BS MATERIALS ENGINEERING  – 2001-03 Catalog
Materials Engineering Department
Air Conditioning Engrg Bldg. (12), Rm 107-H
(805) 756-2568 FAX: (805) 756-2299
email: matedept@calpoly.edu

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

MATE 110 Intro to Materials Engineering

1

MATE 120 Intro. to Materials Engr Practice

1

MATE 210, 215 Materials Engineering and Lab

3,1

MATE 220, 225 Structure of Materials and Lab

3,1

MATE 230, 235 Physical Metallurgy and Lab

4,1

MATE 310 Polymers

4

MATE 320 Ceramics

4

MATE 330 Composites

4

MATE 340, 345 Electronic Prop Materials and Lab

3,1

MATE 350, 355 Mech Behavior Materials and Lab

3,2

MATE 360 Thermodynamics of Materials

4

MATE 405 Kinetics of Materials

5

MATE 461, 462 Senior Project

1,4

MATE 463 Undergraduate Seminar

1

Select at least one course from each area:
Analysis: MATE 410/415/425/450
Materials Processing: MATE 430/435/440/445
Special Topics: MATE 446/460

19

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 213 and ENGR/BRAE 213 (B2)*

2,2

CE 204 Strength of Materials

3

CE 205, 206 Strength of Materials and Lab

2,1

CHEM 124 Gen Chem for Engineering (B3/B4)*

4

CHEM 125 Gen Chem for Engineering

4

CHEM 305 Physical Chemistry

3

CSC 101/234/231

4/3/2

EE 201, 251 Electric Circuits Theory and Lab

3,1

ENGL 149 Technical Writing for Engineers (A3)*

4

IME 314 Engineering Economics (or IME 426)

3


MATH 141, 142 Calculus I, II (B1) *

4,4

MATH 143 Calculus III (Add’l Area B)*

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV

4

MATH 242 Differential Equations

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 313 Heat Transfer or ME 302 Thermodyn

3

PHYS 131 General Physics (Add’l Area B)*

4

PHYS 132, 133 General Physics

4,4

Chemistry or Physics elective (200–400 level)

3

1  Engineering Drawing and Manufacturing elective

4

Select one of the following: MATH 317, 318; STAT 312, 321 (B6)*

4

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 32 units are in Support.

 

®See page 79 for complete GE course listing.

 

®Minimum of 8 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (8 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing * 4 units in Support

0

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units required)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 

B5 (requirement for Liberal Arts students only)

 

B6 Upper-division Area B * 4 units in Support

0

Additional Area B units* 8 units in Support

0


Area C  Arts and Humanities (16 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (16 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

 

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ELECTIVES

4

 

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1  Choose either IME 144 or a combination of ME 151 and one of IME 141, 142, 143, or IT 341, 302.