Applicable only to students admitted during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Engineering Schoolwide Programs

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

Graduate Degrees

The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers the Master of Engineering (M.Engr.) degree (through the Engineering Executive Program), the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Engineering (an online degree program), and the Engineering (Engr.) degree as schoolwide degrees.

The Engineer degree represents considerable advanced training and competence in the engineering field, but does not require the research effort involved in a Ph.D. dissertation. The Engineer (Engr.) degree may be taken by a student at a level equivalent to completion of preliminaries in the Ph.D. program.

For information about degree programs in specific engineering majors, applicants should consult the program requirements for that major.

Engineering

Admissions Requirements

Master of Engineering

Advising

Each student in this program is assigned an adviser by the Master of Engineering Program. New students should contact the school’s student affairs officer and the faculty advisor on notification of admission.

Continuing students are expected to remain in contact with the faculty advisor and the student affairs officer. Based on the quarterly transcripts, student records are reviewed at the end of each quarter by the student affairs officer and the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Special attention is given if students were admitted provisionally or are on probation. If their progress is unsatisfactory, students are informed of this in writing by the Associate Dean of Academics and Student Affairs.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.Engr. degree.

Areas of Study

Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Systems, Data Science, Digital Health Technology, Green Energy Systems, Translational Medicine

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

To obtain the degree, students must complete 36.0 units in or related to the major subject area. The program requires 9 courses, including 5 courses in a technical depth area, 3 courses in engineering professional development, and one capstone project.

Core Requirement (20.0 units): Five courses with a minimum of four graduate courses from a list of core courses in a technology concentration.

Artificial Intelligence core courses: CS 161, CS 260, CS 262, CS 264A, ECE M202A, CS M266A (same as Statistics M232A). CS M266B (same as Statistics M232B)

Autonomous Systems core courses: MAE 171B, CS 260, MAE 270B, ECE M202A, MAE C271A, MAE 263A, MAE 263B.

Data Science core courses: CS 143, CS 249, ECE 219, CS 260, CS 245, CS 240A and CS 240B.

Digital Health Technology core courses: CS 222, CS 260, CS 226, CS M225, BE 220, BE M277, BE 228

Green Energy Systems core courses: CBE CM214, MSE 248, MAE C237, MSE 298, CBE 298, MSE 247

Translational Medicine core courses: BE 176, BE C283, BE 285, BE M260, BE CM286, CS 226

Engineering Professional Development Electives (12.0 units): Three graduate-level courses from the list of HSSAES school-wide engineering professional development courses.

Capstone Project (4.0 units): All students must enroll in and complete a capstone project (ENGR 299) that synthesizes and integrates the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Master’s program.

Sample Degree Program by Technology Concentration

Technology Concentration	Fall Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter	Summer
Autonomous Systems	MAE 171B, CS 260, Engineering Professional Development Elective	MAE 270B, ECE M202A	ECE 2232D, Engineering Professional Development Elective	Engineering Professional Development Elective, Capstone Project
Data Science	CS 143, CS 249, Engineering Professional Development Elective	EC ENGR 219, CS 260	CS 245, Engineering Professional Development Elective	Engineering Professional Development Elective, Capstone Project
Digital Health Technology	CS 222, CS 226, Engineering Professional Development Elective	CS M225, BE C275	CS CM224, Engineering Professional Development Elective	Engineering Professional Development Elective, Capstone Project
Artificial Intelligence	CS 249, ECE C247, Engineering Professional Development Elective	CS 262, CS 260	CS M266A, Engineering Professional Development Elective	Engineering Professional Development Elective, Capstone Project
Translational Medicine	BE M247, BE C275, Engineering Professional Development Elective	BE M285, CBE CM245	BE CM286, Engineering Professional Development Elective	Engineering Professional Development Elective, Capstone Project
Green Energy Systems	MSE CM163, MSE 248, Engineering Professional Development Elective	MSE 298, MAE C237	CBE 298, Engineering Professional Development Elective	Engineering Professional Development Elective, Capstone Project

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Capstone Plan

Students can meet this requirement by taking and passing ENGR 299 Capstone Project course. All students must enroll and complete a capstone project (ENGR 299) that synthesizes and integrates the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Master’s program. The project topics will be selected by the instructor of the course based on current trends in each technology concentration and on industry inputs.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students are expected to complete the degree within one academic year and one summer session. The maximum time allowed in this program is two academic years (six quarters), excluding summer sessions.

DEGREE	NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters)	NORMATIVE TTD	MAXIMUM TTD
M.Engr	3 (+1 Summer Session)	(3 +1 Summer Sessions)	6

Engineer Degree

Advising

Each department in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers can be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the Engineer degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Based on the quarterly transcripts, student records are reviewed at the end of each quarter by the departmental graduate adviser and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Special attention is given if students were admitted provisionally or are on probation. If their progress is unsatisfactory, students are informed of this in writing by the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and on the implementation of the policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. written and oral examinations, and on the use of the Filing Fee.

Areas of Study

Consult the department.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Requirements for the Engineer degree are identical to those of the Ph.D. degree up to and including the oral preliminary examination, except that the Engineer degree is based on course work. The minimum requirement is 15 (at least nine graduate) courses beyond the bachelor’s degree, with at least six courses in the major field (minimum of four graduate courses) and at least three in each minor field (minimum of two graduate courses in each).

The Ph.D. and Engineer degree programs are administered interchangeably in the sense that students in the Ph.D. program may either exit with an Engineer degree or earn the Engineer degree en route to one of the Ph.D. degrees offered by the school. Similarly, students in the Engineer degree program may continue to the Ph.D. degree after receiving the Engineer degree. The time spent in either of the two programs applies toward the minimum residence requirements and to the time limitation for the other program.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Requirements for the Engineer degree are identical to those of the Ph.D. degree in Engineering up to and including the oral preliminary examination, except that the Engineer degree is based on course work.

Advancement to Candidacy

Consult the department.

Time-to-Degree

Consult the department

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.