Many engineers and scientists are employed in the materials processing and manufacturing industries. Increasing demands on the mechanical and environmental durability of national infrastructure require improving the strength and useful life of steels, concrete, ceramics and other engineering/structural materials. Space exploration and miniaturization of electronic devices, for example, are made possible by the development and processing of nanostructured composite materials through nanotechnology.
To help students improve employment opportunities in materials-related areas, Clarkson University's Coulter School of Engineering offers a minor in Materials Engineering for undergraduate students.
A Clarkson undergraduate student can qualify for a Certificate from the Dean of the Coulter School of Engineering verifying satisfactory completion of the coursework necessary to create a minor in Materials Engineering.
Materials Engineering Curriculum
A Clarkson undergraduate student can qualify for a Certificate from the Dean of the Coulter School of Engineering verifying satisfactory completion of the coursework necessary to create a minor in Materials Engineering.
Students seeking the minor must complete 2 required courses and 3 electives from the listed courses below for a minimum of 15 credit hours. Alternative elective courses can seek approval from the Materials Engineering Minor program director.*
Required Courses for Materials Engineering
ES260 Materials Science and Engineering I
ES360 Materials Science and Engineering II
Courses & Prerequisites (choose three from the two lists below):
ES222 Strength of Materials
Prerequisite: ES220 or permission of the instructor
ES241 Solid-State Materials Systems for Advanced Technologies
Prerequisites: PH131, CM103 or CM131, MA131 and MA132
ES361 Fine Particle Technology
Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
ES365 Polymer Materials
Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
ES452 Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing
ES464 Corrosion of Metals
Prerequisites: CM132 or CM104 and ES260
MSE451 Advanced Materials Characterization
Prerequisites: CM371, CH210, PH132, and ES260
CE411 Construction Materials Engineering.
Co-requisite: CE441
CE453 Properties and Performance of Concrete
Prerequisite: ES260
CH441 Introduction to Nanophotonics
Prerequisites: PH132 and MA232
EE341 Microelectronics
Prerequisite: ES250
EE439 Dielectrics
EE443 Semiconductor Material and Devices for Engineers
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission by instructor
AE/ME457 Composite Mechanics and Design
Prerequisites: ES222 and ES260
ME390 Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Prerequisites: ES260
ME457 Composite Mechanics and Design
Prerequisites: ES222 and ES260
ME492 Welding Metallurgy
Prerequisite: ES260
CM221 Spectroscopy
Prerequisites: CM104 or CM132
CM430 Colloids and Interfaces
CM475 Sustainable Nanotechnology
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission by instructor
CM481 Computational Chemistry
Prerequisites: CM371 and CM372
CM483 Introduction to Polymer Science
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission by instructor
CM485 Nanostructured Materials
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission by instructor
PH331 Quantum Physics
Prerequisites: PH231 and MA232
PH341 Solid State Physics I
Prerequisites: PH231, or ES260, or permissions by instructor
PH487 Applications of Synchrotron and Electron Based Techniques
Prerequisites: PH132 or permission by instructor; ES260 and/or PH231
*Possible alternative courses include those at the graduate level, such as:
