School of Engineering and Computer Science
Curriculum Details
All students receiving an MSES degree will complete a set of core courses that covers the broader subjects of research and analysis. In addition, depending upon the option chosen, six units of thesis, project, directed experiential learning or additional coursework are required. The remaining units are defined by each specific concentration. All curriculum plans must be approved by an adviser as a coherent plan.
- Students must first choose either the “Thesis Option” or the “Non-thesis Option.”
- All students must complete the core requirements.
- Students pick from the MSES Concentratons offered.
Thesis Plan Core
- ENGR 201 [3] Techniques in Research
- ENGR 295 [3] Graduate Seminar (2-3 units required)
- Math or Computational Science Elective [3]
- Breadth Elective [3-4]
- Thesis - 6 units required in single area
Non-Thesis Plan Cores
1. Project
- ENGR 201 [3] Techniques in Research
- Math or Computational Science Elective [3]
- Breadth Elective [3-4]
- Project - 6 units required in single area
2. Directed Experiential Learning
- ENGR 201 [3] Techniques in Research
- Math or Computational Science Elective [3]
- Breadth Elective [3-4]
- Directed Exp Learning - 6 units required in single area
3. Coursework
- ENGR 201 [3] Techniques in Research
- Math or Computational Science Research [3]
- Breadth Elective [3-4]


