BS in Materials Engineering Curriculum

Freshman Year

1st Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A – Chemical Structure¹

4

English Composition 3 – English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

Materials Science and Engineering 10 – Freshman Seminar: New Materials²

1

Mathematics 31A – Differential and Integral Calculus¹

4

2nd Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20B/20L – Chemical Energetics and Change/General Chemistry Laboratory¹

7

Mathematics 31B – Integration and Infinite Series¹

4

Physics 1A – Mechanics¹

5

3rd Quarter

Materials Science and Engineering 104 – Science of Engineering Materials²

4

Mathematics 32A – Calculus of Several Variables¹

4

Physics 1B – Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields¹

5

Sophomore Year

1st Quarter

Materials Science and Engineering 110/110L – Introduction to Materials Characterization A/Laboratory²

6

Mathematics 32B – Calculus of Several Variables¹

4

Physics 1C – Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity¹

5

2nd Quarter

Materials Science and Engineering 90L – Physical Measurement in Materials Engineering²

2

Materials Science and Engineering 150 – Introduction to Polymers²

4

Mathematics 33A – Linear Algebra and Applications¹

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

3rd Quarter

Civil and Environmental Engineering M20 (Intro to Computer Programming with MATLAB) or Computer Science 31 (Intro to Computer Science I)²

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering 100 – Electrical and Electronic Circuits²

4

Mathematics 33B (Differential Equations) or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 82 (Mathematics of Engineering)¹

4

Technical Breadth Course³

4

Junior Year

1st Quarter

Materials Engineering Laboratory Course²

2

Materials Science and Engineering 130 – Phase Relations in Solids²

4

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 101 – Statics and Strength of Materials²

4

Technical Breadth Course³

4

2nd Quarter

Materials Science and Engineering 131/131L – Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions/Laboratory²

6

Materials Science and Engineering 143A – Mechanical Behavior of Materials²

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

3rd Quarter

Civil and Environmental Engineering 108 – Introduction to Mechanics of Deformable Solids²

4

Materials Science and Engineering 132 – Structures and Properties of Metallic Alloys²

4

Materials Engineering Laboratory Course²

2

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

Senior Year

1st Quarter

Materials Engineering Elective ^2,4

4

Materials Science and Engineering 160 – Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses²

4

UCLA Samueli Ethics Course

4

Upper-Division Mathematics Course^1,5

4

2nd Quarter

Materials Engineering Elective^2,4

4

Materials Science and Engineering 120 – Physics of Materials²

4

Materials Science and Engineering 140A – Materials Selection and Engineering Design A²

3

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

3rd Quarter

Materials Science and Engineering 140B – Materials Selection and Engineering Design B²

3

Materials Engineering Elective²

4

Technical Breadth Course³

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

4

TOTAL

180

1. Counts as Mathematics and Basic Sciences for ABET, total units Mathematics and Basic Sciences = 54.
2. Counts as Engineering Concepts for ABET, total units Engineering Concepts = 81.
3. Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approved lists in the categories of technical breadth and GE requirements; details on page 22.
4. See counselor in 6426 Boelter Hall for details.
5. See the list of approved mathematics courses on page 105.