Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering

The material sciences and engineering program aims to develop an understanding of the structure, properties, processing and service behavior of engineering materials, including metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite materials. This understanding fosters both development of new materials and improvement of existing materials in order to optimize manufactured products.

Laboratory experience is an important part of the program and emphasizes micro-structural characterization using modern analytical techniques, such as optical and electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction, materials processing, determination of the physical and mechanical behavior of materials, and materials and process selection. Graduating students find employment opportunities in a wide range of industries requiring knowledge of materials development and/or optimization, processing and selection.
The material sciences and engineering program aims to develop an understanding of the structure, properties, processing and service behavior of engineering materials, including metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite materials. This understanding fosters both development of new materials and improvement of existing materials in order to optimize manufactured products.
Laboratory experience is an important part of the program and emphasizes micro-structural characterization using modern analytical techniques, such as optical and electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction, materials processing, determination of the physical and mechanical behavior of materials, and materials and process selection. Graduating students find employment opportunities in a wide range of industries requiring knowledge of materials development and/or optimization, processing and selection.
The objectives of the MSE undergraduate program are to prepare graduates for a broad range of professional careers and provide a foundation for advanced studies at the graduate or professional level.
Program Outcomes:
Graduates of the MSE undergraduate program will have:

• An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
  
• An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
  
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
  
• An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
  
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
  
• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
  
• An ability to communicate effectively
  
• The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
  
• A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
  
• A knowledge of contemporary issues
  
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice