Program Overview

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Materials Science and Engineering (Certificate)

Overview

The Graduate Certificate Program (GCP) in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is designed for working professionals who do not have formal training in MSE, but wish to acquire a basic understanding of materials science to improve their on-the-job experience and knowledge. Most people will enroll in this program as distance education students through the Engineering Online (EOL) office at NC State University. Students can customize their particular certificate programs to focus on specific areas of materials science that interest them.

Program of Study

The MSE GCP requires a total of 12 credit hours, including MSE 500 (3 credit hours) and three MSE elective courses (9 credit hours) selected by the student. MSE 500 is a fast-paced overview of the field of materials science and engineering and is designed for students who do not have a formal background in MSE, such as those with BS degrees in chemistry, physics and other fields of engineering. MSE 500 also provides the foundation for more specialized MSE graduate courses.

Admissions Requirements

To be admitted to the MSE Graduate Certificate Program, a student must have a BS degree in the sciences or engineering from a regionally accredited four-year college or university, and have an overall (or major) GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale.

Application Deadlines

• Fall: March 1
• Spring: October 1
• Summer 1: March 1

Plan Requirements

• Required Courses: 12
  • MSE 500: Modern Concepts in Materials Science
  • Select a minimum of three courses from "MSE Courses" listed below
• Total Hours: 12

MSE Courses

• Select a minimum of three of the following courses: 9
  • MSE/NE 509: Nuclear Materials
  • MSE 540: Processing of Metallic Materials
  • MSE 545: Ceramic Processing
  • MSE 555: Polymer Technology and Engineering
  • MSE 556: Composite Materials
  • MSE 560: Microelectronic Materials Science and Technology
  • MSE 561: Organic Chemistry Of Polymers
  • MSE 565: Introduction to Nanomaterials
  • MSE 566: Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials
  • MSE 576: Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization I
  • MSE 577: Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II
  • MSE 580: Materials Forensics and Degradation
  • MSE 589: Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting
  • MSE 702: Defects In Solids
  • MSE 703: Interaction of Electrons with Materials
  • MSE 704: Interaction of Photons with Materials
  • MSE 705: Mechanical Behavior Of Engineering Materials
  • MSE 706: Phase Transformations and Kinetics
  • MSE 708: Thermodynamics Of Materials
  • MSE 709: Metastable Materials: Processing, Structure, and Properties
  • MSE 710: Elements Of Crystallography and Diffraction
  • MSE 712: Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • MSE 715: Fundamentals Of Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • MSE 718: Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • MSE 721: Nanoscale Simulations and Modeling
  • MSE 723: Materials Informatics
  • MSE 731: Materials Processing by Deformation
  • MSE 741: Principles of Corrosion
  • MSE 751: Thin Film and Coating Science and Technology I
  • MSE 752: Thin Film and Coating Science and Technology II
  • MSE/NE 757: Radiation Effects on Materials
  • MSE 760: Materials Science in Processing of Semiconductor Devices
  • MSE 761: Polymer Blends and Alloys
  • MSE 763: Characterization Of Structure Of Fiber Forming Polymers
  • MSE 770: Defects, Diffusion and Ion Implantation In Semiconductors
  • MSE 771: Materials Science of Nanoelectronics
  • MSE 775: Structure of Semicrystalline Polymers
  • MSE 791: Nonferrous Alloys
  • MSE 795: Advanced Materials Experiments
• Total Hours: 9

Faculty

Professors

• Harald Ade
• Aram Amassian
• David Aspnes
• Salah M.A. Bedair
• Donald Brenner
• Ramon Collazo
• Jerome Cuomo
• Jan Genzer
• Reza Ghiladi
• Ola Harrysson
• Douglas Irving
• Jacob L. Jones
• Djamel Kaoumi
• Frederick Kish
• Thomas LaBean
• James D. Martin
• John F. Murth
• Korukonda Murty
• Jagdish Narayan
• Roger Jagdish Narayan
• Gregory N. Parsons
• Melissa Pasquinelli
• Zlatko Sitar
• Franky So
• Richard Spontak
• Martin Thuo
• Joseph B. Tracy
• Daryoosh Vashaee
• Yaroslava Yingling
• Xiangwu Zhang
• Yong Zhu

Associate Professors

• Veronica Augustyn
• Rajeev Gupta
• Jagannadham Kasichainula
• Raymond Unocic
• Kinga Unocic
• Nina Wisinger

Assistant Professors

• Bharat Gwalani
• Timothy Horn
• Yin Liu
• Martin Seifrid
• Ruijuan Xu

Research Professor

• Christopher Rock

Teaching Assistant Professor

• Alexey Gulyuk

Adjunct Professors

• Barry Farmer
• John Prater

Adjunct Associate Professor

• Charles Guarnieri

Practice/Research/Teaching Professor

• Albert Kwansa

Emeritus Faculty

• Charles Balik
• Elizabeth Dickey
• Carl C. Koch
• Yuntian Zhu

Delivery Method

• On-Campus
• Online
• Hybrid

Entrance Exam

• None

Interview Required

• None

Academic Success

Academic success in the MSE GCP might have a strong bearing on admission to a graduate degree program. However, completion of a graduate certificate program IN NO WAY guarantees entry into a graduate degree program, which must be done through a separate application process.