Master of Science - Engineering

The Master of Science in Engineering at Washington State University (WSU) is administered through the College of Engineering and Architecture’s Office of the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs, with students typically advised and funded through one of several departments in the College. The interdisciplinary nature of these degrees provides considerable flexibility in designing programs of study tailored to the specialized needs of each student. Areas of specialization include (but are not limited to): Biological systems engineering Atmospheric research Materials science and engineering Bioengineering Students often work in one of the interdisciplinary centers such as: Bioengineering Research Center (BRC), Center for Environmental, Sediment, and Aquatic Research (CESAR), Center for Environmental Education and Outreach (CEREO), Center for Materials Research (CMR), Engineering Education Research Center (EERC), Laboratory for Atmospheric Research (LAR), and the Wood Materials Research Lab (WMEL). Thesis and non-thesis options are available in the M.S. degree program. Learning Outcomes: Enabling interdisciplinary research that underpins nearly all technological development in the modern engineering: Allow for a broad subject area of research that is supported by many departments in VCEA including mechanical engineering, civil engineering, biological systems engineering, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering. Apply theory and methodologies within these areas to conduct relevant and timely research which addresses a broad spectrum of engineering and technology problems from around the world. Communicate the results of their research in peer reviewed journal articles and in oral presentations to faculty and students in the College of Engineering. Training graduate students to become innovators in solving the relevant, real-world problems of our time in many interdisciplinary research areas: Students are encouraged to be independent thinkers and well trained researchers to provide answers to pressing real-world problems using an interdisciplinary approach that forces them to think outside the box. Course work is set up to meet the needs of individual students in order to help them train in an area that is relevant to their strengths. This allows them to have a broad field of research that is tailored to the needs of the scientific and engineering community and the world at large to an interdisciplinary course of study. Initiate and defend a thesis that allows them to study a real-world problem and tailor a solution to fit it via rigorous hands-on research and study. This research is completed using scientifically accepted methods and analysis of the problem being presented. The thesis must then be presented in front of a group of peers and faculty before being approved by a committee of experts.