MSE Curriculum
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For more information, please contact Kami Westhoff, MSE Undergraduate Advisor.
Information on the general structure of the MSE undergraduate program, including links to Curriculum sheet and detailed descriptions of the MSE focus areas.
Overview
Students typically begin their MSE career at Ohio State as a pre-major in the program. During their freshman year, students begin taking a group of courses required for all engineering majors. These include courses in chemistry, physics, math, and Introduction to Engineering.
Upon entry to the major, and after achieving a grade of "C" or higher in MATSCEN 2010, students take a set of core engineering and MSE courses in the sophomore and junior years, as well as General Education Courses (GEs) and Technical Electives. The department offers senior-level courses that focus a student's studies in one of the specialized fields of MSE.
Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
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Introduction to Engineering Materials |
Transformation and Processing of Materials |
Materials Selection |
Materials Thermodynamics |
Transport Phenomena and Kinetics |
Senior Design 1 & 2 |
Structure and Characterization of Materials |
Materials Science Junior Labs 1 & 2 |
MATSCEN Elective Courses |
Structure and Characterization Lab |
Introduction to Mechanical Behavior of Materials |
1 MATSCEN Senior Lab chosen according to MSE Focus Area |
Modeling and Simulation I |
Electronic Properties of Materials |
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Modeling and Simulation II |
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Technical Electives (6 credit hours) |
The MSE Curriculum Sheet
The Curriculum sheet provides an outline of all courses needed to fulfill the requirements for the MSE degree. While it is simply a guideline, it does provide a plan to graduate in four years.
Note: Students who choose to participate in the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors (FEH) program will have slightly different guidelines.
- MSE Curriculum Sheet (pdf)
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General Education courses (GE). Required general education course work necessary to complete a Bachelor's degree in the College of Engineering. To be used in concert with the curriculum Sheet.
Focus Areas in the MSE major
Following the common core of courses taken during the first three years in the program, our students select a focus area for their final year. Given the broad nature of materials science and engineering, students are given the opportunity to pursue in-depth study in the following fields in MSE:
- Biomaterials
- Ceramic Materials
- Electronic Materials
- Metallurgy
- Polymers
- Custom focus area, based on student's interest