Engineering Concentration in
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
To complete the Engineering Concentration in MSE, students must successfully complete
36 units of approved MSE graduate-level courses.
- Students must complete 12 units of required concentration courses.
- Students must complete 24 units of approved concentration electives.
- Pre-approved courses are given in the list below.
- Appropriate alternative courses must be approved by the EST&P program and the
MSE department.
|
MSE Required Courses
Students must take 12 units of required concentration courses. |
Semester | Units | |
| 27-798 | Thermodynamics I | Mini 1 | 6 |
| 27-799 | Thermodynamics II | Mini 2 | 6 |
|
MSE Concentration Electives
Students must take 24 units of concentration electives. |
Semester | Units | |
| 27-700 (24-643) |
Energy Storage Materials and Systems
|
Fall
|
12 |
| 27-705 | Nanostructered Materials | Spring | 12 |
| 27-718 | Soft Materials (occasional) | Fall | 12 |
| 27-721 | Processing Design | Fall | 12 |
| 27-722 | Basics and Applications of Power Magnetic Devices (occasional) | Spring | 12 |
| 27-724 | Materials for Energy Storage (occasional) |
Spring
|
6 |
| 27-725 | Materials in Nuclear Systems (occasional) |
Spring
|
6 |
| 27-727 | Mechanical Behavior in Extreme Environments (occasional) |
Spring |
6 |
| 27-728 | Materials for Future Energy Systems (occasional) | Fall | 6 |
| 27-729 | Solid State Devices for Energy Conversion | Fall | 6 |
| 27-730 | Energy Consumption and Minimization in Metals Production | Occasional | 6 |
| 27-750 | Advanced Characterization and Microstructural Analysis | Spring | 12 |
| 27-752 | Foundations of Semiconductor Nanostructures |
Spring |
12 |
| 27-765 | S.T. in Materials Science: Materials and Society (occasional) | Fall and Spring | 12 |
| 27-766 | Diffusion in Materials | Fall | 6 |
| 27-770 | Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Properties |
Spring |
12 |
| 27-771 | S.T. Materials and Devices for Energy Efficiency Applications (occasional) | Spring | 12 |
| 27-788 | Defects in Materials | Fall | 6 |
| 27-794 | Chemical Stability of Materials in Extreme Environments (occasional) | Fall | 6 |
| 27-796 | Structure of Materials | Fall | 6 |
| 27-797 | Bonding of Materials |
Fall |
6 |
Graduate engineering classes are generally offered once per year, though they may be taught less frequently.
Mini numbers denote the order of these half-semester sessions: 1 & 2 are in the fall and 3 & 4 in the spring.
Special Topics classes (S.T.) are new or infrequent classes that may not be regularly scheduled.
For course descriptions, search CMU’s Schedule of Classes .