Master of Engineering

The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences offers the master of engineering (M.Eng.), a tri-level university degree program, in collaboration with Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.

The following graduate academic plans are offered:

These academic plan is intended to meet the educational needs of Arizona's practicing engineers and residential students. An important feature of this collaborative plan is that you may take advantage of course offerings at any of the three partner institutions, with minimal transfer limitations.

With input from industry, Arizona's state universities have created, and continue to create, courses to enhance and/or develop skills, knowledge, and understanding critical to today's practicing engineers. We offer these courses through a variety of forms, including distance-delivery methods and flexible formats. These offerings reflect the diversity of strengths across the state, and we encourage you to develop your plan of study with this in mind.

Please note the following general policies that apply to all master of engineering students:

The Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) is offered jointly by NAU, U of A, and ASU, and requires the completion of 30 hours of coursework
Within these 30 units, you must complete a minimum of 3 units in applied engineering mathematics, as well as 3 units of engineering management/business
You take at least 10 units of coursework from your home institution (You choose your home institution from among the three state universities when you apply for admission into the program.)
You are responsible for choosing the chair and members of your advisory committee before completing 9 units of coursework
By the first month of the semester in which the 10th credit units is taken, you must submit a program of study (POS) listing all coursework intended to satisfy the M.Eng. degree requirements (The POS is subject to the approval of your advisory committee and the campus director of your home institution.)
You may apply up to 6 units of credit from a practice-oriented project
You may apply two 400-level courses toward your degree
A minimum of 15 units of coursework, not including the practice-oriented project, must be in engineering
Prior to graduation, you must satisfy the requirements of a capstone event developed and administered by your advisory committee.

Specific requirements for each of the departmental emphases are described on the specific program pages as linked above. In addition, curricular tracks are being developed by the program faculty in order to make it easier for you to determine a suitable program of study. Each curricular track has specific course requirements in addition to the general program requirements described below. As a student, you can either choose a departmental emphasis or follow a customized curricular track developed by the program faculty, or, working closely with your advisory committee, you may develop a unique program of study that meets your specific educational goals.

Check the Tri-University Master of Engineering web site at http://triuniv.engr.arizona.edu/ for detailed information on curricular tracks and distance courses available.

Please note that when you take distance education courses, in addition to tuition, a fee of $200 per credit unit is charged. Upon request, this fee is waived for graduate assistants and students who are taking at least 6 units of residential courses in addition to distance courses.

Click here for more information on graduate General Engineering (EGR) courses.