RICE UNIVERSITY

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

 

Master of Mechanical Engineering (M.M.E.) and

Master of Materials Science (M.M.S.) Programs

 

With Added Flexibility for

Full-Time and Part-Time Students in Career Development Track

 

We introduced additional options to our Master of Mechanical Engineering (M.M.E.) and Master of Materials Science (M.M.S.) programs to make them more responsive to the needs and schedules of full-time and part-time students who are in a career development track. For each of these programs, we approved two new 3-semester-hour "project courses" that can be counted towards the required 30 semester-hours of course work. These courses can only be taken with the approval of the faculty advisor. The advisor, taking into account your background and research interests as well as his/her research interests, determines the course contents. Normally the two courses would be taken, sequentially or concurrently, as two parts of a 6-semester-hour course. In scheduling his/her project meetings with you, your advisor would take into account your work schedule. The course requirements include a final report. The two project courses would be in addition to the two independent study courses that can also be counted towards the required 30 semester-hours. The independent study courses could provide the knowledge and training needed for the project courses. To benefit from these additional options, contact a faculty member who could become your advisor and has areas of expertise that are of interest to you. See http://www.mems.rice.edu/faculty/.

 

Project Courses:

 

MECH 621   M.M.E. Research Project I (0,0,3)

This is the first part of the M.M.E. research project course. The faculty advisor, taking into account the background and research interests of the student as well as the research interests of the faculty advisor, will determine the contents. Course requirements will include a final report. Prerequisite: permission of faculty advisor.

 

MECH 622   M.M.E. Research Project II (0,0,3)

This is the second part of the M.M.E. research project course and continuation of MECH 621. Course requirements will include a final report. Prerequisite: permission of faculty advisor.

 

MSCI 621    M.M.S. Research Project I (0,0,3)

This is the first part of the M.M.S. research project course. The faculty advisor, taking into account the background and research interests of the student as well as the research interests of the faculty advisor, will determine the contents. Course requirements will include a final report. Prerequisite: permission of faculty advisor.

 

MSCI 622    M.M.S. Research Project II (0,0,3)

This is the second part of the M.M.S. research project course and continuation of MSCI 621. Course requirements will include a final report. Prerequisite: permission of faculty advisor.