Master of Science in Engineering Physics
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Overview
The Master of Science in Engineering Physics degree program provides graduate-level education and training in space science and space systems engineering. The goal is to provide graduates with the skills which will allow them to make an immediate contribution to the space-related industries, or to proceed to doctoral studies in a wide variety of disciplines.
This program's objectives are:
- Fundamental understanding of scientific and engineering approaches to conceiving and designing complex spacecraft systems.
- Development of the diverse set of research skills required to evolve the state-of-the-art in the areas of space science and engineering.
The program specifically emphasizes scientific instrumentation, applied optics, remote sensing, spacecraft subsystems (power, attitude and thermal control) and a wide variety of topics in space science and engineering.
This program is heavily research oriented, with a majority of the faculty in the Department of Physical Sciences actively involved in scholarly activities in the space sciences and engineering. The research areas include experimental programs with satellite systems, sounding rockets, ground-based remote-sensing experiments and a parallel program of theoretical studies in the areas of space systems engineering, upper atmospheric physics, space physics and plasma and magnetospheric physics.
Advantages
Engineering Physics Program Offers Timely Space-Specific Curriculum
The Master of Science in Engineering Physics (Space Science) degree program provides graduate-level education and training in space science and space systems engineering.
The goal is to provide graduates with the skills which will allow them to make an immediate contribution to space-related industries, or to proceed to doctoral studies in a wide variety of disciplines.
The program offers an astounding five-to-one student-to-faculty ratio. Its objectives are to:
- Provide fundamental understanding of scientific and engineering approaches to conceiving and designing complex spacecraft systems
- Develop a diverse set of research skills required to evolve the state of the art in the areas of space science and engineering
Requirements
The core courses emphasize space systems engineering and space sciences. The curriculum consists of 15 credits of required course work, with an additional 15 credits of electives and/or thesis research. The core courses emphasize the heavily technical nature of the space sciences, and require an undergraduate degree in Physics, Engineering or a related field (such as Math or Chemistry) for preparation.
| Option | Core Courses | Electives | Thesis | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thesis | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| Non-Thesis | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EP 501 | Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists | 3 |
| EP 505 | Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| EP 509 | Advanced Space Physics | 3 |
| EP 600 | Experimental Methods in Space Science | 3 |
| EP 605 | Spacecraft Power and Thermal Design | 3 |
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| AE 508 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| AE 514 | Introduction to the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| AE 520 | Perturbation Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| AE 524 | Rocket Engine Propulsion Systems | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| EP 696 | Graduate Internship in Engineering Physics | 1-3 |
| EP 699 | Special Topics in Engineering Physics | 1-3 |
| EP 700 | MSSPS Thesis | 1-9 |
| MA 502 | Boundary Value Problems | 3 |
| MA 504 | Potential Theory | 3 |
| MA 506 | Probability for Engineers | 3 |
| MA 510 | Fundamentals of Optimization | 3 |
| MSE 500 | Software Engineering Concepts | 3 |
| MSE 545 | Specification and Design of Real-Time Systems | 3 |
| MSE 585 | Metrics and Statistical Methods for Software Engineering | 3 |
| MSE 610 | Software Architecture and Design | 3 |
| MSE 655 | Performance Analysis of Real-Time Systems | 3 |
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