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

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

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

Electrical and Computer Engineering 101A — Engineering Electromagnetics²

4

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

2

Materials Science and Engineering 122 — Principles of Electronic Materials Processing²

4

Mathematics 33A — Linear Algebra and Applications¹

4

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

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

Junior Year

1st Quarter

Electronic Materials 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 120 (Physics of Materials)²

4

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

6

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

3rd Quarter

Materials Science and Engineering 121/121L — Materials Science of Semiconductors/Laboratory²

6

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

4

Electronic Materials Elective²

4

Senior Year

1st Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 121B — Principles of Semiconductor Device Design²

4

Technical Breadth Course³

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

5

Upper-Division Mathematics Course^1,5

4

2nd Quarter

Electronic Materials Elective (Materials Science and Engineering 150 — Introduction to Polymers or 160 — Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses)^2,4

4

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

3

Technical Breadth Course³

4

UCLA Samueli Ethics Course

4

3rd Quarter

Electronic Materials Elective^2,4

4

Electronic Materials Laboratory Course^2,4

2

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

3

UCLA Samueli GE Elective³

4

TOTAL

182

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 = 83.
3. Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approved lists in the categories of technical breadth and GE; details on page 22.
4. See counselor in 6426 Boelter Hall for details.
5. See the list of approved mathematics courses on page 106.