Materials Science and Engineering Term Offerings
2026-2027 Academic Year
May be subject to change. Please refer to UCLA Schedule of Classes.
Updated 5/27/2026 Tentative* Change from 2025-2026
| DEPT | COURSE | FALL | WINTER | SPRING |
| MAT SCI | 10 – New Materials | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 90L – Physical Measurement in Materials Engineering | – | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 104 – Science of Engineering Materials | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 105 – Principles of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 110 – Introduction to Materials Characterization A (Crystal Structure, Nanostructures, and X-Ray Scattering) | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 110L – Introduction to Materials Characterization A Laboratory | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | C111 – Introduction to Materials Characterization B (Electron Microscopy) | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 111L – Introduction to Materials Characterization B Laboratory | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | C112 – Cultural Materials Science II: Characterization Methods in Conservation of Materials | – | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 120 – Physics of Materials | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 121 – Materials Science of Semiconductors | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 121L – Materials Science of Semiconductors Laboratory | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 122 – Principles of Electronic Materials Processing | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 130 – Phase Relations in Solids | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 131 – Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 131L – Diffusion and Diffusion -Controlled Reactions Laboratory | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 132 – Structure and Properties of Metallic Alloys | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | C133 | – | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 140AW – Materials Selection and Engineering Design A | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 140BW – Materials Selection and Engineering Design B | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 141L – Computer Methods and Instrumentation in Materials Science | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 143A – Mechanical Behavior of Materials | – | Winter 2027 | – |
| MAT SCI | 143L – Mechanical Behavior Laboratory | – | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 150 – Introduction to Polymers | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 151 – Structure and Properties of Composite Materials | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 160 – Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 161 – Processing of Ceramics and Glasses | – | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 161L – Laboratory in Ceramics | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | 162 – Electronic Ceramics | – | – | Spring 2027 |
| MAT SCI | CM163 – Electrochemical Processes | Fall 2026 | – | – |
| MAT SCI | CM 180 – Introduction to Biomaterials | – | – | – |
| MAT SCI | 188 – Special Courses in Materials Science | – | – | – |