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Curriculum - Materials Science & Engineering
| Freshman Year - First Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| CHEM 127Q or 129Q | General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 115Q or 121Q | Calculus I | 4 |
| ENGR 100 | Introduction to Engineering | 1 |
| CSE 123 | Introduction to Computing | 2 |
| ENGL 110 or 111 | Expository Writing | 4 |
| General Education Elective (Content Area 1) | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | |
| Freshman Year - Second Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| CHEM 128Q or 130Q | General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 116Qor 122Q | Calculus II | 4 |
| ENGR 166 | Foundations of Engineering (MMAT Section) | 3 |
| General Education Elective (Content Area 2) | 3 | |
| General Education Elective (Content Area 2) | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year - First Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| PHYS 151Q | Physics for Engineering I | 4 |
| MATH 210Q | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| PHIL 104 | Philosophy & Ethics | 3 |
| MMAT 243 | Intro to Material Science and Engineering I | 3 |
| CE 211 | Applied Mechanics I | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year - Second Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| PHYS 152Q | Physics for Engineering II | 4 |
| MATH 211Q | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MMAT 244 | Intro to Material Science and Engineering II | 3 |
| MMAT 284 | Material Lab | 1 |
| CE 287 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| General Education Elective (Content Area 4) | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | |
| Junior Year - First Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| MMAT 256 | Applied Thermodynamics of Materials | 4 |
| MMAT 265 | Phase Transformation, Kinetics & Applications | 3 |
| MMAT 286 | Materials Processing and Microstructures Laboratory | 1 |
| ECE 220 | Electrical Circuits | 3 |
| General Education Elective (Content Area 4) | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | |
| Junior Year - Second Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| MMAT 255 | Transport Phenomena in Materials | 4 |
| MMAT 266 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 |
| MMAT 276 or MMAT 277 | Mat. Processing* | 3 |
| MMAT 285 | Mech. Behavior Lab (Jr. or Sr. Yr.)* | 1 |
| Professional Elective (Note A) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | |
| Senior Year - First Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| MMAT 236W | Materials Characterization | 3 |
| MMAT 267 | Electronic Materials | 3 |
| MMAT 287 | Mater. Capstone Project I | 2 |
| Professional Elective (Note A) | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Note B) | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | |
| Senior Year - Second Semester | ||
| Course Name | Credits | |
| CHEG 256 | Polymeric Materials | 3 |
| MMAT 276 or MMAT 277 | Mat. Processing* | 3 |
| MMAT 288W | Mater. Capstone Project II | 2 |
| Professional Elective (Note A) | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Note B) | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 128 | |
*Courses offered in alternate years.
Curriculum for B.S.E. in Materials Science & Engineering
The BSE-MSE Curriculum requires a minimum of 128 credits to satisfy graduation requirements. Thirty-one (31) credits in mathematics and basic sciences, fifty-seven (57) credits in engineering, and nineteen to twenty-two (19-22) credits in general education courses are specified. The student will elect a minimum of nine (9) credits from a list of recommended professional electives and a minimum of six (6) credits from a list of recommended technical electives. At least three credits of technical elective courses must be in mathematics or basic sciences. Three to six credits are designated as free electives and students may elect University courses to satisfy their individual interests.
Three (12 credit) MSE concentrations have been defined. Students may enroll in elective courses to follow one of the defined concentrations, may choose courses from the recommended lists to suit their individual interests, or may petition the MSE Faculty to receive professional or technical elective credit for a course that is not on the currently recommended lists.
MSE Concentrations
Biomaterials Concentration
MCB 203
CHEM 243
BME 271
BME 273
Metallurgy Concentration
MMAT 207 or ME 228
MMAT219 or MMAT 238
MMAT 232
MMAT 234
Nanomaterials Concentration
MMAT 260
MMAT 261
ENGR 250
PHYS 261
A: Recommended Professional Electives
Nine (9) credits from:
| BME 271 | Biomaterials |
| BME 273 | Advanced Biomaterials |
| ME 217 | Metal Cutting Principles |
| ME 228 | Intro. to Fatigue in Mechanical Design* |
| MMAT 207 | Failure Analysis* |
| MMAT 219 | Materials Joining* |
| MMAT 228 | Physical Ceramics* |
| MMAT 230 | Intro. to Composite Materials* |
| MMAT 232 | Intro. to High Temperature Materials* |
| MMAT 234 | Corrosion and Materials Protection* |
| MMAT 238 | Alloy Casting Processes* |
| MMAT 260 | Nanomaterials Synthesis* |
| MMAT 261 | Nanomaterials Characterization & Applications* |
*Courses may be offered in alternate years.
B: Recommended Technical Electives
Six (6) credits, at least 3 credits must be in basic science or mathematics, from:
| CHEM 243 | Organic Chemistry I |
| CHEM 244 | Organic Chemistry II |
| CHEM 263 | Physical Chemistry I |
| CHEM 264 | Physical Chemistry II |
| MCB 203 | Intro. to Biochemistry |
| ME 218 | Manufacturing Systems |
| ME 232 | Kinematic Design |
| ME 233 | Intro to Thermodynamics |
| ME 253 | Linear Systems Theory |
| ME 255 | Computational Mechanics |
| MATH 214 | Intro. to Discrete Systems |
| MATH 215 | Abstract Linear Algebra |
| MATH 227Q | Applied Linear Algebra |
| MATH 231 | Probability |
| PHYS 261 | Quantum Mechanics I |
| PHYS 262 | Quantum Mechanics II |
| STAT 220Q | Statistical Methods |
| STAT 221Q | Statistical Methods |
| STAT 224Q | Probability Models |