Materials Science and Engineering

Concentrations

MSE offers concentrations to guide undergraduate students toward courses that specialize in their areas of interest. These concentrations will be officially denoted on transcripts when students fulfill the requirements.

Each concentration comprises four courses from the list below. The two courses shown in bold are required for the concentration. For MSE 0099 to count towards the concentration, the research must be within the scope of the concentration. MSE 0099, Independent Study, can also replace one of the two required courses with prior approval from the Undergraduate Chair. Only one MSE 0099 course is permitted for each concentration.

Degree Concentrations

  • MSE 4300 Polymers (required)
  • MSE 5850/BE 5850 Materials for Bioelectronics (required)
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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