Materials Science and Engineering, MSE

Experimental Methods in Materials Science
Mechanical Properties of Macro/Nanoscale Materials
Fundamentals of Materials
Mathematics for Materials Science
Structure of Materials
Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
Electronic Properties of Materials
Electronic Properties of Materials
Phase Transformations
Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Elasticity and Micromechanics of Materials
Electrochemical Engineering of Materials
Atomic Modeling in Materials Science
Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured Materials
Physics of Materials I
Statistical Mechanics
Introduction to Polymers
Transmission Electron Microscopy and Crystalline Imperfections
Optical Materials
Mechanics of Soft and Biomaterials
Selected Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Interfacial Phenomena
Programming Languages and Techniques
Technical Communication and Academic Wrting for Non-native Speakers of English
Engineering Entrepreneurship II
Foundations of Engineering Mathematics - II
The Physics of Solid State Energy Devices
Nanofabrication and Nanocharacterization
Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics

A maximum of two free electives (500 level or higher) are permitted. Free electives can be selected from across the university, including SEAS, SAS and Wharton. Also, free electives are not permitted for students pursuing a dual degree at Penn.

During the first semester, Masters degree students are not permitted to take Independent Study and are required to enroll in only MSE courses.

All Masters degree students must maintain a GPA of 2.7 or higher to be in good standing and for graduation. Students are required to attend weekly MSE seminars organized by the department as part of their education and exposure to latest scientific advances

Transfer of credits:

• A maximum of two graduate-level course units may be transferred from another school to apply toward the M.S.E. degree if approved by the Masters Program Advisor. These two courses cannot have been used in the fulfillment of an undergraduate degree.
• Sub-matriculants may count up to three 500 or higher level courses for both degrees.

A maximum of two SEAS courses relevant to materials science are permitted. Note that only one Engineering Entrepreneurship course will count as a MSE related SEAS-course. A second entrepreneurship course will be counted as a free elective in addition.