Students are required to satisfactorily complete three of the following materials science and engineering technical elective courses, for a total of (9) nine units. The courses are presented by subject area to assist students who wish to choose courses
from an area of personal interest.
Bulk Engineering Materials & Manufacturing:
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester:
- MEMS 1102 Principles and Applications of Steel Alloy
Design
- MEMS 1163 Ceramic Materials (2022/2024)
- MEMS 1080 Powder Processing of Materials (2023/2025)
- MEMS 1087 Sustainable Materials Production (2022/2024)
Usually Spring Semester:
- MEMS 1101 Ferrous Physical Metallurgy
- MEMS 1103 Principles and Applications of Steel Processing
- MEMS 1130 Introduction to Additive Manufacturing of
Materials
Advanced Manufacturing:
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester:
- MEMS 1080 Powder Processing of Materials (2023/2025)
- MEMS 1087 Sustainable Materials Production (2022/2024)
- MEMS 1057 Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Usually Spring Semester (years indicate rotating classes and
their tentative year):
- MEMS 1130 Introduction to Additive Manufacturing of
Materials
- MEMS 1103 Principles and Applications of Steel Processing
Nanomaterials & Nanomanufacturing:
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester:
- ENGR 0240 Nanotechnology and Nanoengineering
- MEMS 1057 Micro/Nano manufacturing
- MEMS 1163 Ceramic Materials (2022/2024)
- MEMS 1080 Powder Processing of Materials (2023/2025)
- MSE 2061:Tribology: adhesion, friction, lubrication, wear
(Fall 2022/2024, permission required)
- MEMS 1048 Analysis & Characterization at Nano-scale
(2021/2023)
Usually Spring Semester:
- ENGR 1066 Introduction to Solar Cells and Nanotechnology
- MEMS 1130 Introduction to Additive Manufacturing of
Materials
- MEMS 1111 Materials for Energy Generation and Storage
(2022/2024)
Biomaterials:
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester:
- BIOENG 1070 Intro to Cell Biology 1
- BIOENG 1075: Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology
Laboratory Techniques
- BIOENG 1810: Biomaterials and Biocompatibility (permission
required)
Usually Spring Semester:
- BIOENG 1071 Intro to Cell Biology 2
- BIOENG 1075: Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology
Laboratory Techniques
- IE 1202 Intro to Medical Product Development
Energy:
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester:
- ENGR 1700 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering#
- ENGR 1702 Nuclear Plant Technology#
Usually Spring Semester:
- ENGR 1701: Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactors#
- MEMS 1111: Materials for Energy Generation and Storage
(2020/2022)
- ENGR 1066 Introduction to Solar Cells and Nanotechnology
- MSE 2033: Power Magnetic Materials and Devices (permission
required)
#: part of the Nuclear Certificate
Computational Materials Science (first year offered):
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester:
- ENGR 1451/2451: Exploratory Data Science
Usually Spring Semester:
- MSE 2012 Computational Materials Science (Spring
2021/2023)
- MSE 2112 Nanoscale Modeling and Simulation (Spring
2022/2024)
- ENGR 1453/2453: Data Science: Statistical Learning,
Modeling and Prediction
Polymers:
(choose 3 of the following courses, years indicate rotating
classes and their tentative year)
Usually Fall Semester (years indicate rotating classes and
their tentative year):
- CHE 1754 Principles of Polymer Engineering
Usually offered every semester:
- CHEM 0310 Organic Chemistry 1 (fall, spring, summer)
- CHEM 0320 Organic Chemistry 2 (fall, spring, summer)
Please note also the following:
• MSE technical electives can include 2000-level (i.e., Masters-level), subject to the approval of the MSE Program Director.
• Co-op students can earn three units for completing three co-op rotations and a written technical report on their co-op experience, which may be substituted for one of the technical electives.
• Upper-level engineering courses from other engineering departments may be substituted for materials science and engineering technical electives, subject to the approval of the undergraduate director.
• Technical electives are usually not offered during the summer term.
• Students must complete the proper prerequisites before enrolling in any of the technical electives and should have acquired junior standing.
Students wishing to pursue other technical elective choices must obtain the approval of the MSE Program Director.