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Materials Science & Engineering BS / Materials Science & Engineering MS

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (BSMSE) and Masters of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (MSMSE)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 225.5
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 14.1801
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 17-2131

About the Program

The Materials Science and Engineering BS/MS program allows students to develop technical depth and breadth in their professional and related area, which enhances their professional productivity, whether in industry or as they proceed to the PhD. Their undergraduate courses provide the necessary technical prerequisite understanding and skills for the graduate studies, a natural progression. Because the technical concepts of engineering are common, the MS in a related discipline is readily achieved.

Admission Requirements

Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 and have taken coursework sufficient to demonstrate a readiness to take graduate coursework.

Degree Requirements

General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements
CIVC 101	Introduction to Civic Engagement	1.0
COOP 101	Career Management and Professional Development ^*	1.0
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics	4.0
ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics	4.0
ENGL 101	Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research	3.0
or ENGL 111	English Composition I
ENGL 102	Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing	3.0
or ENGL 112	English Composition II
ENGL 103	Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres	3.0
or ENGL 113	English Composition III
PHIL 315	Engineering Ethics	3.0
UNIV E101	The Drexel Experience	1.0
General Education Electives ^**		12.0
Specialization Track Courses ^***		6.0
Free Electives		6.0
Foundation Requirements
BIO 107	Cells, Genetics & Physiology	3.0
BIO 108	Cells, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory	1.0
CHE 350	Statistics and Design of Experiments	3.0
CHEC 353	Physical Chemistry and Applications III	4.0
CHEM 101	General Chemistry I	3.5
CHEM 102	General Chemistry II	4.5
CHEM 241	Organic Chemistry I	4.0
ENGR 111	Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis	3.0
ENGR 113	First-Year Engineering Design	3.0
ENGR 131	Introductory Programming for Engineers	3.0
or ENGR 132	Programming for Engineers
ENGR 210	Introduction to Thermodynamics	3.0
ENGR 220	Fundamentals of Materials	4.0
ENGR 231	Linear Engineering Systems	3.0
ENGR 232	Dynamic Engineering Systems	3.0
MATH 121	Calculus I	4.0
MATH 122	Calculus II	4.0
MATH 200	Multivariate Calculus	4.0
PHYS 101	Fundamentals of Physics I	4.0
PHYS 102	Fundamentals of Physics II	4.0
PHYS 201	Fundamentals of Physics III	4.0
Professional Requirements
MATE 214	Introduction to Polymers	4.0
MATE 230	Fundamentals of Materials II	4.0
MATE 240	Thermodynamics of Materials	4.0
MATE 245	Kinetics of Materials	4.0
MATE 280	Advanced Materials Laboratory	4.0
MATE 315	Processing Polymers	4.5
MATE 341	Defects in Solids	3.0
MATE 345	Processing of Ceramics	4.5
MATE 351	Electronic and Photonic Properties of Materials	4.0
MATE 355	Structure and Characterization of Crystalline Materials	3.0
MATE 366 [WI]	Processing of Metallic Materials	4.5
MATE 370	Mechanical Behavior of Solids	3.0
MATE 410	Case Studies in Materials	3.0
MATE 455	Biomedical Materials	3.0
MATE 460	Engineering Computational Laboratory	4.0
MATE 491 [WI]	Senior Project Design I ^†	2.0
MATE 492	Senior Project Design II ^†	3.0
MATE 493 [WI]	Senior Project Design III ^†	3.0
Master's Courses
MATE 510	Thermodynamics of Solids	3.0
MATE 512	Introduction to Solid State Materials	3.0
MATE 897	Research	6.0
MATE 898 [WI]	Master's Thesis	9.0
Graduate Selected Core Courses ^††		12.0
GR Graduate Optional Core Courses		9.0
Graduate Technical Electives ^¶		3.0
Total Credits		225.5

Co-op Cycles for Materials Science & Engineering are only Spring/Summer

General Education Requirements

***

6.0 credits of Undergraduate Specialization Track Courses are shared with Graduate Selected Core Courses.

Specialization tracks allow upper-class students to focus on a specific area of materials science and engineering. Combining foundational knowledge of materials with a tailored topic gives students a customized educational experience that has relevance for co-op, graduate school and future career opportunities. Students select a track in their third (pre-junior) year, with the option of choosing from five pre-determined tracks or creating their own path. The pre-determined tracks are:

Advanced Materials Design and Processing
Biomaterials
Electronic and Photonic Materials
Nanoscale Materials and Nanotechnology
Soft Materials and Polymers

†

MATE courses are required as part of the non-thesis option. For students taking the thesis option, MATE 491 [WI] , MATE 492, and MATE 493 [WI] are substituted by Undergraduate MSE Electives.

††

Any MATE 5xx or 6xx course excluding MATE 536 and MATE 504

MATE 501, MATE 507, MATE 515, MATE 535, MATE 563, MATE 610, MATE 661

Any graduate level course in a STEM field (Engineering, Physical Sciences, or Computing/Data), excluding MATE 536 (1 credit seminar) and MATE 504 (Art of Being a Scientist).

Sample Plan of Study

5 year, 3 co-op: Non-thesis option

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
CHEM 101	3.5	CHEM 102	4.5	COOP 101^*	1.0	VACATION
ENGL 101 or 111	3.0	CIVC 101	1.0	ENGL 102 or 112	3.0
ENGR 111	3.0	ENGR 131 or 132	3.0	ENGR 113	3.0
MATH 121	4.0	MATH 122	4.0	MATH 200	4.0
UNIV E101	1.0	PHYS 101	4.0	PHYS 102	4.0
(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0			(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0
	17.5		16.5		18		0
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
BIO 107	3.0	CHEM 241	4.0	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
BIO 108	1.0	ENGL 103 or 113	3.0
ENGR 220	4.0	ENGR 210	3.0
ENGR 231	3.0	ENGR 232	3.0
PHYS 201	4.0	MATE 230	4.0
(UG) Free Elective	3.0
	18		17		0		0
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ECON 201	4.0	ECON 202	4.0	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
MATE 214	4.0	MATE 245	4.0	(GR) Graduate Optional Core Course^***	3.0	(GR) Technical Elective^†††	3.0
MATE 240	4.0	MATE 315	4.5
MATE 355	3.0	MATE 341	3.0
MATE 370	3.0	(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course^†	3.0
	18		18.5		3		3
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
CHEC 353	4.0	MATE 345	4.5	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
MATE 280	4.0	MATE 351	4.0	MATE 897	3.0	MATE 897	3.0
MATE 366	4.5	PHIL 315	3.0
MATE 455	3.0	(UG) Track Elective^††	3.0
(GR) Graduate Optional Core Course^***	3.0	MATE 510	3.0
	18.5		17.5		3		3
Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits
CHE 350	3.0	MATE 492	3.0	MATE 410	3.0
MATE 460	4.0	(UG) Track Elective/(GR) Selected Core Course	3.0	MATE 493	3.0
MATE 491	2.0	(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0	(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0
(UG) Track Elective/(GR) Selected Core Course	3.0	(UG) Free Electives	3.0	(UG) Track Elective^††	3.0
(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course^†	3.0	MATE 512	3.0	(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course^†	3.0
(GR) Technical Elective	3.0	(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course	3.0	(GR) Technical Elective	3.0
	18		18		18
Total Credits 225.5

Co-Op cycles for Materials Science & Engineering are only Spring/Summer

General Education Requirements

***

Any MATE 5xx or 6xx course excluding MATE 536 and MATE 504

†

Three of: MATE 501, MATE 507, MATE 515, MATE 535, MATE 563, MATE 610, or MATE 661

††

Advanced Materials Design and Processing
Biomaterials
Electronic and Photonic Materials
Nanoscale Materials and Nanotechnology
Soft Materials and Polymers

†††

Any graduate level course in a STEM field (engineering, physical sciences, or computing/data), excluding MATE 536 (1 credit seminar) and MATE 504 (Art of Being a Scientist)

5 year, 3 co-op: Thesis option

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
CHEM 101	3.5	CHEM 102	4.5	COOP 101^*	1.0	VACATION
ENGL 101 or 111	3.0	CIVC 101	1.0	ENGL 102 or 112	3.0
ENGR 111	3.0	ENGR 131 or 132	3.0	ENGR 113	3.0
MATH 121	4.0	MATH 122	4.0	MATH 200	4.0
UNIV E101	1.0	PHYS 101	4.0	PHYS 102	4.0
(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0			(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0
	17.5		16.5		18		0
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
BIO 107	3.0	CHEM 241	4.0	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
BIO 108	1.0	ENGL 103	3.0
ENGR 220	4.0	ENGR 210	3.0
ENGR 231	3.0	ENGR 232	3.0
PHYS 201	4.0	MATE 230	4.0
(UG) Free Elective	3.0
	18		17		0		0
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ECON 201	4.0	ECON 202	4.0	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
MATE 214	4.0	MATE 245	4.0	(GR) Graduate Optional Core Course^***	3.0	(GR) Technical Elective^†††	3.0
MATE 240	4.0	MATE 315	4.5
MATE 355	3.0	MATE 341	3.0
MATE 370	3.0	(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course^†	3.0
	18		18.5		3		3
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
MATE 280	4.0	MATE 345	4.5	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
MATE 366	4.5	MATE 351	4.0	MATE 897	3.0	MATE 897	3.0
MATE 455	3.0	PHIL 315	3.0
CHEC 353	4.0	(UG) Track Elective^††	3.0
(GR) Graduate Optional Core Course^***	3.0	MATE 510	3.0
	18.5		17.5		3		3
Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits
CHE 350	3.0	(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0	MATE 410	3.0
MATE 460	4.0	(UG) Free Elective	3.0	(UG) MSE Elective	3.0
(UG) MSE Elective	2.0	(UG) MSE Elective	3.0	(UG) General Education Elective^**	3.0
(UG) Track Elective/(GR) Selected Core Course	3.0	(UG) Track Elective/(GR) Selected Core Course	3.0	(UG) Track Elective^††	3.0
MATE 898	3.0	MATE 512	3.0	MATE 898	3.0
(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course^†	3.0	MATE 898	3.0	(GR) Graduate Selected Core Course^†	3.0
	18		18		18
Total Credits 225.5

Co-Op cycles for Materials Science & Engineering are only Spring/Summer

General Education Requirements

***

Any MATE 5xx or 6xx course excluding MATE 536 and MATE 504

†

Three of: MATE 501, MATE 507, MATE 515, MATE 535, MATE 563, MATE 610, or MATE 661

††

Advanced Materials Design and Processing
Biomaterials
Electronic and Photonic Materials
Nanoscale Materials and Nanotechnology
Soft Materials and Polymers

†††

Any graduate level course in a STEM field (engineering, physical sciences, or computing/data), excluding MATE 536 (1 credit seminar) and MATE 504 (Art of Being a Scientist)

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty

Michel Barsoum, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Distinguished Professor. Processing and characterization of novel ceramics and ternary compounds, especially the MAX and 2-D MXene phases.

Hao Cheng, PhD (Northwestern University). Associate Professor. Drug delivery, molecular self-assembly, cell-nanomaterial interactions, regenerative medicine and cell membrane engineering.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD (Kiev Polytechnic Institute) Director, A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute. Distinguished University & Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Professor. Nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; nanodiamond; graphene; MXene; materials for energy storage, supercapacitors, and batteries.

Richard Knight, PhD (Loughborough University) Associate Department Head and Undergraduate Advisor. Teaching Professor. Thermal plasma technology; thermal spray coatings and education; plasma chemistry and synthesis.

Christopher Y. Li, PhD (University of Akron). Professor. Soft and hybrid materials for optical, energy, and bio applications; polymeric materials, nanocomposites, structure and properties.

Andrew Magenau, PhD (University of Southern Mississippi). Assistant Professor. Structurally complex materials exhibiting unique physical properties designed and fabricated using an assortment of methodologies involving directed self-assembly, externally applied stimuli, structure-function correlation, and applied engineering principles suited for technologies in regenerative medicine, biological interfacing, catalytic, electronic, and optical applications

Michele Marcolongo, PhD, PE (University of Pennsylvania) Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering. Professor. Orthopedic biomaterials; acellular regenerative medicine, biomimetic proteoglycans; hydrogels.

Steven May, PhD (Northwestern University) Department Head. Professor. Synthesis of complex oxide films, superlattices, and devices; materials for energy conversion and storage; magnetic and electronic materials; x-ray and neutron scattering.

Ekaterina Pomerantseva, PhD (Moscow State University, Russia). Associate Professor. Solid state chemistry; electrochemical characterization, lithium-ion batteries, energy generation and storage; development and characterization of novel nanostructured materials, systems and architectures for batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells.

Caroline L. Schauer, PhD (SUNY Stony Brook) Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs College of Engineering. Professor. Polysaccharide thin films and nanofibers.

Wei-Heng Shih, PhD (Ohio State University). Professor. Colloidal ceramics and sol-gel processing; piezoelectric biosensors, optoelectronics, and energy harvesting devices; nanocrystalline quantum dots for bioimaging, lighting, and solar cells.

Jonathan E. Spanier, PhD (Columbia University) Department Head, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics. Professor. Light-matter interactions in electronic materials, including ferroelectric semiconductors, complex oxide thin film science; laser spectroscopy, including Raman scattering.

Mitra Taheri, PhD (Carnegie Mellon University) Hoeganeas Professor of Metallurgy. Professor. Development of the ultrafast Dynamic Transmission Electron Microscope (DTEM) for the study of laser-induced microstructural evolution/phase transformations in nanostructured materials; use of various in-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy techniques.

Jörn Venderbos, PhD (Leiden University). Assistant Professor. Theory of quantum materials: topological Insulators, topological semimetals, materials prediction and design, strongly correlated electron materials, complex electronic ordering phenomena, unconventional superconductors

Christopher Weyant, PhD (Northwestern University). Teaching Professor. Engineering education

Antonios Zavaliangos, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A.W. Grosvenor Professor. Professor. Constitutive modeling; powder compaction and sintering; pharmaceutical tableting, X-ray tomography.

Emeritus Faculty

Roger D. Corneliussen, PhD (University of Chicago). Professor Emeritus. Fracture, blends and alloys, as well as compounding.

Roger D. Doherty, PhD (Oxford University). Professor Emeritus. Metallurgical processing; thermo-mechanical treatment.

Ihab L. Kamel, PhD (University of Maryland). Professor Emeritus. Nanotechnology, polymers, composites, biomedical applications, and materials-induced changes through plasma and high energy radiation.

Jack Keverian, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Professor Emeritus. Rapid parts manufacturing, computer integrated manufacturing systems, strip production systems, technical and/or economic modeling, melting and casting systems, recycling systems.

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Materials Science & Engineering BS / Materials Science & Engineering MS

About the Program

Admission Requirements

Degree Requirements

Sample Plan of Study

5 year, 3 co-op: Non-thesis option

5 year, 3 co-op: Thesis option

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

Writing-intensive Requirements