MS MSE Curriculum

Core Courses
MSE 201*
MSE 225
MSE 231
MSE 233
MSE 241
MSE 251

Course Description
Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engineering
X-Ray Crystallography & Spectrography
Thermodynamics of Materials
Kinetics of Materials
Physics of Solids
Mechanical Properties of Solids

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MSE 211 to 219

Combination of Courses in Laboratory Modules in MSE

MSE 211
Transmitted Light Microscopy; 1u
MSE 212
Mineragraphy, 1u
MSE 213
Crystallography, 1u
MSE 214
Vacuum Technologies & Thin Film Depositions; 1u
MSE 215
Electronics and Magnetic Measurement, 1u
MSE 216
Ceramics Processing & Characterization, 2u
MSE 217
Scanning Electron Microscopy; 1u
MSE 218
Metallography; 1u
MSE 219
Thermal Analysis, 1u
Advanced Mathematics
6
ES 201
Advanced Mathematical Methods in Engineering 1
3
ES 204
Numerical Methods in Engineering
3
Specialization Courses
MSE 243
Epitaxial Growth; 3u
MSE 243.1
Epitaxial Growth Laboratory; 2u
MSE 245
Semiconductor Characterization; 3u
MSE 245.1
Semiconductor Characterization Laboratory; 2u
MSE 253
Heat Treatment of Ferrous & Special Alloys; 3u
MSE 255
Metal Casting; 3u
MSE 265
Ceramic Materials; 3u
MSE 266
Polymer Materials; 3u
MSE 267
Surface Science; 3u
MSE 268
Degradation Materials; 3u
MSE 271
Physics of Liquid Crystals; 3u
MSE 271.1
Liquid Crystal Laboratory I; 2u
MSE 271.2
Liquid Crystal Laboratory II, 2u
MSE 275
Advanced Physics of Solids I; 3u
MSE 276
Advanced Physics of Solids II; 3u
MSE 281
Dislocation Theory; 3u
MSE 282
Composite Materials; 3u
MSE 283
Semiconductor Materials & Processes; 3u
MSE 283.1
Semiconductor Device Fabrication Laboratory; 3u
MSE 285
Electron Microscopy; 3u
MSE 286
Powder Technology
MSE 287
Crystal Growth; 3u
MSE 287.1
Crystal Growth Laboratory; 2u
MSE 298
Special Problems; 3u
Graduate Seminar
1
Graduate Thesis
6
TOTAL
37
*Students who have taken courses equivalent to any of the core courses will be required to complete an
equivalent number of units by taking additional specialization courses.
*Students with Metallurgical and Materials Engineering background must take a three (3) unit specialization
course instead of MSE 201.