Materials Science and Engineering (Minor)
The Materials Science and Engineering minor is available to and useful for students in any engineering discipline, as well as students from chemistry, physics, and textiles.听It is designed to provide students with the fundamentals necessary for advanced study in Materials Science and Engineering and/or employment in materials-related fields.听
Completion of the MSE minor requires a minimum of 15 credit hours, which includes 9 credits of required courses and at least 6 credits of elective courses.
Admission
To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0 and a C or better in MSE 200 or MSE 201.
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Contact Person
Ms. Hillary Stone
Academic Advisor
3002B Engineering Building 1, Centennial Campus
919.515.4683
hmstone2@ncsu.edu
Effective Date: 1/2013
SIS Code: 14MTM
Plan Requirements
The Materials Science and Engineering Minor includes a three-hour introductory course, six hours of required courses and six hours of electives selected from a list of courses covering a wide variety of materials science and engineering topics. To apply for the MSE听Minor, a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required. A grade of C or better is required in MSE听200 Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials听or听MSE听201 Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be maintained in the Minor courses.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | |||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials | |||
| Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | |||
| MSE听300 | Structure of Materials at the Nanoscale | 3 | |
| MSE听301 | Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | |||
| Select six credits of the following: | 6 | ||
| Experimental Methods for Structural Analysis of Materials | |||
| Introduction to Defects in Solids | |||
| Experimental Methods for Analysis of Material Properties | |||
| Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials | |||
| Kinetic Processes in Materials | |||
| Microstructure of Inorganic Materials | |||
| Microstructure of Organic Materials | |||
| Nuclear Materials | |||
| Polymer Technology and Engineering | |||
| Microelectronic Materials | |||
| Introduction to Nanomaterials | |||
| Total Hours | 15 | ||