Overview

The vast majority of the materials people encounter every day have been engineered to have specific properties that make the materials useful or valuable. As materials scientists and engineers, our goal is to understand how the arrangement of the materials' structures on a very fine scale translates into materials with properties that can benefit society.

The Materials Science and Engineering program at University of Virginia continually strives to expand its core strengths and to work across disciplines to address complex challenges, from more efficient jet engines to new electronic materials that extend the limits of Moore's law. With recent faculty hires, we have reinforced our expertise in corrosion, high-temperature materials, surfaces and interface science, electronic materials, and computational materials science. And we are firmly established in such emerging fields as two-dimensional materials, soft and/or biological materials, and functional thermal material systems.

Curriculum

The sequence in which core elective classes are taken is defined by the student and advisor, considering that core courses provide an important foundation for many of the elective courses and research.
The MS degree requires at least six credits of research, under the supervision of a faculty advisor, and culminates in a written thesis, that is presented and defended in a public forum.
The four core courses, written thesis, and public defense of the thesis are departmental requirements for the MS degree and cannot be waived.
The MS candidate must write and defend publicly his/her thesis at least four weeks prior to the Libra upload date published by SEAS in order to graduate within a given semester. The MS defense will conclude with a faculty evaluation and decision on thesis acceptability and additional requirements, if any.
All members of the thesis defense committee must receive the completed thesis at least seven calendar days prior to the defense date. Faculty members may request additional time when the defense date is being set.
After public defense of the MS thesis, each MS student will be assessed by faculty based on his or her ability to perform graduate-level engineering research, proficiency at technical writing, and oral presentation skills.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Electronic and Cystal Structure of Materials
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria of Materials
Kinetics of Transport and Transformation in Materials
Defects and Microstructure in Materials
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Scanning Electron Microscopy and Related Techniques

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlottesville, United States

Disciplines

Materials Science General Engineering & Technology View 714 other Masters in General Engineering & Technology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The ON-LINE APPLICATION.
Transcripts of all academic work.
Three letters of recommendation. These can be submitted directy by recommenders through our online recommendation form. We also welcome letter of recommendation from Interfolio (see INTERFOLIO WEBSITE for more information).
Applicant’s Statement of Purpose essay.
A fee waiver for the $85 application fee will be automatically applied to your application if you are applying for 2024 admission.

GRADUATE RECORDS EXAM (GRE) general test scores
TOEFL scores for applicants whose native language is not English

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

34 USD / year

≈ 34 USD / year
Out-of-State

34822 USD / year

≈ 34822 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

19854 USD / year

≈ 19854 USD / year

Living costs

Charlottesville

United States

990 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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