Program Overview

Combined Bachelor's/Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering Degrees

Program Overview

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas offers a combined Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Materials Science and Engineering. This program allows students to earn both degrees in 7-8 years, with a total of 192 credit hours.

Program Type

• Combined Bachelor's/Ph.D. degree
• Major: Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: On-campus
• Estimated time to complete: 7-8 years
• Credit hours: 192

Program Description

The undergraduate program helps students understand both the science and engineering aspects of materials, including how the nano and microscopic structures in materials relate to the macroscopic properties and how to use these relationships to process materials and determine the properties of a finished product. The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Materials Science and Engineering represents the highest level of scholarship and achievement in independent research that culminates in the completion of a dissertation of original scientific merit.

Marketable Skills

• Identify materials engineering problems
• Produce solutions for materials selection/applications
• Material data collection and interpretation
• Conduct material conceptual design/development
• Teamwork
• Identify knowledge gaps in materials science and engineering
• Expertise with advanced materials characterization techniques
• Material data analysis using computational tools
• Material design and property predictions
• Scientific report writing and communication

Program Highlights

• One of the most advanced analytical characterization facilities in the country
• Professors and researchers with expertise in metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, and computational materials science
• Small graduate class sizes, allowing for close work with nationally recognized faculty members on research projects
• Research efforts span size scales from the microscopic to aircraft wings and from atomically precise manufacturing to assembly of hip implants
• Department occupies approximately 25,000 square feet in UNT’s Discovery Park, with about 40,000 square feet of unfinished space in which to expand

Career Opportunities

Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in materials science and engineering can expect a healthy job market and relatively high starting salaries in a variety of industries, including:

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Biomedical Microelectronics
• Characterization
• Chemical Energy
• Environmental
• Modeling and simulations
• Nanotechnology
• Power

Courses

• Materials Selection and Performance (3 hrs)
• Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials (3 hrs)
• Thermodynamics of Materials (3 hrs)
• Bonding, Structure and Crystallography (3 hrs)
• Mechanical Properties of Materials (3 hrs)
• Discover How and Why Materials “Matter” (3 hrs)