Required Credits: 18 hours

Core Requirements:

Six designated courses (see below), including independent research (at least 2 credits) Required Research Experience:

• APSC 401 - Research in Applied Science Credits: (1-3) and
• APSC 402 - Research in Applied Science Credits: (1-3)

• or

• APSC 403 - Independent Study in Applied Science Credits: (1-3) and
• APSC 404 - Independent Study in Applied Science Credits: (1-3)

• or

• APSC 495 - Honors Credits: (3) and
• APSC 496 - Honors Credits: (3)

• or

• Pre-approved Senior Research projects from other departments.

Take 3 Required Courses:

• APSC 201 - Introduction to Materials Science & Engineering Credits: (3)
• APSC 301 - Mechanics of Materials Credits: (3)
• APSC 422 - Introduction to Materials Characterization Credits: (3)

Additional Courses May Be Selected From the Following:

• APSC 251 - Introduction to Engineering Design Credits: (3)
• PHYS 302 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3)
• APSC 304 - Energy and Thermodynamics Credits: (3)
• APSC 327 - Introduction to Laser Biomedicine Credits: (3)
• APSC 428 - Scanning Probe Nanoengineering: Visualization and Manipulation of Matter at Atomic Scales Credits: (3)
• APSC 427 - Biomedical Materials and Devices Credits: (3)
• APSC 457 - Computational Materials Design Credits: (3)
• CHEM 312 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: (3)
• PHYS 411 - Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications Credits: (3)

Additional APSC Graduate Courses That May Be Taken and Counted With Instructor Permission:

(for courses listed above 600, please refer to the Graduate catalog for course information).

• APSC 607 Mathematical and Computational Methods I
• APSC 621 Applied Solid State Science
• APSC 623 Introduction to Solid Surfaces and Interfaces
• APSC 627 Lasers in Medicine, Science, and Technology
• APSC 637 Introduction to Optoelectronics
• APSC 784 Imaging Methods