School of Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Undergraduate Study

Concentrations

Biomaterials
The four-course sequence, MCB 2000, CHEM 2443, BME 3700, and BME 4701, constitutes the Biomaterials concentration. These MSE professional and technical elective courses are appropriate for undergraduate students in their Junior and Senior years. The courses will review different biomaterials including, metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and natural materials, focusing on materials for hard tissue replacement, tissue engineering scaffolds, materials for drug delivery applications and other emerging fields.

Nanomaterials
The nanomaterials concentration is a four-course sequence including two required 'nanomaterials' courses and two elective nanotechnology-related courses which are mainly open to junior and senior undergraduate students, with a minimum total of 12 credits to be elected. The two ‘nanomaterials’ courses, “Nanomaterials Synthesis and Design” (MSE 4240) and “Nanomaterials Characterization and Applications” (MSE 4241), will review the nanoscale materials fundamentals, synthesis and characterization techniques, nanodevices fabrication, testing and applications, which are derived from the latest progress and documentation in the nanoscience and nanotechnology. The two elective courses can be chosen from a pool reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this topical area, which includes Physics 3401 (Introductory Quantum Mechanics), Chemistry 3563 (Physical Chemistry I), Engineering 4243 (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology I), etc. These elective courses offered from other disciplinary departments will review the fundamentals in nanoscale materials physics and chemistry as well as the fundamentals in nanomaterials-based device engineering.

Metallurgy
The metallurgy concentration allows an MSE major the opportunity to select four courses (MSE 3020 or ME 3228, MSE 4021 or 4038, MSE 3032, MSE 4034) that provide in depth knowledge and understanding of manufacturing, selection, and design processes for contemporary and advanced alloy systems. Emphasis is placed on the application of the fundamental principles that relate processing, structure, properties, and performance of metallic materials.