BS MATERIALS ENGINEERING  2005-07 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 370 Kinetics of Materials

4

MATE 375 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials Laboratory

1

MATE 481 Corporate Culture

1

MATE 482, 483, 484 Senior Project I, II, III

1,2,2

Select at least one course from each area:

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     Analysis: MATE 425/450/510/515/520/525/565

     Materials Processing: MATE 430/435/440/445

     Special Topics: MATE 446/460/504/510/515/518/
         520/525/530/540/545/570/580

 

Approved electives
See listing of approved electives on department website, http://mate.calpoly.edu

8

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 213 and ENGR/BRAE 213 (B2)*

2,2

CE 204 Mechanics of Materials I

3

CHEM 127 General Chemistry (B3/B4)*

4

CHEM 128 General Chemistry

4

CHEM 305 Physical Chemistry

4

CSC 101 (or CSC 234 or CSC 231)

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 326)

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 244 Linear Analysis I

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 343 Heat Transfer or ME 302 Thermodyn.

3

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

4

PHYS 132, 133 General Physics II, III

4,4

1  Engineering Drawing and Manufacturing elective

4

STAT 312 Statistical Methods for Engineers (B6)*

4

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 32 units are in Support.

 

®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

0

 

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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.