Everything Americans use is composed of materials, from computer chips to flexible concrete skyscrapers, from plastic bags to artificial hips, from fiber optical cables to automobiles. Materials Science and Engineering makes these materials reliable and useful through design, processing, and analysis of controlled compositions, microstructures, and properties. Without new materials, the next generation of computers, automobiles, aircraft telecommunications, skyscrapers, and medical implants will not exist. Materials of the future will be smart and think on their own, in addition to meeting traditional property demands. This field abounds with scientific challenges and technological excitement.
Section MenuTo graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering strives to serve the scientific and engineering community of the state and nation by providing quality education in the field, conducting basic and applied research to enhance science in the field, and supplying short courses, technology transfer, industrial consulting, and distance learning to promote engineering in the field.
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The bachelor's degree program provides a broad materials science and engineering core with specialization in ceramics, electronic materials, metals or polymeric and biomaterials. Biomaterials is also taught at the combination bachelor's/master's level.
It is the department’s policy to admit the best-qualified transfer applicants as demonstrated by academic achievement.
Successful applicants must have earned:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MAC 2311 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MAC 2312 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 | 4 |
| MAC 2313 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 | 4 |
| MAP 2302 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| CHM 2045/2095 | General Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHM 2045L | General Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 1 |
| CHM 2046/2096 | General Chemistry 2 | 3 |
| CHM 2046L | General Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 1 |
| PHY 2048 & 2048L | Physics with Calculus 1 and Laboratory for Physics with Calculus 1 | 4 |
| PHY 2049 & 2049L | Physics with Calculus 2 and Laboratory for Physics with Calculus 2 | 4 |
The program objectives of the MSE program at the University of Florida are to produce engineering practitioners and graduate students who in three to five years after graduation will:
A minimum grade of C is required in ENC 3246 .
The department encourages students to accept internships and opportunities to study abroad. However, it is highly recommended that students seek academic advising for appropriate registration planning.
The department strives to serve the scientific and engineering community of the state and nation by providing quality education in the field, conducting basic and applied research to enhance science in the field, and supplying short courses, technology transfer, industrial consulting and distance learning to promote engineering in the field.
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Students are expected to complete the General Education International (N) and Diversity (D) requirements. This is often done concurrently with another General Education requirement (typically, GE-C, H or S).
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
or Integrated Product and Process Design 1 or Integrated Product and Process Design 2ACT/SAT placement scores do not exempt this requirement.
3 credits minimum of technical electives must be one of the following materials processing courses: EMA 4614 , EMA 4062 , EMA 4623 , EMA 4645 , or EMA 4666 .
There are corequisite requirements for certain electives. Students taking a laboratory elective must also be enrolled in the corresponding corequisite technical elective course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Elective | ||
| EMA 4041L | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory 1 1 | 1 |
| EMA 4020L | Metallurgy Laboratory 2 | 1 |
| EMA 4061L | Biomaterials Laboratory 3 | 1 |
| EMA 4161L | Polymers Laboratory 4 | 1 |
| EMA 4414L | Electronic Materials Laboratory 5 | 1 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EMA/ENU Courses | ||
| Typically taught in Fall | ||
| EMA 4061 | Biomaterials: Structure and Properties | 3 |
| EMA 4120 | Physical Metallurgy 1 | 3 |
| EMA 4144 | Physical Ceramics 1 | 3 |
| EMA 4161 | Physical Properties of Polymers | 3 |
| EMA 4614 | Production of Electronic Materials | 3 |
| CEMA/ENU Courses | ||
| Typically taught in Spring | ||
| EMA 4062 | Biopolymers: Manufacture, Stability and Biocompatibility | 3 |
| EMA 4145 | Physical Ceramics 2 | 3 |
| EMA 4224 | Physical Metallurgy 2 | 3 |
| EMA 4462 | Polymer Characterization | 3 |
| EMA 4615 | Compound Semiconductor Materials | 3 |
| EMA 4623 | Process Metallurgy | 3 |
| EMA 4645 | Processing of Ceramic Materials | 3 |
| EMA 4666 | Polymer Processing | 3 |
| ENU 4800 | Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Materials | 3 |
The major enables students to develop an understanding of materials systems and their role in engineering. Emphasis is placed on the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering principles to materials science and engineering; to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; and to design a program name system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability.
The Materials Science and Engineering BS Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Materials, Metallurgical, Ceramics and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed
| Courses | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMA 3013C | R | |||
| EMA 3050 | I | |||
| EMA 3066 | R | I | ||
| EMA 3080C | I | I | ||
| EMA 3513C | R | A | ||
| EMA 4223 | R | |||
| EMA 4714 | A | A | A |
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