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Master of Engineering Program Overview The Master of Engineering degree is awarded upon completion of at least 36 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree requirements. This requirement includes thirty (30) credit hours for coursework and six (6) credit hours for internship. The internship is under the supervision of experienced engineers, in industry and/or government, and a graduate faculty advisor. The internship credit towards the Master of Engineering degree, which may be earned through industrial collaboration or in-house engineering applied research projects, accrue at the rate of one semester hour of credit per 120 hours of work. All work and reports are evaluated and approved by the Southern University Graduate Engineering Committee and the graduate student’s advisor. |
Program of Study The Master of Engineering program offers five specialty options. A program core applies to all options and is determined within the framework of the College of Engineering. The proposed options are:
The MEng program offers two degree-options: 1) a Master of Engineering degree thesis option and 2) a Master of Engineering degree leading to an engineering project. The number of semester credit hours for each degree option is presented in Table 1.
The thesis option is recommended for those students wishing to conduct basic research and possibly pursue a doctoral degree in the future. The student must write a thesis on the research and defend it. The other feature of the program is an engineering project to be completed under the supervision of experienced engineers in industry and/or government, and a graduate faculty advisor. The engineering project is intended as an opportunity to enhance important employment skills such as communication, organization, management and teamwork. At the same time, the students are exposed to current topics in industry, required to solve practical problems related to their coursework and to develop corporate ties with permanent employment in mind. Advisory Committee Soon after admission to the program, a student should define his/her specialty option with the approval of the advisory committee. The graduate faculty advisor, the graduate committee, and the chairperson of the respective department must approve the student’s plan of study. No more than six credits from a previous master degree program may be applied toward a second master degree. These credits are applied only with the written approval of the Dean of the Graduate School, the graduate faculty advisor, and the chairperson of the department in which the second master degree is pursued. Last Modified: July 08, 2005 |
