Course List
A list of courses to be offered for the proposed MSE program is provided in the Table below and descriptions are provided at the end.
Core and MSE elective courses offered
Core Courses
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Comp. Methods for Grad Students | 500 | 3 |
| Experimental Tech Grad Students | 500 | 3 |
| Math Analysis for Grad Students | 500 | 3 |
| Materials Engineering | 500 | 3 |
| Mechanical Properties of Materials | 500 | 3 |
| Electrical Properties of Materials | 500 | 3 |
| Kinetics of Materials: Physical Properties | 500 | 3 |
General MSE Electives
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Dev and Evaluation | 500 | 3 |
| Polymer Engineering / Soft Materials | 500 | 3 |
| Artificial Organ Engineering | 500 | 3 |
| MSE Grad Seminar | 500 | 1 |
| Thermodyn and Kinetics Materials | 600 | 3 |
| Master’s Thesis | 600 | 3-6 |
| Special Topics | 600 | 3 |
Nanotechnology Electives
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Processing of Nano-Materials (w/lab work) | 600 | 4 |
| Lithography of Nanostructures (w/lab work) | 600 | 4 |
| Nano-Mechanics of Materials | 600 | 3 |
Biomaterials Electives
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Biomaterials | 500 | 3 |
| Biomechanics of Hard Tissue | 500 | 3 |
| Cell and Tissue Engineering | 500 | 3 |
| Biomedical Sensors | 500 | 3 |
Magnetic and Optical Materials Electives:
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Systems and Devices | 500 | 3 |
| Physics of Electro-Optics, Photonics and Magneto-optics | 600 | 3 |
Chemistry, Glass, Ceramics & Metallurgy Electives
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Processing of Materials | 500 | 3 |
| Introduction to Organic Chemistry | 500 | 3 |
| Introduction to Solid State Chemistry | 600 | 3 |
| Electronic processes in Non-Crystalline Materials | 700 | 3 |
Processing and Instrumentation
| Class | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Electrochemical Processing of Materials | 600 | 3 |
| Micro- and Nano-Device Processing | 600 | 3 |
| Imaging Technologies | 500 | 3 |
5xx: 1st yr Graduate Courses; 6xx: Adv. Grad Course; 7xx: Doctoral level course.
Special Topics Courses
Computational Materials Science, Transport Phenomena, Fracture and Fatigue, Welding and Joining Processes, Systems Perspectives on Industrial Ecology, Sustainable Energy: Economic and Environmental Issues, Engineering Risk-Benefit Analysis,Symmetry and Tensor Properties of Materials are some of the courses that are not listed in the Table but will be offered as “Special Topic” courses from time to time if sufficient student interest is perceived.