M.Eng. Sample Curricula

Materials for Micro and Nano-Systems

Fall

• 3.205 (12 units, G) Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
• 3.225 (12 units, G) Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Materials
• 3.206 (3 units, G) Introduction to Materials Engineering Practice
• 3.57 (9 units, G) Materials, Selection Design and Economics
• 3.155J (12 units, U) Microelectronics Processing Technology

Independent Activities Period (IAP)

• Initiation of Project
• IAP optional short courses (e.g., “One-Dimensional Materials: Properties and Applications of Nanotubes and Nanowires”)

Spring

• 3.207 (12 units, G) Technology Development and Evaluation
• 3.48J (12 units, G) Materials and Processes for Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems
• 6.777 (12 units, G) Design and Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Devices

Summer

• Completion of Project

Computational Materials Science and Engineering

Fall

• 3.205 (12 units, G) Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
• 3.225 (12 units, G) Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Materials
• 3.206 (3 units, G) Introduction to Materials Engineering Practice
• 3.57 (9 units, G) Materials, Selection Design and Economics

Independent Activities Period (IAP)

• Initiation of Project
• IAP optional short courses (many options from crash courses in various languages to “hackfests”)

Spring

• 3.207 (12 units, G) Technology Development and Evaluation
• 3.52J (12 units, G) Materials Processing
• 3.320 (12 units, G) Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials
• 3.021J (12 units, U) Introduction to Modeling and Simulation

Summer

• Completion of Project

Biomaterials and Materials for Biotechnology

Fall

• 3.205 (12 units, G) Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
• 3.225 (12 units, G) Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Materials
• 3.206 (3 units, G) Introduction to Materials Engineering Practice
• 3.57 (9 units, G) Materials, Selection Design and Economics
• 3.051J (12 units, U) Materials for Biomedical Applications

Independent Activities Period (IAP)

• Initiation of Project
• IAP optional short courses (e.g., “A Biologist’s Toolkit for the New Millennium””)

Spring

• 3.207 (12 units, G) Technology Development and Evaluation
• 3.52J (12 units, G) Materials Processing
• 3.962J (12 units, G) Molecular Principles of Biomaterials

Summer

• Completion of Project