Materials Engineering

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The sample curriculum shown below, which results in the B.S. degree in Materials Engineering, requires a minimum of 128 credit hours and completion of the required elective courses that follow.

First Year

Fall

Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

CHEM 1100 - Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 1100 - Introduction to Engineering Analysis Credit Hours: 4
MATH 1010 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

ENGR 1300 - Engineering Processes Credit Hours: 1
ENGR 1600 - Materials Science for Engineers Credit Hours: 4
MATH 1020 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1100 - Physics I Credit Hours: 4

Second Year

Fall

Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

ENGR 1200 - Engineering Graphics and CAD Credit Hours: 1
ENGR 2250 - Thermal and Fluids Engineering I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2400 - Introduction to Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1200 - Physics II Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
(See footnote 1 below)
Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

CSCI 1190 - Beginning C Programming for Engineers Credit Hours: 1
ENGR 2050 - Introduction to Engineering Design Credit Hours: 4
MTLE 2100 - Structure of Engineering Materials Credit Hours: 4

Third Year

Fall

Professional Dev. II Credit Hours: 2
(See footnote2 below)
Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

ENGR 2600 - Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4100 - Thermodynamics of Materials Credit Hours: 4
MTLE 4200 - Properties of Engineering Materials I Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 4
Free Elective I Credit Hours: 4

MTLE 4150 - Kinetics in Materials Systems Credit Hours: 4
MTLE 4250 - Properties of Engineering Materials II Credit Hours: 4

Fourth Year

Fall

Materials Elective I Credit Hours: 3
Free Elective II Credit Hours: 4

ENGR 4010 - Professional Development III Credit Hours: 1
(See footnote 3 below)
MTLE 4400 - Materials Synthesis and Processing I Credit Hours: 4
MTLE 4910 - Design in Materials Engineering Credit Hours: 3

Spring

Materials Elective II Credit Hours: 3
Free Elective III Credit Hours: 4

MTLE 4450 - Materials Synthesis and Processing II Credit Hours: 4
MTLE 4920 - Applications of Materials Credit Hours: 2

Electives

The following is a list of courses from which the electives indicated above should be selected.

Restricted Elective Options

ECSE 2010 - Electric Circuits Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 2090 - Engineering Dynamics Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 2350 - Embedded Control Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 2530 - Strength of Materials Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 4300 - Electronic Instrumentation Credit Hours: 4

Materials Electives

MTLE 4030 - Glass Science Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4050 - Introduction to Polymers Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4160 - Semiconducting Materials Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4310 - Corrosion Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4410 - Welding Processes and Metallurgy Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4420 - Joining of Advanced Materials Credit Hours: 3

Footnotes

Students are encouraged to select a life science course, such as BIOL 1010.
This course will be fulfilled from a list published at the start of each semester.
This course can be taken in either semester of senior year.