The Concurrent 5-Year Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program
The Mechanical Engineering department offers a concurrent five-year Bachelor’s/Master’s program for Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics majors.
WHY EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE IN FIVE YEARS?
This is an excellent program for individuals who would like to earn their Master's Degree quickly. The degree will generally increase a student's chances for higher quality employment than would a Bachelor's Degree.
ELIGIBILITY and APPLICATION PROCESS
While the department strongly prefers applications to be received by the end of the fall semester of a student's junior year, the department will consider applications received later. Please note that this program is not available to JHU undergraduates outside the Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics majors or to undergraduate students studying in schools other than Johns Hopkins University.
To apply for admission, the student must submit a graduate application, which is available at the links below. In addition, the student will need to present a statement of purpose and college transcripts. Letters of recommendation are not required, but are welcome. These items can be delivered to the administrative office in Latrobe 223.
Upon acceptance into the program, students will be asked to develop an outline of their proposed academic program with their advisor.
REQUIREMENTS
The requirements for a Master of Science in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering are as follows:
Satisfactory completion of eight one-semester advanced courses approved by your advisor:
- No more than two courses may be chosen from the Part-Time Programs.
- No more than four courses may be at the intermediate/advanced undergraduate (xxx.300 – xxx.499) level.
- At least two courses should be in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, or computational methods. (This requirement can be waived in writing by your advisor, if sufficient prior preparation in these areas can be demonstrated).
- These courses cannot include Independent Study, Graduate Research, or Special Studies.
Plus either:
- Two additional one-semester graduate courses (xxx.600–xxx.799) approved by your advisor, or
- An M.S.E. Thesis acceptable to your advisor and one other reader. According to the Graduate Board’s Procedures for Administration of Approved Policies for the Award of Advanced Degrees, “Thesis readers are selected and appointed by the chair or appropriate faculty of the sponsoring department or committee. Any duly appointed member of a department or committee holding the rank of assistant professor or higher (excluding lecturers) is eligible for selection as a referee without prior approval. The Graduate Board Office must approve readers from outside the University, or from any non-Ph.D. sponsoring department, laboratory or institute within the University.”
Two graduate level courses (.600 or higher) can double count for both the Bachelor's and the Master’s degree.
Click here for a sample curriculum shell of a five-year program.
Click here to download an application.
Click here to download a letter of recommendation cover sheet.
Please contact your advisor if you have questions about the program.