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Program educational objectives

  1. Graduates will be successful in entering graduate programs or professional programs, or in obtaining employment in a materials science and engineering industrial profession
  2. Graduates will have a special knowledge of the various classes of materials in context of processing, structure, properties, characterization, and selection
  3. Graduates will be provided the necessary tools and instruction to effectively communicate in oral and written form
  4. Graduate will be motivated to have a broad based education and a commitment to life-long learning
  5. Graduates will recognize their ethical responsibility and be prepared to answer contemporary questions in materials science in relation to technology and society

Program outcomes

  1. Graduates will have an ability to apply mathematical, scientific, and engineering knowledge to solve materials related problems
  2. Graduates will have an ability to design and conduct experiments, characterize materials, and properly interpret data in order to understand materials behavior
  3. Graduates will have an ability to select or design a materials based system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainabilty
  4. Graduates will have an ability to function on teams whose members have interdependent and complementary skills
  5. Graduates will have an ability to identify, formulate, and solve materials-related problems, and understand the structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials
  6. Graduates will have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility for engineering
  7. Graduates will have an ability to communicate technical information effectively in oral and written form
  8. Graduates will have an ability to acquire a broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal issues
  9. Graduates will have a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
  10. Graduates will have an awareness and understanding of current trends and materials application that affect the materials science and engineering profession
  11. Graduates will have an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary in materials engineering practices


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