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> Master of Science in Paper Sciences & Engineering (MSPS)
The Master's (M.S.P.S.) and Ph.D. degrees in Paper Science and Engineering (PSE) provide an education in the science and engineering involved in the production of paper, tissue, and other products from natural fiber. These multidisciplinary degrees are offered by the College of Engineering and the College of Science, in conjunction with the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech (IPSTGT). PSE students are enrolled in a participating school (the home school) and, upon completion of the degree requirements, the home school (in this case, the Woodruff School) recommends the award of an M.S. or Ph.D. degree. Currently, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry offer PSE degrees.
Students admitted to the Master of Science program in Paper Science and Engineering must have a B.S. degree in engineering, science, or mathematics, and satisfy the admission requirements of the Woodruff School. The requirements of the M.S.P.S. degree vary significantly from those of other degrees in the Woodruff School.
There are three PSE course groups. The first group (PSE core) includes the Pulp and Paper Manufacturing I and II series, which is required of all M.S.P.S. students. The second group (the PSE-ME group) consists of courses required of all PSE MS degree-seeking students in the Woodruff School. The third group (the PSE-Elective courses group) consists of courses offered by the participating schools in the PSE program. The third group, PSE elective courses, has significant importance in the field of paper science and engineering. Courses can be added to this group upon approval of the Woodruff School Graduate Committee.
The Master of Science degree in Paper Science and Engineering (M.S.P.S.) has the following minimum course credit-hour requirements. Of the 33 total hours required, 27 hours must be at the 6000 level or above and six credit hours must be at the 4000 level or above.
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With Thesis |
Without Thesis |
| Required courses in a coherent PSE-ME group |
12 |
12 |
| Required PSE core (Pulp and Paper Manufacturing I and II) |
6 |
6 |
| PSE Elective courses |
3 |
12 |
| Mathematics (from PSE elective courses which satisfy the ME Math requirements, ME 6443 or ME 6758) |
3 |
3 |
| Thesis |
9 |
0 |
| Total for Degree |
33 |
33 |
The required courses for this degree are:
PSE-Core Required (6 credits)
- ChE 6741 Pulp and Paper Manufacturing I*
- ChE 6742 Pulp and Paper Manufacturing II*
PSE-ME Required (Select three from this group):
- ME 6601 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
- ME 6602 Viscous Flow
- ME 6281 Mechanics of Paper Forming and Coating*
- ME 6140 Physical Properties of Paper*
- ME 6302 Convection Heat Transfer
PSE/ME Electives (Select one from this group; select four for nonthesis):
- ME 6140 Physical Properties of Paper
- ME 6768 Polymer Structure, Physical Properties, and Characterization
- ME 7301 Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Flow
- ME 7751 Computational Fluid Dynamics
- ME 7771 Mechanics of Polymer Solids and Fluids
- CEE 6293 Hydrodynamics Instability and Turbulence
- ChE 6634 Wet-End Processing of Paper*
- ME 6201 Principles of Continuum Mechanics
- ME 6203 Inelastic Deformation of Solids
- ME 6301 Conduction Heat Transfer
- ME 6302 Convection Heat Transfer
- ME 6304 Principles of Thermodynamics
* PSE-specific courses
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