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The Ohio State University

College of Engineering


ABET accreditation

Download 2005 ABET Self-Study (PDF, 7.7 MB)

The MSE program is accredited by ABET. ABET, Inc. (http://www.abet.org/ [new window]), is the recognized U.S. accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. Accreditation ensures the quality of the post-secondary education students receive.

To ensure the highest academic quality and to conform to ABET requirements, the MSE program is organized around our Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes.

Program Educational Objectives

The Program Educational Objectives describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve.

  1. To competently apply the essential elements of MSE, which are defined by the interrelationships among composition, structure, properties, processing and performance of engineering materials.
  2. To devise, design and conduct experimental, analytical and computational exercises necessary to further explore the essential elements of materials science and engineering.
  3. To be able to communicate effectively.
  4. To help solve complex engineering problems by applying the related principles of the engineering disciplines and by functioning effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
  5. To demonstrate the global, societal and ethical awareness expected of practicing engineering professionals.

Program Outcomes

The program outcomes are statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that student acquire in their matriculation through the program. We expect the following from MSE students upon their graduation:

  1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
  2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
  3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
  4. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
  5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
  6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  7. an ability to communicate effectively.
  8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
  9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
  10. a knowledge of contemporary issues.
  11. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Further information

Details on the Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes and how we use them to ensure academic excellence in MSE can be found in our 2005 MSE Program Self-Study document 2005 ABET Self-Study (PDF, 7.7MB), which has been prepared for our 2005 ABET Reaccrediation Review. For further information on ABET-related activities in MSE contact:

Prof. Rudolph G. Buchheit
Dept. Chair and MSE ABET Coordinator
Dept. of Materials Science and Engg.
The Ohio State University
177 Watts Hall
2041 College Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-6085
(614) 292-9857
buchheit.8@osu.edu

For further details on the 1999 accreditation of the three MSE undergraduate degrees, and to review the accreditation document submitted to ABET, please contact our department at the address below.