Course Listing

MSE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OFFERINGS FOR 2023-2024

Listed below are the anticipated MSE undergraduate courses beginning in the fall for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Please note that the offerings are subject to change without notice. For course descriptions, please refer to the catalogue (available in at http://catalogue.uci.edu/). Contact Desiree Rios with questions.


Fall 2023

ENGR 1A: General Chemistry for Engineers. 4 Units.
ENGR 54: Principles of Materials Science and Engineering. 4 Units.
MSE 151: Polymeric Materials. 4 Units.
MSE 158: Ceramic Materials for Sustainable Energy. 4 Units.
MSE 164: X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Microanalysis. 4 Units.
MSE 164L: X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Microanalysis Lab. 1 Unit.
MSE 165A: Thermodynamics of Materials. 4 Units.
MSE 189A: Senior Design Project I. 3 Units.
MSE 195: Computer Modeling of Materials. 4 Units.


Winter 2024

ENGR 54: Principles of Materials Science and Engineering. 4 Units.
MSE 60: Laboratory in Synthesis and Characterization of Materials. 4 Units.
MSE 155: Mechanical Behavior and Design Principles. 4 Units.
MSE 155L: Mechanical Behavior Laboratory. 1 Unit.
MSE 165B: Diffusion and Heat Transport in Materials. 4 Units.
MSE 175: Design Failure Investigation. 4 Units.
MSE 178: Fundamentals of Materials Processing: How are Materials Processed to Make Things? 4 Units.
MSE 189B: Senior Design Project II. 3 Units.
MSE 195: Properties of Advanced Functional Materials. 4 Units.
MSE 195: Sharing Materials Science with the Community. 4 Units.


Spring 2023

ENGR 54: Principles of Materials Science and Engineering. 4 Units.
MSE 69: Electronic and Optical Properties in Materials. 4 Units.
MSE 141: Nano-Scale Materials and Applications. 4 Units. 
MSE 165C: Materials Kinetics and Phase Transformations. 4 Units.
MSE 165CL: Laboratory in Materials Kinetics and Phase Transformations. 1 Unit.
MSE 187: Soft Skills for Successful Careers in Engineering. 4 Units.
MSE 189C: Senior Design Project II. 3 Units.
MSE 190: Materials Selection and Design. 4 Units.