该学位课程的目的是训练学生掌握结构力学的分析和计算方法，固体力学性能的分析，材料科学的基础知识以及材料的处理。利用基于计算机的算法在计算固体力学方面的最新进展彻底改变了智能地模拟线性和非线性结构现象的能力。先进材料的工程需要从应力分析到材料科学的专业知识。由于这种多样性，该课程本质上是跨学科的，并且获得了化学，土木与环境和机械工程研究生课程的资助。它还为学生为继续学习工程哲学博士课程做好准备。
The objective of the degree program is to train students in the analytical and computational methods of structural mechanics, the analysis of the mechanical behavior of solids, the fundamentals of material science, and the processing of materials. Recent advances in computational solid mechanics with computer-based algorithms have revolutionized the ability to simulate intelligently both linear and nonlinear structural phenomena. The engineering of advanced materials requires expertise ranging from stress analysis to materials science. Due to this diversity, the program is interdisciplinary in nature with contributions from the Chemical, Civil and Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering graduate programs. It also prepares students for continued study in the Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering program.