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Graduate

Auburn University's Materials Engineering curriculum offers advanced degrees with both on- and off-campus options.

Summary of Requirements for Materials Engineering Graduate Degrees

	Requirement	Master of Materials Engineering (M.Mtl.E.)	Master of Science (M.S.)	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Credit Hours	Total	33 Hours	30 Hours	60 Hours
	Coursework	30 hours 6000/7000-level (a) courses	24-26 hours 6000/7000-level (a) courses	30 hours 6000/7000-level (a) graded courses other than core courses (b); 0-20 hours of other coursework
	Other Credit	3 hours for MATL 7980	4-6 hours for MATL 7990	10-30 hours for MATL 8990
	Transfer Credit	6 hours maximum	6 hours maximum	No limit, but 18 hours of graded courses must be taken at Auburn
Exams	Coursework	Oral Exam--Master's Level	Oral Exam--Master's Level	Oral Exam--Ph.D. level; Written Exam
	Independent Work	Final Project Presentation	Thesis Defense	Proposal--"General Oral Examination"; Dissertation Defense

(a) Additional restrictions for 6000-level courses taken before Fall 2004

(b) Core courses: MATL 6100, 6200/6201, 6300, 6400, 7050

Plan of Study:

Submitted in second semester – approved by advisory committee
Can be modified as needed (e.g. course availability, change in committee members)

Advisory committee

M.S.:	At least 3 members (incl. major professor)
Ph.D:	4-5 members (incl. major professor), at least one from outside MATL, majority from MATL

Oral Exam:  

Offered twice per year – Fall (~August-September) and Spring (~February-March)

Based on 5 core subjects (thermodynamics, crystallography, phase transformations, physics of solids, mechanical properties)

Taken at first opportunity after completion of core courses (at AU or other institution)

Written Exam:

50% based on core subjects / 50% based on integration of subjects
Taken after passing the Oral Exam

Proposal:

Written description of PROPOSED research
Presentation / defense of proposal to advisory committee

Presentation scheduled through the Graduate School (“General Oral Examination”)

Taken within 2 years of entering program

Final Presentations:

Provide written document to committee prior (at least 1 week) to presentation

M.Mtl.E.:	Project report submitted only to committee
M.S.:	Thesis submitted in proper format to the Graduate School
Ph.D:	Draft dissertation submitted to committee Approved (by committee) draft submitted to outside reader Defense scheduled through the Graduate School (include outside reader) Final dissertation submitted in proper format to the Graduate School