The field of "materials" encompasses concepts in many diverse fields ranging from chemistry, physics, and optics to mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering. Rapid advances in technology have dramatically increased the importance of materials science and engineering to society. Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is the study of the structure/processing/properties relationships of engineering materials. Modern MSE encompasses a broad range of materials, from traditional metallurgy to biological materials, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors, composites, and optical and magnetic materials, as well as numerous nanotechnology materials. The study of materials science allows students considerable freedom to the depth of their understanding of such materials while being simultaneously engaged in real world research. Participants in this minor will be able to improve their understanding, awareness and job skills in material selection and application to have additional opportunities and advantages to pursue a career in Engineering. Students taking graduate level EMA courses as Restricted Electives can use them for the Accelerated BS-to-MS program in Materials Science and Engineering.
Admission Requirements
- A minimum UCF GPA of 2.5 is required for acceptance into this minor.
Minor Requirements
Prerequisite Courses
Other Requirements
- Not open to Materials Science and Engineering Majors
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- EMA3012C - Experimental Techniques in Materials I (3)
- EMA3124 - Design and Selection of Materials (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- EGN3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials (3)
- EMA3706 - Structure and Properties of Aerospace Materials (3)
Restricted Electives
9 - 11 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
Properties of Materials- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- BME3211 - Engineering Biomechanics (3)
- EGN3331C - Mechanics of Materials (3)
- EMA4223 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3)
- EMA4413 - Fundamentals of Electronic Materials (3)
- OSE3052 - Foundations of Photonics (3)
- OSE4520 - Laser Engineering (3)
- PHY4445 - Lasers (3)
- PHZ3422 - Nanophysics (3)
- PHZ4404 - Solid State Physics (3)
- EMA 5104 - Intermediate Structures and Properties of Materials
- EMA 5415 - Electronic Principles of Materials Properties
Applications of Materials- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- BSC4434 - Biomedical Informatics: Sequence Analysis (3)
- BSC4439 - Biomedical Informatics: Structure Analysis (3)
- CHM4230 - Applied Molecular Spectroscopy (3)
- CHM4427 - Electrochemistry (3)
- EMA3691 - Nanomaterials Process Engineering (3)
- EMA4503 - Materials Characterization Techniques (3)
- EMA4513 - Structures of Materials (3)
- MCB4721C - Methods in Biotechnology (4)
- PCB4135 - Applied Molecular Cell Biology (3)
- CHM 5451 - Techniques in Polymer Science
- CHM 5715C - Optical Materials Processing and Characterization Techniques
- EMA 5585 - Materials Science of Thin Films
- EMA 5610 - Laser Materials Processing
Materials Processing, Testing and Characterization- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- BCH4024 - Medical Biochemistry (4)
- BSC3424 - Nanobiotechnology (3)
- CGN3501C - Civil Engineering Materials (3)
- EEE3350 - Semiconductor Devices (3)
- EEE4463 - MEMS Devices and Applications (3)
- EMA4506 - Emerging Materials (3)
- ENV4120 - Air Pollution and Hazardous Waste Control (3)
- MCB3316H - Honors Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Seminar (3)
- MCB4312 - Molecular Biotechnology (3)
- OSE4410 - Optoelectronics (3)
- OSE4721 - Biophotonics (3)
- PCB4521 - Tissue Engineering (3)
- PUP3204 - Sustainability (3)
- EMA 5060 - Polymer Science and Engineering
- EMA 5140 - Introduction to Ceramic Materials
- EMA 5584 - Biomaterials
- EMA 5586 - Photovoltaic Solar Energy Materials
- EMA 5705 - High Temperature Materials
- OSE 5313 - Materials for Optical Systems
- OSE 5414 - Fundamentals of Optoelectronic Devices
Grand Total Credits: 18 - 20
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18
Other Requirements
- A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or better in each course required for the minor.
- A Bachelors degree must be completed at the time minor is awarded.
- At least 12 hours of courses with EGN and/or EMA prefixes must be used toward the minor requirements.
- Internship or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor.
- Students majoring in Materials Science and Engineering are not eligible to earn the Materials Minor.
