Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Master's and Ph.D. Graduate Degree Guidelines - Welding Engineering Masters degree programs give students the opportunity to gain additional knowledge and necessary skills in a field in order to engage in research and other scholarly activities, to teach, and to become practitioners. At this university, masters degree programs consist of a coherent pattern of courses and other educational experiences, a Masters Examination, and, in many cases, a thesis or its equivalent. Average course load (full-time student): MS without Thesis: two to four graded courses per quarter (i.e., 6-12 credits), plus misc. S/U credits as required. MS with Thesis: two to three graded courses per quarter (3-9 credits), plus misc. S/U credits as required. Average time to degree (full-time student): MS without Thesis: six to eight quarters or 1.5-2 years MS with Thesis: eight to ten quarters or 2-2.5 years Doctoral degree programs give students the opportunity to achieve a high level of scholarly competence and to develop the capacity to contribute to the knowledge of their field. At this university, doctoral degree programs consist of a coherent pattern of courses and other educational experiences, a Candidacy Examination, a dissertation, and a Final Oral Examination. Average course load (full-time student): Two to three graded courses per quarter (3-9 credits), typically taken during the students first two to three years in the program. The remaining quarters are typically spent fully focusing on research in support of the dissertation. Average time to degree (following BS degree, full-time student): 16 to 22 quarters or 4-5.5 years The Department of Materials Science and Engineering Welding Engineering Program The Ohio State University 477 Watts Hall 2041 College Rd. Columbus, OH 43210 Graduate Studies Coordinator: Mark Cooper (614) 292-7280 mse@osu.edu 4/10

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Masters Degree with ThesisWE

Program of StudyWorking with the faculty advisor, the student will plan a Program of Study having: (1) an emphasis in one of the five areas of welding engineering (welding processes, materials, design, nondestructive evaluation, or plastics joining), and (2) breadth of study in other areas of welding engineering. During the students first quarter of enrollment the Program of Study is to be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee for approval. I 45 total graduate credit hours are required for an MS with Thesis degree. A Of these 45 hours, at least 30 must be graded graduate level courses. 1 Of these 30 hours, at least 15 credit hours MUST be taken in WE Of these 15 hours in WE, at least 9 credit hours MUST be taken at the 700 level or greater in WE. Note: Courses selected are to emphasize one of the five welding engineering areas (processes, materials, design, non-destructive evaluation, or plastics joining). However, students are to take at least one course from each of the four remaining WE subjects outside their area of interest. Individual Study, WE 793: Students may petition to have up to 6 credits of WE 793 applied toward the 30-credit graded course requirement. Approved credits earned in 793 may not be counted toward the WE 700+ level requirement.

These requirements permit up to 15 hours of non-WE study to count toward fulfillment of a WE Master's degreeit is understood that all non-WE credits are to be related to the student's area of welding study unless previously approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.

B At least 15 credit hours may come from other courses, besides those listed above, to bring the total graduate credit hours to 45 or greater. 1 Full-time students are to enroll in WE 795 (Graduate Seminar and Colloquium) every Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarter. Part-time students are expected to enroll in WE 795 at least once per year. Students are not required to enroll during the quarter of graduation. Of these 15 hours, at least 15 credit hours are to come from WE 999 (Research in Welding Engineering). Within the first quarter of WE999 registration the student is to submit a thesis topic summary to the students advisor. The summary is to include a proposed title, problem definition, objective, and a method of approach. The MS examination committee consists of the students advisor and at least one other Graduate Faculty member. The student is permitted two attempts at examination.

II Presentation and defense of an acceptable thesis.

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Masters Degree without ThesisWE

Program of StudyWorking with the faculty advisor, the student will plan a Program of Study having: (1) an emphasis in one of the five areas of welding engineering (welding processes, materials, design, nondestructive evaluation, or plastics joining), and (2) breadth of study in other areas of welding engineering. During the students first quarter of enrollment the Program of Study is to be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee for approval. I 45 total graduate credit hours are required for an MS without Thesis degree. A Of these 45 hours, at least 39 credit hours must be graded graduate level courses. 1 Of these 39 hours, at least 21 credit hours must be taken in WE. Of these 21 hours, at least 12 credit hours must be taken at the 700-level or above in WE. Note: Courses selected are to emphasize one of the five welding engineering areas (processes, materials, design, non-destructive evaluation, or plastics joining). However, students are to take at least one course from each of the four remaining WE subjects outside their area of interest.

Of these 39 hours, at least 18 credit hours in addition to the 21 listed in A1. These 18 hours may be taken within the dept. or outside WEif taken outside WE, it is understood that any such credits are to be related to the student's area of study unless previously approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.

B At least 6 hours of the 45 credit hours should come from other courses, besides those listed in A1&2, to bring the total graduate credit hours to 45 or greater. 1 Individual Study, WE 793: Students must take 6 credits of WE 793, with those credits distributed over at least two quarters. This work is to be on a topic in welding engineering approved by the advisor and is to culminate in a satisfactory written report. Full-time students are to enroll in WE 795 (Graduate Seminar and Colloquium) every Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarter. Part-time students are expected to enroll in WE 795 at least once per year. Students are not required to enroll during the quarter of graduation.

II Masters Examinationthe MS exam is prepared under the direction of the Graduate Studies Committee. This examination will consist of a four-hour written, closed book/notes examination, with questions drawn from the areas of processes, materials, design, and nondestructive evaluation, or plastics joining. Students who have proposed a specialized program of study may petition for an examination that reflects their coursework. The examination will have two parts: 1. Questions covering the students major area of study (processes, materials, design, NDE, or plastics joining). Students will be required to answer 5 of 8 questions in this part. 2. Questions covering the students program of study in the areas not included in Part 1. Students will be required to answer 4 of 6 questions in this part.

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Ph.D. DegreeWE
Program of StudyWorking with the faculty advisor, the student will plan a Program of Study having: (1) an emphasis in one of the five areas of welding engineering (welding processes, materials, design, nondestructive evaluation, or plastics joining), (2) significant graduate level content from a second principal area of welding engineering, and (3) a minor field of study in a closely allied field. The program of study will include estimated dates for completing qualifying and candidacy exams. During the students first quarter of enrollment the Program of Study is to be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee for approval. I 120 total graduate credit hours are required for a Ph.D. degree. A Of these 120 hours, at least 45 must be graded graduate level courses. 1 Of these 45 hours, at least 24 must be taken at the 700-level or above in WE. a. Of these 24 hours, 15 are to come from one of the WE major program areas (welding processes, materials, design, nondestructive evaluation, or plastics joining). These serve as the students WE major area of emphasis. b. Of these 24 hours, 9 are to come from a second of the five WE areas and serve as a WE minor area of emphasis. 2 Of these 45 hours, 9 are to come from a coherent sequence of courses from a degree program outside of WE that supports the students area of emphasis (these courses should relate to the students field of study unless prior approval has been given by the Graduate Studies Committee). Of these 45 hours, 12 hours beyond those in A1 & A2 may come from any graded graduate credit that is 600-level or greater in WE or 500-level or greater outside WE (these courses should relate to the students field of study unless prior approval has been given by the Graduate Studies Committee).

B At least 75 graduate credit hours may come from other courses, besides those listed in A1, 2, & 3, to bring the total graduate credit hours to 120. 1 Of these 75 hours, all full-time students are to register for WE 795 (Graduate Seminar and Colloquium) every AU, WI, & SP quarters, except in the quarter of graduation. Part-time students may petition to be exempted from this requirement. Of these 75 hours, the balance is to come from WE 999 (Research in Welding Engineering). All thesis / dissertation work (WE 999) and research plans are to be approved by the student's advisor.

II Qualifying Examination. Within the first year of entry into the PhD-track, the student is required to pass a Qualifying Examination. The QE will have both a written and oral portion defended before an examining committee. III Successful completion of the Candidacy Examination. This examination is a comprehensive test of the students knowledge of welding engineering and allied fields. The CE is to be taken no sooner than the quarter in which 45 graded graduate credit hours are completed (i.e., sec. A above). The CE consists of two written portionsdrawn from the major and minor WE course workand one oral portion. The exam is given twice each academic year, in November and May. - A student who passes the exam may petition the Graduate Studies Committee for an MS without Thesis degree after satisfying the MS without Thesis requirements.

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IV Dissertation Committee Meetings. Within the first quarter following successful completion of the Candidacy Examination the student is to form a Dissertation Committee. The first meeting of this committee is to include a dissertation proposal presentation. V Presentation and defense of an acceptable dissertation. - The dissertation is a scholarly contribution to knowledge in the students area of specialization. Through it, the student is to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and the capacity to function as an independent scholar. - The Final Oral Exam tests originality, independence of thought, the ability to synthesize and interpret, and the quality of research presented.

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