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Program checklist · MS

Materials Science and Engineering, MS

Binghamton University · Vestal, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
MS
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
13.1209
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196079
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196079_8b537ddc
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

3 items
  1. Course taught 24 credits plus a master’s thesis (6 research credits). There will be a public presentation of a seminar on the subject of the thesis, and its oral defense.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Course taught 26 credits plus a scholarly written report on a research project (4 research credits). There will be a public presentation of a seminar on the subject of the research project, and its oral defense.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Students may request an all-course option (30 credits) for the MS degree.
    Not resolved to a course

Course Requirements

0 items

    A. Required Courses

    5 items
    1. MSE 511
      Techniques for Studying Solids
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MSE 593
      Frontiers in Materials Science
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MSE 565
      Crystallography & Diffraction
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MSE 590
      Materials Communications & Sem
      Not resolved to a course
    5. MSE 566
      Reactivity of Materials
      Not resolved to a course

    B. Additional required course

    3 items
    1. MSE 562
      Mechanical Behav of Engr Mtls
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CHEM 544
      Chemistry Of Solids
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MSE 572
      Physics of Materials
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Information About the Program

    3 items
    1. Courses presented to satisfy degree requirements must have a grade average of at least 3.0.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Most of the courses in a student’s program should be taken during the first year of residence, so that emphasis can be placed on research in subsequent years.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. A majority of electives must be MSE courses. Upper level electives only.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Binghamton University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.binghamton.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=2229&returnto=313. Captured page pages/0121.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.