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The Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program addresses the rapidly expanding interest in nano and bio engineering science and technology. This program equips students to apply core scientific principles for synthesizing, manipulating, designing, and characterizing the structural and functional attributes of advanced engineering materials. Students benefit from unique advantages rarely available in comparable MSE programs: the ability to customize their curriculum according to personal interests, assured research opportunities, and an outstanding student-to-faculty ratio.
International applicant should have completed a program of secondary education that would enable you to enter a university in your own country (e.g., A-levels, Abitur).
A strong command of the English language is necessary for successful study at Penn. Applicants whose families do not speak English at home, or applicants who have not attended a high school or secondary school where the primary language of instruction is English, are asked to take the TOEFL, the Test of English as a Foreign Language, administered by the Educational Testing Service. In the event the TOEFL is not readily accessible, Penn will accept results from the IELTS, the International English Language Testing System.