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.*

For more information, view the course catalogue for current program requirements, course numbers and credit hours

Course Catalogue

Required Courses for Materials Engineering

  • Materials Science and Engineering I
  • Materials Science and Engineering II

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

 

  • Strength of Materials
    • Prerequisite: ES220 or permission of the instructor
  • Solid-State Materials Systems for Advanced Technologies
    • Prerequisites: PH131, CM103 or CM131, MA131 and MA132
  • Fine Particle Technology
    • Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
  • Polymer Materials
    • Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
  • Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications
    • Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing
  • Corrosion of Metals
    • Prerequisites: CM132 or CM104 and ES260
  • Advanced Materials Characterization
    • Prerequisites: CM371, CH210, PH132, and ES260
  • Construction Materials Engineering.
  • Co-requisite: CE441
  • Properties and Performance of Concrete
    • Prerequisite: ES260
  • Introduction to Nanophotonics
    • Prerequisites: PH132 and MA232
  • Microelectronics
    • Prerequisite: ES250
  • Dielectrics
  • Semiconductor Material and Devices for Engineers
    • Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission by instructor
  • Composite Mechanics and Design
    • Prerequisites: ES222 and ES260
  • Advanced Manufacturing Processes
    • Prerequisites: ES260
  • Composite Mechanics and Design
    • Prerequisites: ES222 and ES260
  • Welding Metallurgy
    • Prerequisite: ES260
  • Spectroscopy
    • Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
  • Colloids and Interfaces
  • Sustainable Nanotechnology
    • Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission by instructor
  • Computational Chemistry
    • Prerequisites: CM371 and CM372
  • Introduction to Polymer Science
    • Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission by instructor
  • Nanostructured Materials
    • Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission by instructor
  • Quantum Physics
    • Prerequisites: PH231 and MA232
  • Solid State Physics I
    • Prerequisites: PH231, or ES260, or permissions by instructor
  • 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:

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

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Email: admissions@clarkson.edu
Phone: 315-268-6480

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