M.S. Degree Program

DEGREE PROGRAMS

THE M.S. DEGREE PROGRAM

Course Requirements. The M.S. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering requires a proficiency in polymers. A total of 24 credits in course work and six credits in research are required. Courses normally required for an M.S. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering include:

1. The following three 300-level courses

	Chem. Eng. (Chem., Mat.) 393 Physical Polymer Science (3)
	Chem. Eng. (Chem.) 394 Organic Polymer Science (3)
	Chem. Eng. (Chem.) 388 Polymer Laboratory (3)

(Industrially employed part-time students may replace 388 with another polymer course.)

2. Three 400 level polymer courses to be selected from the following list

	Mat. 482 Engineering Behavior of Polymers (3)
	Chem. Eng. 428 Rheology (3)
	Phy 472 Polymer Physics (3)
	Chem. Eng. (Chem.) 483 Emulsion Polymers(3)
	Chem. Eng. (Chem.;Mat.) 485 Polymer Blends and Composites (3)
	Chem. Eng. 486 Polymer Processing (3)
	Chem. 489 Organic Polymer Science II(3)
	Chem. 491 Physical Chemistry of Organic Polymer Coatings(3)
	Chem. Eng. (Chem.) 492 Topics in Polymer Science (3)
	Chem. 493 Organic Chemistry of Organic Polymer Coatings (3)
	Chem. Eng. 487 Polymer Interfaces (3)

(The student should note that the list may vary slightly from year to year.)

3. In addition, a graduate minor in the student's home department is required which involves two courses (6 credits); one of them must be in thermodynamics:

	Chem. Eng. 400 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
	Chem. 445 Elements of Physical Chemistry
	Mat. 401 Thermodynamics and Kinetics
	ME 420 Advanced Thermodynamics
	Phys. 442 Statistical Mechanics

The second course should be a 300 or 400 level non-polymer related course from their admitting department, as an elective.

4. Six credits of research, numbers in the admitting department, are also required.

The thesis (or research report) will normally be directed and signed by a member of the Center for Polymer Science and Engineering. It will be countersigned by either the Director for Polymer Science and Engineering or the Chairperson of the Polymer Education Committee.

5. One of the following courses may be used to replace one of the 400 level polymer courses listed in item 2 above: Mat. 309, Composite Materials(3), Mech 450, Special Problems (When Polymer Related)(3), Phys. 472, Special Topics in Physics (When Polymer Related)(3), Chem. 405, Organometallic Chemistry(3), Chem. 395, Colloid and Surface Chemistry(3), Chem. 487, Topics in Colloid or Surface Chemistry(3), or Mat. 334, Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis(4).

Academic Standards and Grades. A student may receive no more than four grades below B^- in courses numbered 200 or higher in order to continue graduate study. Grades of D⁺ or lower may not be counted toward a graduate degree. Pass-fail registration for graduate students is not permitted.

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