Master of Science in Engineering Science - Material Science and Engineering

The interdisciplinary program spans the fields of engineering, science, business, and even law. In principle, a program of study in almost any imaginable concentration area in engineering can be designed. In practice, many students have developed programs in one of three concentration areas: materials science and engineering, environmental & technological hazards engineering, and information technology & engineering. Another area of specialization, bioengineering, is currently attracting student interest and encompasses the interface between engineering and biological science.

The concentration area in materials science & engineering involves coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical and civil engineering, computer science, chemistry, and physics. The environmental & technological hazards engineering concentration area has components primarily from chemical and civil engineering, and environmental science, and secondarily from industrial, biological, and petroleum engineering, chemistry, business and sometimes law. The information technology & engineering concentration area encompasses the disciplines of industrial, electrical and mechanical engineering, and computer science, information systems and decision science, library information systems, and others. Likewise, bioengineering concentration area involves agricultural, civil, mechanical, chemical, and industrial engineering, chemistry, and the biological sciences.

A Concentration in Material Science and Engineering may be pursued at either the MS or PhD level within the Engineering Science Programs. This concentration is intended to offer students interested in material behavior and technologies an engineering-oriented Masters degree with an inter-disciplinary flexibility reflecting the multi-faceted nature of material science.

The Graduate School requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (2.5 for non-degree seeking students) for the last 60 semester hours in the previous undergraduate or graduate program.
Some departments may require a higher GPA. Please consult the intended degree program for more information.
LSU requires every international student to submit official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Pearson's Test of English (PTE). Only score results received directly from the testing agency are considered official. Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
TOEFL
Internet-Based Minimum Score: 79
Paper-Based Minimum Score: 550
Computer-Based Minimum Score: 213
IELTS
Minimum Score: 6.5
PTE
Minimum Score: 59
The minimum score to satisfy the English proficiency requirement must be acquired in a single test. The Graduate School does not recognize Superscoring or MyBest Score as a valid cumulative score for admission purposes. Duolingo is not accepted.