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Program checklist · PhD

Materials Science and Engineering, PhD

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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
PhD
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
14.1801
Total credits (published)
19
Credits (computed from items)
16
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_c58520ba
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Required Courses

0 items

    Core Courses

    major core · 3 items
    1. MSE 5200
    2. MSE 5300
    3. MSE 5400
      1

    Select 3 CU's non-core courses 1

    major core · 27 items
    1. MSE 5060
      Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials
      or: MEAM 5060 Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials
    2. MSE 5070
      Fundamentals of Materials
      or: MEAM 5070 Fundamentals of Materials
    3. MSE 5150
    4. MSE 5180
    5. MSE 5200
    6. MSE 5250
      Nanoscale Science and Engineering
      or: ESE 5250 Nanoscale Science and Engineering
    7. MSE 5280
      Optical Information Processing for
      As published: “Optical Information Processing for Materials Characterization”
      2
    8. MSE 5300
    9. MSE 5360
    10. MSE 5370
      Nanotribology
      or: MEAM 5370 Nanotribology
    11. MSE 5380
    12. MSE 5400
      1
    13. MSE 5440
      Computational Science of Energy and
      As published: “Computational Science of Energy and Chemical Transformations”
      or: BE 5440 Computational Science of Energy and Chemical Transformations
      or: CBE 5440 Computational Science of Energy and Chemical Transformations
    14. MSE 5450
      Materials for Energy and Environmental
      As published: “Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability”
    15. MSE 5480
      Materials Science and Market Signals in
      As published: “Materials Science and Market Signals in Clean Energy Supply Chains”
    16. MSE 5500
      Elasticity and Micromechanics of Materials
      or: MEAM 5190 Elasticity and Micromechanics of Materials
    17. MEAM 5610
      Thermodynamics: Foundations, Energy, Materials
      or: MEAM 5530 Atomic Modeling in Materials Science
    18. MSE 5700
    19. MSE 5750
    20. MSE 5760
    21. MSE 5850
      Materials for Bioelectronics
      or: BE 5850 Materials for Bioelectronics
    22. MSE 6100
    23. MSE 6110
      Advanced Synchrotron and Electron
      As published: “Advanced Synchrotron and Electron Characterization of Materials”
    24. MSE 6400
    25. MSE 6500
      Mechanics of Soft and Biomaterials
      or: MEAM 6500 Mechanics of Soft and Biomaterials
    26. MSE 7900
      Selected Topics in Materials Science and
      As published: “Selected Topics in Materials Science and Engineering”
      1
    27. MSE 8990
      2

    PHYS 5000-9999

    0 items

      CHEM 5000-9999

      0 items

        ESE 5000-9999

        0 items

          MEAM 5000-9999

          0 items

            BE 5000-9999

            0 items

              CBE 5000-9999

              0 items

                CIS 5000-9999

                0 items

                  Wharton courses 5000-9999

                  0 items

                    Select 2 CU's elective courses 2

                    electives · 0 items

                      Dissertation/Research

                      2 items
                      1. MSE 9999
                        1
                      2. MSE 9950

                      Seminar

                      1 item
                      1. MSE 6990
                        MSE Seminar (taken each semester)
                        As published: “MSE Seminar (taken each semester) 5”

                      Responsible Conduct of Research Requirement

                      1 item
                      1. EAS 9000
                        Responsible Conduct for Research (RCR)
                        As published: “Responsible Conduct for Research (RCR), Engineering”
                        1

                      University PhD Benchmarks

                      0 items

                        Qualifying Evaluation

                        0 items

                          Candidacy Examination

                          0 items

                            Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam

                            0 items

                              Dissertation Deposit

                              0 items

                                Sample Plan of Study

                                0 items

                                  First Year

                                  0 items

                                    Fall

                                    6 items
                                    1. MSE 5200
                                      1
                                    2. MSE 5300
                                      1
                                    3. MSE 9999
                                      1
                                    4. 1 CU non-core course
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                      1
                                    5. MSE 6990
                                      MSE Seminar (taken each semester)
                                      As published: “MSE Seminar”
                                      0
                                    6. EAS 9000
                                      Responsible Conduct for Research (RCR)
                                      As published: “Responsible Conduct for Research (RCR), Engineering”
                                      0

                                    Spring

                                    4 items
                                    1. MSE 5400
                                      1
                                    2. MSE 9999
                                      1
                                    3. 2 CU's non-core courses 1
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                      2
                                    4. MSE 6990
                                      MSE Seminar (taken each semester)
                                      As published: “MSE Seminar”
                                      0

                                    Qualifying Exam 3

                                    0 items

                                      Second Year

                                      0 items

                                        Fall

                                        6 items
                                        1. 2 CU elective course 2
                                          Not resolved to a course
                                          2
                                        2. MSE 9999
                                          2
                                        3. MSE 6990
                                          MSE Seminar (taken each semester)
                                          As published: “MSE Seminar”
                                          0
                                        4. Spring
                                          Not resolved to a course
                                          4
                                        5. MSE 9999
                                          1
                                        6. MSE 6990
                                          MSE Seminar (taken each semester)
                                          As published: “MSE Seminar”

                                        Third Year and Beyond

                                        2 items
                                        1. MSE 9950
                                        2. MSE 6990
                                          MSE Seminar (taken each semester)
                                          As published: “MSE Seminar”

                                        Candidacy exam 3

                                        0 items
                                          Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/materials-science-engineering-phd/. Captured page pages/0656.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.