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Minor in Materials Science and Engineering
Offered by: Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Administrative Contact: MS&E undergraduate program director, 214 Bard Hall, 255.9159
Eligibility
Students in all Majors except Materials Science and Engineering may participate in this Minor.
Educational Objectives
Materials form the core basis of many engineering disciplines including mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical engineering. This Minor provides engineers in related Majors with the fundamental understanding of mechanisms that determine the performance, properties, and processing of modern materials.
Requirements
At least six (6) courses (≥18 credits), chosen as follows:
Required
MS&E 261: Mechanical Properties of Materials: From Nanodevices to Superstructures
or
MS&E 262: Electronic Materials for the Information Age
Two of the following:
MS&E 206: Atomic and Molecular Structure of Matter
MS&E 301: Materials Chemistry
MS&E 303: Thermodynamics of Condensed Systems
MS&E 304: Kinetics, Diffusion, and Phase Transformation
MS&E 305: Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials
MS&E 402: Mechanical Properties of Materials, Processing, and Design
Three electives chosen from the following:
• MS&E 261, MS&E 262, and any MS&E course at the 300 level or above
• Selected courses in materials properties and processing (at the 300 level or above) from A&EP, CHEME, CEE, ECE, M&AE, PHYS, and CHEM, as approved by the MS&E undergraduate coordinator. (Courses listed as “Materials Applications Electives” on the MS&E web site meet this requirement.)
Academic Standards
At least a grade of C in each course in the Minor.
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