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MEng: Materials Science and Engineering Track

Materials scientists and engineers work to better understand and create advanced materials with unprecedented functional properties that have applications in a wide range of fields including energy and healthcare technologies.

Dartmouth's Masters of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering (MEng: MSE) track is for engineers who want to add depth or acquire new specialized knowledge in materials science and engineering.

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Course Requirements

The program consists of nine courses, of which seven should be from the list of core courses. The remaining two electives can consist of any graduate-level engineering or science courses at Dartmouth.

One of the nine courses must include a term project or product that is sufficient for assessment of the MEng Learning Outcomes. This may be fulfilled by either a core or elective course within the student’s total of nine courses. There are several courses which meet this requirement.

As an on-campus MEng student, you will work with your faculty advisor to develop your program plan to fulfill the MEng requirements, which is approved by the MEng director and submitted to the graduate academic advising director during your first term enrolled in the degree program.

Please note: The information below reflects degree requirements, effective as of fall 2026.

Required Coursework

COURSE TYPE	REQUIRED NUMBER OF COURSES	COURSES
Core Courses	5 courses	Choose five* courses, from the following:* ENGG 122: Advanced Topics in Semiconductor Devices ENGS 130: Mechanical Behavior of Materials ENGS 131: Science of Solid State Materials ENGS 132: Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Condensed Phases ENGS 133: Methods of Materials Characterization ENGS 134: Nanotechnology ENGS 135: Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology ENGS 136: Electrochemical Energy Materials ENGS 137: Molecular and Materials Design using Density Functional Theory ENGG 138: Corrosion and Degradation of Materials ENGS 156: Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer ENGS 165: Biomaterials ENGG 199.17: Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing from Processing to Design
Electives	4 courses	Choose four* courses, from the following:* Engineering Elective* Any graduate-level engineering sciences courses, including: ENGS 91: Numerical Methods in Computation ENGS 93 or ENGG 193: Statistical Methods in Engineering ENGS 105: Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations I ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning Research Experience Elective For a one-course research experience, students can elect ENGG 192: Independent or Group Study in Engineering Sciences. Design Project Elective Students may take one of the following options to partially fulfill the two-course elective requirement. The appropriate option will depend on each student's prior experience and coursework since the two tracks require different prerequisites. Option 1 (one course) ENGM 191: Product Design and Development Option 2 (two courses) ENGS 190: Engineering Design and Methodology Project Initiation ENGS 290: Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion Science Elective Any graduate-level science course, including:** CHEM 101.2: Statistical Thermodynamics CHEM 101.4: Chemistry of Macromolecules
Total	9 courses

COURSE TYPE

REQUIRED NUMBER OF COURSES

COURSES

Core Courses

5 courses

Choose five courses, from the following:

ENGG 122: Advanced Topics in Semiconductor Devices
ENGS 130: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ENGS 131: Science of Solid State Materials
ENGS 132: Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Condensed Phases
ENGS 133: Methods of Materials Characterization
ENGS 134: Nanotechnology
ENGS 135: Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology
ENGS 136: Electrochemical Energy Materials
ENGS 137: Molecular and Materials Design using Density Functional Theory
ENGG 138: Corrosion and Degradation of Materials
ENGS 156: Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer
ENGS 165: Biomaterials
ENGG 199.17: Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing from Processing to Design

Electives

4 courses

Choose four courses, from the following:

Engineering Elective*

Any graduate-level engineering sciences courses, including:
ENGS 91: Numerical Methods in Computation
ENGS 93 or ENGG 193: Statistical Methods in Engineering
ENGS 105: Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations I
ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning

Research Experience Elective
For a one-course research experience, students can elect ENGG 192: Independent or Group Study in Engineering Sciences.

Design Project Elective

Students may take one of the following options to partially fulfill the two-course elective requirement. The appropriate option will depend on each student's prior experience and coursework since the two tracks require different prerequisites.

Option 1 (one course)
ENGM 191: Product Design and Development
Option 2 (two courses)
ENGS 190: Engineering Design and Methodology Project Initiation
ENGS 290: Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion

Science Elective**
Any graduate-level science course, including:
CHEM 101.2: Statistical Thermodynamics
CHEM 101.4: Chemistry of Macromolecules

Total

9 courses

* With the exception of ENGM 191: Product Design and Development, MEng students may not take ENGM courses for credit.

** Electives from Dartmouth science departments outside of engineering require MEng director approval prior to enrollment. Typically this approval is granted through the MEng program plan.

Project Course Requirement

One of the nine required courses (core or elective) must be a project course from this section.

ENGS 93: Statistical Methods in Engineering
ENGS 102: Game-theoretic Design, Learning and Engineering
ENGS 103: Operations Research
ENGS 105.1: Principles of Causality
ENGS 107: Bayesian Statistical Modeling and Computation
ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning
ENGS 118: Electrical Power Systems
ENGS 121: Implementations of Quantum Information
ENGS 139.1: Polar Science & Engineering: Solidification, Sea Ice, Strength & Fracture of Ice

ENGS 142: Intermediate Solid Mechanics
ENGS 146: Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design
ENGS 147: Mechatronics
ENGS 150: Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
ENGS 155: Intermediate Thermodynamics
ENGS 156: Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer
ENGS 171: Sustainable Product Design
ENGS 172: Climate Change and Engineering
ENGS 172.2: Techno-economic Analysis in a Developing Country Context

ENGS 175: Energy Systems
ENGS 177: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
ENGS 190: Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation
ENGM 191: Product Design and Development
ENGG 193: Statistical Methods in Engineering
ENGG 199.17: Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing from Processing to Design
ENGG 230: Fatigue and Fracture
ENGS 290: Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion