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Graduate Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
 The PhD degree is directed toward original research; writing and defending a dissertation that describes an original contribution within the chosen discipline is required. Candidates for the PhD degree must complete a minimum of 84 semester hours of course and dissertation work distributed below. Thirty (30) credit hours of appropriate coursework from a previously earned master’s degree may be applied toward the total credit hours; at least fifty-four (54) hours must be taken at Arizona State University. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 is required. See the MAE Graduate Program Guide for additional information.
  • At least eighteen (18) credit hours of coursework directly related to the research area (major)
  • At least nine (9) credit hours of mathematics
  • At least nine (9) credit hours of graduate courses outside the major research area; these must be restricted to mathematics, engineering and/or science
  • Twelve (12) hours of MAE 799 dissertation
  • MAE 792 research credit hours may be applied toward the 84 total hours
Masters in Passing (MIP) Students who are enrolled in the MAE PhD program and who do not have a previously earned MS degree may apply for a Masters in Passing (MIP) upon completion of 30 hours of appropriate graduate coursework. Contact the Department’s graduate programs personnel for additional information.

Master of Science (MS)

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
 The MS degree is the Department’s research master’s degree; writing and defending a thesis is required. Candidates for the MS degree must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of course and thesis work distributed below. For students currently enrolled in a master’s degree program at another institution and wishing to transfer to ASU, note that a maximum of six (6) credit hours may be counted toward an MS degree at Arizona State University. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required throughout the program. See the MAE Graduate Program Guide for additional information
  • At least twelve (12) credit hours of coursework directly related to the research area
  • At least six (6) credit hours of mathematics
  • At least six (6) credit hours of graduate courses outside the major research area; these must be restricted to mathematics, engineering and/or science
  • Six (6) hours of MAE 599 thesis

Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

  • Aerospace  Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
 The MSE degree is the Department’s professional degree. This is a non-thesis degree with a culminating event such as an applied project. Candidates for the MSE degree must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of course work distributed below. For students currently enrolled in a master’s degree program at another institution and wishing to transfer to ASU, note that a maximum of six (6) credit hours may be counted toward an MSE degree at Arizona State University. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required throughout the program. See the MAE Graduate Program Guide for additional information.
  • At least fifteen (15) credit hours of coursework directly related to a research area
  • At least six (6) credit hours of mathematics
  • At least nine (9) credit hours of graduate courses outside the major research area; these may be engineering, science, mathematics, or other areas approved by the student’s program committee, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Department Chair
Integrated Bachelor of Science in Engineering—Master of Science (BSE-MS) This program is designed to provide selected high-achieving ASU MAE undergraduate students with the opportunity to combine advanced undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework and accelerate graduate degree completion. Students will be able to earn a B.S.E. and M.S. degree in five (5) years by enrolling in up to nine (9) credit hours of graduate-level coursework taken as technical electives during the junior and/or senior years. Those credits will apply toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 is required.

Please contact Brian Mattson, located in ECG 325 or Dr. Cozort, located in ECG 329 for additional information and application materials.