Areas of Specialization

Each area of specialization requires five elective courses above those used toward Requirement A, Core. Other technical electives may be substituted only with the approval of the undergraduate program director.

Biotechnology

Biotechnology involves the application of various engineering disciplines to biomedical problems, requiring a sound understanding of an engineering discipline coupled with principles of biology and biomaterials. Students utilize elective courses to learn the fundamentals of biology and bioengineering.

1. The following two courses must be completed:

a. BIO 202 Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 
b. ESM 353 Biomaterials

2. Two courses from the following list:

• ESM 369 Polymers
• BIO 203 Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and  Organ Physiology
• BIO 328 Mammalian Physiology
• BIO 334 Principles of Neurobiology
• BME 304 Genetic Engineering 
• BME 354 Advanced Biomaterials
• BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
• BME 402 Contemporary Biotechnology
• BME 404 Essentials of Tissue Engineering
• BME 430 Engineering Approaches to Drug Delivery 
• BME 481 Biosensors
• ESM 488 or ESM 499 (See Note)

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director may be used ONCE as a technical elective.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering entails the study, research, and design of infrastructure or processes responding to societal needs for sustainable development, transportation, or energy production and delivery.

1. Three required courses:

a. GEO 102 The Earth
b. GEO 112 Physical Geology Laboratory 
c. CIV 310 Structural Engineering

2. Two technical electives chosen from the following:

• ARH 205 Introduction to Architecture
• CIV 210 Land Surveying
• CIV 305 Transportation Systems Analysis I
• CIV 407 Transportation Economics
• CSE 391 Solid Modeling Special Topics (Solid Modeling topic only)
• MEC 442 Intro to Experimental Stress Analysis
• MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis
• EST 330 Natural Disasters
• EST 392 Eng & Managerial Economics      
• GEO 312 Structure & Prop of Materials
• ECO 373  Eco of Env & Natural Resources
• MAR 392 Waste Management Issues     
• MAR 393 Waste Treatment Tech
• MEC 262 Dynamics
• ESM 488/489   See Note*

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director may be used ONCE as a technical elective.

Environmental Engineering

1. Two required courses:

• BIO 201 Fundamentals of Biology
• CHE 312 Physical Chemistry Short Course (or CHE 301 Physical Chemistry I)

2. Two technical electives chosen from:

• ATM 205 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences
• ATM 247 Atmospheric Structure and Analysis
• ATM 305-E Global Atmospheric Change
• ATM 345 Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Dynamics
• ATM 348 Atmospheric Physics
• ATM 397 Air Pollution and its Control
• CHE 302 Physical Chemistry II
• CHE 321 Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 361 Nuclear Chemistry
• CHE 362 Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory
• ECO 373 Economics of Environment and Natural Resources
• ESG 301 Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens
• ESM 336 Electronic Materials
• ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other                       departmental independent research with permission of the program director
• GEO 309 Structural Geology
• GEO 312 Structure and Properties of Materials
• GEO 316 Geochemistry of Surficial Processes
• MAR 301 Environmental Microbiology
• MAR 308 Principles of Instrumental Analysis
• MAR 320 Limnology
• MAR 333 Coastal Oceanography
• MAR 336 Marine Pollution
• MAR 340 Environmental Problems and Solutions
• MAR 385 Principles of Fishery Biology and Management
• MAR 392 Waste Management Issues
• MAR 393 Waste Treatment Technologies
• MAR 394 Environmental Toxicology and Public Health

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits), or other departmental independent research may be used once as a technical elective, with permission of the program director.

Electronics Engineering

To achieve an area of specialization in electronics engineering students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• ESE 372 Electronics 
• ESM 336 Electronic Materials

2.  Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• ESE 218 Digital Systems Design
• ESE 304 Applications of Operational Amplifiers
• ESE 311 Analog Integrated Circuits
• ESE 315 Control System Design
• ESE 325 Modern Sensors
• ESE 330 Integrated Electronics
• ESM 488/499 See Notes below
• MEC 456 Introduction to Mechanics of Composites
• MEC 457 Engineering Composites Fabrication and Characterization 

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director may be used ONCE as a technical elective.

Materials Science and Engineering

This specialization provides the opportunity for in-depth study of the relationship between performance-properties-processing in materials engineering and its applications.

1. Two required courses:

• ESM 336 Electronic Materials
• ESM 325 Diffraction Techniques and Structure of Solids

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• ESM 213 Introduction to Nanotechnology Studies
• ESM 353 Biomaterials
• ESM 369 Polymer Engineering
• ESM 400 Nanotechnology and Research
• ESM 475 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum
• ESM 486 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering
• ESM 488/499 See Notes below.
• MEC 456 Introduction to Mechanics of Composites
• MEC 457 Engineering Composites Fabrication and Characterization

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director may be used ONCE as a technical elective.

Manufacturing Engineering

This specialization addresses the rapidly changing technology in the mechanical engineering and manufacturing industries that requires a highly educated workforce with knowledge of mechanical properties of materials, materials processing , design, thermodynamics, statistics, and analysis.

1. Two required courses:

• MEC 262 Dynamics
• MEC 310 Machine Design

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• AMS 310 Survey of Probability and Statistics
• ESM 486 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering 
• MEC 325 Manufacturing Processes
• MEC 410 Design of Machine Elements
• MEC 411 Control System Analysis and Design
• MEC 442 Introduction to Experimental Stress Analysis
• MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis 
• MEC 457 Engineering Composites Fabrication & Characterization
• ESM 488/499  See Notes below.

Note: Other upper level MEC coursework (completed with a grade of C or higher) may be counted as technical electives with permission of the ESG Undergraduate Program Director.

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research may be used once as a technical elective with permission of the program director.

Nanoscale Engineering

The creation of functional materials and devices which involve controllable processes and transformations at the scale of billionths of a meter promises to become a major focus of future efforts in both engineering and scientific research. With a thorough background in materials science, engineering design, and surface and molecular chemistry and devices, this specialization prepares students for graduate study, as well as professional positions in materials and process engineering and research and development.

1. Two required courses:

• ESM 213 Introduction to Nanotechonology Studies 
• ESM 336 Electronic Materials

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• ESM 369 Polymer Engineering
• CHE 301 Physical Chemistry I
• CHE 302 Physical Chemistry II
• CHE 312 Physical Chemistry
• CHE 321 Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 322 Organic Chemistry II
• CHE 345 Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry
• CHE 351 Quantum Chemistry
• CHE 378 Materials Chemistry
• BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
• ESM 325 Diffraction Techniques and Structures of Solids
• ESM 353 Biomaterials
• ESM 400 Nanotechnology and Research
• ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (see Notes below)

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research may be used once as a technical elective with permission of the program director.

Engineering Management

Strong engineering skills alone are not sufficient to guarantee professional success in today's global economy. Industry requires that engineers also understand the business side of the organization, helping to ensure that products are quickly developed, brought to market and meet the ever increasing needs of the consumer. An Engineering Management specialization degree offered through the Department of Materials Science and Engineering will help prepare students to become effective leaders in the expanding global marketplace by equipping them with thorough technical as well as business skills. To achieve an area of specialization in engineering management, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• EST 392 Engineering Economics
• EST 326 Management for Engineers

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• AMS 310 Survey of Probability and Statistics
• BUS 210 Financial Accounting
• BUS 330 Principles of Finance
• BUS 340 Information Systems in Management
• BUS 348 Principles of Marketing
• EST 305 Applications Software for Information Management
• EST 327 Marketing for Engineers
• EST 391 Technology Assessment
• EST 393 Project Management
• ESM 486 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering
• ISE 330 Information Management

Engineering Chemistry

The Engineering Chemistry major com­bines work in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemistry and leads to the Bachelor of Science degree, awarded through the College of Arts and Sciences. See the major entry for additional information.

Physics of Materials

Physics majors may wish to pursue a career in engineering physics, particularly in the application of solid-state physics to materials science and engineering. After taking five courses in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the student may become eligible for the master's degree program. See the physics major entry for additional information.

Bachelor of Engineering Degree/Master of Science Degree Program

An engineering science student may apply at the beginning of the junior year for admission to this special program, which leads to a Bachelor of Engineering degree at the end of the fourth year and a Master of Science degree at the end of the fifth year. In the junior year, the student takes ESM 460, which is normally taken in the senior year, instead of ESM 335. In the senior year, a student takes ESM 513, to use in lieu of ESM 335, in the fall and another graduate course in the spring. In the fifth year, the student takes 24 credits. The advantage of this program over the regular M.S. program is that a student may start his or her M.S. in the senior year, and that he or she needs only 24 credits in the fifth year as opposed to 30 credits for a regular M.S. student. For details of the M.S. degree requirements, see the graduate program director.