Materials Science & Engineering
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Minor

 

Why an MSE Minor?

The understanding and selection of materials is a common requirement in many professional engineering disciplines: ME, AERO, NERS, BME, EECS, Naval, CEE, etc. Pursuing a minor in Materials Science and Engineering is a smart way to broaden your skill set and increase your overall marketability.

Are you considering a double degree or a minor?

 

Requirements

  • Minimum of 19 credits including the following 4 courses required of ALL MSE minors:
    • MATSCIE 220 (Introduction to Materials and Manufacturing) or MATSCI 250 (Principles of Engineering Materials)
    • MATSCIE 350: Structures of Materials (F)
    • MATSCIE 330: Thermodynamics of Materials (F)
    • MATSCIE 335: Kinetics of Materials (W)

The 5th course must be selected from the following chart depending on what your major is.  We suggest, for most departments, that you take MSE 242, Physics of Materials (W).  But you may be able to substitute it based on the chart below. MSE 281 and some sections of MSE 293 does not count as a Science or Technical Elective.

 

 

Major 220/250 242 350 330 335 400 410 412 420 440 454 465 470 514
Aero ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
BME ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB X SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ChE ✔️ X ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB X (✔️) SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Civil ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Climate and Meterorology ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Comp Sci ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Comp Eng ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Data Sci ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Eng. Physics ✔️ X ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB (✔️) SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
EE ✔️ X ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ X SUB SUB (✔️) SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Environmental ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
IOE ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ME ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB X SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
NAME ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
NERS ✔️ X ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB (✔️) SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Robotics ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
Space Sci ✔️ (✔️) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB

Key:

✔️ = required
(✔️) = recommended, but may be substituted by an MSE course denoted by SUB
SUB = valid Substitution
𝘟 = not a valid substitution

How do I declare?

Email us or make an appointment for an online meeting.

Course flow & pre-requisites (updated curriculum) - click for larger version