Undergraduate Minor Programs in MSE

There is no need to fill out any special forms to sign up for an undergraduate minor. Students who complete the program requirements must list the minor on the application for graduation. The application must be approved by the student's advisor and the appropriate college dean before it is filed in admissions and records. The student's minor is indicated on his/her official records when all graduation requirements are satisfied.

This program is open to all students in an ABET-accredited engineering major except students in the Extractive Metallurgy option of the B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering program. Courses may be used to satisfy the major and minor requirements simultaneously. A total of 19 units are required for completion of the minor.

Minor in Extractive Metallurgy

Required Courses:

CS 135 - Computer Science I (3 units)
CHEM 421 - Physical Chemistry I (3 units)
MSE 232 - Principles of Metallurgical Engineering (3 units)
MSE 250 - Elements of Materials Science and Engineering (3 units)
MSE 322 - Mineral Processing I (3 units)
MSE 324 - Mineral Processing Lab (1 unit)
MSE 431 - Hydrometallurgy (3 units)

Minor in Extractive Metallurgy

This minor is open to any engineering or physical science major except students majoring in the Materials Science and Engineering B.S. program, or the Materials Science and Engineering option in the B.S. of Chemical Engineering program. Courses may be used to satisfy the major and minor requirements simultaneously. A total of 18 units are required for completion of the minor.

Required Courses:

MSE 250 - Elements of Materials Science and Engineering (3 units)
MSE 415 - Materials Characterization (3 units)
MSE 430 - Phase Transformations and Kinetics (3 units)

Plus nine credits from the following (other courses may be substituted with approval of department chair):

MSE 361 - Thermodynamics of Materials OR CHEM 421 - Physical Chemistry I (3 units)
MSE 401 - Corrosion of Metals (3 units)
MSE 416 - X-Ray Diffraction (3 units)
MSE 420 - Physical Properties of Crystals (3 units)
MSE 433 - Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials (3 units)
MSE 457 - Introduction to Biomaterials (3 units)
MSE 460 - Structure and Properties of Materials (4 units)
MSE 461 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3 units)

Maximum of one of the following:

CHE 406 - Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (3 units)
CHEM 449 - Polymer Chemistry
MSE 470 - Polymeric and Composite Materials (3 units)
MSE 472 - Introduction to Ceramics (3 units)
MSE 498 - Special Topics in Materials (3 units)
ME 432 - Materials (3 units)
ME 433 - Introduction to Plasticity and Creep (3 units)
ME 446 - Composite Materials (3 units)
PHYS 426 - Introduction to Solid State Physics (3 units)