M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
The program is offered in two options, the Materials Engineering Option and the Materials Science Option. These programs are administered by NCE (Newark College of Engineering) and JHCSLA (Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts) colleges, respectively. A joint committee comprised of NCE and JHCSLA faculty oversee the program.
Materials Engineering Option
Administered by the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, NCE
The master's degree is a valued professional credential, offered on a full-time or part-time basis. Applicants are expected to have a baccalaureate degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil, or biomedical) or in physics or chemistry or equivalent with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students with undergraduate degrees in biology or other STEM disciplines may also be admitted on condition that additional bridge courses may be required. International students must achieve a TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); 79 (internet-based). A quantitative section of GRE must be at the level approved by NCE.
Thirty credit hours are required for the degree. A thesis is optional.
Core courses (12 credit hours)
Any cross-listed courses will not be offered simultaneously.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| MTEN 610 | Found of Materials Sci & Engr | 3 |
| or MTSE 601 | Fundamentals of Engineering Materials | |
| MTEN 611 | Diffusion & Solid State Kineti | 3 |
| or MTSE 655 | Diffusion and Solid State Kinetics | |
| MTEN 612 | Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 |
| or MTSE 602 | Thermodynamics of Materials | |
| MTEN 613 | Characterization of Materials | 3 |
Elective Courses and MS Thesis (18 credit hours: six courses, or four courses and thesis)
Substitutions must be approved by advisor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BME 651 | Principles of Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| BME 672 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| BME 680 | BioMEMS Design and Applications | 3 |
| CE 632 | Prestressed Concrete Design | 3 |
| CE 636 | Mechanics and Stability of Structures | 3 |
| CE 641 | Engineering Properties of Soils | 3 |
| CHE 619 | Nano-scale Characterization of Materials | 3 |
| CHE 632 | Visual Communication with Chemical & Materials Engineering Data | 3 |
| CHE 654 | Corrosion | 3 |
| CHE 683 | Polymer Processing | 3 |
| or ME 679 | Polymer Processing Techniques | |
| CHE 684 | Materials and Process Selection for Polymer Product Design | 3 |
| CHE 702 | Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering II | 3 |
| CHE 709 | Adv Separation Processes | 3 |
| CHE 710 | Adv Membrane Separation Proc | 3 |
| CHE 714 | Micromechanics of Part Tech Pr | 3 |
| CHE 722 | Additive Manufacturing & Appl | 3 |
| CHE 750 | Environmental Catalysis | 3 |
| CHE 756 | Industrial Catalysis | 3 |
| CHE 775 | Molecular Simulations in CHE | 3 |
| CHE 781 | Polymerization-Principles and Practice | 3 |
| CHE 782 | Polymer Structures and Properties | 3 |
| ECE 626 | Optoelectronics - Nonlinear Modulators for Optical Communication | 3 |
| ECE 657 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| ECE 659 | Fabrication Principles of Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices | 3 |
| ME 620 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ME 621 | Advanced Mechanics of Material | 3 |
| ME 626 | Fatigue Fracture of Solids | 3 |
| ME 675 | Mechanics of Fiber Composites | 3 |
| ME 678 | Engineering Design of Plastic Products | 3 |
| ME 714 | Principles of Particulate Multiphase Flows | 3 |
| MTEN 631 | Data Science for Chemical and Materials Engineers | 3 |
| MTEN 633 | Machine Learning for Chemical and Materials Engineers | 3 |
| MTEN 711 | Nanocomposite Materials | 3 |
| MTEN 712 | Nanomaterials | 3 |
| or CHEM 748 | Nanomaterials | |
| MTEN 700B | Master's Project | 3 |
| MTEN 701B | Masters Thesis | 3 |
| MTSE 610 | Mechanical Properties of Materials | 3 |
| MTSE 681 | Composite Materials | 3 |
| MTSE 722 | Science and Technology of Thin Films | 3 |
