The mission of the MSc. program is to prepare students for careers in private and public sectors and for advanced level in research that leads to high scholarly achievements, and advanced knowledge. The major emphasis of the program is to foster a deeper understanding of the engineering research process and learn the professional skills. Conducting original research is an important goal of a Master program study in the College of Engineering. Research provides a type of education not available through classroom teaching. The Master program is designed to enhance students’ competencies in contributing to the existing body of knowledge and to innovation and creation of new knowledge. Students are expected to equip themselves with strong theoretical and methodological foundations and to develop their ability to independently conduct research.
The mission of the Ph.D. program is to prepare students for university teaching and research careers as well as leading positions in private and public sectors. The program is designed to yield high scholarly achievements and enhance students’ abilities to significantly contribute to the existing body of knowledge.