Materials Science Course Curriculum  

All engineering students follow a common first year curriculum.

Second Year

Fall
01:640:251 Multivariable Calculus (4)
01:750:227 Analytical Physics IIA (3)
01:750:229 Analytical Physics II Laboratory (1)
01:960:xxx* Statistics (211, 384, 401, 490)* (3)
14:635:203 Introduction to Materials Science Engineering (3)
14:635:205 Crystal Chemistry and Structure of Materials (3)

17 Credits

Spring
01:640:244 Differential Equations (4)
14:635:204 Materials Processing (3)
14:635:206 Thermodynamics of Materials (4)
14:635:212 Physics of Materials (3)
14:635:252 Laboratory I (2)

16 Credits

Third Year

Fall
14:635:305 Materials Microprocessing (3)
14:635:307 Kinetics of Materials Processing (3)
14:635:309 Characterization of Materials (3)
14:635:316 Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials (3)
14:635:354 Laboratory III (2)
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)

17 Credits

Spring
14:540:343 Engineering Economics (3)
14:635:314 Strength of Materials (3)
14:635:401 Senior MSE Lab I (3) **
OR
14:635:411 MSE Engineering Design I (3) ** 
14:635:353 Laboratory II (2)
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)
**(only one 401/411 is required)   

14 Credits

Fourth Year

Fall
14:635:402 Senior MSE Lab II (3) ^#
14:635:412 MSE Eng Design I (3) ^#
14:635:403 MSE Seminar 1  
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)
__:___:___ Humanities/Social Sciences Elective (300+) (3)

16 Credits

^# only one of 401/411 is required
 

Spring
14:635:404 MSE Seminar (1)
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)
__:___:___ Department/Technical Elective (3)
__:___:___ Humanities/Social Sciences Elective (300+) (3)
__:___:___ General Elective (3)

13 Credits

*Statistics
One of the following courses must be taken to satisfy the statistics requirement:
960:384 Intermediate Statistical Analysis
960:401 Basic Statistics for Research
960:490 Introduction to Experimental Design