Materials Science and Engineering

Subject abbreviation: MSE The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns

College of Engineering

Alexander A. Balandin, Ph.D., Chair Advising Office, A159C Bourns Hall;

• (951) 827-3647 (ENGR)

www.engr.ucr.edu/mse

Program Committee Alexander A. Balandin, Ph.D., (Electrical Engineering) Sakhrat Khizroev, Ph.D., (Electrical Engineering) Mart Molle, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Nosang Myung, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environ - mental Engineering) Cengiz Ozkan, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Valentine Vullev, Ph.D. (Bioengineering)

The B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering is offered jointly by the five partici- pating departments of The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering. The program aims to produce students who are effective team players in materials engineering or related engineering, science or managerial positions, who use and improve on their skills in the job; who can enter into graduate or pro- fessional degree programs; and who are responsible engineers, professionals or scien- tists demonstrating ethical and professional responsibility and continuing to learn through a variety of educational experiences.

The program aims to produce graduates who:

• • can apply knowledge of the scientific and

engineering principles underlying major ele- ments of materials engineering -- the struc- ture, properties, processing, and perform- ance of materials

• • can design and conduct experiments rele-

vant to materials science and engineering as well as analyze and interpret experimental data

• • can identify, formulate, and solve materials

selection and design problems 322 / Programs and Courses

• • can work in multidisciplinary teams

• • can appreciate professional and ethical

responsibility and the importance of contin- ued learning after graduation

• • can communicate effectively

• • have a basic understanding of the impact of

engineering on society, including the economy and environment

• • have an elementary understanding of con-

temporary issues in materials science and engineering

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, Colleges and Programs section.

The Materials Science and Engineering major uses the following major requirements to sat- isfy the college’s Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.

• 1. One course in the biological sciences

chosen from an approved list

• 2. CHEM 001A, CHEM 001LA

• 3. MATH 008B or MATH 009A

• 4. PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B

• 1. Lower-division requirements (68 units)

• a) CHEM 001A, CHEM 01LA, CHEM 001B,

CHEM 01LB, CHEM 001C, CHEM 01LC

• b) CS 030

• c) EE 001A, EE 01LA

• e) MATH 009A, MATH 009B, MATH 009C,

MATH 010A, MATH 010B, MATH 046

• d) ME 010

• f) MSE 001

• g) PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C

• 2. Upper-division requirements (52 units)

• a) CHEM 112A

• b) CEE 135

• c) CHE 100

• d) EE 138

• e) ENGR 180

• f) ME 110, ME 114, ME 156

• g) MSE 160, MSE 161, MSE 175A,

MSE 175B

• h) STAT 155

• i) Technical Electives (20 units): chosen

from BIEN 140A/CEE 140A, BIEN 140B/ CEE 140B, CEE 147, EE 133, EE 136, EE 137, EE 139, ME 113, ME 116, ME 138, ME 153, ME 180

Visit the Student Affairs Office in the College of Engineering or student.engr.ucr.edu for a sam- ple program.