Materials Engineering Professional Master’s Program (PMP)

The mission of the Professional Master’s Program (PMP) in Materials Engineering is to provide advanced technical education combined with mentorship and additional professional development opportunities in key areas of interest in the industrial sectors of regional, national, and international importance.

The Professional Master’s concentration will allow for up to 12 credits outside of MSE, including courses in business/leadership/entrepreneurship/communication etc., which are traditionally not permitted on research-based plans of study. The Professional Master’s will require at least 18 credits of MSE courses, of these courses, 9 credits of MSE courses should have a topical emphasis determined by the student in consultation with their faculty advisor (i.e. materials processing, materials characterization, physical metallurgy, computational materials, etc.). The topical emphasis is defined by the student, there are not predetermined categories as these selections are intended to reflect the specific career goals of the student. If students elect to take Independent Study projects, these will need to be related to the topical emphasis.