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GRAETERS
Dr. Steven Buchberger
Civil & Environmental Engineering
July 7, 2014
GRAduatE Education
OpportuniTiERS
and the
Application Process
Dr. Steve Buchberger
Civil & Environmental Engineering
July 7, 2014
GRAduatE Education
OpportuniTiERS
and the
Application Process
Dr. Steve Buchberger
Civil & Environmental Engineering
July 7, 2014
GRAduatE Education
OpportuniTiERS
and the
Application Process
Dr. Steve Buchberger
Civil & Environmental Engineering
July 7, 2014
Graduate Education
Opportunities
and the
Application Process
Dr. Steve Buchberger
Civil & Environmental Engineering
July 7, 2014
Questionnaire
On the blank piece of paper you
just received, write down one
(anonymous) question you have
about graduate school. If you
have no questions about
graduate school,
write one about
ice cream.
Are you here? (again?)
Which path will you choose?
Job Mart
Grad School
Which career path will you choose?
Which path will you choose?
Why Graduate School?
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Additional formal education
Entry point for your career path
Career in research
Career in academia
More marketable in job search
Greater earning potential
Still more options!
Which path will you choose?
Thesis
Non-Thesis
Which graduate track will you choose?
Two Main Options
 Non-Thesis Track
(Masters of Engineering
Degree “MEng”)
 Thesis Track
(Masters of Science
Degree “MS”)
Non-Thesis Option
 Master of Engineering
- Course work only
- 30 semester hours
- 12 months (full-time)
- Part-time options
- You pay most of the bill
Thesis Option
 Master of Science
- Classes (20 hours)
- Research (10 hours)
- 18 to 24 months
- Full time only
- We pay (most of) the bill
Our Focus Today
[1] Non-Thesis (MEng)
[2] Thesis (MS)… “right path”
Thesis
Non-Thesis
Undergraduate Days:
focus on HOW.
Undergraduate Days:
focus on HOW.
Graduate Experience:
focus on WHY.
The Nature of Graduate Work
 Research focus
 Learning at frontiers of field
 Creativity is important
 Team work is encouraged
 Close interactions with faculty
 Exciting, fun, hard work!
 Innovation emphasis
Engineering Graduate Programs
are a research enterprise.
What’s an Enterprise?
Engineering Graduate Programs
are a research enterprise.
What’s an Enterprise?
Enterprise – a project that is
difficult, complicated or risky.
What’s the Final Product?
(from this research Enterprise)
What’s the Final Product?
New Knowledge archived as:
MS Thesis or PhD Dissertation
Journal Publications
Conference Proceedings
Seminar Presentations
During your graduate
experience, the most important
person in your life is:
(a) Yourself
(b) Your Spouse
(c) Your Parent(s)
(d) Your Advisor
During your graduate
experience, the most important
person in your life is:
(a) Yourself
(b) Your Spouse
(c) Your Parent(s)
(d) Your Advisor
12 things you should
know before applying:
[1] Program Emphasis
[2] Program Philosophy
[3] Curriculum & Courses
12 things you should
know before applying:
[4] Capstone Requirement
[5] Accreditation
[6] Ranking
12 things you should
know before applying:
[7] Cost
[8] Financial Aid
[9] Faculty
12 things you should
know before applying:
[10] Facilities
[11] Selectivity
[12] Location
Fellowships for
Graduate Students
NSF Fellows
http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
EPA Star (Science to
Achieve Results)
http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
What’s Needed to Apply to
Graduate School?
 On-Line Application
 Test – GRE ( www.GRE.org )
 Resume (2 page max)
 Official Transcripts
 2 Letters of Recommendation
 Personal Statement
Interested in Applying to UC?
Visit our Graduate Studies Office
in 665 Baldwin Hall
Go to www.ceas.uc.edu/graduate studies
GRE Testing Center at UC: 556-7173
CEAS Deptartments & Degrees Offered
DEPT OF CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGR AND CONSTRUCTON MNGT
Civil Engineering – MS, MEng & PhD
DEPT OF AEROSPACE ENGR AND ENGR MECHANICS
Aerospace Engineering – MS, MEng & PhD
Engineering Mechanics – MS & PhD
DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Computer Science – MS, MEng
Computer Science Engineering – PhD
Electrical Engineering – MS, MEng & PhD
Computer Engineering – MS, MEng
Computer Science Engineering – PhD
DEPT OF MECHANICAL AND MATERIALS ENGR
Mechanical Engineering – MS, MEng & PhD
Materials Engineering – MS, MEng & PhD
DEPT OF BIOMEDICAL, CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGR.
BioMedical Engineering– MS. MEng & PhD
Chemical Engineering – MS, MEng & PhD
Environmental Engineering & Science – MS, MEng & PhD
CEAS by the Numbers ….
• Funded, relevant research in all programs
• 2500 undergraduate students
• 900 graduate students
• 125 full-time faculty
• MS and PhD programs in 12 fields & MEng Degree
• We generate “world-class” engineers
• Enormous resource of information and expertise.
Discovery is to see what
everybody else sees
Discovery is to see what
everybody else sees
and to think what
nobody else has thought.
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893 – 1986)
Stay inquisitive,
Stay energized
Stay hungry,
and
Enjoy your voyage of discovery!
Questions?