Materials Minor
Montana State University, Bozeman, offers a non-teaching minor in Materials Science & Engineering called the Minor in Materials. This minor provides courses from a variety of disciplines which are relevant to synergies of science and engineering in polymer, metallic, ceramic, hybrid, and composite materials for both structural and functional application. The minor requires a minimum of 32 credits comprised of 14 credits of required coursework (or equivalent) followed by 18 credits of elective coursework. EMAT 350 Engineering Materials is the cornerstone, foundational course for the Minor in Materials and is a required core class.
Students seeking the Minor in Materials must satisfy the core and additional course requirements, 32 credits total, as outlined below:
| Required Pre-requisite Courses | ||
| (credits not counted towards minor): | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Physics I with Calculus | ||
| Physics II with Calculus | ||
| College Chemistry I | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| (or equivalent courses as approved by the certifying officer): | ||
| EMEC 250 | Mechanical Engineering Materials | 3 |
| EMAT 252 | Materials Struct and Prop Lab | 1 |
| EMAT 350 | Engineering Materials | 3 |
| EMEC 320 | Thermodynamics I | 3 |
| ETME 215 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| ETME 216 | Manufacturing Process Laboratory | 1 |
| These pre-requisite courses and required courses represent the core fundamentals of materials science and engineering which are applicable to students in the College of Engineering in addition to Physics and Chemistry. Students pursuing a BS in Engineering or the Physical Sciences will have to take 18 additional course credits (6 courses) out of the list below to obtain a Minor in Materials which may also serve as electives in the student's major. Other courses may also be approved by the certifying officer with a written request detailing the merit of the course. | ||
| Additional Courses | ||
| Choose six from the following: | 18 | |
| Physical Chemistry-Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy I | ||
| Physical Chemistry - Kinetics and Thermodynamics | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Sustainable Energy | ||
| Transport Analysis | ||
| Advanced Engineering Materials | ||
| Polymeric Materials | ||
| Friction and Wear of Materials | ||
| Manufacturing of Composites | ||
| Composite Materials | ||
| Biomedical Materials Engineering | ||
| Failure of Materials | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Composite Materials | ||
| Mech Behavior of Materials | ||
| Bio-inspired Engineering | ||
| Micro-Electromechanical Systems | ||
| Smart Structures | ||
| Solid State Physics * | ||
| Total Credits | 32 | |
| * | Course pre-requisities not included in the lists above do not count towards the 18 credits. |