MASTER'S DEGREES /17 admission. The general intent in making this distinction is to encourage those who are professionally oriented to seek the Master of Engineering degree, and those who are more scientifically oriented and those who have science-based backgrounds to seek the Master of Science degree. Also, the Master of Civil Engineering degree has been approved as a variant of the Master of Engineering degree. The M.C.E. is oriented specifically to the design and pro- fessional practice in civil engineering. The degree require- ments include a minimum number of hours of design and professional practice instruction at the graduate level, six months' full-time civil engineering related experience or its equivalent obtained after the student has achieved junior status, and completion of the Engineer Intern Examination. The thesis or report required for all master's degrees must be design-related. Further details on this degree program may be obtained from the Chairman, Department of Civil Engi- neering. Work Required.-The minimum course work required for the master's degree with thesis is 30 credits which may include up to 6 credits of research numbered 6971 in all departments. At least 12 credits, excluding 6971, must be in the student's major field of study. A minimum of 32 credits of course work is required, with at least 16 credits in the student's major field for both of the above degrees without thesis. Environmental Engineering Sciences re- quires a minimum of 34 credits of course work for degrees without a thesis. At least 50% of the required credits must be in graduate level courses, excluding those graded as S/ U. Courses in the major must be graduate level. If a minor is chosen, at least six credits of work are required: two six- credit minors may be taken. In addition, a multidisciplinary minor in departments other than the major may be autho- rized by the supervisory committee or program adviser. Courses numbered 3000 and above may be taken for the minor. Degree Credit.-In order to qualify for course work toward the Master of Engineering degree, a student must first be admitted to the Graduate School at the University of Florida. The amount of course work toward this degree that may be taken at an off-campus center will depend upon the student's individual program and the courses provided through the center. Examinations.-A student seeking the Master of Engi- neering degree with or without thesis is required to pass a comprehensive oral and/or written examination, admini- stered on campus with all participants present, at the completion of the course work. An off-campus student who is a candidate for a nonthesis degree must take half the course work from full-time University of Florida faculty members and is required to pass a comprehensive written examination administered on the University of Florida campus by an examining committee recommended by the Dean of the College of Engineering and appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School. At least one member of the examining committee must be either the student's program adviser or a member of the supervisory committee. If a minor is taken, another member selected from the Graduate Studies Faculty must be chosen from outside the major department to represent the student's minor. The requirement for an on-campus comprehensive writ- ten examination also applies to the nonthesis option of the Master of Science degree for students in the College of Engineering. Examination requirements for the Master of Science degree are covered in the section MasterofArts andMaster of Science. A Certificate Program in Manufacturing Systems Engi- neering has been established as an option for the Master of Engineering degree of six departments: Aerospace Engi- neering, Mechanics, and Engineering Science; Computer and Information Sciences; Electrical Engineering; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Materials Science and Engineer- ing; and Mechanical Engineering. Qualification for the certificate requires specified courses in manufacturing, 18 credits or more of course work selected from an approved manufacturing systems engineering core, completion of a master's thesis or project on a manufacturing-related topic, and satisfactory completion of departmental Master of Engineering requirements. In most cases, the manufactur- ing courses will partially satisfy required and elective course requirements stipulated by the home department. MASTER OF FINE ARTS The Master of Fine Arts degree is offered with majors in art, English (creative writing), and theatre. The requirements for this degree are the same as those for the Master of Arts with thesis except that a minimum of 60 credits (48 for English) is required, including 6 to 10 credits in 6971 (Research for Master's Thesis). Students in art and theatre may elect to substitute 6973 (Individual Project), creative work in lieu of the written thesis. Students intending to pursue this option should follow the general procedures below: 1. Using the college form, the student must obtain approval of a proposed project from the supervisory com- mittee. 2. The student should include in the proposal a descrip- tion of the nature of the project, the method and sources of research material, and how the project will be recorded- e.g., slides, tapes, scripts, program notes, etc. 3. Project must conform to departmental formats. To insure future accessibility and for record keeping purposes, a copy of the results must be deposited in a designated library. Admission.-Applicants requesting admission to any of the programs should have an earned baccalaureate degree in the same or a closely related field. Students must fulfill the requirements of their discipline, as well as the Graduate School admission criteria. In cases where the undergraduate degree is not in the area chosen for graduate study, the student must demonstrate a level of achievementfu I ly equivalentto the bachelor's degree in the graduate field concerned. A candidate found deficient in certain undergraduate areas will be required to remove the deficiencies by successful completion of appropriate under- graduate courses. In addition candidates in art or theatre are required to submit slides and/or a portfolio of the creative work, or to audition, prior to being accepted into the program. In English, the candidate must submit 2 short stories, 2 chap- ters of a novel, or 6 to 10 poems. Three years of work in residence (two for English) are usually necessary to complete degree requirements. If deficiencies must be removed, the residency could be longer. See additional information listed under the Fields of Instruction section of this Catalog for Art, English, and Theatre.