Master of Science (MS)

MS Degree Requirements

Credits:  The MS degree requires a minimum of 30 credits. Depending on the MS option that a student chooses, either 18 or 21 credits must be taken from the ISE department at Rutgers – these courses begin with the number 540. MS students in the thesis option may not take independent study course Special Problems 540:550 for degree credit.

Seminar: Each student must register three semesters for the ISE seminar (540:691 or 692), a zero credit course.  In the ISE seminar, speakers from industry and academia present their latest research. The seminar course is pass/fail. 

Non-Thesis Option: MS students in the non-thesis option must write a research report and make a presentation at a public seminar on an ISE topic. Graduate students and at least two faculty members will attend the presentation. 

Administrative Steps for MS Non-Thesis

Thesis: Students may elect to write an MS thesis in place of six credits of coursework. The thesis is a closely supervised project of original research. The principles of academic integrity should be adhered to in preparation of the MS thesis. Most of our master’s thesis have been published in leading ISE journals.

Administrative Steps for MS Thesis