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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Undergraduate Program

MS&E Minor

Students interested in pursuing a minor in Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) are normally expected to complete the requirements during the time of their continuous undergraduate enrollment at Cornell.  

To successfully complete an MS&E minor, an undergraduate engineering student must:  

  • be enrolled in a major that approves participation of its affiliates in the MS&E minor;
  • successfully complete all of the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering; and
  • satisfactorily complete at least six courses (18 credit minimum).
Curriculum
Required Courses  

MSE 261 "Mechanical Properties of Engineering Materials: From Nanodevices to Superstructures" 

OR

MSE 262 "Electronic Materials for the Information Age"  

Two of the Following Courses  
  • MSE 206 "Atomic and Molecular Structure of Matter"
  • MSE 301 "Chemistry of Materials"
  • MSE 303 "Thermodynamics of Condensed Systems"
  • MSE 304 "Kinetics, Diffusion, and Phase Transformation"
  • MSE 305 "Electronic, Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of Materials"
  • MSE 402 "Mechanical Properties of Materials; Processing and Design"  
Three Electives From the Following  
  • MSE 261, MSE 262 and any course at the 300 level or above
  • Selected courses in materials properties and processing (at the 300 level or above) from A&EP, CHEME, CEE, ECE, MAE, PHYS, and CHEM as approved by the MS&E Undergraduate Program Director.  

Students must earn at least a C in each course in the minor.