ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite courses (MATSCI 45, MATSCI 45L, and MATSCI 40) for the minor.
- Declared a major (not MSE) on the UC Berkeley campus.
- Completion of the minor must not delay graduation.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- Maintain a GPA of 2.5 in the minor courses.
- 2.5 GPA in upper division courses.
- Have only one upper-division course used for the minor that overlaps with courses used for the major.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Submit the Petition for Admission to the Undergraduate Minor to mse.gsao@berkeley.edu (210 HMMB) after completion of the prerequisite courses.
- The department will approve or deny the application. If approved, the department will retain a copy and give the student a copy of the form.
- Submit a Petition for Completion of the Undergraduate Minor to mse.gsao@berkeley.edu (210 HMMB) upon completion of the minor requirements.
- The department will verify the completion of minor and send the original form to the Office of the Registrar. A copy will be sent to the student’s College or School and one retained in the department. (Note: for graduating seniors, this must be done no later than two weeks after the end of the term.)
- The department will send a copy to the College and retain a copy for the department file.
- A notation in the memorandum section of the student’s transcript will indicate completion of the minor.
*Deadline to declare a minor must be done by the day before the first day of classes of your EGT (Estimated Graduation Term).
*All courses required of the minor must be taken for a letter grade unless only offered on a Pass/Not Pass basis.
FACULTY ADVISOR
The Faculty Advisor for the minor is Professor Mary Scott.
PREREQUISITES (must be taken for letter grade)
- MATSCI 45 (previously E45), Properties of Materials
- MATSCI 45L (previously E45L), Properties of Materials Laboratory
- E40 (previously E115), Engineering Thermodynamics*
*For BioE major, E 40 can be substituted with Chem 120B, or Chem C130/MCB C100A
*For ChemE majors, E 40 can be substituted with CBE 141
*ChemE majors must also take two courses from MATSCI 104, MATSCI 111-113, and MATSCI 117-125.
*For ME major, E 40 can be substituted with ME 40
General Course Requirements
Students must take these two courses
| Course | Units | Title | Prerequisites |
| MATSCI 102 | 3 | Bonding, Crystallography, and Defects | MATSCI 45 |
| MATSCI 103 | 3 | Phase Transformations and Kinetics |
MATSCI 102, MATSCI 45; Undergraduate thermodynamics course recommended.
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Additional Upper Division Courses
Students will also be required to take one (ChemE majors must take two) additional courses from the following list:
| Course | Units | Title | Prerequisites |
| MATSCI 104 & 104L | 4 | Materials Characterization | MATSCI 102 |
| MATSCI 111 | 4 | Properties of Electronic Materials |
Physics 7A-7B-7C or Physics 7A-7B and consent of instructor.
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| MATSCI 112 | 3 | Corrosion |
MATSCI 45 (previously E 45) and E 40 (previously E115)
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| MATSCI 113C | 3 | Mechanical Properties of Materials |
Engineering 45, CE 130, or equivalent
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| MATSCI 117 | 3 | Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Material |
Physics 7A-7B-7C or Physics 7A-7B and consent of instructor MATSCI111 is recommended
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| MATSCI 118C | 4 | Biological Performance of Materials |
MATSCI 45 and BIO ENG 103. BIO ENG 102 and BIO ENG 104 are recommended.
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| MATSCI 120 | 3 | Materials Production |
Upper division standing in engineering or science. Undergraduate thermodynamics course.
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| MATSCI 121 | 3 | Metals Processing |
MATSCI 45 (previously E 45)
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| MATSCI 122 | 3 | Ceramic Processing |
MATSCI 45 (previously E 45) required, MATSCI 103 or equivalent recommended.
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| MATSCI 123 | 3 | Semiconductor Processing |
Upper Division standing in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering; E45 or equivalent required. MATSCI 111 or Physics 7C preferred.
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| MATSCI 125 | 3 | Thin-film Materials Science |
MATSCI 45 (previously E 45) required; 111 or Physics 141A recommended.
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| MATSCI 151 | 3 | Polymeric Materials |
CHEM 1A or MATSCI 45. MATSCI 103 is recommended
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering
210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720