A.R. Frank Wazzan, Dean
For 50 years, the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science has enjoyed a respected reputation for technological innovation and pursuit of fundamental scientific knowledge. The school has always attracted top faculty, celebrated for distinguished teaching and research, to train and mentor students. The school has strong programs in traditional disciplines, including computer science, electrical engineering, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering, and growing programs exist in evolving fields such as optoelectronics, microsensors, industrial ecology, environmental cleanup and pollution prevention, wireless communications, composites, and new materials development.
As the twenty-first century approaches, the pace of technological development quickens, and engineers need to adapt faster to help meet societal needs and maintain U.S. leadership in the marketplace. Engineers must greatly expand their knowledge in their own disciplines and must be able to work as team members across disciplines to solve increasingly complex problems.
UCLA meets the needs of the marketplace by seeing that laboratory breakthroughs translate into technologies and products. Faculty members engage in mutual collaborations with industry, from applied research to technology goal setting. The school's educational mission nurtures innovation and provides a balanced approach to teaching and research.
Students receive their professional education through classroom investigation and real-world applications. The curriculum includes exposure to the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts and addresses the need to educate men and women about their responsibility to create, protect, and manage technology with due regard for ethics and human values. The challenges and rewards of a career in engineering have never been greater. If you can commit to a high standard of achievement, we invite you not only to join but also to contribute to the great success story of UCLA.
Aerospace Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemical Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Civil Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Computer Science (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Computer Science and Engineering (B.S.)
Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Engineering (M.Engr., Engineer)
Engineering and Applied Science (Graduate Certificate of
Specialization)
Manufacturing Engineering (M.S.)
Materials Engineering (B.S.)
Materials Science and Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.)
Mechanical Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Nuclear Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.)
Students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) may elect one of the eight four-year curricula listed below.
(1) Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
(2) Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
(3) Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
(4) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
(5) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
(6) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
(7) Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering
(8) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
For the departmental areas of instruction, consult the listings of the individual departments or refer to the Announcement of the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science, available from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall.
Applicants for admission to the school must satisfy the general admission requirements of the University as outlined in the section entitled Undergraduate Admission in the Undergraduate Study section of this catalog. You must select a specific major within the school when applying for admission. In the selection process many elements are considered, including grades, test scores, and academic preparation.
Freshman applicants are strongly advised to take the tests required by the University for admission on or before December 2. Reports of test scores are needed to give full consideration to admission requests; ask the testing agencies to send your results directly to the UCLA Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Applicants are encouraged to apply either at the freshman or junior level. Students who begin their college work at a California community college are expected to remain at the community college to complete the lower division requirements in chemistry, mathematics, physics, and the recommended engineering courses before transferring to the University. Experience indicates that transfer students who have completed the recommended lower division program in engineering at California community colleges are able to complete the remaining requirements for one of the B.S. degrees in six terms (two academic years) of normal full-time study. Some students who select certain majors, such as computer science and engineering or chemical engineering, may be required to complete additional lower division courses as prerequisites for the major sequence.
While many students take their first two years in engineering at a community college, an applicant may qualify for admission to the school in freshman standing. It is anticipated that admission will require that the following subjects be taken when satisfying the University admission requirements:
Algebra 2 years Plane geometry 1 year Trigonometry 1/2 year Chemistry and physics with laboratory 2 years
Freshman applicants whose entire secondary schooling was outside the U.S. must pass, with satisfactory scores, the Scholastic Assessment Test I: Reasoning Tests (verbal and mathematics sections) and Scholastic Assessment Test II: Subject Tests in Writing, Mathematics, and Physics before a letter of admission to engineering can be issued. Arrangements to take the tests in another country should be made directly with the Educational Testing Service, 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704. Test scores should be forwarded to UCLA.
You may fulfill part of the school requirements with credit allowed at the time of admission for College Board Advanced Placement Tests with scores of 5, 4, or 3. Students with Advanced Placement Test credit may exceed the 213-unit maximum by the amount of this credit. Advanced Placement Test credit for freshmen entering in Fall Quarter 1995 fulfills requirements in the School of Engineering and Applied Science as follows:
AP Test Credit Allowed on School Requirements
Art History 8 lower division units toward humanities
Biology Biology 2 (4 units) plus 4 lower division units
free electives
Chemistry 8 lower division units toward general chemistry
Computer Science (A Test) 2 unassigned lower division computer science units
Computer Science (AB Test) Computer Science 10C or 11 (4 units)
Note: Four units maximum for both computer science tests.
Economics, Macroeconomics Score 3 -- 4 lower division units free electives
Score 4 or 5 -- Economics 2 (4 units)
Economics, Microeconomics Score 3 -- 4 lower division units free electives
Score 4 or 5 -- Economics 1 (4 units)
English, Composition and Score 3 -- 8 lower division units (4 units
Literature humanities, 4 units free electives), Subject A
Score 4 -- English 3 (4 units), 4 units
humanities, Subject A
Score 5 -- English 3 (4 units), English 4
(4 units), Subject A
English, Language and Score 3 -- 8 lower division units free electives,
Composition Subject A
Score 4 -- English 3 (4 units), 4 lower division
units free electives, Subject A
Score 5 -- English 3 (4 units), English 4
(4 units), Subject A
Note: Eight units maximum for Composition and Literature and
for Language and Composition.
Government and Politics, 4 lower division units toward social sciences
U.S.
Government and Politics, Political Science 50 (4 units toward social
Comparative sciences)
History, U.S. Score 3 -- 8 lower division units toward social
sciences
Score 4 or 5 -- History 7A-7B (8 lower division
units toward social sciences)
History, European History 1C (4 units) plus European history
(4 lower division units toward social sciences)
Language, French Score 3 -- French 4 (8 units free electives)
Score 4 -- French 5 (8 units free electives)
Score 5 -- French 6 (8 units free electives)
Language, German Score 3 -- German 3 (8 units free electives)
Score 4 -- German 4 (8 units free electives)
Score 5 -- German 5 (8 units free electives)
Language, Latin (Vergilor 4 units toward humanities
Catullus/Horace)
Mathematics (AB Test) Score 3, 4, or 5 -- Mathematics 31A (4 units)
Mathematics (BC Test) Score 3, 4, or 5 -- Mathematics 31A, 31B (8 units)
Note: Students who take both Mathematics examinations receive a maximum of
eight units credit. Students who pass the Mathematics AB examination
with a score of 3 may still take Mathematics 31A for credit. Students
who pass the Mathematics BC examination with a score of 3 may still
take Mathematics 31A, 31B, for credit.
Music Literature 8 units toward fine arts
Music Theory 8 lower division units free electives
Note: If students have credit for both Music Theory and Music
Literature, maximum credit is four lower division units for Music
Theory and four lower division units for Survey of Music.
Physics (B Test) Physics General B -- 8 lower division units
toward physical sciences (free elective
units only)
Physics (C -- Mechanics) Physics General C -- 4 lower division units
(credit determined on an individual basis)
Physics (C -- Electricity Physics General C -- 4 lower division units
and Magnetism (credit determined on an individual basis)
Note: If students have credit for Physics B and C -- Mechanics or
Physics B and C -- Electricity and Magnetism or
Physics B, C -- Mechanics, and C -- Electricity and Magnetism,
maximum credit is four lower division units for Physics B and four
lower division units for Physics C. If students have credit for Physic
C -- Mechanics and C -- Electricity and Magnetism, maximum credit is
eight lower division units for Physics C.
Spanish, Language or Score 3 -- Spanish 4 (8 units free electives)
Literature Score 4 or 5 -- Spanish 5 (8 units free electives)
Some portions of Advanced Placement Test credit are evaluated by corresponding UCLA course number. If you take the equivalent UCLA course, a deduction of UCLA unit credit is made prior to graduation.
If you have completed 36 quarter units at the time of the examination, you will receive no Advanced Placement Test credit.
Applicants for admission to the school in junior standing should have completed 21 to 23 courses (84 to 92 quarter units) in good standing, including the following minimum subject requirements:
(1) Two and one-half courses in chemistry, equivalent to UCLA's Chemistry and Biochemistry 11A, 11B/11BL (only Chemistry and Biochemistry 11A is required for the computer science and engineering degree; the computer science degree does not require chemistry; the chemical engineering curriculum also requires Chemistry and Biochemistry 11C/11CL, 132A, 132B/132BL, which do not need to be taken prior to admission to UCLA); (2) six courses in mathematics, equivalent to UCLA's Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B; (3) four courses in physics, equivalent to UCLA's Physics 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D (Physics 8D/8DL are not required for the civil engineering, computer science, or computer science and engineering degree), and physics laboratory courses (8AL, 8BL, 8CL, 8DL), depending on curriculum selected.
It is strongly recommended that transfer students complete a course equivalent to UCLA's English 3 in addition to the minimum admissions requirements.
Students transferring to the school from institutions which offer instruction in engineering subjects in the first two years, particularly California community colleges, are given credit for certain engineering core requirements.
Students who have been admitted to senior standing in the school on the basis of credit from another institution, from UCLA Extension, or from another college or school of the University must complete, after admission, eight upper division courses which satisfy part of their approved major field sequence.
The requirements for the Bachelor of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering consist of completing the minimum number of required units (from 180 to 200 units, depending on the curriculum selected), the general University requirements, and the school requirements for scholarship and senior residence. You must also satisfy the curricular requirements for the curriculum you choose to follow.
University requirements in scholarship, Subject A or English as a Second Language (ESL), and American History and Institutions are discussed in detail in Undergraduate Degree Requirements in the Undergraduate Study section of this catalog.
In addition to the University requirement that you must earn at least a C (2.0) average in all courses taken at any University of California campus, at least a 2.0 grade-point average must be achieved in all upper division University courses offered in satisfaction of the subject and elective requirements of the curriculum. A 2.0 minimum grade-point average in upper division mathematics, upper division core courses, and the major field is also required for graduation.
Full-time undergraduate students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science must complete a minimum of 36 units in three consecutive terms in which they are registered.
Of the last 48 units completed for the bachelor's degree, 36 must be earned in residence in the School of Engineering and Applied Science on this campus. No more than 16 of the 36 units may be completed in Summer Sessions at UCLA.
Study Lists require approval of the dean of the school or a designated representative. It is your responsibility to present Study Lists which reflect satisfactory progress toward the Bachelor of Science degree, according to standards set by the faculty; academic counselors in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs are available to help you. Study Lists or programs of study which do not comply with these standards may result in enforced withdrawal from the University or other academic action. You are expected to enroll in at least 12 units each term. If you enroll in less than 12 units, you must obtain approval by petition to the dean prior to enrollment in courses. The normal program is 16 units per term. You may not enroll in more than 18 units per term unless an Excess Unit Petition is approved in advance by the dean.
You must attain a minimum grade of C to satisfy the English 3 requirement, which must be met before you have completed 90 quarter units (a grade of C - does not satisfy this requirement).
After 213 quarter units, enrollment may not normally be continued in the school. You may petition the dean for special permission to continue work required to complete the degree. This regulation does not apply to Departmental Scholars.
After you have completed 105 quarter units (regardless of where these units have been completed), you will not receive unit credit or subject credit for courses completed at a community college.
Credit earned through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) may not be applied toward the bachelor's degree.
No credit is granted toward the bachelor's degree for college foreign language courses equivalent to quarter levels one and two if the equivalent of level two of the same language was completed with satisfactory grades in high school.
A course in digital computer programming, using a higher-level language such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, or C, satisfies the computer programming requirement. Many sophomore courses in circuit analysis, strength of materials, and properties of materials may satisfy Electrical Engineering 100, Civil and Environmental Engineering 108, and Materials Science and Engineer-ing 14 requirements respectively. Check with the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
The curricula for the bachelor's degrees include the following categories, depending on curriculum selected:
(1) Twelve to 16 engineering major field courses (48 to 64 units), depending on curriculum followed.
(2) Three to 10 engineering core courses (12 to 40 units), depending on curriculum selected.
(3) Mathematics courses, ranging from four to 12 upper division units; see curricula in individual departments.
(4) SEAS general education (GE) course requirements: (a) English 3, which must be completed with a minimum grade of C within your first 90 units; (b) six courses from the humanities and social sciences, with at least two courses from each category; (c) one life sciences course (this requirement is automatically satisfied for chemical engineering majors).
All lower division courses taken to satisfy items b and c must be selected from the College of Letters and Science GE requirements list. Students interested in taking a foreign language to satisfy this requirement must first consult with an academic counselor in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
For item b, at least three courses must be in the same academic department or must otherwise reflect coherence in subject matter. Of the three, at least two must be upper division courses selected from an approved list available in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
(5) Free elective courses (four to eight units) may be selected in some programs (see curriculum requirements in individual departments). The free electives may be selected from any courses yielding credit acceptable to the University of California except CLEP and certain remedial courses. However, in programs which include free elective units, it is strongly recommended that you select additional technical courses for some of these units.
(6) The engineering design content of your program must total at least one half-year of de-sign experience.
(7) The engineering science content of your program must include a minimum of one year of engineering science units.
Lists of courses approved to satisfy specific curricular requirements, as well as specifying design and engineering science credit in engineering courses, are available from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
The aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, and mechanical engineering curricula are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the nationally recognized accrediting body for engineering programs.
As a new undergraduate, you must have your course of study approved by an academic counselor. After the first term, curricular and career advising is accomplished on a formal basis. You are assigned a faculty adviser in your particular specialization in your sophomore year or earlier.
In addition you are assigned, by major, to an academic counselor in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs who provides you with advice regarding general requirements for the degrees and University and school regulations and procedures. It is your responsibility to periodically meet with your academic counselor in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, as well as with your faculty adviser, to discuss curriculum requirements, programs of study, and any other academic matters of concern.
You normally follow the curriculum in effect when you enter the school. California community college transfers may also select the curriculum in the catalog in effect at the time they began their community college work in an engineering program, providing attendance has been continuous since that time.
All SEAS undergraduate students may use the computerized SEAS Academic Program Planner, an interactive self-advising system which informs users immediately if their programs meet the requirements for graduation. Students beginning upper division coursework in the major are required to submit an Academic Program Proposal to the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approval by the associate dean.
Academic counselors in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs are available to assist you with University procedures and to answer any questions you may have in regard to general requirements. Pay them a visit.
You may take one course per term on a Passed/ Not Passed basis if you are in good academic standing and are enrolled in at least three and one-half courses (14 units) for the term. Only SEAS general education courses (with the exception of English 3) and free electives may be taken on a Passed/Not Passed basis. For more details on P/NP grading, see Units and Grading Policy in the Academics section of this catalog or consult the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
The following lower division courses or their equivalents are required preparation for engineering majors:
Analytic geometry and calculus, 8 units; calculus of several variables, 8 units; matrices and differential equations, 4 units; infinite series, 4 units (total of 24 quarter units minimum).
UCLA equivalent courses: Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B.
Calculus-based courses in mechanics of solids, vibration, wave motion, sound, fluids, heat, kinetic theory, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light and relativity, with laboratory (total of 16 quarter units minimum).
UCLA equivalent courses: Physics 8A/8AL, 8B/8BL, 8C/8CL, 8D/8DL, depending on curriculum selected. Physics 8D/8DL are not required for the civil engineering, computer science, or computer science and engineering degree.
Two quarters or two semesters of general chemistry with laboratory (total of 10 quarter units minimum).
UCLA equivalent courses: Chemistry and Biochemistry 11A, 11B/11BL. Only Chemistry and Biochemistry 11A is required for the computer science and engineering degree; chemistry is not required for the computer science degree. The chemical engineering curriculum also requires Chemistry and Biochemistry 11C/11CL, 132A, 132B/132BL.
Digital computer programming, using a higher-level language such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, or C (4 units); other courses: statics, dynamics, graphics and descriptive geometry, surveying, circuit analysis, properties of materials, strength of materials, additional chemistry, additional computer science (total of 24 quarter units minimum).
UCLA equivalent courses: Computer Science 11; Civil and Environmental Engineering 15A and 15B; Electrical Engineering 5C; Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 20; engineering core courses; free electives. See specific undergraduate curricula for core courses, SEAS general education (GE) courses, and free electives.
Life sciences (4 units), English composition (4 units), humanities/social sciences (total of 16 quarter units minimum).
UCLA equivalent courses: SEAS general education (GE) courses.
If you are an exceptionally promising junior or senior, you may be nominated as a Departmental Scholar to pursue bachelor's and master's degree programs simultaneously. See Academic Excellence in the Undergraduate Study section of this catalog and the Announcement of the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science for details.
Students following the engineering curricula are eligible to be named to the Dean's Honors List each term. Minimum requirements are a course load of 16 units (12 units of letter grade) with a grade-point average equal to or greater than 3.7.
Students who have achieved scholastic distinction may be awarded the bachelor's degree with honors. To be eligible, you must have completed 90 or more units for a letter grade at the University of California and must have attained an overall grade-point average at graduation which places you in the top five percent of the school (GPA of 3.801 or better) for summa cum laude, the next five percent (GPA of 3.704 or better) for magna cum laude, and the next 10 percent (GPA of 3.540 or better) for cum laude.
Based on grades achieved in upper division courses, engineering students must have a 3.801 grade-point average for summa cum laude, a 3.704 for magna cum laude, and a 3.540 for cum laude. For all designations of honors, you must have a minimum 3.25 grade-point average in your major field courses. To be eligible for an award, you should have completed at least 80 upper division units at the University of California.
The UCLA chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, encourages high scholarship, provides volunteer tutors, and offers many services and programs "to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges."
The faculty strongly encourages students to participate in the many extracurricular activities available on campus, especially those of most relevance to engineering. Among these are the student engineering society (the Engineering Society, University of California), student publications, and programs of the many technical and professional engineering societies in the Los Angeles area.
The student body takes an active part in shaping policies of the school through elected student representatives on the school's Executive Committee.
Women make up approximately 20 percent of the undergraduate and 13 percent of the graduate enrollment in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Today's opportunities for women in engineering are excellent, as both employers and educators try to change the image of engineering as a "males only" field. Women engineers are in great demand in all fields of engineering.
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), recognizing that women in engineering are still a minority, has established a UCLA student chapter which sponsors field trips and engineering-related speakers (often professional women) to introduce the various options available to women engineers. The UCLA chapter of SWE, in conjunction with other Los Angeles schools, also publishes an annual résumé book to aid women students in finding jobs and presents a career day for women high school students.
Continuing education in engineering is developed and administered by the UCLA Extension (UNEX) Department of Engineering, Information Systems, and Technical Management in close cooperation with the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The department offers evening classes, short courses, certificate programs, special events, and education and training at the workplace. The office (515 UNEX, 10995 Le Conte Avenue) is open Monday through Friday. Call (310) 825-4100 for engineering and information systems class programs, (310) 825-3344 for short course programs, (310) 825-0328 for environmental sciences, and (310) 825-3858 for technical management programs. The fax number is (310) 206-2815.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the Graduate Division, applicants to the graduate engineering programs are required to take the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). In some cases applicants are also required to take the GRE Subject Test in Engineering, Mathematics, or a related area. Applicants for the graduate computer science programs are required to take the GRE General Test and Subject Test in Mathematics or Computer Science. Specific information about the GRE may be obtained from the department of interest.
Students entering the Engineer/Ph.D. program normally are expected to have completed the requirements for the master's degree with at least a 3.25 grade-point average and to have demonstrated creative ability. Normally the M.S. degree is required for admission to the Ph.D. program. Exceptional students, however, can be admitted to the Ph.D. program without having an M.S. degree.
Graduate students without adequate preparation may be admitted provisionally and may be required to take additional coursework which may not be applied toward the degree. After you arrive at UCLA, the adviser will help you plan a program which will remedy any such deficiencies.
For information on the proficiency in English requirements for international graduate students, refer to Graduate Admission in the Graduate Study section of this catalog.
Admission forms, including a departmental supplement to the application, may be obtained by writing to the department in which you are interested, School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
No lower division courses may be applied toward graduate degrees. In addition, the following upper division courses are not applicable toward graduate degrees: Chemical Engineering M105A, 199, Civil and Environmental Engineering 106A, 108, 199, Computer Science 152A, 152B, 168L, 171L, 199, Electrical Engineering 100, 101, 102, 103, 110L, 199, Materials Science and Engineering 199, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 102, 103, M105A, 105D, 199.
Individual departments within the school may impose certain restrictions on the applicability of other undergraduate courses toward graduate degrees. Consult with your graduate adviser on departmental requirements and restrictions.
The M.S. program is centered around one major field. The major fields and subdisciplines offered at the M.S. level in most cases parallel those listed below for the Ph.D. program. There are some differences (e.g., manufacturing engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering is offered only at the M.S. level). Contact the department concerned regarding possible differences between the M.S. and Ph.D. fields and subdisciplines. You are free to propose to the school any other field of study, with the support of your adviser.
A total of nine courses is required for the M.S. degrees, including a minimum of five graduate courses. (Some fields require more than five; obtain specific information from your department of interest.) A majority of the total formal course requirement and of the graduate course requirement must consist of courses in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. In the thesis plan, seven of the nine courses must be formal courses, including at least four from the 200 series. The remaining two courses may be 598 courses involving work on the thesis. In the comprehensive examination plan, at least five of the nine courses must be in the 200 series; the remaining four courses may be either 200-series graduate or upper division undergraduate courses. No 500-series courses may be applied toward the comprehensive examination plan requirements.
The thesis must either describe some original piece of research that you have done, usually but not necessarily under the supervision of the thesis committee, or else provide a critical exposition of some topic in your major field of study. You would normally start to plan the thesis at least one year before the award of the M.S. degree is expected. There is no examination under the thesis plan.
The comprehensive examination, which is offered every term, is required in written form only. Your comprehensive examining committee may conduct an oral query after review of the written examination. In case of failure, you may be reexamined once with the consent of your departmental graduate adviser.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science has established two joint degree programs with other schools and departments on campus which allow you to earn two master's degrees simultaneously: the M.B.A./M.S.-Computer Science and the M.A.-Latin American Studies/M.S.-Engineering. Contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for details.
The Master of Engineering (M.Engr.) degree is granted to graduates of the Engineering Executive Program, a two-year work-study program consisting of graduate-level professional courses in the management of technological enterprises. For full details, write to the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 6426 Boelter Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1601, (310) 825-1704.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers an Engineer (Engr.) degree at a level equivalent to completion of preliminaries in the Ph.D. program. 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.
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 coursework. 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 a student in the Ph.D. program may exit with an Engineer degree or even pick up the Engineer degree enroute to the Ph.D. degree; similarly, a student in the Engineer degree program may continue to the Ph.D. after receiving the Engineer degree. The time spent in either of the two programs may also be applied toward the minimum residence requirement and time limitation for the other program.
Chemical Engineering Department -- Chemical engineering.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department -- Environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structures (structural mechanics and earthquake engineering), water resources engineering.
Computer Science Department -- Artificial intelligence, computer network modeling and analysis, computer science theory, computer system architecture, programming languages and systems (software systems), scientific computing (biomedical systems, physical systems).
Electrical Engineering Department -- Applied mathematics (established minor field only), applied plasma physics and fusion engineering, communications and telecommunications engineering, control systems, electromagnetics, integrated circuits and systems, operations research, quantum electronics, signal processing, solid-state electronics.
Materials Science and Engineering Department -- Ceramics and ceramics processing, materials science, mechanical metallurgy, metallurgy and metals processing.
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Department -- Applied dynamic systems control, applied mathematics (established minor field only), applied plasma physics and fusion engineering, dynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, nuclear science and engineering, structural and solid mechanics.
Schoolwide Fields and Programs -- For information regarding biocybernetics and man/machine/environment systems, contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 6426 Boelter Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1601, (310) 825-1704.
You may propose to the school any other field of study with the support of your adviser. Instructions on the definition of acceptable ad hoc fields and procedures for their approval are available in each department office.
All candidates must fulfill the minimum requirements of the Graduate Division. Major and minor fields may have additional course and examination requirements. For further information, contact the individual departments.
A certificate of specialization is available in all areas, except computer science, offered by the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Requirements for admission are the same as for the M.S. degree.
Each graduate certificate program consists of five 100- or 200-series courses, at least two of which must be at the graduate level. No work completed for any previously awarded degree or credential may be applied toward the certificate. Successful completion of a certificate program requires an overall minimum B average in all courses applicable to the certificate. In addition, graduate certificate candidates are required to maintain a minimum B average in 200-series courses used in the certificate program. A minimum of three terms of academic residence is required. The time limitation for completing the requirements of a certificate program is two calendar years. Details regarding the certificate programs may be obtained from each department office.
Courses completed for a Certificate of Specialization in the School of Engineering and Applied Science may subsequently be applied toward master's and/or doctoral degrees.