Goal
The goal of the Master of Science program in Explosion Protection Engineering is:
- To incorporate current standards of practice and modern theories into education
- To conduct research to develop new knowledge, and to improve methods of application of that knowledge
- To identify technology in other disciplines that is appropriate for explosion safety and to achieve a proper transfer (translation) of that technology
- To help define the discipline of explosion protection engineering
Degree Requirements
The M.S. program in Explosion Protection Engineering (XPE) requires 30 credit hours of work. Students may select a thesis option which requires a 9 credit thesis or a non-thesis option, which requires selection of elective courses, to fulfill the credit requirement.
All entering students must submit a plan of study identifying the courses to be taken and a prospective project topic before the end of the first semester in the program. The plan of study must be approved by the student’s advisor and the XPE Graduate Program Committee, and must include the following minimum requirements.
15
6
9
Minimum Credits
30
Credit Requirements for XPE
MS Thesis | MS Non-Thesis | |
---|---|---|
Explosion Core | 15 | 15 |
Engineering Context | 6 | 6 |
Electives | 0 | 9 |
Thesis | 9 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 30 |