Program Overview

Materials Engineering Program - B.S.

The Materials Engineering Program at New Jersey Institute of Technology offers a comprehensive curriculum that prepares students for a career in materials engineering. The program requires a total of 120 credits for the standard option, 120 credits for the thesis option, 144 credits for the co-op option cycle A, and 144 credits for the co-op option cycle B.

Plan of Study

The plan of study for the Materials Engineering Program is outlined below:

• First Year
  • 1st Semester:
    • CHEM 125 - General Chemistry I (3 credits)
    • CHEM 125A - General Chemistry Lab I (1 credit)
    • FED 101 - Fundamentals of Engineering Design (2 credits)
    • ENGL 101 - English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing (3 credits)
    • MATH 111 - Calculus I (4 credits)
    • PHYS 111 - Physics I (3 credits)
    • PHYS 111A - Physics I Lab (1 credit)
    • FYS SEM - First-Year Student Seminar (0 credits)
    • Total Credits: 17
  • 2nd Semester:
    • CHEM 126 - General Chemistry II (3 credits)
    • ENGL 102 - English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research (3 credits)
    • MATH 112 - Calculus II (4 credits)
    • PHYS 121 - Physics II (3 credits)
    • PHYS 121A - Physics II Lab (1 credit)
    • MTEN 101 - Introduction to Materials Engineering (1 credit)
    • Total Credits: 15
• Second Year
  • 1st Semester:
    • MTEN 201 - Introductory Principles of Materials Engineering (3 credits)
    • MECH 234 - Engineering Mechanics (2 credits)
    • CS 115 - Introduction to Computer Science I in C++ (3 credits)
    • MATH 211 - Calculus III A (3 credits)
    • History and Humanities GER 200 level (3 credits)
    • Total Credits: 14
  • 2nd Semester:
    • MTEN 205 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials (4 credits)
    • ENGR 211 - Professional Skills for Engineers I (1 credit)
    • MATH 222 - Differential Equations (4 credits)
    • Technical Elective 1 (3 credits)
    • Total Credits: 12
• Third Year
  • 1st Semester:
    • MTEN 301 - Thermodynamics of Materials (3 credits)
    • MTEN 305 - Materials Characterization Methods (4 credits)
    • MTEN 309 - Electronic, Optical, Magnetic and Thermal Properties of Materials (4 credits)
    • COM 313 - Technical Writing (3 credits)
    • MATH 333 - Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
    • Total Credits: 17
  • 2nd Semester:
    • MTEN 311 - Kinetics of Materials (3 credits)
    • MTEN 395 - Materials Engineering Laboratory (4 credits)
    • ME 438 - Introduction to Physical Metallurgy (3 credits)
    • ENGR 301 - Engineering Applications of Data Science (3 credits)
    • Technical Elective 1 (3 credits)
    • Total Credits: 16
• Fourth Year
  • 1st Semester:
    • MTEN 410 - Soft Materials (3 credits)
    • MTEN 449 - Materials Engineering Design I (4 credits)
    • PHIL 334 - Engineering Ethics and Technological Practice: Philosophical Perspectives on Engineering (3 credits)
    • Technical Elective 1 (3 credits)
    • Technical Elective 1 (3 credits)
    • Total Credits: 16
  • 2nd Semester:
    • MTEN 450 - Materials Engineering Design II (4 credits)
    • MTEN 460 - Materials Processing (3 credits)
    • IE 492 - Engineering Management (3 credits)
    • Humanities and Social Science Senior Seminar GER (3 credits)
    • Total Credits: 13

Thesis Option

The thesis option requires an additional 12 credits of undergraduate research thesis courses (MTEN 480, MTEN 481, MTEN 482, MTEN 483) in place of some technical electives.

Co-op Option

The co-op option requires two semesters of co-op work experience (ENGR 310, ENGR 410) in place of some technical courses, extending the program to five years.

Technical Electives

Students must complete 12 credits of technically oriented, subject-related courses approved by their advisor. At least 6 credits must be taken from the following:

• BME 300:699
• CE 300:699
• CHE 300:699
• ECE 300:699
• ME 300:699

Other acceptable courses include:

• MTEN 491 Research and Independent Study I and MTEN 492 Research and Independent Study II
• Courses taken to satisfy Minor requirements
• Graduate level course taken within BS/MS or BS/PHD program
• Courses in ACCT 200:699 or BME 300:699 or CE 300:699 or CHE 300:699 or CHEM 300:699 or CPT 300:499 or ECE 200:699 or ENE 200:699 or ENGR 200:699 or ENTR 400:500 or EM 600:699 or EPS 300:699 or EVSC 300:699 or FIN 200:699 or HRM 300:699 or MATH 300:699 or MGMT 300:699 or ME 300:699 or MRKT 300:499 or MTSE 300:699 or NANO 488 or OM 375 or PHB 600:699 or PHEN 500:699 or PHYS 200:699

Academic Requirements

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum GPA and must meet appropriate departmental regulations, including an average GPA of 2.0 in all materials engineering courses.