Master’s Major Option Course Plans

Biomaterials Engineering

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in biomaterials.
• Macro courses should at least include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
• The biomaterials courses should include courses in biomaterials, biochemistry, and biophysics.

Biomedical Engineering

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Biomedical Engineering.
• Macro courses should include at least Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
• The Biomedical Engineering courses should include at least one course in biomaterials, biochemistry, or biophysics in addition to courses in Biomedical Engineering.
• BME Graduate Courses

Chemical Engineering

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Chemical Engineering.
• Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
• The Chemical Engineering courses should include a course on transport phenomena, numerical methods or mathematical modeling, and a course on polymer processing.
• ChE Graduate Courses

Chemistry (Synthetic or Physical)

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Chemistry.
• Synthetic Option
  • The Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • Chem 507, 511, 518, 536, 540, 543 (select at least two from this list)
• Physical Option
  • The Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
  • Chemistry courses should include Chem 571, 576, and 580.

Materials Science and Engineering

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Materials Science and Engineering.
• Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
• MSE Graduate Courses

Organic Electronics and Photonics

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in the field of organic electronics.
• Macro courses should include Macro 412 or 512, and 538.
• Organic Electronics and Photonics courses should include a course in device physics, device applications, and device fabrication.
• EECS Graduate Courses

Physics

• A minimum of 30 hours of course work must be elected, including at least 9 hours in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and at least 9 hours in Physics.
• Macro courses should include Macro 538 and a course in physical properties of polymers.
• Physics 505, 506, 510, 511, 512, 520, 540 and 541 (select at least two from this list)
• Physics Graduate Courses