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Focused, Advanced Study

Cal Poly’s graduate programs are built for students ready to move beyond the fundamentals. Through advanced coursework and close faculty collaboration, students take on more complex problems and develop the depth expected in specialized engineering roles.

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Civil & Environmental Engineering graduate students meet in small groups to practice their mini presentations about their thesis topic as part of associate professor Rebekah Oulton’s CE 592 Graduate Seminar II class.

Applied Learning, Elevated

From Theory to Execution

Graduate students extend their undergraduate foundation through research, design and project-based work. They analyze systems, test ideas and refine solutions while working to professional standards in engineering practice.

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Mechanical engineering student Ethan Chang machines the CubeSat rail fixture using a milling macing inside the Mustang 60 Machine Shop.

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Aerospace Engineering (MS) Biomedical Engineering (MS) Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS) Computer Science (MS) Electrical Engineering (MS) Emergency Management Certificate Engineering Management (MS) Fire Protection Engineering (MS) Fire Protection Applications Certification Fire Protection Science Certification Industrial Engineering (MS) Mechanical Engineering (MS) Transportation and Engineering Management (MS)

Graduate Study in Practice

From labs to design spaces, graduate students engage in work that demands precision, analysis and follow-through. These experiences build technical judgment and the ability to carry complex ideas from concept to completion. 

A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students worked with professor Franz J. Kurfess and DxHub to design a mobile app for the World Bank aimed at improving school safety in developing countries.

A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students worked with professor Franz J. Kurfess and DxHub to design a mobile app for the World Bank aimed at improving school safety in developing countries.

College of Engineering graduates celebrate commencement at Cal Poly.

College of Engineering graduates celebrate commencement at Cal Poly.
Students work on metalworking and 3D printing projects in the Mustang ’60 shop in the Bonderson Engineering Project Center.

Students work on metalworking and 3D printing projects in the Mustang ’60 shop in the Bonderson Engineering Project Center.
Civil and environmental engineering student Corinne Watson (left) works with assistant professor Amro El Badawy on carbon capture research.

Civil and environmental engineering student Corinne Watson (left) works with assistant professor Amro El Badawy on carbon capture research.
Civil and environmental engineering graduate students meet in small groups to practice short presentations on their thesis topics in their Graduate Seminar II class.

Civil and environmental engineering graduate students meet in small groups to practice short presentations on their thesis topics in their Graduate Seminar II class.
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