Professional Master of Paper Science and Engineering
See also Online
Undergraduate Certificate in Paper Science and Engineering
Admission requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering from an accredited
U.S. institution or a foreign equivalent.
- Submit all college transcripts
- Minimum requirements: GPA of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Three letters of reference
- Should include one letter from present or former supervisor
- At least one letter from education professional (former
professor, teacher)
- Minimum of two years experience in paper or allied industries
(please submit résumé)
- For international applicants: TOEFL/IELIS required and subjected
to current graduate school guidelines and standards for English
proficiency
- Application fee: $50 (Please make check payable to University
of Minnesota.)
- Completed application
for admission (10K .pdf).
- All applications will be reviewed by advisory committee consisting
of graduate faculty in the Professional Master’s in Paper
Science and Engineering program in the Department of Bio-based
Products and Director of Graduate Studies (Department Head, Bio-based
Products).
- Application deadline for fall admission is June 30.
Application deadline for spring admission is October
31.
General Degree Requirements
Minimum of 30 semester credits to be completed within 7 years:
This will include 24 course credits and one professional project
(6 credits). All courses are offered as online (web-based) classes.
All courses must be taken at the graduate level.
Within two semesters after beginning the degree program, the student
is required to submit a course program to the advisory committee.
This will include a one-page proposal describing the professional
project. If the project includes the use of facilities at the student’s
work place, a letter of support from his/her employer is required.
The student will select (or be assigned) a faculty advisor who
will support this project. The student will enroll in BP 8300 (IDL
section) while completing the research project. The project must
be completed within one year.
Only course work with a minimum grade of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale)
will be counted towards completion of the degree. Up to 10 transfer
credits in graduate courses of equivalent content at the grade
of B or higher will be allowed. Transfer credits are subject to
approval by the advisory committee. This degree is a coursework
only degree and does not require a final exam.
Required major core courses:
Required Related field courses:
Clarifications concerning BP 8300: Professional project
At this point it is anticipated that the faculty advisors will
provide guidance for the professional projects and will direct
students independently. These projects can include detailed literature
reviews or actual experiments performed in the mill. For example,
a detailed summary of the literature dealing with the effect of
recycling on the properties of different papermaking fiber, presented
in form of a report (including own conclusions and suggested path
forwards) could qualify as one of these projects. We anticipate
that most of the professional projects will be initiated by some
actual need at the student’s work place. For example response
of refiner plates on papermaking properties would be a project
several paper mills would readily support. Projects such as this
will require a literature review to determine known factors that
impact refining performance, a small mill trial using different
plates, collecting of data, presenting of data in appropriate tables
and graphs, conclusions and a path forward. Both types of projects
described here will result in an extensive report to be submitted
for grading to the faculty advisor.
Additional Information
If you would like additional information please contact Ulrike
Tschirner at ulrike@umn.edu or
phone (612) 624-8798.
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