Materials Engineering, B.S.

Degree Requirements

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements.  The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

• MSE 407 - MATERIALS LABORATORY I Credit(s): 3

Premajor Requirements

• CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

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• CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

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• CHE 105 - GEN COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
• CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
• CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
• MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
• MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
• MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
• PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• MSE 201 - MATERIALS SCIENCE Credit(s): 3
• MSE 202 - MATERIALS SCIENCE LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
• EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
• EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ

Major Requirements

• CHE 236 - SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
• CME 200 - PROCESS PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
• EM 221 - STATICS Credit(s): 3
• MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
• PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• MSE 301 - MATERIALS SCIENCE II Credit(s): 3
• MSE 351 - MATERIALS THERMODYNAMICS Credit(s): 3
• EM 302 - MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS Credit(s): 3
• EE 305 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS Credit(s): 3
• PHY 361 - PRINCIPLES OF MODERN PHYSICS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 401G - METAL AND ALLOYS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 402G - ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND PROCESSING Credit(s): 3
• MSE 403G - CERAMIC ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING Credit(s): 3
• MSE 404G - POLYMERIC MATERIALS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 407 - MATERIALS LABORATORY I Credit(s): 3
• MSE 408 - MATERIALS LABORATORY II Credit(s): 3
• MSE 436 - MATERIAL FAILURE ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 470 - APPLICATION OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING TO DESIGN PROBLEMS Credit(s): 1
• MSE 480 - MATERIALS DESIGN Credit(s): 3
• MSE 535 - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 538 - METALS PROCESSING Credit(s): 3
• MSE 585 - MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES Credit(s): 3
• STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3

Technical Electives

Total of 6 credit hours must be chosen. Technical electives are to be selected from a technical discipline, with approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies. At least 3 credit hours must come from a course with an MSE prefix. MSE 395  (Research) may count for one elective, but not both. Recommended technical electives include but are not limited to:

• MSE 395 - INDEPENDENT WORK IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
• MSE 506 - MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 531 - POWDER METALLURGY Credit(s): 3
• MSE 552 - AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 554 - CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSING OF POLYMER SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 556 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE MATERIALS Credit(s): 3
• MSE 569 - ELECTRONIC PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
• MSE 599 - TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 4 (Variable)
• BME 488 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMATERIALS Credit(s): 3
• CHE 580 - TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
• CME 542 - POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES Credit(s): 3
• CME 599 - TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• MA 322 - MATRIX ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 3
• MA 422 - NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF EQUATIONS Credit(s): 3
• MA 432G - METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS I Credit(s): 3

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• ME 503 - LEAN MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Credit(s): 3

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• MFS 503 - LEAN MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Credit(s): 3

Total Hours: 128

Curriculum

§ Transfer students will take  EGR 215 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS , in place of EGR 101  and EGR 103 .

Δ Students must complete both EGR 101  and EGR 103  to fulfill the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement. Transfer students may satisfy the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement by taking EGR 215 .

*Choose from the list of Technical Electives.

**Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course.