ENERGY-MS - Energy Science and Engineering (MS)

An Energy Science and Engineering master’s degree can be used as a terminal degree for pursuing a professional career in the engineering or energy industries or in any related industry where the application of physical principles or computer simulation skills is required. It can also be a stepping stone to a PhD degree that usually leads to a professional research career or an academic position.

The MS program is available either as a standalone MS degree or as a coterminal degree in combination with the BS degree.

Standalone MS Program in Energy Science and Engineering

The two types of MS degrees, the research degree and the coursework-only degree, as well as the courses required to meet degree requirements, are described here. Both degrees may take one to two years to complete depending on circumstances unique to each student.

Coterminal MS Program in Energy Science and Engineering

The coterminal BS/MS program offers an opportunity for Stanford University students to pursue a graduate experience while completing a BS degree in any relevant major. Energy Science and Engineering graduate students generally come from backgrounds such as chemical, civil, or mechanical engineering; geology or other earth sciences; or physics or chemistry.

University Coterminal Requirements

Coterminal master’s degree candidates are expected to complete all master’s degree requirements as described here. Coterminal Master’s Program describes university requirements for the coterminal master’s degree. Graduate Degrees describes university requirements for the master’s degree.

After accepting admission to this coterminal master’s degree program, students may request a transfer of some courses from the undergraduate to the graduate career to satisfy the requirements for the master’s degree. Transferring courses to the graduate career requires review and approval of both the undergraduate and graduate programs on a case-by-case basis.

In this master’s program, courses taken during or after the first quarter of the sophomore year are eligible for consideration for transfer to the graduate career; the timing of the first graduate quarter is not a factor. No courses taken before the first quarter of the sophomore year may be used to meet master’s degree requirements.

Course transfers are not possible after the bachelor’s degree has been conferred.

The university requires that the graduate advisor be assigned in the student’s first graduate quarter even though the undergraduate career may still be open. The university also requires that the Master’s Degree Program Proposal be completed by the student and approved by the department by the end of the student’s first graduate quarter.

Application Information for the Coterminal Master's Degree

Students may apply to the program any time after they have completed 120 undergraduate units. Contact the Department of Energy Science and Engineering to obtain additional information. Before beginning graduate work in this program, students should have a background at least through course Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra and course Programming Methodology and course Programming Abstractions.

https://ese.stanford.edu/academics-admissions/coterminal-ms-program