The Grainger College of Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering

Courses

Number Title Prerequisites Web Site
MSE 183 Introductory MatSE Laboratory Credit in MSE 182 Website
MSE 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
MSE 206 Mechanics for MatSE Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 225 or MATH 257 or MATH 415
Credit in MATH 241
Credit in PHYS 211
Credit or concurrent registration in CS 101 or CS 124 or CS 125
Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 280 Engineering Materials Credit in CHEM 102
Credit in PHYS 211
MSE 304 Electronic Properties of Matls Credit in PHYS 214 Website
MSE 308 Materials Laboratory II Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 307
Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 406 		Website
MSE 396 Introduction to Research
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
MSE 404 PLA Modeling Plasticity
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 Website
MSE 458 Polymer Physics Website
MSE 460 Electronic Materials I Credit in ECE 340
Credit in MSE 304 		Website
MSE 466 Electrochem Energy Conversion
MSE 473 Biomolecular Materials Science Website
MSE 474 Biomaterials and Nanomedicine Website
MSE 481 Electron Microscopy Website
MSE 487 Materials for Nanotechnology
MSE 492 Lab Safety Fundamentals Website
MSE 495 Materials Design
MSE 529 Hard Materials Seminar Website
MSE 559 Soft Materials Seminar
MSE 581 Advanced Electron Microscopy Website
MSE 583 Dynamics of Complex Fluids
MSE 590 Research Seminars
MSE 595 Materials Colloquium
MSE 598 Intro to Digital Materials
MSE 598 DM Intro to Digital Materials Website
Number Title Prerequisites Web Site
MSE 101 Materials in Today's World
MSE 182 Introduction to MatSE
MSE 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
MSE 201 Phases and Phase Relations Credit in MSE 182
Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 104
Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 231
Credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 211
MSE 280 Engineering Materials Credit in CHEM 102
Credit in PHYS 211
MSE 307 Materials Laboratory I Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401
Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 396 Introduction to Research
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 CP Ceramic Processing
MSE 404 MAC Computational MSE- Macroscale
MSE 404 MIC Computational MSE- Microscale
MSE 404 PC1 Polymer Characterization
MSE 404 PS1 Polymer Synthesis
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 Website
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 456 Mechanics of Composites Website
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 485 Atomic Scale Simulations
MSE 488 Optical Materials Website
MSE 489 Matl Select for Sustainability
MSE 492 Lab Safety Fundamentals Website
MSE 494 Materials Design Thinking Website
MSE 498 Computational Thermo & Kinetic Website
MSE 498 MAS Modern Methods in Mat'ls Chara Website
MSE 500 Statistical Thermodyn of Matls
MSE 522 Solid State Ionics
MSE 529 Hard Materials Seminar
MSE 552 Mass & Ion Transport in Polyme
MSE 559 Soft Materials Seminar
MSE 582 Surface Physics Website
MSE 590 Research Seminars
MSE 595 Materials Colloquium
MSE 598 Density Functional Theory
Number Title Prerequisites Web Site
MSE 101 Materials in Today's World
MSE 182 Introduction to MatSE
MSE 183 Introductory MatSE Laboratory Credit in MSE 182
MSE 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
MSE 201 Phases and Phase Relations Credit in MSE 182
Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 104
Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 231
Credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 211
MSE 206 Mechanics for MatSE Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 225 or MATH 257 or MATH 415
Credit in MATH 241
Credit in PHYS 211
Credit or concurrent registration in CS 101 or CS 124 or CS 125
Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 280 Engineering Materials Credit in CHEM 102
Credit in PHYS 211
MSE 304 Electronic Properties of Matls Credit in PHYS 214
MSE 307 Materials Laboratory I Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401
Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 308 Materials Laboratory II Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 307
Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 406 		Website
MSE 396 Introduction to Research
MSE 398 Materials Design Thinking
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
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 CP Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 ELA Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 LD Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 MAC Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 MIC Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 MP Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 NP Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PC Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PC1 Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PLA Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PS Materials Laboratories
MSE 404 PS1 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 Website
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 Website
MSE 456 Mechanics of Composites Website
MSE 457 Polymer Chemistry
MSE 458 Polymer Physics
MSE 460 Electronic Materials I Credit in ECE 340
Credit in MSE 304 		Website
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
MSE 488 Optical Materials Website
MSE 489 Matl Select for Sustainability
MSE 492 Lab Safety Fundamentals Website
MSE 494 Materials Design Thinking Website
MSE 495 Materials Design
MSE 498 Special Topics Website
MSE 498 MAS Special Topics Website
MSE 500 Statistical Thermodyn of Matls
MSE 501 Kinetic Processes in Materials
MSE 522 Solid State Ionics
MSE 529 Hard Materials Seminar
MSE 552 Transport in Polymers
MSE 559 Soft Materials Seminar
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
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