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Technical Electives
Please refer to the Course Catalog for course descriptions and availability.
The following courses will be accepted as technical electives in Materials Science and Engineering. Note that this list can be updated at any time. We will make every effort to disseminate changes. However, students should check for updates to this list regularly.
Students in Biomaterials — No 100 or 200 level biology-related courses will be accepted as technical electives unless approved by a faculty member familiar with the biomaterials area, by the Chief Advisor, the Department Head or the Associate Head. See notes on individual lists below also.
Notes
- Graduate courses are not listed and will be approved upon request.
- Seminars and special topics courses may be approved upon request.
- Courses redundant with MATSE or other courses already taken are not acceptable even if they are on this list.
- Some technical electives (as noted below) have a lower engineering/science component. Only one of these courses may be taken for technical elective credit.
Agricultural and BiologEngineering
Business and Technical Writing
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computational Science and Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Materials Science and Engineering
Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
All except 302, 402, 407, 410, 419, 434, 435
AE 201 Aerospace Systems Principles
AE 252 Intro to Aerospace Dynamics
AE 311 Incompressible Flow
AE 312 Compressible Flow
AE 321 Aerospace Structures I
AE 322 Aerospace Structures II
AE 352 Aerospace Dynamics
AE 353 Aerospace Control Systems
AE 360 Structures & Control Lab
AE 412 Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer
AE 413 Ideal Aerodynamics
AE 420 Intro to Finite Element Alys
AE 427 Mechanics of Polymers
AE 428 Mechanics of Composites
AE 433 Aerospace Propulsion
AE 440 Aerospace Systems Design I
AE 441 Aerospace Systems Design II
AE 451 Aeroelasticity
AE 460 Aerodynamics & Propulsion Lab
AE 470 Aerospace Numerical Methods
AE 481 Wind Power Technology
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
ABE 221 Agro & Bioengineering I
ABE 222 Agro & Bioengineering II
ABE 361 Princ. of Off-Road Machines
ABE 420 Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
ABE 426 Applied Machine Vision
ABE 466 Engineering Off-Road Vehicles
ABE 482 Package Engineering
ABE 483 Properties of Food Mat.
Architecture
Architecture courses are classified as having a lower engineering/science component (see note above).
ARCH 231 Anatomy of Buildings
ARCH 232 Construction of Buildings
ARCH 373 Arch. Design and the Landscape
ARCH 374 Arch. Design and the City
ARCH 451 Theory & Design Steel & Timber
ARCH 452 Theory of Reinforced Concrete
ARCH 475 Arch. Design & Development
ARCH 502 Structural Planning
ARCH 550 Reinforced Concrete Design
ARCH 551 Structural Analysis
Art Crafts
The following course is only accepted for students concentrating in Ceramics.
ARTS 220 Glass I
Biochemistry
All except 438. All the following courses are OK for students in the biomaterials concentration.
BIOC 350 Introductory Biochemistry
BIOC 425 Molecular Biophysics
BIOC 446 Physical Biochemistry
BIOC 452 Biochemistry I
BIOC 453 Biochemistry II
BIOC 455 Technqs Biochem & Biotech
Bioengineering
All the following courses are OK for students in the biomaterials concentration.
BIOE 120 Introduction to Bioengineering
BIOE 280 Biomedical Imaging
BIOE 406 Veterinary Ortho Biomechanics
BIOE 414 Biomedical Instrumentation
BIOE 415 Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
BIOE 417 Computational Neurobiol Method
BIOE 471 Biomaterials For Engineers
BIOE 475 Modeling of Bio-Systems
BIOE 480 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BIOE 498 Special Topics
Biology
All except 352. Biomaterials students are excluded from courses of 100 and 200 level for technical elective credit except with permission (see note at top). Required courses will be accepted.
BIOL 250 The Cell
BIOL 251 The Organism
Biophysics
All the following courses are OK for students in the biomaterials concentration.
BIOP 401 Introduction to Biophysics
BIOP 417 Computational Neurobid Method
BIOP 420 Molecular Biophysics
BIOP 432 Photosynthesis
Business and Technical Writing
Business and Technical Writing courses are classified as having a lower engineering/science component (see note above).
BTW 261 Principles Tech. Comm.
BTW 277 Adv. Tech. Comm.
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
All except 101, 199, 201, 202, 210, 321, 456, 494, 499.
CHBE 121 CHBE Profession
CHBE 221 Principles of CHE
CHBE 421 Momentum and Heat Transfer
CHBE 422 Mass Transfer Operations
CHBE 424 Reaction Engineering
CHBE 430 Unit Operations Laboratory
CHBE 431 Process Design
CHBE 440 Process Control and Dynamics
CHBE 451 Transport Phenomena
CHBE 452 Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis
CHBE 453 Electrochemical Engineering
CHBE 454 CHBE Projects
CHBE 457 Microelectronics Processing
CHBE 460 Process Development
CHBE 471 Biochemical Engineering
Chemistry
All numbered 122 and above except 199, 291, 293, 295, 423, 484, 492, 494, 499.
CHEM 121 Elementary Quantitative Analysis
CHEM 222 Quantitative Analysis Lecture
CHEM 223 Quantitative Analysis Lab
CHEM 232 Elementary Organic Chem Laboratory
CHEM 233 Elementary Organic Chem Laboratory I
CHEM 236 Fundamental Organic Chem I
CHEM 237 Structure and Synthesis
CHEM 312 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 315 Instrumental Chem Systems Laboratory
CHEM 317 Inorganic Chemistry Lab
CHEM 332 Elementary Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 420 Instrumental Characterization
CHEM 421 Separation Methods
CHEM 436 Fundamental Organic Chem II
CHEM 437 Organic Chemistry Lab
CHEM 438 Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHEM 440 Physical Chemistry Principles
CHEM 442 Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 444 Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 445 Physical Principles Lab I
CHEM 447 Physical Principles Lab II
CHEM 472 Physical Biochemistry
CHEM 480 Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 482 Polymer Physical Chemistry
CHEM 483 Solid State Structural Analysis
CHEM 540 Quantum Mechanics
CHEM 542 Quantum Mech and Spectroscopy
Civil and Environmental Engineering
All except 195, 201, 202, 300, 312, 422, 495, 497, 498.
CEE 310 Transportation Engineering
CEE 311 Engineering Surveying
CEE 320 Construction Engineering
CEE 330 Environmental Engineering
CEE 350 Water Resources Engineering
CEE 360 Structural Engineering
CEE 380 Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 400 Welding and Joining Process
CEE 401 Concrete Materials
CEE 405 Asphalt Materials I
CEE 406 Pavement Design I
CEE 430 Ecological Quality Engineering
CEE 431 Biomonitoring
CEE 434 Environmental Systems
CEE 440 Solid and Hazardous Waste
CEE 442 Env. Eng. Principles, Physical
CEE 449 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
CEE 460 Steel Structures I
CEE 461 Reinforced Concrete
CEE 462 Steel Structures II
CEE 463 Reinforced Concrete II
CEE 465 Design of Structural Systems
CEE 467 Masonry Structures
CEE 468 Prestressed Concrete
CEE 469 Wood Structures
CEE 470 Structural Analysis
CEE 471 Structural Mechanics
CEE 472 Structural Dynamics
CEE 480 Foundation Engineering
CEE 490 Computer Methods
CEE 491 Decision and Risk Analysis
Computational Science and Engineering
All except 462.
CSE 400 Data Structures, Non-CS Majors
CSE 401 Intro to Numerical Analysis
CSE 402 Intro to Parallel Programming
CSE 411 Numerical Methods for PDEs
CSE 412 Numerical Linear Algebra
CSE 413 Numerical Approx and ODEs
CSE 414 Algorithms
CSE 422 Computer System Organization
CSE 423 Operating Systems Design
CSE 424 Distributed Systems
CSE 425 Communication Networks
CSE 426 Software Engineering, I
CSE 427 Computer Graphics
CSE 428 Advanced Comp Graphics
CSE 429 Software Engineering, II
CSE 433 Intro to VLSI System Design
CSE 441 Introduction to Optimization
CSE 450 Computational Mechanics
CSE 451 INtro to Finite Element Analys
CSE 461 Computational Aerodynamics
CSE 472 Phys and Soc Sci Simulation
CSE 485 Atomic Scale Simulations
CSE 491 Computer Methods
Computer Science
All except 125, 196, 199, 296, 397, 398, 491, 492, 493, 498, 499.
CS 110 Programming Laboratory
CS 173 Discrete Structures
CS 225 Data Structures and Software Principles
CS 231 Computer Architecture I
CS 232 Computer Architecture II
CS 257 Numerical Methods
CS 273 Introduction to Theory of Computation
CS 400 Data Structures, Non-CS Majors
CS 411 Database Systems
CS 413 Intro to Combinatories
CS 414 Multimedia Systems
CS 417 Computer-Assisted Instruction
CS 418 Computer Graphics
CS 419 Advanced Computer Graphics
CS 420 Introduction to Parallel Programming
CS 421 Programming Languages and Compilers
CS 422 Programming Language Design
CS 423 Operating Systems Design
CS 424 Real-Time Systems
CS 426 Compiler Construction
CS 427 Software Engineering I
CS 428 Distributed Systems
CS 429 Software Engineering II
CS 431 Embedded Systems Architectures and Software Development
CS 433 Computer System Organization
CS 435 Introduction to VLSI System Design
CS 437 VLSI System and Logic Design
CS 438 Communication Networks
CS 440 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS 443 Introduction to Robotics
CS 446 Machine Learning and Pattern Rec.
CS 450 Introduction to Numerical Analysis
CS 455 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
CS 458 Numerical Linear Algebra
CS 459 Numerical Approximation and Ordinary Differential Equations
CS 462 Logic Design
CS 473 Algorithms
CS 475 Formal Models of Computation
CS 476 Program Verification
CS 484 Computer Data Acquisition Systems
Electrical and Computer Engineering
All above 205 except 316, 317, 396, 399, 402, 496, 497, 499.
ECE 206 Intro Elec & Electr Ckts Lab
ECE 210 Analog Signal Processing
ECE 211 Topics in Analog Ckts and Systems
ECE 280 Biomedical Imaging
ECE 290 Computer Engineering
ECE 328 Comp Soln EM Probs, I
ECE 329 Intro to Electromagnetic Fields
ECE 385 Digital Systems Laboratory
ECE 390 computer Engineering, II
ECE 395 Adv Digital Projects Lab
ECE 397 Individual Study in ECE
ECE 398 Special Topics in ECE
ECE 403 Audio Engineering
ECE 410 Digital Signal Processing
ECE 411 Computer Organization and Design
ECE 412 Microcomputer Laboratory
ECE 413 Probability with Engineering Applications
ECE 414 Biomedical Instrumentation
ECE 415 Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
ECE 418 Image and Video Processing
ECE 420 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
ECE 421 Plasma and Fusion Science
ECE 425 Intro to VLSI System Design
ECE 428 Distributed Systems
ECE 430 Power Circuits and Electromechanics
ECE 431 Electric Machinery
ECE 432 Advanced Electric Machinery
ECE 438 Communication Networks
ECE 440 Solid State Electronic Devices
ECE 441 Physics and Modeling of Semicond Dev
ECE 442 Electronic Circuits
ECE 443 Electronic Circuits Laboratory
ECE 444 IC Device Theory & Fabrication
ECE 445 Senior Design Project Laboratory
ECE 447 Active Microwave Ckt Design
ECE 448 Intro Artificial Intelligence
ECE 449 Computer Solution EM Problems, II
ECE 450 Lines, Fields, and Waves
ECE 451 AD Microwave Measurements
ECE 452 Electromagnetic Fields
ECE 453 Radio Communication Circuits
ECE 454 Antennas
ECE 455 Optical Electronics
ECE 457 Microwave Devices and Circuits
ECE 458 Applic of Rad Wave Propagation
ECE 459 Communications, I
ECE 460 Optical Imaging
ECE 461 Communications, II
ECE 462 Logic Design
ECE 463 Digital Communications Lab
ECE 464 Power Electronics
ECE 469 Power Electronics Laboratory
ECE 470 Introduction to Robotics
ECE 473 Fun of Eng Acoustics
ECE 474 Ultrasonic Techniques
ECE 475 Modeling of Bio-Systems
ECE 476 Power System Analysis
ECE 477 Power Sys Operation & Control
ECE 480 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ECE 482 Digital IC Design
ECE 483 Analog IC Design
ECE 484 Princ Adv Microelec Processing
ECE 486 Control Systems
ECE 487 Intro QUantum Electr for EEs
ECE 488 Compound Semicond & Devices
ECE 489 Robot Dynamics and Control
ECE 490 Introduction to Optimization
ECE 491 Intro to Numerical Analysis
ECE 492 Intro to Parallel Programming
ECE 498 Special Topics in ECE
Engineering
ENG 395 Executives in the Tech World
Food Science and Human Nutrition
FSHN 469 Package Engineering
General Engineering
All except 100, 199, 297, 397, 490.
GE 101 Engineering Graphics Design
GE 310 Intro to General Eng Design
GE 320 Introductory Control Systems
GE 311 Engineering Design Analysis
GE 312 Instrumentaion and Test Lab
GE 330 OR Meth for Profit & Valve Eng
GE 331 Analyt Methods for Uncertainty
GE 400 Engineering Law
GE 401 Patent Law and Related Topics
GE 410 Component Design
GE 411 Intro to Reliability Eng
GE 412 Fund of Nondestructive Eval
GE 420 Digital Control of Dynm System
GE 421 Introduction to Robotics
GE 422 Robot Dynamics and Control
GE 424 State Space Design Methods in Cntl
GE 494 Project Design, I
GE 495 Project Design, II
Industrial Engineering
All except 170, 199, 300, 470, 497.
IE 310 Intro to Operations Research
IE 330 Industrial Quality Control
IE 340 Human Factors
IE 360 Facilities Planning and Design
IE 361 Production Planning and Ctrl
IE 400 Des and Anlys of Experiments
IE 410 Stochastic Proc and Appl
IE 411 Optimization of Large Lin Sys
IE 412 OR Models for Mfg Systems
IE 413 Simulation
IE 430 Economic Found of Quality Sys
IE 435 Intro to Reliability Eng
IE 441 Interactive Sys Model and Design
IE 442 Safety Engineering
IE 445 Hum Perf and Eng Pysch
IE 446 Hum Comp Interaction Lab
IE 450 Computer-aided Mfg Systems
IE 451 Num Control of Mfg Processes
IE 485 Intro to MEM Devices & Systems
Manufacturing Engineering
MFGE 310 Intro to Mfg Systems
MFGE 420 Dec Making Ctrl Appl in Mfg
MFGE 430 Introduction to Mechatronics
MFGE 450 Info Mgmt for Mfg Systems
Materials Science and Enginering
Any otherwise not-required courses except 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 486.
MSE 397 Independent Study in MatSE
MSE 398 Special Topics in MatSE
MSE 420 Ceramic Matls and Properties
MSE 421 Cer Proc & Microstructure Devel
MSE 422 Electrical Ceramics
MSE 423 Ceramic Processing Laboratory
MSE 424 Refractory Technology
MSE 425 Chemically Bonded Ceramics
MSE 426 Glass Chemistry and Technology
MSE 428 Process Design
MSE 440 Adv Mechanical Prop 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 Intro to Polymer Sci and Engineering
MSE 451 Intro 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 Mat & Processing, I
MSE 461 Electronic Mat & Processing, II
MSE 462 Electronic Materials Lab
MSE 471 Biomaterials for Engineers
MSE 480 Surfaces and Colloids
MSE 481 Electron Microscopy & Diffract
MSE 482 Phys and Soc Sci Simulation
MSE 484 Composite Materials
MSE 485 Atomic Scale Simulations
MSE 497 Independent Study in MatSE
MSE 498 Special Topics in MatSE
MSE 499 Senior Thesis
Mathematics
All above 220 except 124, 125, 230, 234, 235, 249, 161, 198, 199, 225, 242, 243, 244, 245, 370, 385, 386, 390, 395, 405, 406, 408, 409, 415, 439, 496.
MATH 103 Theory of Arthimetic
MATH 210 Theory of Interest
MATH 213 Basic Discrete Mathematics
MATH 257 Numerical Models
MATH 290 Symbolic Computation Lab
MATH 347 Fundamental Mathematics
MATH 380 Advanced Calculus
MATH 383 Intro to Linear Programming
MATH 402 Non Euclidean Geometry
MATH 403 Euclidean Geometry
MATH 412 Graph Theory
MATH 413 Intro to Combinatories
MATH 414 Mathematical Logic
MATH 417 Intro to Abstract Algebra
MATH 418 Advanced Linear Alegbra
MATH 421 Symbolic Algebra
MATH 423 Differential Geometry
MATH 432 Set Theory and Topology
MATH 441 Differential Equations
MATH 442 Intro Partial Diff Equations
MATH 444 Elementary Real Analysis
MATH 446 Applied Complex Variables
MATH 447 Real Variables
MATH 448 Complex Variables
MATH 450 Intro to Numerical Analysis
MATH 453 Elementary Theory of Numbers
MATH 455 Numerical Methods for PDEs
MATH 458 Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH 459 Numerical Approx and ODEs
MATH 461 Probability Theory I
MATH 463 Statistics and Probability I
MATH 464 Statistics and Probability II
MATH 465 Analysis of Variance
MATH 466 Probability Theory II
MATH 468 Topics in Applied Statistics
MATH 469 Methods of Applied Statistics
MATH 473 Algorithms
MATH 475 Formal Modes of Computation
MATH 481 Vector and Tensor Analysis
MATH 482 Linear Programming
MATH 484 Nonlinear Programming
MATH 489 Differential Equations II
MATH 490 Topcs in Mathematics
MATH 491 Logic Design
MATH 493 Statistical Computing
MATH 494 Time Series Analysis
MATH 498 Math Methods in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
All except 170, 199, 300, 330, 390, 404, 405, 470, 497.
ME 310 Introductory Gas Dynamics
ME 320 Heat Transfer
ME 340 Model and Analys of Dynam Sys
ME 350 Design for Manufacturability
ME 360 Signal Proc Inst and Control
ME 370 Mechanical Design I
ME 371 Mechanical Design II
ME 400 Energy Conversion Systems
ME 401 Refrigeration and Cryogenics
ME 402 Design of Thermal Systems
ME 403 Internal Combustions/Engines
ME 410 Intermediate Gas Dynamics
ME 411 Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer
ME412 Num Techniq in Thermal Science
ME 420 Intermediate Heat Transfer
ME 430 Failure Mechanisms in Eng Mat
ME 431 Failure Anlys of Mechanl Compt
ME 440 Kinem and Dynm of Mechanl Sys
ME 441 Automotive Vehicle Dynamics
ME 446 Robot Dynamics and Control
ME 450 Modeling in Materials Proc
ME 460 Industrial Control Systems
ME 461 Computer Ctrl of Mechanl Sys
ME 462 Modern Control Theory
ME 471 Intro to Finite Element Anlys
ME 472 Introduction to Tribology
ME 485 Intro MEM Devices & Systems
Molecular and Cell Biology
All courses except 199, 290, 395, 396, 492, 434. Biomaterials students excluded from 100 and 200 level courses for tech elective credit without approval.
MCB 100 Introductory Microbiology
MCB 101 Intro Microbiology Lab
MCB 103 INtro to Human Physiology
MCB 150 Bolec & Cellular Basis of Life
MCB 151 Molec & Cellular Biology Laboratory
MCB 250 Molecular Genetics
MCB 251 Exp Techniqs in Molecular Biol
MCB 252 Cells, Tissues & Development
MCB 253 Exp Techniqs in Cell Biol
MCB 290 Individual Topics
MCB 300 Microbiology
MCB 301 Experimental Microbiology
MCB 312 Applied Microbiology Methods
MCB 313 Cells and Tissues
MCB 315 Cells and Tissues Laboratory
MCB 316 Intro Eukaryotic Molec. Genet.
MCB 317 Eukaryotic Molec. Genet. Lab
MCB 334 Functional Human Anatomy
MCB 400 Structure and Function
MCB 401 Cell & Membrane Physiology
MCB 402 Sys & Integrative Physiology
MCB 403 Cell & Membrane Physiology Lab
MCB 404 Sys & Integrative Physiol Lab
MCB 408 Immunology
MCB 410 Developmental Biology
MCB 412 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
MCB 413 Endocrinology
MCB 415 Struct Funct of Nervous System
MCB 416 Integrative Neurophysiology
MCB 417 Computational Neurobiol Method
MCB 418 Human Genetics
MCB 421 Microbial Genetics
MCB 422 Microbial Genetics Techniques
MCB 426 Bacterial Pathogens
MCB 427 Infection and Immunity
MCB 428 Bacterial Pathogens Laboratory
MCB 430 Molecular Microbiology
MCB 431 Microbial Physiology
MCB 432 Computing in Molecular Biology
MCB 433 Viral Pathogenesis
MCB 441 Comparative Animal Physiology
MCB 442 Comparative Immunobiology
MCB 481 Developmental Neurobiology
MCB 522 Human Extremities
MCB 523 Human Thorax
MCB 524 Human Abdomen and Pelvis
MCB 525 Human Neck and Head
Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering
All except 100, 101, 199, 241. 397, 398, 402, 412, 431, 432, 446, 447, 458, 498.
NPRE 201 Energy Systems
NPRE 247 Modeling Nuclear Energy System
NPRE 421 Plasma and Fusion Science
NPRE 423 Plasma Laboratory
NPRE 429 Plasma Engineering
NPRE 435 Prin Imaging w Ionizing Rad
NPRE 441 Prin of Radiation Protection
NPRE 442 Radioactive Waste Management
NPRE 444 Nuclear Analytical Methods Lab
NPRE 448 Nuclear Sys Eng and Design
NPRE 451 Nucl Plasma Rad Eng Lab
NPRE 453 Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
NPRE 455 Neutron Diffusion & Transport
NPRE 457 Safety Anlys Nucl Reactor Sys
Physics
All above 199 except 404, 405, 427, 497, 498.
PHYS 219 Introductory Relativity
PHYS 325 Mechanics and Relativity I
PHYS 326 Mechanics and Relativity II
PHYS 401 Classical Physics Lab
PHYS 402 Light
PHYS 403 Modern Experimental Physics
PHYS 419 Space, Time and Matter
PHYS 429 Atmospheric Dynamics
PHYS 435 Electromagnetic Fields I
PHYS 436 Electromagnetic Fields II
PHYS 460 Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS 466 Atomic Scale Simulations
PHYS 470 Subatomic Physics
PHYS 479 Plasma and Fusion Science
PHYS 485 Atomic Phys & Quantum Theory
PHYS 486 Quantum Physics I
PHYS 487 Quantum Physics II