Missouri University of Science And Technology Courses

Mechanical and  Aerospace Engineering 

The Missouri University of Science and Technology provides BS in Aerospace Engineering which is an undergraduate non-thesis program which seeks to enhance the basic skills of the students. The Master’s Program offered has a thesis and non-thesis options. The thesis option requires the completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours, complete at least 24 credit hours in the MAE department, complete at least 9 credit hours of 6xxx lecture courses, at least 6 credit hours of which is in the MAE department and the submission of a thesis.

The non-thesis program requires the completion of 30 hours of a lecture course, at least 24 credit hours in the MAE department, at least 9 credit hours of 6xxx lecture courses including 6 hours in the MAE department.

The aerospace engineering students at the department, participate in numerous extracurricular activities such as:

• Missouri S&T chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
• Sigma Gamma Tau (the national aerospace engineering honor society),
• AAVG (the Advanced-Aero Vehicle Group) 
• MSAT (the space systems design group).

The Department provides BS, MS and Ph.D. courses in Mechanical Engineering. The BS program is an undergraduate non-thesis program focussing on the acquisition of primary skills. The MS program comes with a thesis and non-thesis options.

• The non- thesis course requires at least 30 total credit hours, 24 credit hours in the MAE department, complete at least 9 credit hours of 6xxx lecture courses, at least 6 credit hours of which is in the MAE department and a thesis along with dissertation.
• The thesis program requires at least 30 total credit hours, 21 credit hours of lecture courses, 6 credit hours of ME 6099, 9 credit hours of lecture courses in the MAE department, at least 3 credit hours of which is at the 6xxx level, 3 credit hours of mathematics, statistics, or computer science; AE/ME: 5830 Applied Computational Methods may be used to satisfy this requirement; 6 credit hours of 6xxx lecture courses.

Missouri University also provides BS, MS, and ME degrees in Manufacturing Engineering. For the Master of Science program, students need to maintain a grade point average equal to or higher than 3.00/4.00. The Master of Science degree program will consist of an approved minimum of 30 graduate credit hours. For the Master of Engineering program, the students need to maintain a grade point average equal to or higher than 3.00/4.00 and complete a maximum of 10 credit hours with a grade of C.
A Master of Engineering (MEng) degree program will consist of an approved minimum of 30 graduate credit hours.

• Areas of Expertise: Robotics and vehicle systems; Energy; Design and Manufacturing; Materials and Structures; Dynamic Systems and Control; Advanced Manufacturing; thermal-fluid sciences; Micro/Nanosystems; Astrodynamics; Aerospace Sciences
• List of Labs (Aerospace): Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies; Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction Research (CEAPERR)

Chemical and Biochemical

The Missouri University of Science and Technology provides BS, MS (thesis/nonthesis) and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering. The BS program is an undergraduate non-thesis course of 4 years. The MS thesis course requires a minimum of 30 semester hours including 18-24 hours of coursework in which CHEM ENG 5100, CHEM ENG 5110 and CHEM ENG 5220 is required, and 6-12 credit hours of research and dissertation.

The non-thesis program consists of 30 hours of coursework including CHEM ENG 5100, CHEM ENG 5150, CHEM ENG 5110, CHEM ENG 5220, a minimum of 24 hours of coursework within the department and a minimum of 9 credit hours of 6000-level courses. 

The Ph.D. program requires 72 semester hours beyond the BS degree, 42 semester hours beyond the MS degree and other requirements of the MS degree in addition to the 6 credit hours of 6000 level coursework for a minimum of 12, 6000-level credit hours. The student must also defend a dissertation based on analytical and/or experimental research.

Specialized Areas: 

• Fluid mechanics
• Supercritical fluid technology
• Reaction engineering
• Biochemical and biomedical engineering
• Mass and heat transfer in porous media
• Transport and interfacial phenomena
• Computer-aided design
• Particle Characterization
• Catalysis
• Statistical mechanics
• Nanotechnology

Areas of Expertise:

• Reservoir Engineering
• Petroleum geology
• Thermal hydraulics of sustainable and 4th generation nuclear energy
• Rock Engineering
• Carbon sequestration and CO2 capture
•  Advanced sensors and measurement techniques
• Geophysics
• Drilling Optimization
• Complex fluids
• Geologic Hazards
• Biotechnology & biomedical engineering
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Nanomaterials synthesis coating
• Nanostructured film & characterization
• Slope Stability
• GIS & Remote Sensing
• Thermodynamics, interfacial phenomena & surface science
• Mechanical Earth Modeling
• Paleontology and Palynology
• Hybrid energy and alternative energy
• Digital Imaging Processing and GIS
• Energy and environmental processes and applications
• Computational systems biology
• Reservoir Modeling
• Geochemistry
• Molecular simulations
• Ground Water Hydrology and Contaminant Transport
• Production Engineering
• Probabilistic Modeling and Risk Analysis
• Protein characterization

Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering 

Civil Engineering

The department offers: 

• BS in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering.

The graduate programs offered by the department include:

• Master of Science, M.S.
• Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.
• Doctor of Engineering, D.E.

The areas of study are:

• Architectural Engineering
• Construction Materials
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering.

Architectural Engineering

The Graduate study focuses on the design and management of sustainable building systems in a choice of structures, construction, mechanical and electrical systems. Courses in several multi-disciplinary areas are available to develop a plan of studies that fit the interests and needs of each individual student. Research areas include energy and environmental design as it relates to green building systems, sustainable building design, and interdisciplinary work.

In addition to the structure’s lab (mentioned in the Structural Engineering section), the university’s solar village, with its four solar houses, provide a testbed for various sustainable building systems studies. The department provides BS in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Engineering; Construction Materials; Environmental Systems; Project Management; Structural Engineering. Master of Science, M.S., in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Architectural Engineering is also offered by the department with emphasis in Building Systems; Construction Engineering; Structural Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Current research activities encompass physical/chemical/biological wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment, drinking water treatment, groundwater and soil remediation, and indoor air pollution control. The program provides students with a strong background in fundamental chemical, biological, physical and environmental systems. Research and laboratory work is conducted in the Environmental Research Center (ERC) on the Missouri S&T campus.

The ERC has state-of-the-art instrumentation to conduct a wide range of environmental analyses. Interdisciplinary environmental research efforts with industry and faculty at other institutions are numerous.

The department offers: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Air Pollution and Control; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Microbiology; Geoenvironmental Engineering; Water and Wastewater Resources Engineering. The graduate program offered is Master of Science, M.S. in Environmental Engineering.

• Areas of Expertise: Environmental systems; Structural engineering; Geoenvironmental; Water resources engineering; Environmental Systems for Buildings; Transportation engineering; Geotechnical engineering; Construction materials; Water and Wastewater; Environmental Chemistry; Construction Engineering & Project Management; Construction management; Air Pollution; Environmental microbiology
• List of Labs (Civil): Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies; Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures 
• List of Labs (Environmental): Environmental Research Center; Cloud and Aerosol Sciences Laboratory

Computer Science 

The Missouri University of Science and Technology provides BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science. The BS program is a non-thesis graduate program accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The MS course has thesis and non-thesis options.

• The thesis course requires 25 hours of graduate course work (a minimum of 9 at the 6000 levels in computer science lecture courses and one credit hour of CS 6010 Seminar), six to nine hours of research, and the successful completion and defense of a research thesis.
• The non-thesis course requires 31 hours of graduate coursework (a minimum of 15 at the 6000 levels in computer science lecture courses and one credit hour of CS 6010 Seminar).

Areas of Expertise:

• Software Engineering
• Security & Privacy
• Mobile & Pervasive Computing
• Systems & Networking
• Computational Intelligence & Vision
• Algorithms & Theory

List of Labs: Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research

Electrical and Computer

The Missouri University of Science and Technology provides BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering. The BS course is a non-thesis program.

The major emphasis areas include:

• Circuits and Electronics
• Communications and signal processing
• Controls and Systems
• Devices and Optics
• Electromagnetics and Power.

There are two options in the Master’s program (thesis and non-thesis options). The non-thesis option requires coursework only, while the thesis option requires a thesis under the guidance of a research advisor with less coursework. The Ph.D. program requires coursework along with the completion of the thesis and dissertation.

Areas of Expertise:

• Image processing
• Control systems
• Computational intelligence
• Trustworthy systems
• Circuits and electronics
• Electrical power & machines
• High-performance systems
• Electromagnetics & solid-state devices
• Communications and digital signal processing
• Computer architecture
• VLSI design

List of Labs: Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) NSF I/UCRC; Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Center (FREEDM) NSF Engineering Research Center; Intelligent Maintenance Systems Center NSF I/UCRC

Engineering Management and Systems 

The Missouri University of Science and Technology provides BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Management. The BS program is an undergraduate non-thesis course.

The MS program has a thesis and non-thesis options.

• The thesis program requires 30 credit hours including the thesis. Two additional courses must be of the 6000-level. As a thesis student, one cannot register for  Graduate Research Eng Mgt 6099 until one’s Form I is on file.
• The non-thesis course requires 10 three-credit-hour courses. Non-thesis students must take three 6000-level courses.

The following core courses are required of any student in the master's program: EMGT 5111 Management for Engineers and Scientists; EMGT 5320 Project Management; EMGT 5412 Operations Management Science; EMGT 6211 Advanced Financial Management

Emphasis Areas Include:

• Lean Six Sigma
• Project Engineering & Construction Management
• Project Management
• Safety Engineering
• Financial Engineering

The department also offers MS (thesis/non-thesis) in Systems Engineering. The non-thesis program requires completing at least 10 three-credit-hour courses and the thesis option requires 36 credit hours including the thesis.

List of Labs: Design Engineering Center

Materials Science 

The Missouri University of Science and Technology provides BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science. The BS program is a non-thesis course. M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering is offered with thesis/non-thesis options. The M.S. with thesis is oriented towards the completion of a research project, and the degree requirements are 18 hours of coursework and 12 hours of research along with the dissertation. For the non-thesis M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering, 30 hours of coursework must be completed with a minimum of 12 hours at the 6000-level.
The total number of hours required for the Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering is 72. Ph.D. students are required to complete the three core courses,  MS&E 6110, MS&E 6120, and MS&E 6130. Students must also take and pass the comprehensive exam in accordance with the Missouri S&T rules.
The department also offers MS in Metallurgical and Ceramic Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

• Glasses & optical materials
• Biomaterials & components
• Mineral Processing
• Nanomaterials preparation & properties
• Ultra high temperature ceramics
• Physical metallurgy of steels
• Ventilation; Blasting
• Extractive Metallurgy
• Non-ferrous physical metallurgy
• Traditional ceramics
• Explosives
• Corrosion chemistry
• Thin film deposition & properties
• Reclamation and Environment
• Rock Mechanics
• High energy density dielectrics
• Electronic & composite materials
• Mining; Equipment Optimization
• Blast Mitigation
• Ground Control
• Manufacturing metallurgy
• Computational materials engineering

List of Labs: Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center; Materials Research Center