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Materials Science and Engineering Courses

The following courses are currently offered by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Courses at the 100-level are intended for freshmen, 200-level sophomores, 300-level juniors, 400-level seniors and graduate students and 500-level graduate students.

UI Courses, Schedules and Requirements

MatSE Timetable: Spring 2008

Course

Title

MSE 100

Materials Lectures

MSE 101

Materials in Today's World

MSE 182

Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

MSE 199

Undergraduate Open Seminar

MSE 201

Phases and Phase Relations

TAM/MSE 206

Mechanics for MatSE

MSE 280A

Introduction to Engineering Materials

MSE 280B

Introduction to Engineering Materials

MSE 304

Electronic Properties of Materials

MSE 307

Materials Science and Engineering Lab I

MSE 308

Materials Science and Engineering Lab II

MSE 395

Materials Design

MSE 397

Independent Study in MatSE

MSE 398

Special Topics in MatSE

MSE 401

Thermodynamics of Materials

MSE 402

Kinetic Processes in Materials

MSE 403

Synthesis of Materials

MSE 405

Microstructure Determination

MSE 406

Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Materials

MSE 420

Ceramic Materials and Properties

MSE 421

Ceramic Processing and Microstructure Development

MSE 422

Electrical Ceramics

MSE 423

Ceramic Processing Laboratory

MSE 425

Chemically Bonded Ceramics

MSE 426

Glass Chemistry and Technology

MSE 428

Process Design

MSE 440

Advanced Mechanical Properties of Solids

MSE 441

Metals Processing

MSE 442

Metals Laboratory

MSE 443

Design of Engineering Alloys

MSE 444

Welding and Joining Processes

MSE 445

Corrosion of Metals

MSE 450

Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering

MSE 451

Introduction to Polymer Synthesis

MSE 452

Polymer Laboratory

MSE 453

Plastics Engineering

MSE 455

Polymer Physics

MSE 457

Polymer Chemistry

MSE 458

Polymer Physical Chemistry

MSE 460

Electronic Materials and Processing I

MSE 461

Electronic Materials and Processing II

MSE 462

Electronic Materials Laboratory

MSE 470

Design and Use of Biomaterials

MSE 472

Biomaterials Laboratory

MSE 473

Biomolecular Materials Science

MSE 480

Surfaces and Colloids

MSE 481

Electron Microscopy and Diffraction

MSE 484

Composite Materials

MSE 485

Atomic Scale Simulations

MSE 492

Lab Safety Fundamentals

MSE 497

Independent Study in MatSE

MSE 498

Special Topics in MatSE

MSE 498JC

Synthesis of Biomaterials

MSE 498WX

Molecular Biology for Engineers

MSE 499

Senior Thesis

MSE 500

Statistical Thermodynamics of Materials

MSE 501

Kinetic Processes in Materials

MSE 520

Crystal Physics and Structure-Property Relations

MSE 522

Ceramic Dielectrics

MSE 526

Mineralogy of Clays

MSE 529

Seminar in Ceramics

MSE 540

Advanced Mechanical Behavior

MSE 542

Solidification Processing

MSE 559

Soft Materials Seminar

MSE 561

Electronic Properties of Solids

MSE 562

Characterization of Electronic Materials

MSE 564

Vapor Phase Thin Film Growth

MSE 580

Diffraction Physics of Materials

MSE 582

Surface Physics

MSE 584

Point and Line Defects

MSE 586

Selection of Materials

MSE 590

Research Seminars

MSE 591

Lab Investigations in MatSE

MSE 595

Materials Colloquium

MSE 597

Independent Study in MatSE

MSE 598

Special Topics in MatSE

MSE 598EM

Advanced Electron Microscopy

MSE 598KS

Dynamics of Complex Fluids

MSE 599

Thesis Research

IE 300

Analysis of Data