Degree and Diploma Programs by Graduate Unit
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Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Affiliation
Applied Science and Engineering
Degree Programs Offered
Materials Science and Engineering—MASc, MEng, PhD
Emphasis: Advanced Water Technologies and Process
Design (MEng)
Collaborative Programs
The following collaborative programs are available to
students in participating degree programs as listed below:
1. Biomedical Engineering
 Materials Science and Engineering, MASc, PhD
2. Environmental Engineering
 Materials Science and Engineering, MASc, MEng,
PhD
3. Optics
 Materials Science and Engineering, MASc
Overview
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering
(MSE) offers graduate programs leading to the degrees
of Master of Applied Science, Master of Engineering,
and Doctor of Philosophy. Graduate courses and
research opportunities are offered to qualified students in
a wide range of subjects.
Typical subjects in extractive and process metallurgy
involve a study of the equilibria existing during the
reduction of oxides with carbon and metals, life cycle
analysis of materials, properties of iron and steelmaking
slags, the fundamental properties of fused salt solutions,
fused salt electrolysis of reactive metals, kinetics of hightemperature reactions, mathematical modelling of
metallurgical processes, process metallurgy, and
hydrometallurgy.
Typical physical metallurgy and materials science subjects
deal with the structure, properties, and application of
advanced materials in such fields as nanomaterials,
surface chemistry, energy, sustainability, optoelectronics,
biomaterials, nuclear materials, metalmatrix composites
(MMCs), metallic glasses, corrosion, fatigue, phase
transformations, and solidification. These studies are all
related to the general problem of understanding structureproperty-processing-performance relationships in
materials.
Contact and Address
Web: www.mse.utoronto.ca
Email: materials.engineering@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3012
Fax: (416) 978-4155
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
Wallberg Building
Room 140, 184 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4
Canada
Degree Programs
Materials Science and Engineering
Master of Applied Science
Minimum Admission Requirements
 Students are admitted under the General Regulations of
the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also
satisfy the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering's additional admission requirements stated
below.
 For students whose primary language is not English, the
department requires a Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum scores:
o paper-based TOEFL: minimum score of 580 and 4 on
the Test of Written English (TWE)
o Internet-based TOEFL: minimum score of 93/120 and
22/30 on the writing and speaking sections
Program Requirements
 The program of study normally includes 2.0 full-course
equivalents (FCEs) (four half courses), including the
weekly MASc Graduate Research Seminar, the
Graduate Ethics Seminar, and a thesis. Normally, the
coursework selected includes the MASc Graduate
Research Seminar, which is a half-year course, plus
three half courses, one of which is normally chosen from
the list of MSE graduate course offerings.
 The required thesis is based upon research work carried
out in the department in the fields of extractive and
process metallurgy, physical metallurgy, or materials
science. The thesis must be presented at an oral
examination.
Program Length
6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence:
F/W/S/F/W/S)
Time Limit
3 years full-time
Master of Engineering
Minimum Admission Requirements
 Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations
of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also
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satisfy the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering's additional admission requirements stated
below.
 For students whose primary language is not English, the
department requires a Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum scores:
o paper-based TOEFL: minimum score of 580 and 4 on
the Test of Written English (TWE)
o Internet-based TOEFL: minimum score of 93/120 and
22/30 on the writing and speaking sections
Program Requirements
 For students with adequate undergraduate preparation,
the normal program will include 5.0 FCEs (10 half
courses). A project may be substituted for 1.5 FCEs (3
half courses). Students enrolled in this option work in
consultation with a professor who acts as advisor for the
project undertaken. The project must be presented at an
oral examination.
 The program may be taken on a full-time, extended fulltime, or part-time basis.
o Full-time option: students normally complete the
requirements in three sessions (one year).
o Extended full-time option: students are expected to
complete the requirements in six sessions (two years)
and are limited to six half courses per year and three
half courses per session.
o Part-time option: students are limited to four half
courses per year and two half courses per session.
Students normally complete the requirements in nine
sessions (three years).
 Students in the MEng program have the option of
completing an emphasis in Advanced Water
Technologies and Process Design as part of their
degree program. Please see details near the end of this
entry.
Program Length
3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence:
F/W/S);
6 sessions extended full-time (typical registration
sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S);
9 sessions part-time
Time Limit
3 years full-time and extended full-time;
6 years part-time
Doctor of Philosophy
Minimum Admission Requirements
 Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations
of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also
satisfy the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering's additional admission requirements stated
below.
 Students are normally expected to have completed the
master's program before entering the PhD program.
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 Very strong MASc students may apply to transfer to
the PhD program after completing one year of the MASc
program. Regulations governing such transfers are
available in the Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate Studies office. A student who is permitted such
a transfer must complete only the PhD Graduate
Research Seminar in addition to the four courses
already completed in the MASc program.
 For students whose primary language is not English, the
department requires a Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum scores:
o paper-based TOEFL: minimum score of 580 and 4 on
the Test of Written English (TWE)
o Internet-based TOEFL: minimum score of 93/120 and
22/30 on the writing and speaking sections
Program Requirements
 The major subject in a program will be extractive and
process metallurgy, physical metallurgy, or materials
science.
 The program of study normally includes 2.0 full-course
equivalents (FCEs) (four half courses), including the
weekly PhD Graduate Research Seminar, and a thesis.
Normally, the coursework selected includes the PhD
Graduate Research Seminar, which is a half-year
course, and three half courses, at least one of which
must be chosen from the list of MSE graduate course
offerings. In the PhD program, the departmental seminar
comprises a minimum of two seminars presented to the
academic staff/students of MSE.
 A general Qualifying Examination must be scheduled
and taken within 12 months of initial registration. In case
of failure, one further attempt within three months is
allowed, no later than within 15 months of registration.
No further attempts are permitted.
 The Qualifying Examination consists of:
o A report (25 to 30 pages) of research to date, in the
form of a dossier.
o A presentation (20 to 25 minutes) summarizing
research, with particular emphasis on providing a
critical assessment of the literature in the field, a
central hypothesis of thesis, proposed methodology,
and recent experimental progress.
o An oral examination, immediately following the
presentation, by the Qualifying Examination committee
who will ask the candidate questions pertaining to
either the presented material, or related questions in
materials science. The student is expected to have a
working-level knowledge of the fundamentals of
materials science as it pertains to the proposed area of
research, and on a broader basis, at the level of a
second-year undergraduate student in Materials
Science.
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o All required coursework, Graduate Seminar excepted,
must be completed in order to take this examination.
 Note: students wishing to bypass (transfer) to PhD, no
later than 12 months after initial registration in MASc,
must also fulfil these Qualifying Examination
requirements.
 The required thesis is based upon research work carried
out in the department in the fields of extractive and
process metallurgy, physical metallurgy, or materials
science.
MSE 558H
Nanotechnology in Alternate Energy
Systems
MSE 561H
Engineered Ceramics
MSE 1000H0 Graduate Research Seminar MASc
Program Length
4 years full-time; 5 years direct-entry
Time Limit
6 years full-time; 7 years direct-entry
Emphasis: Advanced Water Technologies and
Process Design
Master of Engineering (MEng) students must successfully
complete:
 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) (four half courses),
which are counted towards the total 5.0 FCEs required
for the MEng program
 Four courses selected from the following: CIV 549H, CIV
550H, CIV 1303H, CIV 1319H, CIV 1308H, CIV 1309H,
CIV 1311H, CHM 1410H, CHE 565H, CHE 1180H, CHE
1213H, CHE 1430H.
Upon successful completion of the emphasis requirements
and the successful completion of the MEng degree
requirements, the student will receive a Letter of
Completion.
MSE 1013H
Growth and Characterization of
Semiconductors
MSE 1015H
Mechanical Properties of Solids I
MSE 1016H
Mechanical Properties of Solids II
MSE 1022H
Special Topics in Materials Science I
MSE 1023H
Special Topics in Materials Science II
MSE 1024H
Interface and Nanophase Engineering
MSE 1025H
Non-Crystalline Solids
MSE 1026H
Analytical Electron Microscopy
MSE 1028H
Advanced Materials Science
MSE 1029H
Electrochemical Synthesis of
Nanomaterials
MSE 1031H
Forensic Engineering
MSE 1032H
Atomistic Modeling of Materials
MSE 1033H
Advanced Rate Phenomena in Materials
Processing
Course List
A schedule is available on the MSE website at the
beginning of the Fall session, listing the time and room
location for each course offered in MSE.
MSE 2000H0 Graduate Research Seminar PhD
JMB 1050H
Biological and Bio-inspired Materials
Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the
department for a listing of courses being offered this year.
JMZ 1704H
Polymer Process Engineering
JTC 1020H
Ceramics
JTC 1135H
Applied Surface Chemistry
All students wishing to undertake graduate research in the
Department of Materials Science and Engineering must
successfully complete a two-day intensive occupational
health and safety training program which will normally take
place during the week immediately preceding the
commencement of graduate courses. More details
concerning this course will be provided by the Coordinator
of Graduate Studies once admission to a graduate
program has been confirmed.
Metallurgy
After the initial safety training, all students are required to
pass refresher safety training annually.
Materials Science
MSE 550H
MSE 504H
Extractive Metallurgy
MSE 1000H0
Graduate Research Seminar
MASc
MSE 2000H0
Graduate Research Seminar PhD
MSE 3000Y
MEng Project
Course that may continue over a program. The course is
graded when completed.
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Advanced Physical Properties of
Structural Nanomaterials
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