Minor in MSE

The Department of Materials Science & Engineering Department offers a minor in Materials Science and Engineering. The minor is designed so that student in Chemistry, Physics, and other engineering disciplines can enhance their undergraduate education by learning about the science and engineering of materials through classes that complement their major degree requirements.

Students who are interested in pursuing a minor in Materials Science and Engineering should contact an undergraduate advisor.

The minor in Materials Science and Engineering requires students to complete a minimum of 19 credit hours The table below summarizes the requirements for the minor. Course descriptions can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Course number and title	Credits
ENGR 245, 245L Introduction to MSE and Lab	4
MSE 305 Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects	3
MSE 308 Thermodynatmics of Materials OR MSE 310 Elctrical Properties of Materials	3
Courses chosen from the following list: CE 340 Engineering Properties of Construction Materials CE 341 Construction Materials Lab CHEM 321, 322 Physical Chemistry Lecture CHEM 401 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry ECE 320 Semiconductor Devices ECE 440, ECE 440L Integrated Circuit Physical Design ECE 441 Advanced Silicon Technology GEOS 300 Earth Materials ME 444 Corrosion Engineering ME 454 Composites MSE 215 Materials Processing MSE 305 Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects MSE 308 Thermodynamics of Materials MSE 310 Electrical Properties of Materials MSE 312 Mechanical Behavior of Materials MSE 404, MSE 404L Materials Analysis MSE 418 Phase Transformations and Kinetics MSE 421 Introduction to Electron Microscopy MSE 422 Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy MSE 428 Interfaces and Dislocation Behavior MSE 461 Microelectronic Packaging Materials MSE 477 Biomaterials MSE 488 Biocompatibility and Environmental Degradation MSE 498 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar PHYS 309, 310 Introductory Modern Physics and Applications and Lab PHYS 415 Solid State Physics PHYS 423 Physical Methods of Materials Characterization	9
TOTAL	19