Master’s Major Option Course Plans

Master’s Major Option Course Plans

Biomaterials Engineering

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in biomaterials.
  • Macro courses should at least include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • The biomaterials courses should include courses in biomaterials, biochemistry, and biophysics.

Biomedical Engineering

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Biomedical Engineering.
  • Macro courses should include at least Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • The Biomedical Engineering courses should include at least one course in biomaterials, biochemistry, or biophysics in addition to courses in Biomedical Engineering.
  • BME Graduate Courses

Chemical Engineering

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Chemical Engineering.
  • Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • The Chemical Engineering courses should include a course on transport phenomena, numerical methods or mathematical modeling, and a course on polymer processing.
  • ChE Graduate Courses

Chemistry (Synthetic or Physical)

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Chemistry.
  • Synthetic Option
    • The Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
    • Chem 507, 511, 518, 536, 540, 543 (select at least two from this list)
  • Physical Option
    • The Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
    • Chemistry courses should include Chem 571, 576, and 580.

Materials Science and Engineering

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • MSE Graduate Courses

Organic Electronics and Photonics

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in the field of organic electronics.
  • Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • Organic Electronics and Photonics courses should include a course in device physics, device applications, and device fabrication.
  • EECS Graduate Courses

Physics

  • A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Physics.
  • Macro courses should include Macro 538 and a course in physical properties of polymers.
  • Physics 505, 506, 510, 511, 512, 520, 540 and 541 (select at least two from this list)
  • Physics Graduate Courses