BS in Chemical Engineering with Emphasis in Materials
Degree Program Description
The materials emphasis builds on the core Chemical Engineering curriculum to include courses of interest to students who wish to pursue careers and/or interests in materials science and solid-state physics. The emphasis area requirements cover basic topics in materials science, after which the student is asked to choose at least one course covering a more specific area of materials: ceramics, polymers, biological materials, or composites. Students are then free to choose electives in other areas, including optical materials, semiconductors, advanced materials, structural materials, and materials characterization. Students selecting the materials emphasis have all the advantages of an education in chemical engineering along with specialized knowledge of materials, giving them a valuable base from which to build a career.
Major Program Requirements
Students must complete all BSChE requirements, including the emphasis area requirements below.
| Emphasis Area Requirements | ||
| ENGINR 1200 | Statics and Elementary Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ENGINR 2200 | Intermediate Strength of Materials | 3 |
| CH_ENG 3075 | Introduction to Materials Engineering | 3 |
| Choose one course from List A | 3 | |
| Choose two courses from List A or List B | 6 | |
| List A | ||
| CH_ENG 4232 | Ceramic Materials and Processing | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4319 | Introduction to Polymers | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 3170 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| MAE 4250 | Composite Materials | 3 |
| List B | ||
| BIOL_EN 4170 | Biomaterials Interfaces of Implantable Devices | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4231 | Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4480 | Physics and Chemistry of Materials * | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4317 | Chemical Processing in Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| CV_ENG 4104 | Pavement Materials and Design | 3 |
| CV_ENG 4300 | Advanced Structural Steel Design | 3 |
| ECE 3610 | Semiconductors and Devices | 3 |
| ECE 4630 | Introduction to Optical Electronics | 3 |
| ECE 4880 | Micro/Nano Systems | 3 |
| ISE 4560 | Introduction to Rapid Prototyping | 3 |
| MAE 2200 | Engineering Materials | 3 |
| MAE 4220 | Materials Selection | 3 |
| MAE 4230 | Nanomaterials | 3 |
| MAE 4270 | Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials | 3 |
| MAE 4600 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| PHYSCS 4620 | Introduction to Materials Science | 3 |
| PHYSCS 4650 | Modern Condensed Matter Physics | 3 |
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BIOL_EN 4480 is the same as BME 4480, CHEM 4490, NU_ENG 4319, and PHYSCS 4190 and satisfies the chemistry requirement.
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student's actual plan may vary based on course choices where options are available.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH 1500 | 5 | MATH 1700 | 5 |
| CHEM 1400 | 3 | CHEM 1410 | 3 |
| CHEM 1401 | 1 | CHEM 1411 | 1 |
| CH_ENG 1000 | 2 | PHYSCS 2750 | 5 |
| ENGLSH 1000 | 3 | CH_ENG 2225 | 3 |
| Approved history/poli. sci. elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH 2300 | 3 | MATH 4100 | 3 |
| CHEM 2100 | 3 | CHEM 2110 | 3 |
| PHYSCS 2760 | 5 | CHEM 2130 | 2 |
| CH_ENG 2226 | 3 | CH_ENG 3262 | 3 |
| CH_ENG 3261 | 3 | Humanities or social/behavioral sciences | 3 |
| 17 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| STAT 4710 | 3 | CH_ENG 3075 | 3 |
| CH_ENG 3233 | 3 | CH_ENG 3234 | 3 |
| ENGINR 1200 | 3 | CH_ENG 3235 | 3 |
| Chemistry elective | 3 | CH_ENG 4370 | 3 |
| Economics elective | 3 | ENGINR 2200 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CH_ENG 3243W | 3 | CH_ENG 4319 | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4232 | 3 | CH_ENG 4980W | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4363 | 3 | Materials elective | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4385 | 3 | Humanities/fine arts or social/behavioral sciences | 3 |
| Humanities/fine arts or social/behavioral sciences | 3 | Humanities/fine arts or social/behavioral sciences | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 125 | |||
Degree Audit
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MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.
Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.
Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.
For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.
Major and Career Exploration
The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.
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If you are considering a change of major or are exploring multiple majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573)884-9700 or through MU Connect Discovery Center service in you success network.
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If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring the major.
- If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values and talents, visit the MU Career Center. No Appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.
- If you would like information about MU majors and degree programs, visit:
- the Degrees, Majors (Degree Programs), Emphasis Areas, Minors and Certificates page in the catalog,
- the MU Majors website.
For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.