Undergraduate Degree Concentrations
As part of the SEAS curriculum reform, MSE is offering concentrations to guide undergraduate students toward courses that specialize in their areas of interest. The MSE concentrations are as follows: Electronic and Optical Devices and Sensors; Energy and Sustainability; and Nanotechnology. In contrast to the current areas of specialization, these concentrations will be officially denoted on transcripts when students fulfill the requirements for a concentration.
Each concentration comprises of four courses from the list below. The two courses shown in bold are required for the concentration. For MSE 099/0099 to count towards the concentration, the research must be within the scope of the concentration. MSE 099/0099, Independent Study, can also replace one of the two required courses with prior approval from the Undergraduate Chair. Only one MSE 099/0099 course is permitted for each concentration.
MSE Students, please download the Concentration Course Proposal Form here.
Biomaterials and Biomimetics
MSE 4300 – Polymers
MSE 5850/BE 5850 – Materials for Bioelectronics
MSE 5180 – Structure and Function of Biological Materials
MSE4650/5650 – Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured Materials
MSE 0099 – Independent Study
CBE 5110 – Physical Chemistry of Polymers and Amphiphiles
CBE 5640 – Drug Delivery Systems: Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine
BE 2200 – Biomaterials
BE 5120 – Bioengineering III: Biomaterials
PHYS 2280 – Phys Models Bio Systems: Physical Models of Biological Systems
Electronic & Optical Devices and Sensors
MSE 5360 – Electronic Properties of Materials (required)
MSE 4650/5650 – Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured Devices (required)
MSE 0099 – Independent Study (may substitute for one required course with permission)
MSE 5250 – Nanoscale Science & Engineering
MSE 6400 – Optical Materials
ESE 2150 Electrical Circuits and Systems
ESE 2180 Electronic, Photonic, and Electromechanical Devices
ESE 5100 Electromagnetic and Optical Theory
ESE 5210 The Physics of Solid-State Energy Devices
ESE 5230 Quantum Engineering
Energy and Sustainability
MSE 4550 – Electrochemical Engineering of Materials (required)
MSE 5450 – Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (required)
MSE 5020 Sustainability of Materials
MSE 0099 – Independent Study (may substitute for one required course with permission)
CBE 5450 – Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
EAS 3010 – Climate Policy and Technology
EAS 4010 – Energy and its Impacts: Technology, Environment, Economics, Sustainability
EAS 4020 – Renewable Energy and its Impacts: Technology, Environment, Economics, Sustainability
EAS 4030 – Energy Systems and Policy
MEAM 5020 – Energy Engineering in Power Plants and Transportation Systems
MEAM 5030 – Direct Energy Conversion: From Macro to Nano
MEAM 5800 – Electrochemistry for Energy, Nanofabrication & Sensing
Nanotechnology
MSE 5250 – Nanoscale Science and Engineering (required)
MSE 4650/5650 – Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured Devices (required)
MSE 0099 – Independent Study (may substitute for one required course with permission)
MSE 6100 Transmission Electron Microscopy and Crystalline Imperfections
MSE 5360 Electronic Properties of Materials
ESE 3360 Nanofabrication of Electrical Devices
ESE 4230 Quantum Engineering
ESE 5360 Nanofabrication and Nanocharacterization
ESE 6210 Nanoelectronics
MEAM 5290 Introduction to MEMS and NEMS