Computer Science
Computer Science is an exciting, dynamic field with critical demand.  Computer scientists are involved in all the various aspects of computing including the development of algorithms (techniques for solving problems with computers), software development, and hardware/software implementations.  Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology includes distributed/embedded computing, security, data mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning, graphics, software engineering, multimedia information systems, computational science, internet computing, graphical user interfaces, parallel computing, or wireless computing.

Three areas of excellence in the department are:

Software Engineering
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Bioinformatics

The M.S. degree is offered through distance education.  Distance education courses use streaming internet video for course delivery.  In this setting, students actively participate in classes through viewing the class on their computer while being interactively connected by telephone.  Lectures are archived so they may be reviewed at any time during the semester.  Instructors are available outside of class time by email and telephone.  The program requirements are the same as for the on-campus program.

Engineering Management
Engineering management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities. The field of engineering management has become recognized as a professional discipline with a critical role in industry, business, and modern society. The discipline involves designing, operating, and continuously improving systems by integrating engineering and management knowledge. Engineering management provides a unique opportunity for innovative and integrated solutions for implementation of diverse management styles by “bridging the gap” between organization and process in technology-based organizations.

Courses are offered via the Internet. You may attend class real-time via the Internet from your home or place of employment. In most cases, there is a two-way audio connection with the class to permit live interaction with other students and the professor. All classes are archived on the Internet to provide access to recorded lectures at a later time if you are unable to attend or need to review the material at a later date.

The master of science degree in engineering management requires 30 credit hours of approved course work. You get the same opportunities as on-campus students but with the convenience of the instruction coming to you. The master of science degree offers excellent preparation for the engineer or technical professional desiring to make the transition to technical manager. It’s an “Education that Fits” your needs!

Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineering is a rapidly advancing field that encompasses many of today's greatest challenges, such as sustainability, carbon emissions and limited water supply. Protecting human health and minimizing our impact on the local, regional and global environment is critical to the foundation of the environmental engineering graduate degree. Because of the unique issues environmental engineers face they must have a strong background in the fundamental earth sciences in order to understand complex environmental problems and then pose and design appropriate engineering solutions.

This graduate degree program requires 30 credit hours of approved coursework. Distance students have many of the same opportunities as on-campus students, with the benefit of attending class in real-time via the Internet, with two-way audio connection for live interaction. The flexibility of recorded classes allows students to access course material and view classes on their own schedule.

Geotechnics
The upward mobility of professionals in the geotechnical field requires advanced degrees. This program is an interdisciplinary master’s degree program without a required research component. It will require 30 semester hours of graduate credit in 300- and 400-level courses. Offered using distance-education methods, there is no formal residency requirement. Of the total 30 credit hours required, a maximum of nine (9) credit hours of graduate-level work may be transferred from other universities (must have a grade of “B” or better). The balance of the credits must be taken through Missouri S&T with a minimum of fifteen (15) credit hours in geological engineering courses.

Information Science and Technology
Information technology has transformed every aspect of our economy and society. Rapid spread of technology has generated the need for highly trained professionals to implement and maintain information systems. The master of science in information science and technology (IST) is designed to educate students in the management, design, development, and successful application of information systems in organizations.

The program is designed to be very flexible in order to allow students to pursue interests in many areas beyond the required core courses. Only four core courses are required; students have a great deal of flexibility in choosing the additional courses to suit their interests. They can, of course, also choose to specialize in specific areas or focus on certain types of courses.

The department also offers graduate certificates in three areas: Human-Computer Interaction

Manufacturing Engineering
Increase your career opportunities! In response to the growing demand from manufacturers in Missouri and across the nation, Missouri S&T has developed a master’s degree program in manufacturing engineering that is accessible through the Internet. Many people working in industry will be able to benefit from this program by participating through distance education and flexible scheduling. This program is the only master’s degree program of its kind in Missouri and is among the first in the nation.

The new manufacturing interdisciplinary program will provide two degree options -- a master of science degree and a master of engineering degree. Both degree programs will be offered in the traditional format as well as through the Internet so that students can access the lectures anywhere at any time. Features of this program include:

• Fully web-based distance education for students working in industry. Students can enroll in this degree program to study either on-campus or off-campus

• Interdisciplinary faculty expertise and facilities. More than 10 academic departments and research centers support this program.

• Working with manufacturing companies under co-op and internship arrangements.

• Completion of practice-oriented master of engineering degree requirements in one year.

Courses are offered via the Internet. You may attend class real-time via the Internet from your home or place of employment. In most cases, there is a two-way audio connection with the class to permit live interaction with other students and the professor. All classes are archived on the Internet to provide access to recorded lectures at a later time if you are unable to attend or need

Mechanical Engineering
The mechanical engineering graduate program offers comprehensive distance graduate education in four areas: dynamics and controls; manufacturing; materials and structures; and mechanical design. The mechanical and aerospace engineering department offers a master of science in mechanical engineering using distance education methods. This is a non-thesis degree which increases your depth and breadth of knowledge through coursework.

Courses are offered via the Internet. You may attend class real-time via the Internet from your home or place of employment. In most cases, there is a two-way audio connection with the class to permit live interaction with other students and the professor. All classes are archived on the Internet to provide access to recorded lectures at a later time if you are unable to attend or need to review the material at a later date. Distance classes are the same classes that students take on campus.

Admission and curriculum requirements for the distance degree are the same as those for on-campus students. The degree requires 30 hours (10 classes) of approved coursework. Within the coursework requirements, there is significant flexibility in taking both in and out of department courses thus enabling you to develop a plan of study that fits your needs.

Mining Engineering
Mining engineering is one of those select disciplines in which it may be possible for graduates to move quickly into executive and managerial positions. If you are interested in active work, travel, new frontiers and the satisfaction of doing an important job for the benefit of people, you will want to consider mining engineering. And now, you can have the convenience of getting your master’s of engineering degree in mining engineering through our distance education program!

Graduates of Missouri S&T's mining engineering program are recognized as coming from one of the country's finest mining departments. Coupled with that is the fact that the demand for mining engineering graduates will continue far into the future. Almost every major metropolitan center in the United States is near important mining activities. The mining industry is so widely distributed and the opportunities within it so diversified that the mining engineer has a wide choice of locations and activities for a career In addition to designing, planning and management of raw material production complexes, mining engineers are employed in modern construction and engineering projects such as tunneling for highways and power stations, underground openings for weapons systems, and dam and highway construction.

Courses are offered via DVD, CD and Blackboard, depending on the course. The master’s of engineering degree in mining engineering requires 33 credit hours of approved course work. You get the same opportunities as on-campus students but with the convenience of the instruction coming to you. It’s an “Education that Fits ” your needs.

Systems Engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary program housed in the department of engineering management and systems engineering. The Missouri S&T School of Engineering master’s of science degree admission requirements will be used for the program.

Students on campus as well as off campus can enroll in this degree program. A program director handles admissions and coordinates student advising. Technical specialty tracks are contributed by all of the cooperating departments with the core courses taught by engineering management and systems engineering.

The degree provides structured training in systems engineering to equip engineers with skills that can be used in the design, operation and maintenance of systems throughout their life cycle. The techniques covered and concepts introduced will be applicable to any industry.

The broad application of these techniques is necessary as the engineering systems of the future become more complex, making them difficult to design and operate without an understanding of the whole and effective integration of all components, both in design and operation and disposal.

The program consists of 18 hours of core courses and 12 hours of specialty tracks. The core topics subdivide into two areas: systems and management.

Specialization tracks provide students with the ability to address their technology education needs in the context of the overall system engineering program. You get the same opportunities as on-campus students but with the convenience of the instruction coming to you. It’s an “Education that Fits” your needs.

Courses are offered via the Internet. You may attend class real-time via the Internet from your home or place of employment. There is a two-way audio connection with the class to permit live interaction with other students and the professor. All classes are archived on the Internet to provide access to recorded lectures at a later time if you are unable to attend or need to review the material at a later date.