Master’s of Engineering in Multidisciplinary Engineering

Admission requirements

Work experience

Because the program is designed for students to demonstrate their multidisciplinary competence through an industry-engaged project, students must have at least two years of full-time post-undergraduate work experience in engineering when they apply for the degree. However, students can start their certificates before applying. See the admissions section for more information.

International students

The multidisciplinary degree is not eligible to provide sponsorship for an F1/J1 visa. Students living outside the U.S. should contact an adviser in their certificate of interest to explore completing the program from abroad.

Certificate application requirements

Applicants must have a baccalaureate STEM degree from a nationally recognized postsecondary institution with institutional accreditation or equivalent from an international institution, and a 3.0 GPA for those credits.

How to apply

Applying for a stacked master’s degree is different from applying for a traditional master’s program. First, students begin working through the two eligible program certificates, then apply for the degree.

Capstone requirements

The applied capstone project bridges what students learned in the two certificates to solve an engineering challenge in the workplace.

This customized approach allows students to accelerate their knowledge and develop skills on the cutting edge of their field.

What is a capstone project?

A capstone is the culmination of a master’s degree. In this program, your capstone consists of a six-credit project where you identify a current challenge within an engineering organization and propose a multidisciplinary solution. The proposed solution should reflect engineering practices from your two chosen certificates.

Your capstone is an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and skills you have gained to current and future employers, professors, peers and the College of Engineering community.

The capstone experience is supported by expert faculty and an industry sponsor that you identify. Industry sponsors will likely be from your place of employment, but you can also seek industry support from another organization.

For more information on the Multidisciplinary Engineering capstone, contact engr-professional@uw.edu.

Complete coursework first, apply later

Before applying for the master’s degree, students must:

1. Complete at least one certificate and enroll in a second.
2. Complete at least two years full-time work experience. This can be done simultaneously with certificate programs.
3. Propose and get approved for an applied capstone project based on an industry relevant challenge. The capstone project should demonstrate multidisciplinary skills from the two completed certificates.

Degree graduation requirements

Obtaining the Master’s of Engineering in Multidisciplinary Engineering requires successful completion of:

• A minimum of two qualifying graduate certificates
• A minimum of 36 credits with a minimum cumulative 3.00 GPA
• A qualifying capstone project and presentation.

Program cost

The degree program is comprised of two stackable certificates and a capstone project.

Each certificate is priced individually. Cost estimates are available on the program page for each certificate, which can be found using the graduate degree and certificate search.

Additionally, students will need to enroll in a six-credit capstone course. For reference, for the 2024-2025 academic year, the cost per credit was $1,000.