Recommended course sequence for the B.S. MSE Degree


Freshman Year

First Semester
  • (4) MA 16500 (Analytic Geometry And Calculus I)
  • (4) CHM 11500 (General Chemistry I) or CHM 13600 Honors
  • (4/3) Written Communication Foundational Outcome course
  • (2) ENGR 13100 or 1 (Transforming Ideas to Innovation I)
    • or ENGR 16100 (Honors version)
Total Hours: 13 or 14
Second Semester
  • (4) MA 16600 (Analytic Geometry And Calculus II)
  • (4) CHM 11600 (General Chemistry II) or CHM 13600
  • (4) PHYS 17200 (Modern Mechanics)
  • (4/3) Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course
  • (2) ENGR 13200 (Transforming Ideas to Innovation II)
    • or ENGR 16200 (Honors version)
Total Hours: 17
 

Sophomore Year

Third Semester
  • (3) MSE 23000 (Structure and Properties of Materials)
    • Prerequisites: CHM 11500 or (CHM 1110 and CHM 11200), MA 16500
  • (3) MSE 2nd year course*
  • (3) MSE 2nd year course*
  • (4) MA 26100 (Multivariate Calculus)
  • (3) MA 26500 (Linear Algebra)
  • (0) MSE 39000 (Seminar)
Total Hours: 16
Fourth Semester
  • (3) MSE 2nd year course*
  • (3) MSE 2nd year course*
  • (3) PHYS 24100 (Electricity and Optics)
  • (3) MA 26600 (Ordinary Differential Equations)
  • (1) PHYS 25200 (Elec. And Optics Lab)
  • (3) General Education Elective
Total Hours: 16

*MSE 2nd Year Courses:

- MSE 23500 Materials Properties Laboratory     
Prerequisites: CHM 11500, MA 16500
 
- MSE 25000 Physical Properties in Engineering Systems
Prerequisites PHYS 17200; Corequisites: MSE 23000, MA 26500 (or MA 26200)
 
- MSE 26000 Thermodynamics of Materials
Prerequisites MA 26100, Corequisites: MSE 23000 CHM 11600 (or CHM 13600) with a grad of C- or better
 
- MSE 27000 Atomistic Materials Science
Corequisites: MA 26100, MA 26500 (or MA 26200), MSE 23000

 

 

Junior Year

Fifth Semester
  • (3) MSE 3rd year Lab course**
  • (3) MSE 34000 (Transport Phenomena)
    • Pre-MA 26600 (or MA 26200), MSE 26000
  • (3) MSE 37000 (Elec,Opt, and Mag. Props. of Materials)
    • Prerequisites MSE 23000, MSE 27000, PHYS 24100 (or PHYS 27200)
  • (3) MSE 420 (Structure & Props. of Organic Matls.)
  • (3) General Education Elective
  • (0) MSE 39000 (Seminar)
Total Hours: 15
Sixth Semester
  • (3) MSE 3rd year Lab course**
  • (3) MSE 33000 (Proc. and Props. of Matls.)
    • Prerequisite MSE 23000
  • (3) MSE 38200 (Mechanical Response of Materials)
    • Prerequisites MSE 25000, MA 26500 (or MA 26200)
  • (3) General Education Elective
  • (3) Technical Elective
  • (0) MSE 39000 (Seminar)
Total Hours: 15

**MSE 3rd Year Lab Courses:

- MSE 33500 (Materials Characterization Laboratory)

Prerequisite: MSE 23500

- MSE 36700 (Materials Processing Laboratory)

Prerequisites: MSE 23500

Senior Year

Seventh Semester
  • (3) MSE 43000 (Materials Processing and Design I)
    • Prerequisites: MSE 25000, MSE 26000, MSE 27000, MA 26500, MA 26600, PHYS 24100, MSE 33500 or MSE 36700
  • (3) MSE 44500 (Materials Engineering Systems Analysis)
    • Pre-MSE 33000, Co-MSE 43000 & 34000
  • (6) Technical Electives
  • (3) General Education Elective
  • (0) MSE 39000 (Seminar)
Total Hours: 15
Eighth Semester
  • (3) MSE 44000 (Materials Processing and Design II)
    • Prerequisites MSE, 43000
  • (9) Technical Electives
  • (6) General Education Electives
  • (0) MSE 39000 (Seminar)
Total Hours: 18