Materials Science Minor

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Core  
MATS 321 INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE 4
CCE 321 CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS 3-4
or MATS 322 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Electives  
Select 19-20 credits from the following five categories, with at least 3 credits from each category: 1 19-20
Structure  

CH 411

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 412

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 440

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY  

CH 441

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY  

ECE 415

MATERIAL SCIENCE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY  

ECE 416

ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES  

MATS 413

THERMODYNAMICS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIA OF MATERIALS  

MATS 478

THIN FILM MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTIES  

NSE 446

MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION OF STRUCTURAL AND ENERGY MATERIALS  

WSE 321

WOOD CHEMISTRY  

WSE 322

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD  

WSE 324

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM  
Properties  

ECE 411

ENGINEERING MAGNETICS  

ECE 416

ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES  

MATS 478

THIN FILM MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTIES  

ME 484

FRACTURE OF MATERIALS  

NSE 445

MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS  

NSE 446

MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION OF STRUCTURAL AND ENERGY MATERIALS  

WSE 322

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD  

WSE 324

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM  
Processing  

CH 442

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY  

CHE 444

THIN FILM MATERIALS PROCESSING  

CHE 445

POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE  

ECE 418

SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING  

MATS 441

PHYSICAL METALLURGY  

MATS 445

WELDING METALLURGY  

MFGE 337

MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES  

MFGE 438

COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING  

WSE 324

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM  
Design  

CCE 422

GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS  

CHE 450

CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS  

CHE 451

SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES  

ME 424

FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS  

ME 480

MATERIALS SELECTION  

NSE 445

MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS  
Ethics and Environment  

CCE 422

GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS  

CHE 320

SAFETY, ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM  

ENGR 221

THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY  

ENGR 350

*SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING  

NSE 319

*SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY  

WSE 111

WOOD INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY  

WSE 210

*RENEWABLE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND UTILIZATION  

WSE 453

^FOREST PRODUCTS BUSINESS  
Total Credits 27

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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12 credits must be upper-division (300 level or above). Other courses may count as electives with advisor approval