Location:

Amherst, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Materials Science

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Polymer Science and Engineering Department is primarily a Ph.D. granting program, and terminal M.S. candidates are rarely admitted. The Ph.D. program in Polymer Science and Engineering is highly interdisciplinary, providing a broad-based and fundamental introduction to all the major polymer subfields. Although many students enter the program with previous polymer experience, either academic or industrial, a polymer background is not required. Flexibility in the curriculum, particularly in the second and later semesters, allows students to undertake basic coursework in related disciplines (chemistry, biochemistry, physics, or engineering) and/or more specialized coursework in polymers. The department's collection of polymer instrumentation is one of the largest in the world, a feature that permits doctoral students to gain unusually broad experimental proficiency during their thesis research.