An integrated curricula between master and doctoral engineering programs

The engineering graduate programs in Mexico appeared during the 1950s at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), which has had the largest population, the greatest number of degrees obtained and the most prestigious professors. Now there are 15 areas of engineering in the master and doctoral programs; 13 of these are offered at the Engineering School and two more at the Chemistry School. The Engineering School has experimented recent changes in the curricula in this decade to integrate both master and doctoral programs in order to be more flexible and personal. These changes are described in this paper.