All graduate students are required to attend the department colloquium as long as they are in residence. No degree credit is granted.
The EMPA Capstone Workshop
is a culminating experience in which students apply the practical skills and analytical knowledge acquired during the program to a real-world policy or management challenge. Working in small consulting teams under faculty supervision, students engage with an external client to address a defined problem, conduct research, and deliver actionable recommendations.
Each team produces a final written report and presents its findings in a formal oral briefing designed to support implementation and impact. The workshop develops applied consulting, project management, and client engagement skills while reinforcing core competencies in policy analysis and public leadership.
Completion of the Capstone or Portfolio Presentation Workshop is a graduation requirement for Executive MPA students and is typically taken in the final semester. Enrollment is by application and managed by the EMPA Student Affairs.
After completion of the required 60 credits during the first two years in the program, MFA Film students must register for Research Arts to maintain the required continuous full-time enrollment while working on their thesis. Students will be added to a waitlist, to be approved for registration by the program and Student Affairs.
Theoretical or experimental study or research in graduate areas in mechanical engineering and engineering science.
After completion of the required 60 credits during the first two years in the program, MFA Theatre students must register for Research Arts to maintain the required continuous full-time enrollment while working on their thesis. Students will be added to a waitlist, to be approved for registration by the program and Student Affairs.
After completion of the required 60 credits during the first two years in the program, MFA Film students must register for Research Arts to maintain the required continuous full-time enrollment while working on their thesis. Students will be added to a waitlist, to be approved for registration by the program and Student Affairs.
Prerequisite: completion of all M.Phil. requirements, and approval of a research proposal by the supervising faculty adviser.
Required for all M.S. students in residence in their first semester. Topics related to professional development and the practice of chemical engineering. No degree credits granted. Intended for M.S students only; and not for M.S./Ph.D. track, Ph.D. or D.E.S. students.
Prerequisites: the permission of the instructor in charge of the students field of research. Individual research in the students field of specialization. The research may lead to a doctoral dissertation or to contributions for publications.
Points of credit to be approved by the department. Requires submission of an outline of the proposed research for approval by the faculty member who is to supervise the work of the student. The research facilities of the department are available to qualified students interested in advanced study.