Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering

Program Code: E-EGR-MSE
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Website: dmi.duke.edu/degrees/masters

Program Summary

The Master of Engineering (MEng) in Materials Science and Engineering is an advanced engineering degree that includes business courses, technical training, and an internship.

Academic Requirements

30 credits total

• Core Industry Preparatory Courses (2 courses, 6 credits)

  • MENG 540 Management of High Tech Industries

  • MENG 570 Business Fundamentals for Engineers

• Internship/Project and Assessment (2 courses, 0 credits)

  • MENG 550 Master of Engineering Internship/Project

  • MENG 551 Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment

• Multi-Scale, Advanced, and Bio-Inspired Materials (3 courses, 12 credits)

  • CHEM 548, ME 510, ME 511, ME 512, ME 513, ME 514, ME 516, ME 532, ME 535, ME 539, ME 543, ME 674, ME 711

  • BME 590 (topic: BME BIOMECHANICS/BIOMATERIALS)

  • CHEM 590 (topic: POLYMER CHEMISTRY)

  • ME 555 (topics: APPLICATIONS OF COMP MATERIALS; ENG TECH IN UROLOGY APP; EXP DESIGN & RESEARCH METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL MICROFLUIDICS; FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFT MATTER; INTERMEDIATE POLYMER PHYSICS; INTRO TO POLYMER PHYSICS; MATERIALS SYNTHESIS&PROCESSING; MODERN MATERIALS; MOLECULAR MODELING OF SOFT MAT; PHYSICS OF COLOIDAL DISPERSION; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY APPLS)

• Mathematics (1 course, 3 credits)

  • ME 511, ME 524, ME 525, ME 639

  • COMPSCI 500 to COMPSCI 790

  • MATH 500 to MATH 798

  • STA 500 to STA 799

  • ME 555 (topics: INTRO TO PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICS OF COLOIDAL DISPERSION; SCI COMPUTING, SIMULATION & ML)

• Electives (3 courses, 9 credits)

  • AIPI 510 to AIPI 590L

  • BME 500 to BME 850

  • CEE 500 to CEE 890

  • CYBERSEC 510 to CYBERSEC 590L

  • ECE 500 to ECE 781

  • EGRMGMT 510 to EGRMGMT 590L

  • FINTECH 510 to FINTECH 590L

  • ME 500 to ME 775