Program

Core Courses

Every first-year student must take the following core courses or the equivalent, which are generally taken the first year in the program.

• MTSI 500 – Survey of Materials Science and Engineering
• MTSI 501 – Bonding, Structure and Defects
• MTSI 502 – Function and Application
• MTSI 511 – Thermodynamics of Materials
• MTSI 512 – Kinetics and Phase Transformations
• MTSI 551/552 - Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques I & II

Technical Electives

A wide selection of graduate-level electives applicable to the Materials Science Ph.D. program are available at the three participating campuses. Students are advised to select electives to deepen their understanding and research skills in the focus areas of their research projects.

Summer Symposium

Every student is expected to attend and participate in the doctoral program’s annual summer symposium. Every student who has advanced to candidacy is required to present either a poster or a talk.