MatSE Graduate 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.

Courses

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
MSE 401	Thermodynamics of Materials	Credit in MSE 201 or MSE 280 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 285	Website
MSE 403	Synthesis of Materials	Credit in MSE 201 Concurrent registration in MSE 401
MSE 404	Laboratory Studies in Materials Science and Engineering	Credit in MSE 307 Credit in MSE 308
MSE 404 MIC	Computational MSE- Microscale		Website
MSE 406	Thermal-Mech Behavior of Matls	Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401 Credit in MSE 206 Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 421	Ceramic Processing	Credit in MSE 420
MSE 440	Mechanical Behavior of Metals	Credit in MSE 406	Website
MSE 443	Design of Engineering Alloys	Credit in MSE 401 Credit in MSE 402	Website
MSE 457	Polymer Chemistry
MSE 461	Electronic Materials II		Website
MSE 464	Magnetic Mat'ls & Applications		Website
MSE 470	Design and Use of Biomaterials	Credit or concurrent registration in MCB 252 Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 232 or MSE 403	Website
MSE 480	Surfaces and Colloids
MSE 485	Atomic Scale Simulations
MSE 488	Optical Materials		Website
MSE 489	Matl Select for Sustainability
MSE 492	Lab Safety Fundamentals
MSE 494	Materials Design Thinking
MSE 500	Statistical Thermodyn of Matls
MSE 522	Solid State Ionics		Website
MSE 529	Hard Materials Seminar
MSE 559	Soft Materials Seminar
MSE 590	Research Seminars		Website
MSE 590 DMS	Digi-Mat Prof. Dev. Seminar
MSE 595	Materials Colloquium
MSE 598	Microhydrodynamics of Soft Mat

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
MSE 402	Kinetic Processes in Materials	Credit in MSE 201 Credit in MSE 401	Website
MSE 404	Laboratory Studies in Materials Science and Engineering	Credit in MSE 307 Credit in MSE 308
MSE 404 ELA	Modeling Elasticity		Website
MSE 405	Microstructure Determination	Credit in MSE 201 Credit in PHYS 214 Credit in MATH 285
MSE 420	Ceramic Materials & Properties
MSE 422	Electrical Ceramics		Website
MSE 441	Metals Processing
MSE 450	Polymer Science & Engineering
MSE 455	Macromolecular Solids
MSE 456	Mechanics of Composites		Website
MSE 458	Polymer Physics		Website
MSE 460	Electronic Materials I	Credit in ECE 340 Credit in MSE 304
MSE 466	Electrochem Energy Conversion
MSE 473	Biomolecular Materials Science
MSE 474	Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
MSE 487	Materials for Nanotechnology		Website
MSE 492	Lab Safety Fundamentals		Website
MSE 495	Materials Design		Website
MSE 498	Modern Methods in Mat'ls Chara		Website
MSE 498 MAS	Modern Methods in Mat'ls Chara		Website
MSE 529	Hard Materials Seminar
MSE 552	Mass & Ion Transport in Polyme
MSE 559	Soft Materials Seminar		Website
MSE 580	Diffraction Physics of Matls		Website
MSE 583	Dynamics of Complex Fluids
MSE 590	Research Seminars		Website
MSE 590 DMS	Digi-Mat Prof. Dev. Seminar
MSE 595	Materials Colloquium
MSE 598	Intro to Digital Materials
MSE 598 DM	Intro to Digital Materials		Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
MSE 498	Engineering Communication		Website
MSE 590	Research Seminars		Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
MSE 401	Thermodynamics of Materials	Credit in MSE 201 or MSE 280 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 285
MSE 403	Synthesis of Materials	Credit in MSE 201 Concurrent registration in MSE 401
MSE 404	Laboratory Studies in Materials Science and Engineering	Credit in MSE 307 Credit in MSE 308
MSE 404 MIC	Computational MSE- Microscale
MSE 406	Thermal-Mech Behavior of Matls	Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401 Credit in MSE 206 Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 421	Ceramic Processing	Credit in MSE 420
MSE 440	Mechanical Behavior of Metals	Credit in MSE 406
MSE 443	Design of Engineering Alloys	Credit in MSE 401 Credit in MSE 402
MSE 457	Polymer Chemistry
MSE 461	Electronic Materials II
MSE 464	Magnetic Mat'ls & Applications
MSE 470	Design and Use of Biomaterials	Credit or concurrent registration in MCB 252 Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 232 or MSE 403
MSE 480	Surfaces and Colloids
MSE 489	Matl Select for Sustainability
MSE 492	Lab Safety Fundamentals
MSE 494	Materials Design Thinking
MSE 500	Statistical Thermodyn of Matls
MSE 501	Kinetic Processes in Materials		Website
MSE 529	Hard Materials Seminar
MSE 559	Soft Materials Seminar		Website
MSE 584	Point and Line Defects
MSE 590	Research Seminars		Website
MSE 590 DMS	Digi-Mat Prof. Dev. Seminar
MSE 595	Materials Colloquium
MSE 598	NanoEng in Complex Soft Matls

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
MSE 401	Thermodynamics of Materials	Credit in MSE 201 or MSE 280 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 285
MSE 402	Kinetic Processes in Materials	Credit in MSE 201 Credit in MSE 401	Website
MSE 403	Synthesis of Materials	Credit in MSE 201 Concurrent registration in MSE 401
MSE 404	Laboratory Studies in Materials Science and Engineering	Credit in MSE 307 Credit in MSE 308
MSE 404 AD	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 ELA	Materials Laboratories		Website
MSE 404 LD	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 MIC	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 MP	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 NP	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PC	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PLA	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PS	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 TE	Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 TM	Materials Laboratories
MSE 405	Microstructure Determination	Credit in MSE 201 Credit in PHYS 214 Credit in MATH 285
MSE 406	Thermal-Mech Behavior of Matls	Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401 Credit in MSE 206 Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 420	Ceramic Materials & Properties
MSE 421	Ceramic Processing	Credit in MSE 420
MSE 422	Electrical Ceramics		Website
MSE 440	Mechanical Behavior of Metals	Credit in MSE 406
MSE 441	Metals Processing
MSE 443	Design of Engineering Alloys	Credit in MSE 401 Credit in MSE 402
MSE 450	Polymer Science & Engineering
MSE 453	Plastics Engineering
MSE 455	Macromolecular Solids
MSE 456	Mechanics of Composites		Website
MSE 457	Polymer Chemistry
MSE 458	Polymer Physics		Website
MSE 460	Electronic Materials I	Credit in ECE 340 Credit in MSE 304
MSE 461	Electronic Materials II
MSE 464	Magnetic Mat'ls & Applications
MSE 466	Electrochem Energy Conversion
MSE 470	Design and Use of Biomaterials	Credit or concurrent registration in MCB 252 Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 232 or MSE 403
MSE 473	Biomolecular Materials Science
MSE 474	Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
MSE 480	Surfaces and Colloids
MSE 481	Electron Microscopy		Website
MSE 485	Atomic Scale Simulations
MSE 487	Materials for Nanotechnology		Website
MSE 488	Optical Materials		Website
MSE 489	Matl Select for Sustainability
MSE 492	Lab Safety Fundamentals		Website
MSE 494	Materials Design Thinking
MSE 495	Materials Design		Website
MSE 498	Special Topics		Website
MSE 498 MAS	Special Topics		Website
MSE 500	Statistical Thermodyn of Matls
MSE 501	Kinetic Processes in Materials		Website
MSE 522	Solid State Ionics
MSE 529	Hard Materials Seminar
MSE 552	Transport in Polymers
MSE 559	Soft Materials Seminar		Website
MSE 580	Diffraction Physics of Matls		Website
MSE 581	Advanced Electron Microscopy
MSE 582	Surface Physics		Website
MSE 583	Dynamics of Complex Fluids
MSE 584	Point and Line Defects
MSE 590	Research Seminars		Website
MSE 590 DMS	Digi-Mat Prof. Dev. Seminar
MSE 595	Materials Colloquium
MSE 598	Special Topics
MSE 598 CS	Special Topics
MSE 598 DM	Special Topics		Website

MatSE Graduate Programs Office

Graduate Programs Office
106 MSEB
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801

matse-grad@illinois.edu

Ashley Phillips Smith
Assistant Director of Graduate Programs
106C MSEB
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
P: (217) 300-6668

aphilli5@illinois.edu

Katie M. Burke
Graduate Programs Coordinator
106B MSEB
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
P: (217) 244-1379

kmburke4@illinois.edu