A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Materials Science and Engineering, BSE
- Total credits (published)
- 4
- Credits (computed from items)
- 61
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_e1f10e8b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Engineering
15 items
- 1
- 0.5
- 0.5
- As published: “Introduction to Functional Materials: From Macro to Nanoscale”1
- 1
- 1
- 0.5
- 1
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Mechanical Properties of Macro/Nanoscale Materials”1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
Math and Natural Science
11 items
- 1
- 1
- ESE/ENM 2030Linear Algebra with Applications to Engineering and AINot resolved to a courseor: ENM 2400 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra1
- 1
- SEAS Math (EUMA)Not resolved to a course1
- As published: “Principles of Physics I (without laboratory)”or: MEAM 1100 Introduction to Mechanics1
- 1
- 1
- .5
- 1
- 1
Technical Electives
electives · 3 items
- As published: “Introduction to Scientific Computing”1
- MSE Elective (MSE 0000-4999)Not resolved to a course2
- SEAS Math (EUMA), SEAS Natural Science (EUNS) or SEAS Engineering (EUNG)Not resolved to a course2
Attribute EUMA
0 items
Attribute EUNS
0 items
Attribute EUNG
0 items
General Electives 1
electives · 2 items
- 1
- Select 4 Social Science or Humanities coursesNot resolved to a course4
Social Science (EUSS)
0 items
Humanities (EUHS)
1 item
- Select 2 Social Science or Humanities or Technology in Business & Society coursesNot resolved to a course2
Social Science (EUSS)
0 items
Humanities (EUHS)
0 items
Technology in Business and Society (EUTB)
0 items
Free Elective 2
electives · 1 item
- Select 1 course unit of free electivesNot resolved to a course1
Artificial Intelligence
12 items
- Select 2 from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “AI for Science and Engineering: From Data to Discovery”
- CIS 4190/5190Applied Machine LearningNot resolved to a course
- Select 2 from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Applied Data Science - Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence”
Biomaterials and Biomimetics
10 items
- 1
- MSE/BE 5850Materials for BioelectronicsNot resolved to a course1
- Select 2 of the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Undergraduate Research and/or Independent Study (may substitute for one required course with permission)”
- As published: “Drug Delivery Systems: Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine”
- As published: “Bioengineering III: Biomaterials (upper label version)”
- 1
Electronic & Optical Devices and Sensors
13 items
- 1
- MSE 4650/5650Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured MaterialsNot resolved to a course1
- Select 2 courses from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Undergraduate Research and/or Independent Study”
- MSE/ESE 5250Nanoscale Science and EngineeringNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Optical Information Processing for Materials Characterization”2
- MSE/BE 5850Materials for BioelectronicsNot resolved to a course
- 1.5
- 1
Energy and Sustainability
14 items
- 1
- As published: “Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability”1
- Select 2 courses from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Undergraduate Research and/or Independent Study”
- MSE 4080/5080Materials in Catalysis and ElectrocatalysisNot resolved to a course
- MSE 4280/5460Solid-State Materials ChemistryNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage”
- As published: “Energy and Its Impacts: Technology, Environment, Economics, Sustainability”1
- As published: “Renewable Energy and Its Impacts: Technology, Environment, Economics, Sustainability.”
- As published: “Energy Engineering in Power Plants and Transportation Systems”
Product Design
24 items
- Select 2 from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Needfinding”
- IPD 5150/MEAM 4150Product DesignNot resolved to a course
- IPD 5140/5140Design for ManufacturabilityNot resolved to a course
- MEAM 4110/IPD 5110How to Make Things: Production Prototyping StudioNot resolved to a course
- Select 2 from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Undergraduate Research and/or Independent Study”
- BE/IPD 5140Rehab Engineering and DesignNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Intellectual Property and Business Law for Engineers”
- As published: “Introduction to Product and Process Design”
- NURS 3570/5730Case Study: Innovation in Health: Foundations of Design Thinking & Equity-centered DesignNot resolved to a course
- ARCH 7280/IPD 5280Design of Contemporary Products: Design for Equity, Inclusion and AccessibilityNot resolved to a course
Nanotechnology
11 items
- 1
- MSE 4650/5650Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured MaterialsNot resolved to a course1
- Select 2 courses from the following:Not resolved to a course2
- As published: “Undergraduate Research and/or Independent Study”
- As published: “Introduction to Micro- and Nano-electromechanical Technologies”
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