MATERIALS ENGINEERING, BSMTE
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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- Bachelor of Science in Materials Science Engineering
- Concentration in Biomaterials
- Concentration in Metallurgy
- Concentration in Polymer Matrix Composites
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science Engineering
| Requirements | Hours | |
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| Core Curriculum as Specified for Engineering Majors | 36 | |
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Area I: Written Composition (6 hrs) |
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Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hrs) |
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Area III: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hrs) |
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| Calculus I | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics Laboratory I and General Physics I Recitation |
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| General Physics II and General Physics Laboratory II and General Physics II - Recitation |
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Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (9 hrs) |
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| Other Required Courses | 80 | |
| Statics | ||
| Mechanics of Solids | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Recitation and General Chemistry I Laboratory |
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| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Recitation and General Chemistry II Laboratory |
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| Electrical Systems | ||
| Introduction to Engineering I and Introduction to Engineering II |
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or EGR 200 |
Introduction to Engineering | |
| Computer Methods in Engineering | ||
| Math Tools for Engineering Problem Solving 1 | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Engineering Graphics | ||
| Introduction to Thermal Sciences | ||
| Engineering Materials | ||
| Physical Materials I and Physical Materials I Laboratory |
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| Thermodynamics of Materials | ||
| Physical Materials II | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Materials Processing | ||
| Composite Materials | ||
| Statistics and Quality | ||
| Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Materials Laboratory |
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| Metals and Alloys and Metals and Alloys Laboratory |
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| Characterization of Materials and Characterization of Materials Laboratory |
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| Ceramic Materials and Ceramic Materials Laboratory |
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| Capstone Design Project I | ||
| Capstone Design Project II | ||
| Materials Engineering Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Frontiers of Automotive Materials | ||
| Nanobiomaterials | ||
| Principles of Metal Casting and Principles of Metal Casting Laboratory |
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| Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials | ||
| Composites Manufacturing | ||
| Metals and Alloys II | ||
| Mathematics/Science Elective | 3 | |
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Any Biology (BY) courses numbered BY 108 or above |
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Any Chemistry (CH) courses numbered CH 200 or above |
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| Introduction to Linear Algebra | ||
| Scientific Programming | ||
| Mathematical Modeling | ||
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Any Mathematics (MA) courses numbered MA 434 or above |
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Any Physics (PH) courses numbered PH 223 or above |
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| Engineering/Mathematics/Science Electives 2 | 6 | |
| Introduction to Computer Science in Python | ||
| Object-Oriented Programming | ||
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Any course listed in the Mathematics/Science Electives section |
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Any engineering course not required in the major except CE 344, EE 300, EE 305, EE 314, EGR 301, ME 241, ME 302, MSE 350, or any capstone/senior project course, or any honors research hours from another program. |
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| Total Hours | 128 | |
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Students may also take MA 227 and MA 252 instead of EGR 265 and approved Math/Science elective. |
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Completion of Departmental Honors Program satisfies three credits of either a Materials Engineering Elective or an Engineering/Mathematics/Science Elective. |
Residency Requirement
In addition to UAB's residency requirement, to earn a bachelor of science in materials engineering from UAB, the program requires that students complete the following courses at UAB:
| Requirements | Hours | |
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| Three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Materials Processing | ||
| Composite Materials | ||
| Polymeric Materials | ||
| Metals and Alloys | ||
| Characterization of Materials | ||
| Ceramic Materials | ||
| MSE 498 | Capstone Design Project I | 3 |
| MSE 499 | Capstone Design Project II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Concentration in Biomaterials
Students seeking the degree of BSMtE may add a concentration in Biomaterials by appropriate selection of their MSE Elective and Science/Mathematics/Engineering Electives (9 credit hours total).
| Requirements | Hours | |
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| BME 311 | Biomaterials for Non-Majors | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| Implant-Tissue Interactions | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Nanobiomaterials | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Concentration in Metallurgy
Students seeking the degree of BSMtE may add a concentration in Metallurgy by appropriate selection of their MSE Elective and Science/Mathematics/Engineering Electives (9 credit hours total).
| Requirements | Hours | |
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| Elective Courses | ||
| Select three from the following: | 9 | |
| Frontiers of Automotive Materials | ||
| Principles of Metal Casting | ||
| Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials | ||
| Metals and Alloys II | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Concentration in Polymer Matrix Composites
Students seeking the degree of BSMtE may add a concentration of Polymer Matrix Composites by appropriate selection of their MSE Elective and Science/Mathematics/Engineering Electives (10 credit hours total). CH 235/CH 236 may be used as the Science/Mathematics Elective instead of one of the Science/Mathematics/Engineering Electives.
| Requirements | Hours | |
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| CH 235 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 236 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| Frontiers of Automotive Materials | ||
| Nanobiomaterials | ||
| Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials | ||
| Composites Manufacturing | ||
| Total Hours | 10 | |
