Undergraduate 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, and 400-level seniors and graduate students.

UI Courses, Schedules and Requirements
MatSE Timetable: Spring 2022
Course Objectives and Outcomes

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

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
MSE 199	Undergraduate Open Seminar
MSE 498	Engineering Communication		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

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