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College of Engineering 331 Engineering Building General Statement Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Master of Science
Engineering Course Descriptions- |
Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or similarly accredited institution. Students without an engineering degree but with a strong background in the informational, mathematical, or physical sciences will be considered for admission. An overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 is required. An overall 2.8 GPA is acceptable provided the student’s last two years of courses have produced a GPA of at least 3.2. The departmental admissions committee will decide each case on an individual basis. The general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) may be waived upon written request from applicants with two or more years of engineering employment. Students who wish to be considered for financial aid are required to take the GRE. The TOEFL examination is required of international applicants. For application forms, course information or other details, contact the graduate program chair. Degree Requirements The M.S.E. degree requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level courses. The actual distribution depends on whether the student elects the thesis or non-thesis option. Students electing the thesis option must register for 6 semester hours of thesis. The student and his or her adviser determine the remaining 24 semester hours. Students must take 18 semester hours of required core courses and 6 semester hours of advanced courses. Students electing the non-thesis option must take a minimum of 18 semester hours of required core courses and 9 semester hours of advanced courses. With the approval of the student’s adviser, the remaining 3 semester hours are devoted to researching and writing an extensive engineering paper. The core of the M.S.E. program comprises courses in basic engineering and engineering mathematics. Courses in specific areas present advanced topics of interest to the student and relevant to the student’s project or thesis. Courses in civil or electrical engineering, computer science, statistics, or other sciences may be substituted for core or advanced courses, depending on the individualized program of study developed by the student and the adviser, as approved by the graduate program chair. Students electing to do a thesis must define an engineering problem and present it at an open seminar, perform the research toward its solution, and then orally and in writing (i.e., the actual thesis) present the results of this work. It should be understood that the master’s thesis is a creative process and consists of work that is considered advanced in the field of mechanical engineering.
Direct inquiries to: Robert M. Patterson, Sc.D., CIH, Graduate Program Chair, (215) 204-1665, College of Engineering, Temple University, 1947 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122.E-mail: rpatters@thunder.temple.edu Michel C. Boufadel, Professor, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; Donald W. Humphreys, Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa; James M. Matthews, P.E., Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; Robert M. Patterson, Professor, Sc.D., Harvard University; Philip D. Udo-Inyang, Associate Professor and Chair, Ph.D., University of Missouri. The Master of Science in Environmental Health degree program offers training in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of health and safety hazards in work environments and pollution in the community. It emphasizes the application of basic scientific and engineering principles to the solution of health, safety, and environmental pollution problems. Students may pursue the degree full-time or part-time through evening courses. Areas of Concentration Students may concentrate in a traditional industrial hygiene curriculum (the Industrial Hygiene concentration), with a focus on work environment, or in an environmental engineering curriculum (the Environmental Technology concentration), which focuses on the community outdoor environment. With the Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management, the College of Engineering co-sponsors a joint M.B.A./M.S. degree for full-time students. Students receive an M.S. in Environmental Health (Industrial Hygiene concentration) and an M.B.A. in Management. The curriculum is designed to strengthen the managerial skills of the industrial hygiene practitioner and provide the necessary academic credentials for movement into upper management positions. Applicants must apply separately to the Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management and the College of Engineering and must meet the requirements of both programs.
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