SUSM MES Thesis Degree Overview

The MES in SUSM is offered as either a thesis-based masters degree or a coursework-based masters (NEW) degree which can both be taken full-time or part-time. 

Thesis-based full-time students can expect to be enrolled for 6 terms (2 years).  Part-time students must finish within 5 calendar years. Please see below for the suggested program schedule for full-time students. Part-time students have greater flexibility.

Some thesis-based students are ready to defend in the fifth term, but most take six terms to complete writing and defend their masters research thesis. The MES courses in SUSM that are thesis-based focus less on semester-based results and generally have a lighter list of course requirement that vary depending on the degree, whether that be general, water, or aeronautics. 

If interested in applying to the SUSM MES thesis-based program, please reach out to potential research supervisors to discuss areas of faculty research interest, alignment with a professors research program and possible student funding. To find out more visit the coursework-based degree overview to compare options.