Materials Engineering Minor

Materials Engineering Minor

Many engineers and scientists are employed in the materials processing and manufacturing industries. Increasing demands on the mechanical and environmental durability of national infrastructure require improving the strength and useful life of steels, concrete, ceramics and other engineering/structural materials. Space exploration and miniaturization of electronic devices, for example, are made possible by the development and processing of nanostructured composite materials through nanotechnology.

To help students improve employment opportunities in materials-related areas, Clarkson University's Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers a minor in Materials Engineering for undergraduate students.

A Clarkson undergraduate student can qualify for a Certificate from the Dean of the Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences verifying satisfactory completion of the coursework necessary to create a minor in Materials Engineering.

Materials Engineering Curriculum

A Clarkson undergraduate student can qualify for a Certificate from the Dean of the Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences verifying satisfactory completion of the coursework necessary to create a minor in Materials Engineering.

Students seeking the minor must complete 2 required courses and 3 electives from the listed courses below for a minimum of 15 credit hours. Alternative elective courses can seek approval from the Materials Engineering Minor program director.*

Required Courses for Materials Engineering

  • ES260 Materials Science and Engineering I
  • ES360 Materials Science and Engineering II

Courses & Prerequisites (choose three from the two lists below):

  • ES222 Strength of Materials
    • Prerequisite: ES220 or permission of the instructor
  • ES241 Solid-State Materials Systems for Advanced Technologies
    • Prerequisites: PH131, CM103 or CM131, MA131 and MA132
  • ES361 Fine Particle Technology
    • Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
  • ES365 Polymer Materials
    • Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
  • ES452 Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications
    • Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing
  • ES464 Corrosion of Metals
    • Prerequisites: CM132 or CM104 and ES260
  • MSE451 Advanced Materials Characterization
    • Prerequisites: CM371, CH210, PH132, and ES260
  • CE411 Construction Materials Engineering.
  • Co-requisite: CE441
  • CE453 Properties and Performance of Concrete
    • Prerequisite: ES260
  • CH441 Introduction to Nanophotonics
    • Prerequisites: PH132 and MA232
  • EE341 Microelectronics
    • Prerequisite: ES250
  • EE439 Dielectrics
  • EE443 Semiconductor Material and Devices for Engineers
    • Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission by instructor
  • AE/ME457 Composite Mechanics and Design
    • Prerequisites: ES222 and ES260
  • ME390 Advanced Manufacturing Processes
    • Prerequisites: ES260
  • ME457 Composite Mechanics and Design
    • Prerequisites: ES222 and ES260
  • ME492 Welding Metallurgy
    • Prerequisite: ES260
  • CM221 Spectroscopy
    • Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
  • CM430 Colloids and Interfaces
  • CM475 Sustainable Nanotechnology
    • Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission by instructor
  • CM481 Computational Chemistry
    • Prerequisites: CM371 and CM372
  • CM483 Introduction to Polymer Science
    • Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission by instructor
  • CM485 Nanostructured Materials
    • Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission by instructor
  • PH331 Quantum Physics
    • Prerequisites: PH231 and MA232
  • PH341 Solid State Physics I
    • Prerequisites: PH231, or ES260, or permissions by instructor
  • PH487 Applications of Synchrotron and Electron Based Techniques
    • Prerequisites: PH132 or permission by instructor; ES260 and/or PH231

*Possible alternative courses include those at the graduate level, such as:

  • ME506 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
    • Prerequisite: permission by instructor
  • ME508 Fracture Mechanics
    • Prerequisite: permission by instructor

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