Minor in Materials Science & Engineering
2024-25 MSE Minor Requirements
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| Course Number & Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| Take at least 1 of the following | 3 |
| MSE 101 Introduction to Materials Engineering OR CHEM 111 General Chemistry | – |
| Take the following | – |
| MSE 201 Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering | 3 |
| MSE 280 Intro to Materials Characterization | 2 |
| 6 credits of upper division MSE courses | 6 |
| Take at least 6 credits from the following | 6 |
| CE 340 Principles of Civil Engineering Materials (3) CHEM 321 Physical Chemistry I (3) ECE 320 Semiconductor Devices (3) ECE 440 Introduction to Integrated Circuit Processing (3) ECE 441 Advanced Silicon Technology (3) GEOS 300 Earth Materials (4) ME 442 Corrosion Engineering (3) MSE 308 Thermodynamics of Materials (3) MSE 312 Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3) MSE 318 Phase Transformations and Kinetics (3) MSE 421 Structural Characterization (3) MSE 380 Material Properties Laboratory (3) MSE 381 Materials Analysis Laboratory (3) MSE 311 Electrical Properties of Materials (3) MSE 315 Materials Processing (3) MSE 461 Topics in Semiconductor Materials (3) MSE 488 Environmental Degradation of Materials (3) PHYS 309 Introductory Quantum Physics with Applications (3) PHYS 415 Solid State Physics (3) PHYS 423 Physical Methods of Materials Characterization (3) ME 477 Biomaterials (3) GEOS 343 Applied and Environmental Geophysics (4) GEOS 314 Structural Geology (4) ME 356 Introduction to Solid Biomechanics (3) ME 450 Advanced Mech of Materials (3) MSE 473 Physical Properties of Polymers (3) CE 442 Microstructure, Properties, and Performance of Concrete (3) CHEM 322 Physical Chemistry II Lecture (3) | – |
| Total | 20 |