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Materials Science and Engineering, BS


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Program Description


Materials scientists and engineers design, develop, and produce traditional and new advanced materials with diverse applications intended for use in a wide variety of industries. These include traditional materials-intensive industries such as structural clay, foundry, whiteware, polymers, plastics, fibers, textiles, composite materials, and automotive industries. Also included are high performance technology industries such as semiconductor, defense, biomaterials, aerospace, and communication industries. The broad career responsibilities of this discipline require competence in science, engineering, mathematics, and the social sciences. The curriculum develops skills in problem solving, engineering analysis, and design, as well as oral and written communication. Courses covering thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanical behavior, processing, fabrication and characterization of materials prepare students for careers in industry and for graduate school.

Program Requirements


Freshman Year


First Semester


All General Engineering students take the same classes their first term, regardless of their intended major. Coursework in the second term varies. Students should consult with a General Engineering advisor to determine appropriate courses.

Credit Hours: 17

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 17

Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Credit Hours: 13

Second Semester


  • 3 Credits
  •  

  • Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 Credits 3
  • or

  • Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 3
  • or

  • Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 3 3
  •  

  • Technical Requirement 9 Credits 5
Credit Hours: 15

Total Credits: 128


Footnotes


1 The combination of ENGR 1050  and ENGR 1060  or the combination of ENGR 1510  and ENGR 1520  may be substituted for ENGR 1020 .

2 Depending on a student’s Clemson Mathematics Placement Test score, MATH 1040  and MATH 1070  may be substituted for MATH 1060 ; or the student may be required to take MATH 1050  before enrolling in MATH 1060 .

3 See General Education requirements . Three General Education credits must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  s­­ection.

4 One of the following may be substituted for ENGR 1410 : (1) the combination of ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090 ; or (2) the combination of CHE 1300  and ENGR 1070 ; or (3) ENGR 1640 .

5 Students must complete 15 credits of technical electives, all of which must be at least three-credit courses selected from the following:

Nine Credits - Three 4000-level MSE courses (3 or more credits each) selected from MSE 4130 , MSE 4160 , MSE 4240 MSE 4280 , MSE 4320 , MSE 4330 , MSE 4560 , MSE 4570 , MSE 4580 , MSE 4610 MSE 4900 , and MSE 4920 .

Six Credits - Two courses (3 or more credits each) selected from MSE 4130 , MSE 4160 , MSE 4240 MSE 4280 , MSE 4320 , MSE 4330 , MSE 4560 , MSE 4570 , MSE 4580 , MSE 4610 , MSE 4900 MSE 4920 , or any 3000- or 4000-level courses in AMFG, AUE, BCHM, BE, BIOE, BIOL, BMOL, CE, CH, CHE, ECE, EES, GEOL, IE, MATH, ME, MICR, PHYS, PKSC or STAT, excluding the following:

NOTES:

  1. CH 1010 , ENGL 1030 , ENGR 1020  (or ENGR 1050  and ENGR 1060  or ENGR 1510  and ENGR 1520  if substituted for ENGR 1020 ), ENGR 1410  (or ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  or CHE 1300  and ENGR 1070  or ENGR 1640  if substituted for ENGR 1410 ), MATH 1080 , MATH 1060 , and PHYS 1220  must be passed with a grade of C or better.
  2. Depending on a student’s math placement, they may be invited to take part in the General Engineering Learning Community where they complete the following courses: ENGR 1000 , ENGR 1010 , ENGR 1100 , ENGR 1110 , ENGR 1510 , ENGR 1520 , and ENGR 1640 . The combination of ENGR 1510  and ENGR 1520  may be substituted for ENGR 1020 . ENGR 1640  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .
  3. A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.

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