Course descriptions can be found on the MSE course catalog page.

• MSE 793C- Professional Development Seminar: MSE Careers (1 cr)
  • Professional and personal skill development pertaining to careers in materials science and engineering (MSE) and presentations from speakers in various MSE careers roles.
• MSE 501- Tech Transfer (1cr)
  • The pathways toward commercialization of materials from research. Case studies, technology readiness levels, proposal writing, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property practices.
• MSE 502A- Materials Structure and Scattering (1 cr)
  • Introduction to the atomic level arrangements of materials, defects related to these structures, and X-ray Diffraction, X-ray scattering, and electron diffraction methods.
• MSE 502B- MSE Methods: Computational Materials Methods (1 cr)
  • Introduction to mathematical and computational methods that are used to model materials: Simulation/Modeling, Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Potts, Density Functional Theory, and other approaches.
• MSE 502C- MSE Methods: Microscopy (1 cr)
  • Introduction to modern microscopy techniques for materials research using optical microscopy. Interferometry and confocal techniques, scanning electron, microscopy transmission electron microscopy, and scanning probe microscopy.
• MSE 503- Mechanical Behaviors of Materials (3 cr)
  • The mechanical behavior of metals, polymeric, ceramic, and composite materials in mechanical designs considering multiple factors such as structure, processing, and physical properties. Practical and specific performance analyses of structural materials are examined.
• MSE 504- Thermodynamics of Materials (3 cr)
  • The determination of whether and the means by which a given reaction can occur. Macroscopic and microscopic solid-state thermodynamics with experimental methodologies for characterizing them, with a focus on thermodynamic and statistical mechanical aspects of material structure-property relationships.
• MSE 505- Kinetics of Materials (3 cr)
  • The determination of whether and the means by which a given reaction can occur. Macroscopic and microscopic solid-state kinetics with experimental methodologies for characterizing them, with a focus on the kinetic aspects of material structure-property relationships.
• MSE 523- Electronic Properties of Materials (3 cr)
  • Introduction to the electronic properties of materials, including band structures, quantum mechanics and optical characteristics.

Professional Development Seminar (pick 2 below)

• MSE 793A- Professional Development Seminar: MSE and DEI (1 cr)
  • Professional and personal skill development regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to opportunities in materials science and engineering.
• MSE 793B- Professional Development Seminar: Materials and Society (1 cr)
  • The connections between materials and society, fusing basic concepts in materials science and engineering with perspectives and methods from anthropology, history, and sociology.

Course descriptions can be found on the MSE course catalog page.

• MSE 793C- Professional Development Seminar: MSE Careers (1 cr)
  • Professional and personal skill development pertaining to careers in materials science and engineering (MSE) and presentations from speakers in various MSE careers roles.
• MSE 501- Tech Transfer (1cr)
  • The pathways toward commercialization of materials from research. Case studies, technology readiness levels, proposal writing, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property practices.
• MSE 502A- Materials Structure and Scattering (1 cr)
  • Introduction to the atomic level arrangements of materials, defects related to these structures, and X-ray Diffraction, X-ray scattering, and electron diffraction methods.
• MSE 502B- MSE Methods: Computational Materials Methods (1 cr)
  • Introduction to mathematical and computational methods that are used to model materials: Simulation/Modeling, Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Potts, Density Functional Theory, and other approaches.
• MSE 502C- MSE Methods: Microscopy (1 cr)
  • Introduction to modern microscopy techniques for materials research using optical microscopy. Interferometry and confocal techniques, scanning electron, microscopy transmission electron microscopy, and scanning probe microscopy.
• MSE 503- Mechanical Behaviors of Materials (3 cr)
  • The mechanical behavior of metals, polymeric, ceramic, and composite materials in mechanical designs considering multiple factors such as structure, processing, and physical properties. Practical and specific performance analyses of structural materials are examined.
• MSE 504- Thermodynamics of Materials (3 cr)
  • The determination of whether and the means by which a given reaction can occur. Macroscopic and microscopic solid-state thermodynamics with experimental methodologies for characterizing them, with a focus on thermodynamic and statistical mechanical aspects of material structure-property relationships.
• MSE 505- Kinetics of Materials (3 cr)
  • The determination of whether and the means by which a given reaction can occur. Macroscopic and microscopic solid-state kinetics with experimental methodologies for characterizing them, with a focus on the kinetic aspects of material structure-property relationships.
• MSE 523- Electronic Properties of Materials (3 cr)
  • Introduction to the electronic properties of materials, including band structures, quantum mechanics and optical characteristics.

Professional Development Seminar (pick 2 below)

• MSE 793A- Professional Development Seminar: MSE and DEI (1 cr)
  • Professional and personal skill development regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to opportunities in materials science and engineering.
• MSE 793B- Professional Development Seminar: Materials and Society (1 cr)
  • The connections between materials and society, fusing basic concepts in materials science and engineering with perspectives and methods from anthropology, history, and sociology.

Select from the materials related courses list.