Materials Science and Engineering Major, BS in Materials Science and Engineering

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• EF 105 - Computer Methods in Engineering Problem Solving 1 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• EF 142 - Introduction to Physics and Modeling for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 151 - Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 157 - Honors: Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 132 - Calculus 1B Infused with Precalculus 3 Credit Hours *
• MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 147 - Honors: Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• EF 152 - Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 158 - Honors: Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 142 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 148 - Honors: Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MSE 110 - Materials Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 117 - Honors: Materials Chemistry 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MSE 120 - Impact of Materials on Society 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 127 - Honors: Impact of Materials on Society 3 Credit Hours

Term 3

• MSE 220 - Professional Development for Engineers 3 Credit Hours *
• PHYS 231 - Fundamentals of Physics: Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 241 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 247 - Honors: Calculus III 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• EF 230 - Computer Solution of Engineering Problems 2 Credit Hours
• EF 237 - Honors: Computer Solution of Engineering Problems 2 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MSE 201 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 207 - Honors: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• ¹ Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• MSE 210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 250 - Introduction to Materials Kinetics and Transport Phenomena 4 Credit Hours
• MSE 260 - Materials Engineering Thermodynamics 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 231 - Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 237 - Honors: Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• MATH 200 - Matrix Computations 2 Credit Hours
• MSE 300 - Principles of Materials Laboratory I 2 Credit Hours
• MSE 301 - Applied Statistics and Numerical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MSE 340 - Principles and Processing of Polymeric Materials 4 Credit Hours
• MSE 347 - Honors: Principles and Processing of Polymeric Materials 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MSE 360 - Principles and Processing of Ceramic Materials 4 Credit Hours
• MSE 367 - Honors: Principles and Processing of Ceramic Materials 4 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ¹ Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• MSE 302 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials I 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 304 - Principles of Materials Laboratory II 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MSE 350 - Principles of Materials Physics 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 357 - Honors: Principles of Materials Physics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MSE 390 - Principles and Processing of Metallic Materials 4 Credit Hours
• MSE 397 - Honors: Principles and Processing of Metallic Materials 4 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Materials Science and Engineering Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ² Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• MSE 480 - Materials Selection in Design 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Materials Science and Engineering Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ² Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• MSE 489 - Materials Design 3 Credit Hours *

Total Credit Hours 125-126

Footnotes

1. Chosen from Volunteer Core  list.
2. Chosen from BCMB 230 ; BIOL 150 * or BIOL 158 *, BIOL 159 *, BIOL 160 *, BIOL 168 *; BME 409 ; CHEM 260 , CHEM 360 ; CBE 475 ; ECE 301 ; EF 333 ; ENGL 360 *; EEPS 310 *; MATH 475 *; MSE 457 , MSE 483 , MSE 484 , BME 485 , MSE 486 , any MSE course; other 300- or 400-level science or engineering courses as approved by academic advisor and department head.
3. Chosen from MSE 405 , MSE 408 , MSE 410 , MSE 415 , MSE 425 , MSE 432 , MSE 443 , MSE 450 , MSE 451 , MSE 455 , MSE 460 , MSE 466 , MSE 474 , MSE 475 , MSE 494 , MSE 495 , MSE 496R .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Materials Science and Engineering Major – Honors Concentration

In addition to satisfying the requirements for the materials science and engineering major, candidates for the honors materials science and engineering concentration must also complete the following requirements.

• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.4.
• Four 100- or 200-level honors courses* (14 hours minimum, at least two courses must be from Engineering Fundamentals, Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, or MSE 117 - Honors: Materials Chemistry  or MSE 207 - Honors: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering ).
• Two upper-division honors courses in materials science and engineering (from MSE 347 , MSE 357 , MSE 367 , MSE 397 ).
• Satisfy the Breadth Requirements for the Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program.

Materials Science and Engineering Major – Five-Year BS/MS Program

The department offers a Five-Year BS-MS program with a BS (major in materials science and engineering) and an MS (major in materials science and engineering) for qualified students. The primary component of the program is that qualified students may take up to 9 hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Tennessee. This program is designed for students attending the University of Tennessee for their Master of Science degree because other universities may not accept these courses for graduate credit since they were used to satisfy requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree. Significant components of the program are:

• Students must have an overall GPA of 3.4 in required coursework. Conditional admission to the five-year program may be granted after completion of 65 hours of required coursework, while full admission may be granted after the completion of 96 hours of required coursework with a minimum overall GPA of 3.4.
• Students must at least be conditionally admitted to the program prior to taking graduate courses for both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. All courses taken for graduate credit must be approved by the graduate program director. Students admitted to the program must request permission from the Graduate School to take approved courses for graduate credit.
• Students admitted to the program must also follow the normal procedure for admission to the Graduate School. Admission of students into this program must be approved by the department and the Graduate School. Students will not be eligible for assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.