Master of Engineering
The Master of Engineering degree is primarily based on graduate course work (10 courses = 30 credits), but the candidate is also required to submit to the Acoustics Program Office a scholarly written capstone paper or complete ACS 894 Capstone Course. **Please note: Students who matriculated prior to Fall 2025 have a choice of completing the scholarly paper or the capstone course ACS 894. Students who matriculate starting in Fall 2025 may only complete the capstone course ACS 894.
Course Credit Requirements
The graduate course credits for the M.Eng. degree must meet the following criteria:
- Total number of course credits required for M.Eng. Degree = 30
- Number of core course credits required = 18
- Maximum number of Individual Study (ACS 596) credits = 6
The 12 non-core course credits may be selected from the “Required and Approved” list of resident courses issued by the Acoustics Program Office. Students may take more than one credit of Colloquium (ACS 590) and more than 6 credits of Individual Study (ACS 596) but such credits cannot be applied to the total number of course credits required. Master of Engineering students may not apply research credits (ACS 600) to the total number of course credits required.
M.Eng. Capstone Paper Requirements*
*Only an option for students who matriculated prior to fall 2025
The M.Eng. capstone paper is a paper involving at least one acoustics topic represented in the course work. Normally, such a paper represents a study of a particular topic that is more limited than that necessary for a thesis. Often this paper can be developed from some previous work of the student such as a term paper or a technical report. It does not need to be comprised of student research and it is free of any formal requirements of the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School. The student is expected to use the Graduate Program in Acoustics M ENG Paper Guide as an example of the appropriate format and the Fox Graduate School Thesis Guide as reference. The paper must be approved for its technical content and style by the student’s adviser and for its format by the Acoustics Program Office. The paper must also be signed by the Program Director.
Each student shall deliver a PDF of the completed capstone paper to the Program Office for retention by the Program.
M.Eng. Capstone Course*
*An option for those currently enrolled students but a requirement for those who matriculate starting in fall 2025
ACS 894: M.Eng. Capstone
Pre-requisites: Must have completed ACS 501, ACS 502, ACS 503, and ACS 514. Must have completed 21 credits. Less than 21 credits requires approval from the instructor.
Course Topics: this culminating capstone experience will involve reading and writing reviews of published literature, simple data collection and presentation of results, oral presentations, and a 5-10 page scholarly paper. Course activities will involve both individual and group activities. There will be several mandatory Zoom meetings (times will attempt to accommodate multiple time zones and student availability) in addition to recorded lecture content, and online group discussion activities.
Required texts: none
Required software: none
Expected Time to Completion
The typical length of time to complete the Master of Engineering degree program as a resident student is two (2) calendar years. All work for the degree must be completed within 8 years from the date of admission to the program.
