BS Materials Science and Engineering at University of Utah

Programme overview

Materials science and engineering (MSE) applies the principles of physics and chemistry to engineering problems in order to design and develop new materials. The MSE curriculum includes courses in nanostructured materials, composites, microsystems design, biomaterials, nuclear materials and others. All students complete a capstone design project. Graduates have found jobs as electrochemists, process engineers, materials engineers and quality engineers.

Faculty: J & M Price College of Eng. | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 120 credit hours. All major courses must be taken for a letter grade. Students can take gen eds CR/NC if they follow University guidelines. Courses may be repeated only once; students must petition to retake a class a third time. A passing grade for this major is a C or better in all major classes. Students must complete a total of 32 credit hours of ABET Science and Math credits Students must complete a total of 48 credit hours of ABET Engineering credits

Career pathways

Career paths include Materials engineer, process engineer, research scientist, metallurgist, quality engineer, design engineer, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, biomedical.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme admission (University of Utah, undergraduate): Any student may be admitted to Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) by requesting MSE on their application for admission or by contacting the MSE academic advisor. If students enter the University declared as a major other than MSE, they simply need to make an appointment with the academic advisor who can switch them to MSE Major status. To graduate in MSE, students must pass all major classes with a “C” or better. Major classes include math, chemistry, physics, coding, and all engineering classes. Please visit the department's website for more information.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. The academic calendar is divided into three semesters.

First-year (freshman) deadlines: Spring November 15; Early Action and Merit Scholarship Consideration December 1; Summer April 1; Fall April 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic students and $65 for international students, non-refundable, paid online through the Common Application. Students who graduated from a Utah high school may apply through the free Beehive Application or the Common Application; students from outside Utah use the Common Application. Official ACT or SAT scores are optional for most applicants and required for applicants from non-accredited US high schools, home schools or with a GED/HiSET.

International first-year applicants apply through the Common Application: Spring due November 15, Summer due May 1, Fall due August 1. Immigration document (I-20) deadlines for students outside the US: Spring November 15, Summer April 1, Fall June 1. The international application fee is $65 and students on a visa are not eligible for need-based fee waivers.

Transfer deadlines: Spring November 15; Summer April 1; Fall April 1; priority scholarship deadline February 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic and $65 for international undergraduate applicants, non-refundable; Utah applicants have the fee automatically waived. Transfer scholarships are available only for Summer and Fall entry.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/

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