Materials Science and Engineering (MSE )  Department Info

MSE 110 -- Solid State Chemistry  (4 units)
Description:  Fundamental principles of the chemistry of condensed states of matter including metals, polymers, molecular solids and ceramics.
Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 103A.
Credit for:  4 units engineering science.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 207 -- Material Culture Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Material culture studied as an essential component of individual and social activities. Objects to be read as evidence based on consciously introduced attributes and objects as metaphors.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  ANTH 207; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 208 -- Materials Science in Material Culture Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The course explores the uses of materials science in material culture studies, teaches methods of analysis that illuminate the structure of artifacts and teaches to infer the processing of materials from this data.
Prerequisite(s):  Tier One physical science course. Two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Identical to:  ANTH 208.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 222 -- Introduction to Materials Science  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the structure of materials and how structure influences properties. Elementary crystallography, crystal chemistry, and microstructure effects are covered. Examples are taken from all classes of materials: metals, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, glasses, and composites.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 110 or CHEM 103B or MATH 129; CHEM 103A. Consult department before enrolling.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 240 -- Thermodynamics  (4 units)
Description:  Introduction to the laws of thermodynamics, entropy, free energy, and the concept of equilibrium as applied to materials for conventional and advanced technological applications.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 129 or consult department before enrolling.
Credit for:  4 units engineering science.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 249 -- Technology and The Growth of Civilizations  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys prehistory and history of technology worldwide, ranging from stone tools to semiconductors. Emphasizes the cultural context of technology. Extensively illustrated with slides and film.
Identical to:  ANTH 249; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 251 -- Social Constraints on Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Influence of consumers, organizations, state and national governments and international treaties on engineering in the USA, Japan and selected other nations.
Identical to:  ENGR 251, ANTH 251.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 257 -- Materials Science of Art and Archaeological Objects  (3 units)
Description:  The methods, content and practice pertinent to the study of art and archaeology. Materials science provides one of the keys for interpreting objects in their historical and cultural context.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104). Credit for this course or MSE 259 but not for both.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Identical to:  ANTH 257, ENGR 257.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 258 -- Laboratory for Materials Science of Art and Archaeological Objects  (1 unit)
Description:  Laboratory exercises involving the materials science of art and archaeological objects.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science.
Identical to:  ENGR 258, ANTH 258.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 259 -- Society and the Technology of Art and Archaeological Objects  (3 units)
Description:  The course focuses on art and archaeological objects and their technology to lead into discussions about the priorities of social groups in particular places and historical settings.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Credit is allowed for this course or MSE 257, but not for both.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  ANTH 259, ENGR 259.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 260 -- Structure and Properties of Materials I  (4 units)
Description:  Principles of structure and structure-property relationships in materials.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 222.
Credit for:  4 units engineering science.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 293 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 317 -- Science Fiction Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Science fiction is studied as a genre of film and print fiction in which we can imagine future societies and future science and technology in utopian and dystopian forms.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  CCLS 317, ENGR 317.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 331L -- Engineering Materials Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Fundamental laboratory techniques for the evaluation of properties and behavior of materials for engineering applications.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, MSE 331R.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 331R -- Fundamentals of Materials for Engineers  (3 units)
Description:  Scientific principles which underlie and relate the behavior and properties of materials to their engineering applications.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, CHEM 103A; PHYS 103.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 360L -- Materials Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Laboratory experiments on physical, electrical and optical properties of materials.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 360R.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 360R -- Structure and Properties of Materials II  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of structure and structure-property relationships in materials with emphasis on mechanical properties.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 260.
Credit for:  2 units engineering science, 1 unit engineering design.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 380 -- Kinetic Processes in Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Application of principles of thermodynamics and transport to kinetic processes in materials, including diffusion, phase transformations, and phenomena which impact microstructure development.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 240, MSE 409.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 397B -- Workshop  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Identical to:  G EN 397B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 405 -- Advanced Extractive Metallurgy  (3 units)
Description:  Hydrometallurgy: physical chemistry and kinetics of hydrometallurgical processes including leaching, solvent extraction and metal recovery; flowsheet design and optimization. Pyrometallurgy: analysis, control and optimization of pyrometallurgical processes.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 380.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 505.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 409 -- Transport Phenomena  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of momentum, energy and mass transport, as applied to materials processing.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 240, MATH 254.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 509.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 411 -- Mineral Processing  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and chemical unit operations used to separate and recover the economic minerals and metals from their ores. The modern scientific and engineering background for the operations are presented as well as economic aspects. Includes field trips to major mining operations in Tucson area.
Identical to:  MN E 411; MN E is home department.
May be convened with:  MSE 511.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 412 -- Physical Chemistry of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and chemical topics of interest to material scientists including surface chemistry, electrochemistry and chemical kinetics.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 240.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 512.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 414 -- Solidification of Castings  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of metal castings while applying fundamentals of transport phenomena and materials science and engineering. Students work in teams on three projects that provide experience in engineering design and hands-on use of the Metal Casting Laboratory.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  A ME 432 or CHEE 305 or MSE 331R or MSE 110 or MSE 409.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 423 -- Electrochemistry in Materials Science  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and applications of electrochemistry in materials science with emphasis on charge-transfer reactions at electrode-solution interfaces; including electrodeposition, electroforming, electroless plating.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 240.
Credit for:  2.5 units engineering science, .5 unit engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 523.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 424 -- Physics and Chemistry of Ceramic Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Ceramic crystal structures, crystal chemistry, phase equilibria and sintering theory.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 222, MSE 240 or consult department before enrolling.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 524.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 434 -- Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Properties of semiconducting materials as related to crystal structure, interatomic bonding and defect structures.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 241.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Identical to:  ECE 434, OPTI 434.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 435 -- Corrosion and Degradation  (3 units)
Description:  The science of corrosion and degradation reactions and its application to engineering problems.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 331R or MSE 412; or Prerequisite or Concurrent registration, CHEM 480B.
Credit for:  2 units engineering science, 1 unit engineering design.
Identical to:  CHEE 435, ENGR 435.
May be convened with:  MSE 535.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 437 -- Advanced Topics in Microelectronics Manufacturing  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamental material, electrical, and chemical properties of solid metal, semiconductor, insulator, and organic surfaces applied to selected gas/solid surface chemical reactions important in semiconductor processing and heterogeneous catalysis. This course is designed to introduce students to the chemistry and physics of solid surfaces and interfaces with an emphasis on the gas/solid interface. The first half of the course will be devoted to learning the fundamental material, electrical, and chemical properties of solid surfaces. The fundamentals will be applied in the second half of the course to topics in chemical catalysis and integrated circuit manufacture.
Prerequisite(s):  senior or grad level standing in chemistry, physics, or engineering.
Identical to:  CHEE 437; CHEE is home department.
May be convened with:  MSE 537.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 440 -- Thermodynamics of Condensed Phases  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced treatment of the principles of thermodynamics with application to electronic and optical materials; emphasis on solutions, defect chemistry and modeling of multicomponent systems.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 240.
May be convened with:  MSE 540.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 442A -- Materials Engineering Design  (2 units)
Description:  Application of engineering design principles to materials applications and processes: Product and Process Design.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; MSE 360R.
May be convened with:  MSE 542A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 442B -- Materials Engineering Design  (2 units)
Description:  Application of engineering design principles to materials applications and processes: Cost and Economic Analysis.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; MSE 360R.
May be convened with:  MSE 542B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 444 -- Design Competition  (3 units)
Description:  Students utilize their undergraduate experience in formulating and developing a materials design project which they present and defend before a review panel.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 442A.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 544.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 446 -- Semiconductor Processing  (3 units)
Description:  Silicon and compound semiconductor materials preparation, bulk crystal growth, wafering, epitaxial growth, photolithography, doping, ion implantation, etching, oxidation, metallization, silicon and compound semiconductor device processing.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science, 2 units engineering design.
Identical to:  ECE 446.
May be convened with:  MSE 546.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 455 -- Physical Metallurgy and Processing of Alloys  (3 units)
Description:  Brief review of metallic crystal structures, application of binary diagrams, equilibrium and nonequilibrium solidification, effects of alloy elements on important transformations in steel, isothermal transformation diagrams and continuous cooling diagrams. Processing aspects include heat treating, heat transfer during cooling and quenching, segregation effects, and surface hardening techniques.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 331R or MSE 380; MSE 409 or A ME 442.
Credit for:  2 units engineering science, 1 unit engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 555.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 460 -- Materials Science of Polymers  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to physical properties of polymers. Microstructure, crystallization, rheology, relaxation and mechanical properties.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 331R or MSE 360R.
Credit for:  1.5 units engineering science, 1.5 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 560.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 461 -- Biological and Synthetic Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of structure and properties of biological materials and composites, such as bone, teeth and elastin. Synthetic materials as substitutes for biological materials, biocompatibility.
Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 103A.
Credit for:  1.5 units engineering science, 1.5 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 561.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 462 -- Structure and Properties of Polymers  (3 units)
Description:  Topics of intensive current development in polymer science. In each case, the relation between molecular structure, morphology and properties will be explored. Shows how polymers can be designed and tuned to have the properties needed to fulfill specialized functions. Topics will focus on composite materials, including high modulus fibers, polymer, metal and ceramic matrices.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 460.
Credit for:  1.5 units engineering science, 1.5 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 562.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 465 -- Microelectronic Packaging Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Design of microelectronic packaging systems based on the electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of materials. Chip, chip package, circuit board and system designs are considered.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
Identical to:  ECE 465.
May be convened with:  MSE 565.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 470 -- Technology of Polymers and Ceramics  (3 units)
Description:  Processing and properties of polymers and ceramics in a wide range of technological applications. Discussion of patent literature.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 260 or MSE 331R.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 570.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 471 -- The Formation and Structure of Glass  (3 units)
Description:  The glass transition, Kauzmann's paradox, kinetic theory of glass formation, physics and chemistry of glass making, glass structure, thermal properties.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 260.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 571.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 479 -- Culture and Materials Technology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigates the ways in which systems of technology are embedded in a cultural context and the resulting impacts on invention, innovation and conservation, technology transfer, and cultural change.
Identical to:  ANTH 479; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  MSE 579.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 480 -- Experimental Methods for Microstructural Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction, through a combination of lectures and laboratory experiences, to both established and new techniques for microstructural characterization of materials.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 580.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 486 -- Technology and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The evolution of our technological civilization will be discussed with emphasis on possible future models of technological organizations and on the changing roles of the scientist and engineer.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science, 2 units engineering design.
Identical to:  ENGR 486.
May be convened with:  MSE 586.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 488 -- Scanning Electron Microscopy  (3 units)
Description:  Theoretical and practical aspects of electron-beam microanalysis. Lab emphasizes projects and independent research using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  consult department before enrolling.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  ENGR 488.
May be convened with:  MSE 588.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 489 -- Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Transmission electron microscopy in materials characterization. Specimen preparation; instrumental techniques; interpretation of micrographs and diffraction patterns, micro- and nano-analysis in transmission electron microscopy.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 480 or consult department before enrolling.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
May be convened with:  MSE 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 496A -- Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
May be convened with:  MSE 596A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 501 -- Planning for Discovery  (3 units)
Description:  Generation and organization of ideas into an effective research program. Problem selection, research planning, research proposal preparation and presentation.
Prerequisite(s):  a basic course in physical chemistry.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGR 501.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 502 -- Research Proposal Preparation  (3 units)
Description:  Organization and planning of a specific research initiative in consultation with a potential advisor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGR 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 503 -- Applied Surface Chemistry  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of surface phenomena, characterization of solid-vapor, solid-liquid and liquid-vapor interfaces, applications in ceramics, electronic and biomedical materials processing.
Prerequisite(s):  a basic course in physical chemistry.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 505 -- Advanced Extractive Metallurgy  (3 units)
Description:  Hydrometallurgy: physical chemistry and kinetics of hydrometallurgical processes including leaching, solvent extraction and metal recovery; flowsheet design and optimization. Pyrometallurgy: analysis, control and optimization of pyrometallurgical processes. Graduate-level requirements include a mathematical model.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 405.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 509 -- Transport Phenomena  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of momentum, energy and mass transport, as applied to materials processing. Graduate-level requirements include either a term paper or computer model.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 409.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 510 -- Thermodynamic Characterization of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced treatment of thermodynamics as applied to materials. Special topics include surfaces, interfaces, phase transformations.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 240.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 511 -- Mineral Processing  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and chemical unit operations used to separate and recover the economic minerals and metals from their ores. The modern scientific and engineering background for the operations are presented as well as economic aspects. Includes field trips to major mining operations in Tucson area. Graduate-level requirements include an advanced research project.
Identical to:  MN E 511; MN E is home department.
May be convened with:  MSE 411.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 512 -- Physical Chemistry of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and chemical topics of interest to material scientists including surface chemistry, electrochemistry and chemical kinetics. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper or project.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 412.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 523 -- Electrochemistry in Materials Science  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and applications of electrochemistry in materials science with emphasis on charge-transfer reactions at electrode-solution interfaces; including electrodeposition, electroforming, electroless plating. Graduate-level requirements include a special project.
Credit for:  2.5 units engineering science, .5 unit engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 423.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 524 -- Physics and Chemistry of Ceramic Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Ceramic crystal structures, crystal chemistry, phase equilibria and sintering theory. Graduate-level requirements include an advanced topic term paper.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 424.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 533 -- Imperfections in Solids  (3 units)
Description:  Nature and behavior of imperfections in metal, ceramic, and semiconductor crystals and polycrystalline aggregates, and their effects on various properties.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 360.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 534 -- Advanced Topics in Electronic Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Topics to be selected from ferroelectrics, opti-electronics, wave guides, and semiconductor materials.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ECE 534, OPTI 534.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 535 -- Corrosion and Degradation  (3 units)
Description:  The science of corrosion and degradation reactions and its application to engineering problems. Graduate-level requirements include a term paper.
Credit for:  2 units engineering science, 1 unit engineering design.
Identical to:  CHEE 535.
May be convened with:  MSE 435.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 537 -- Advanced Topics in Microelectronics Manufacturing  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamental material, electrical, and chemical properties of solid metal, semiconductor, insulator, and organic surfaces applied to selected gas/solid surface chemical reactions important in semiconductor processing and heterogeneous catalysis. This course is designed to introduce students to the chemistry and physics of solid surfaces and interfaces with an emphasis on the gas/solid interface. The first half of the course will be devoted to learning the fundamental material, electrical, and chemical properties of solid surfaces. The fundamentals will be applied in the second half of the course to topics in chemical catalysis and integrated circuit manufacture. Graduate-level requirements include completion of two projects of their choice with the approval of the instructor.
Identical to:  CHEE 537; CHEE is home department.
May be convened with:  MSE 437.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 540 -- Thermodynamics of Condensed Phases  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced treatment of the principles of thermodynamics with application to electronic and optical materials; emphasis on solutions, defect chemistry and modeling of multicomponent systems. Graduate-level requirements include a term paper.
May be convened with:  MSE 440.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 542A -- Materials Engineering Design  (2 units)
Description:  Application of engineering design principles to materials applications and processes: Product and Process Design. Graduate-level requirements include defense of the design project before the student's research committee.
May be convened with:  MSE 442A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 542B -- Materials Engineering Design  (2 units)
Description:  Application of engineering design principles to materials applications and processes: Cost and Economic Analysis. Graduate-level requirements include defense of the design project before the student's research committee.
May be convened with:  MSE 442B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 544 -- Design Competition  (3 units)
Description:  Students utilize their undergraduate experience in formulating and developing a materials design project which they present and defend before a review panel. Graduate-level requirements include defense of the design project before the student's research committee.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 444.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 546 -- Semiconductor Processing  (3 units)
Description:  Silicon and compound semiconductor materials preparation, bulk crystal growth, wafering, epitaxial growth, photolithography, doping, ion implantation, etching, oxidation, metallization, silicon and compound semiconductor device processing. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper requiring independent research.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science, 2 units engineering design.
Identical to:  ECE 546.
May be convened with:  MSE 446.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 551 -- Atomistic Computational Techniques in Materials Science  (3 units)
Description:  Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics techniques; classical and quantum dynamical models; application to calculation of materials properties (structural, thermodynamic, transport, electronic properties).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 554 -- Electronic Packaging Principles  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to problems encountered at all levels of packaging: thermal, mechanical, electrical, reliability, materials and system integration. Future trends in packaging.
Identical to:  ECE 554; ECE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 555 -- Physical Metallurgy and Processing of Alloys  (3 units)
Description:  Brief review of metallic crystal structures, application of binary diagrams, equilibrium and nonequilibrium solidification, effects of alloy elements on important transformations in steel, isothermal transformation diagrams and continuous cooling diagrams. Processing aspects include heat treating, heat transfer during cooling and quenching, segregation effects, and surface hardening techniques. Graduate-level requirements include a research term paper or computer model.
Credit for:  2 units engineering science, 1 unit engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 455.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 557 -- Integrated Circuit Laboratory  (3 units)
Description:  Experiments in diffusion, oxidation, processing, etc. Fabrication of an integrated circuit.
Identical to:  ECE 557; ECE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 560 -- Materials Science of Polymers  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to physical properties of polymers. Microstructure, crystallization, rheology, relaxation and mechanical properties. Graduate-level requirements include additional computational and written exercises.
Credit for:  1.5 units engineering science, 1.5 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 460.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 561 -- Biological and Synthetic Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of structure and properties of biological materials and composites, such as bone, teeth and elastin. Synthetic materials as substitutes for biological materials, biocompatibility. Graduate-level requirements include additional computational and written exercises.
Credit for:  1.5 units engineering science, 1.5 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 461.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 562 -- Structure and Properties of Polymers  (3 units)
Description:  Topics of intensive current development in polymer science. In each case, the relation between molecular structure, morphology and properties will be explored. Shows how polymers can be designed and tuned to have the properties needed to fulfill specialized functions. Topics will focus on composite materials, including high modulus fibers, polymer, metal and ceramic matrices. Graduate-level requirements include additional computational and written exercises.
Credit for:  1.5 units engineering design, 1.5 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 462.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 565 -- Microelectronic Packaging Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Design of microelectronic packaging systems based on the electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of materials. Chip, chip package, circuit board and system designs are considered. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
Identical to:  ECE 565.
May be convened with:  MSE 465.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 570 -- Technology of Polymers and Ceramics  (3 units)
Description:  Processing and properties of polymers and ceramics in a wide range of technological applications. Discussion of patent literature. Graduate-level requirements include the writing and presentation of an additional term paper.
Credit for:  3 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 470.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 571 -- The Formation and Structure of Glass  (3 units)
Description:  The glass transition, Kauzmann's paradox, kinetic theory of glass formation, physics and chemistry of glass making, glass structure, thermal properties. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper or project.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 471.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 572 -- Kinetics Processes in Materials Science  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the kinetics of fundamental processes of importance in materials science. Chemical reaction rate theory of activated processes, diffusion and diffusion controlled processes, kinetics of nucleation and growth, JMA theory, precipitation kinetics, rates of gas-solid reactions, adsorption, and relaxation phenomena.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 510; MSE 409 or MSE 509 recommended.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 579 -- Culture and Materials Technology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigates the ways in which systems of technology are embedded in a cultural context and the resulting impacts on invention, innovation and conservation, technology transfer, and cultural change. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Identical to:  ANTH 579; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  MSE 479.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 580 -- Experimental Methods for Microstructural Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction, through a combination of lectures and laboratory experiences, to both established and new techniques for microstructural characterization of materials. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 480.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 586 -- Technology and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The evolution of our technological civilization will be discussed with emphasis on possible future models of technological organizations and on the changing roles of the scientist and engineer. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science, 2 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MSE 486.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 588 -- Scanning Electron Microscopy  (3 units)
Description:  Theoretical and practical aspects of electron-beam microanalysis. Lab emphasizes projects and independent research using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Graduate-level requirements include additional lab work.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 488.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 589 -- Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Transmission electron microscopy in materials characterization. Specimen preparation; instrumental techniques; interpretation of micrographs and diffraction patterns, micro- and nano-analysis in transmission electron microscopy. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper and presentation.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
May be convened with:  MSE 489.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MSE 595A -- Materials  (1 unit)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MSE 596A -- Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers. Graduate-level requirements include demonstration of a higher standard of effort in the required reports and will be graded accordingly.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
May be convened with:  MSE 496A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 596S -- Technology and Social Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Seminar in technology and social theory.
Identical to:  ENGR 596S, SOC 596S, ANTH 596S.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 599 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 693 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 696H -- Science and Social Theory  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  SOC 696H, ENGR 696H, ANTH 696H.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MSE 699 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 900 -- Research  (1-9 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 910 -- Thesis  (1-8 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MSE 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.