GRAETERS Dr. Steven Buchberger Civil & Environmental Engineering July 7, 2014 GRAE GRA duat E Education TERS Opportuni T i ERS and the Application Process Dr. Steve Buchberger Civil & Environmental Engineering July 7, 2014 GRA duat E Education Opportuni T i ERS and the Application Process Dr. Steve Buchberger Civil & Environmental Engineering July 7, 2014 GRA duat E Education Opportuni T i ERS 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. Which path will you choose? Are you here? (again?) Which path will you choose? Which career path will you choose? Job Mart Grad School Why Graduate School? Additional formal education Entry point for your career path Career in research Career in academia More marketable in job search Greater earning potential Which path will you choose? Still more options! Which graduate track will you choose? Thesis Non-Thesis Two Main Options Non-Thesis Track (Masters of Engineering (Masters of Engineering Degree MEng) Degree MEng) Thesis Track (Masters of Science (Masters of Science Degree MS) 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. 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. Whats an Enterprise? Engineering Graduate Programs are a research enterprise. Whats an Enterprise? Enterprise a project that is difficult, complicated or risky. Whats the Final Product? (from this research Enterprise) Whats 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 EPA Star (Science to Achieve Results) Whats 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 tostudieswww.ceas.uc.edu/graduate studies GRE Testing Center at UC: 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 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?