Department of
Bioengineering

Undergraduate Studies

Biomaterials Track

Core Elective:

MSE 401 Thermodynamics of Materials (4 hr)
  Prerequisite: CHEM 104; PHYS 212; MATH 242 or MATH 385

Free Elective Recommendation:

MSE 280 Intro to Eng Materials (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: CHEM 102; credit or registration in PHYS 214
   
MCB 252 Cells, Tissues & Development

Required Fundamental Courses: (7 hr)

TAM 206/MSE 206 Mechanics for MatSE (4 hr)
  Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in MSE 201
MSE 470 Design and Use of Biomaterials (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 406 (BIOEs approved to take without MSE 406); MCB 252

Required Advanced Biomaterial Courses: (Select 2 courses; 6 hr)

MSE 472 Biomaterials Laboratory (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: Credit or registration in MSE 470, or consent of instructor

 

 
MSE 473 Biomolecular Materials Science (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in engineering; or consent of instructor
   
MSE 498JC Synthesis of Biomaterials (3 hr)

Required Advanced MSE Courses: (Select 1 course; 3 hr)

Fundamentals

MSE 403 Synthesis of Materials (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 201(CHEM 232 sufficient); credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401
   
MSE 406 Thermal-Mech Behavior Matls (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: TAM 206/MSE 206; credit or concurrent registration in MSE 401; MATH 225

Ceramics

MSE 484 Composite Materials (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: Senior standing in Engineering or consent of instructor

Metals

MSE 440 Adv Mechanical Prop of Solids (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 406
   
MSE 441 Metals Processing (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 406
   
MSE 443 Design of Engineering Alloys (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 440
   
MSE 484 Composite Materials (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: Senior standing in Engineering or consent of instructor

Polymers

MSE 450 Intro to Polymer Sci and Eng (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduate or graduate standing
   
MSE 451 Introduction to Polymer Synthesis (1 hr)
  Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in MSE 450 or consent of instructor.
   
MSE 452 Polymer Laboratory (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 450

Biomaterials Additional Electives :

MSE 420 Ceramic Matls and Properties (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 182 or 200
   
MSE 421 Cer Proc & Microstruc Devel (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 420
   
MSE 423 Ceramic Processing Laboratory (3 hr)
  Prerequisite: MSE 421