Engineering Science Major, MS

Concentrations (Required) and Options Available

Aerospace Engineering (Thesis, Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exams)
Biomedical Engineering (Thesis, Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exams)
Civil Engineering (Thesis, Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exams)
Environmental Engineering (Thesis, Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exams)
Mechanical Engineering (Thesis, Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exams)

Campus Code

• Knoxville Campus
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
• UTSI Campus
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• As part of the application process, the applicant must choose one of the concentrations listed above.
• The student’s departmental home is that of the chosen concentration and of the student’s major professor.
• Submit Graduate School online application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Credit Hours Required

Minimum 30 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

Engineering courses taken in the area of their concentration (12 or 15 graduate credit hours)

• Thesis Option: 12 credit hours minimum
  • May include, but is not restricted to, graduate courses offered by the primary discipline of Aerospace Engineering (AE), Aviation Systems (AVSY), Biomedical Engineering (BME), Civil Engineering (CE), Environmental Engineering (ENVE), or Mechanical Engineering (ME).
• Coursework Only with Comprehensive Exam Option: 15 graduate credit hours minimum
• May include, but is not restricted to, graduate courses offered by the primary discipline of Aerospace Engineering (AE), Aviation Systems (AVSY), Biomedical Engineering (BME), Civil Engineering (CE), Environmental Engineering (ENVE), or Mechanical Engineering (ME).

Mathematics (6 graduate credit hours minimum)

• MATH 400-level or above. Only those 400-level courses listed in the Graduate Catalog may be selected for graduate credit.
• Other 500-level engineering courses that are approved by the student’s advisory committee and the home department’s Director of Graduate Studies may be substituted for the mathematics courses.

Related Courses

• Thesis Option: 6 credit hours
• Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam: 3 graduate credit hours
• For either option these related courses are selected from
  • Mathematics (MATH),
  • Computer Science (COSC),
  • Statistics (STAT)
  • the physical and life sciences
  • Chemistry (CHEM),
  • Physics (PHYS),
  • Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMD),
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB),
  • Microbiology (MICR),
  • Life Sciences (LFSC),
• Or other graduate courses selected in consultation with the major professor and/or guidance committee.

Option Requirement - Select the appropriate concentration thesis course (6 credit hours):

• AE 500 - Thesis
• AVSY 500 - Thesis
• BME 500 - Thesis
• CE 500 - Thesis
• ENVE 500 - Thesis
• ME 500 - Thesis

Additional Course Requirements

• At least two-thirds of the above minimum required credit hours must be taken in courses numbered at or above the 500-level.

Non-Course Requirements

• Thesis Option: A final oral examination covering the thesis and related coursework.
• Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option: A final written examination covering the coursework.