of B- or better, with a grade-point average of at least 3. If the student fails to satisfy the minor field requirements through coursework, a minor field examination may be taken once only. The minor field is chosen to support the major field and is usually a subset of the major field.

Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass University written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy. Ceramics and ceramic processing: Materials Science and Engineering , , A, , , , , , , C, D, Electronic and optical materials: Materials Science and Engineering , , A, , , , , , , C, , , , As long as a majority of the courses taken are offered by the department, substitutions may be made with the consent of the departmental graduate adviser.

Undergraduate Courses. No lower division courses may be applied toward graduate degrees. Consult the graduate adviser for details. If the comprehensive examination is failed, the student may be reexamined once with the consent of the graduate adviser.

In addition to the course requirements, under this plan students are required to write a thesis on a research topic in material science and engineering supervised by the thesis adviser. The average length of time for students in the M. The maximum time allowed for completing the M. Provisionally admitted students meet with the program adviser upon matriculation to plan a course of study to remedy any deficiencies. There is no formal course requirement for the Ph.

Normally, however, the student takes courses to acquire the knowledge needed for the written and oral preliminary examinations. The basic program of study for the Ph.

The major field has a scope corresponding to a body of knowledge contained in nine courses, at least six of which are graduate courses, plus the current literature in the area of specialization. The major fields named above are described in a Ph. The minor field normally embraces a body of knowledge equivalent to three courses, at least two of which are graduate courses. Grades of B- or better, with a grade-point average of at least 3.

If the student fails to satisfy the minor field requirements through coursework, a minor field examination may be taken once only. The minor field is chosen to support the major field and is usually a subset of the major field. Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass University written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy.

Also, under Senate regulations the University oral qualifying examination is open only to the student and appointed members of the doctoral committee.

In addition to University requirements, some graduate programs have other pre-candidacy examination requirements. What follows in this section is how students are required to fulfill all of these requirements for this doctoral program. During the first year of full-time enrollment in the Ph.

After all the coursework is completed in the major and minor fields, the student takes a written preliminary examination in the major field. Students may not take an examination more than twice. Students may select which exams they would like to count towards the Comprehensive Exam requirement.

Electives: As long as you have met the requirements above, the remaining courses may be selected from other Engineering departments. No approval is necessary. Please note: Students may not apply electives towards earning a certificate.

Certificate programs are intended for non-matriculating students and are categorized as separate programs.