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At the heart of materials science is an understanding of the microstructure of solids. "Microstructure" is used broadly in reference to solids viewed at the subatomic (electronic) and atomic levels, and the nature of the defects at these levels. The microstructure of solids at various levels profoundly influences the mechanical, electronic, chemical, and biological properties of solids. The phenomenological and mechanistic relationships between microstructure and the macroscopic properties of solids are, in essence, what materials science is all about.
Materials engineering, on the other hand, is concerned with the design, fabrication, and nondestructive testing of engineering materials. Such materials must fulfill simultaneously dimensional, property, quality control, and economic requirements. Several manufacturing steps may be involved: (1) primary fabrication, such as solidification or vapor deposition of homogeneous or composite materials; (2) secondary fabrication, including shaping and microstructural control by operations such as mechanical working, machining, sintering, joining, and heat treatments; and (3) nondestructive testing, which measures the degree of reliability of a processed part.
The department also has a program in electronic materials which provides a broad-based background in materials science, with opportunity to specialize in the study of those materials used for electronic and optoelectronic applica-tions. The program incorporates several courses in electrical engineering in addition to those in the materials science curriculum.
The undergraduate program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering. Students are introduced to the basic principles of metallurgy and ceramic and polymer science as part of the department's materials engineering major. A joint major field, chemistry/materials science, is offered to students enrolled in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (College of Letters and Science). Several courses in the undergraduate curriculum also play an important role in one of the options of the manufacturing engineering program.
The graduate program allows for specialization in one of the following fields: materials science, metallurgy and metals processing, mechanical metallurgy, and ceramics and ceramics processing.
The ABET-accredited materials engineering program is designed for students who wish to pursue a professional career in the materials field and desire a broad understanding of the relationship between microstructure and properties of materials. Metals, ceramics, and polymers, as well as the design, fabrication, and testing of metallic and other materials such as oxides, glasses, and fiber-reinforced composites, are included in the course contents.
Course requirements are as follows (180 minimum units required):
(1) Six core courses: Chemical Engineering M105A (or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering M105A), Civil and Environmental Engineering 108, Electrical Engineering 100, Materials Science and Engineering 14, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 102, 105D.
(2) Materials Science and Engineering 110, 120, 130, 131, 132, 150, 160, 190; 131L and 161L, plus two additional laboratory units from 111 (one unit of lab credit), 143L, 191L; Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 191A or 192A (satisfies the mathematics requirement); Civil and Environmental Engineering 106A (satisfies the engineering economics requirement).
(3) Four elective courses from Chemical Engineering C114, Civil and Environmental Engineering 135A, Electrical Engineering 121A, 123A, 123B, 124, Materials Science and Engineering 111, 121, 122, 143A, 143B, 147B, 151, 161, 162, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 156B (the design content of the elective courses and the elective laboratory must total eight units).
(4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 11A, 11B/11BL; Civil and Environmental Engineering 15A and 15B or Electrical Engineering 5C or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 20; Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B; Physics 8A/8AL, 8B/8BL, 8C/8CL, 8D/8DL.
(5) SEAS general education (GE) course requirements -- see Curricular Requirements in the College and Schools section of this catalog for details.
(6) One free elective course.
Course requirements are as follows (190 minimum units required):
(1) Six core courses: Chemical Engineering M105A (or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering M105A), Electrical Engineering 10, 101, Materials Science and Engineering 14, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nu-clear Engineering 102, and Civil and Environmental Engineering 108 or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 105D.
(2) Materials Science and Engineering 110, 121, 122, 130, 131, 131L, 190; Electrical Engineering 121A, 121B, 122BL, 123A, 123B, and two courses from Materials Science and Engineering 132, 150, 160; Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 191A or 192A.
(3) Four elective courses from Materials Science and Engineering 111, 143A, 162, Electrical Engineering 110, 124, 172; two laboratory courses from Materials Science and Engineering 161L, 191L, 199, Electrical Engineering 122AL, 172L.
(4) Chemistry and Biochemistry 11A, 11B/11BL; Civil and Environmental Engineering 15A and 15B or Electrical Engineering 5C or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 20; Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B; Physics 8A/8AL, 8B/8BL, 8C/8CL, 8D/8DL.
(5) SEAS general education (GE) course requirements -- see Curricular Requirements in the College and Schools section of this catalog for details.
The following constitutes introductory information regarding graduate degree programs. For a complete outline of degree requirements, see Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees available in the program office and accessible on the Graduate Division Gopher via the Internet.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the Graduate Division, applicants to the Master of Science program in Materials Science and Engineering are required to take the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). A bachelor's degree in materials science, metallurgy, or ceramics is required. Students having a bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, or other engineering disciplines are admitted if an introductory materials course has been taken or remedial work comparable to an introductory course is performed.
Students not having adequate preparation may be admitted provisionally and may be required to undertake certain remedial coursework which cannot be applied toward the degree. On arrival at UCLA, an adviser helps the student plan a program which can remedy any such deficiencies.
For requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Specialization, see Engineering Schoolwide Programs in the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog.
Application forms, including a departmental supplement to the application, may be obtained by writing to the address at the beginning of this listing or to the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA, 6426 Boelter Hall, Box 951601, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1601.
There are three main areas in the M.S. program: ceramics and ceramic processing; electronic and optical materials; and structural materials. Students may specialize in any one of the three areas, although most students are more interested in a broader education and select a variety of courses. Basically, students select courses which serve their interests best in regard to thesis research and job prospects.
Thesis Plan. Nine courses are required, of which six must be graduate courses. These courses are to be selected from the following lists, although suitable substitutions can be made from other engineering disciplines or from chemistry and physics with the approval of the departmental graduate adviser. Two of the six graduate courses may be Materials Science and Engineering 598 (thesis research). The remaining three courses in the total course requirement may be upper division courses.
Comprehensive Examination Plan. Nine courses, six of which must be graduate courses, selected from the following lists with the same provisions listed under the thesis plan. Three of the nine courses may be upper division courses.
Electronic and optical materials: Consult the department for details on specific courses required.
Ceramics and ceramic processing: Consult the department for details on specific courses required.
Structural materials: Consult the department for details on specific courses required.
As long as a majority of the courses taken are offered by the department, substitutions may be made with the consent of the departmental graduate adviser.
Consult the graduate adviser for details. If the comprehensive examination is failed, the student may be reexamined once with the consent of the graduate adviser.
None.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the Graduate Division, applicants to the Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering are required to take the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Applicants to the Ph.D. program normally should have completed the requirements for the master's degree with at least a 3.25 grade- point average and have demonstrated creative ability. Normally the M.S. degree is required for admission to the Ph.D. program. Exceptional students, however, can be admitted to the Ph.D. program without having the M.S. degree.
Students not having adequate preparation may be admitted provisionally and may be required to undertake certain remedial coursework which cannot be applied toward the degree. On arrival at UCLA, an adviser helps the student plan a program which can remedy any such deficiencies.
Application forms, including a departmental supplement to the application, may be obtained by writing to the address at the beginning of this listing or to the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA,6426 Boelter Hall, Box 951601, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1601.
Ceramics and ceramic processing; electronic and optical materials; structural materials.
There is no formal course requirement for the Ph.D. degree, and one may substitute coursework by examinations. Normally, however, the student takes courses to acquire the knowledge needed for the written and oral preliminary examinations. The basic program of study for the Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering is built around one major field and one minor field. The major field has a scope corresponding to a body of knowledge contained in nine courses, at least six of which are graduate courses, plus the current literature in the area of specialization. The major fields named above are described in a Ph.D. major field syllabus, each of which can be obtained in the department office. The minor field normally embraces a body of knowledge equivalent to three courses, at least two of which are graduate courses. Grades of B - or better, with a grade-point average of at least 3.33 in all courses included in the minor field, are required. If the student fails to satisfy the minor field requirements through coursework, a minor field examination may be taken (once only). The minor field is chosen to support the major field and is usually a subset of the major field.
For information on completing the Engineer degree, see Engineering Schoolwide Programs in the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog.
After mastering of the body of knowledge defined in the three fields, the student takes a written preliminary examination in the major field. When this examination is passed and all coursework is completed, the student proceeds to take an oral preliminary examination which encompasses the major and minor fields. Both preliminary examinations should be completed within the first two years of full-time enrollment in the Ph.D. program. Students may not take an examination more than twice.
After passing both preliminary examinations, the student is ready to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination. The nature and content of the examination are at the discretion of the doctoral committee but ordinarily include a broad inquiry into the student's preparation for research. The doctoral committee also reviews the prospectus of the dissertation at the oral qualifying examination.
14. Science of Engineering Materials. Lecture, three hours; demonstration, one hour; recitation, one hour. Prerequisites: Chemistry 11A, 11B/11BL, Physics 8A, 8B. Physics 8C may be taken concurrently. General introduction to different types of materials used in engineering designs: metals, ceramics, plastics, and composites, relationship between structure (crystals and microstructure) and properties of technological materials. Illustration of their fundamental differences and their applications in engineering.
88. Freshman Seminar: New Materials. Lecture, two hours; recitation, one hour; laboratory, one hour; outside study, nine hours. Preparation: high school chemistry and physics. Not open to students with credit for course 14. Engineering or chemistry/materials science majors expected to use course only as free elective. Introduction to basic concepts of materials science and new materials vital to advanced technology. Microstructural analysis and various material properties discussed in conjunction with such applications as biomedical sensors, pollution control, and microelectronics.
90L. Physical Measurement in Materials Engineering (2 units). Laboratory, four hours; outside study, two hours. Prerequisite: course 14. Various physical measurement methods used in materials science and engineering. Mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical techniques.
110. Introduction to Materials Characterization A (Crystal Structure and X-Ray Diffraction of Material). Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisite: course 14. Modern methods of materials characterization; fundamentals of crystallography, properties of X rays, X-ray diffraction; powder method, Laue method; determination of crystal structures; phase diagram determination; X-ray stress measurements; X-ray spectroscopy; design of materials characterization procedures.
110L. Introduction to Materials Characterization A Laboratory (2 units). Laboratory, two hours; outside study, four hours. Prerequisite: course 14. Experimental techniques and analysis of materials through X-ray scattering techniques; powder method, lane method, crystal structure determination, and special projects.
111. Introduction to Materials Characterization B (Electron Microscopy). Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisites: courses 14, 110. Characterization of microstructure and microchemistry of materials; transmission electron microscopy; reciprocal lattice, electron diffraction, stereographic projection, direct observation of defects in crystals, replicas; scanning electron microscopy: emissive and reflective modes; chemical analysis; electron optics of both instruments.
120. Physics of Materials. Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisites: courses 14, 110. Introduction to electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of solids. Free electron model, introduction to band theory and Schrödinger wave equation. Crystal bonding and lattice vibrations. Mechanisms and characterization of electrical conductivity, optical absorption, magnetic behavior, and dielectrical properties.
121. Materials Science of Semiconductors. Prerequisite: course 120. Structure and properties of elemental and compound semiconductors. Electrical and optical properties, defect chemistry, and doping. Electronic materials analysis and characterization, including electrical, optical, and ion-beam techniques. Heterostructures, band-gap engineering, development of new materials for optoelectronic applications.
122. Principles of Electronic Materials Processing. Prerequisite: course 14 or equivalent. Description of basic semiconductor materials for device processing; preparation and characterization of silicon, III-V compounds, and films. Discussion of principles of CVD, MOCVD, LPE, and MBE; metals and dielectrics.
123. Electronic Packaging and Interconnection (2 units). Lecture, two hours; outside study, six hours. Various electronic packaging methods and interconnection technologies. Design, fabrication, and testing of complex microelectronic components, interconnections, and assemblies.
130. Phase Relations in Solids. Prerequisites: course 14, Chemical Engineering M105A or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering M105A. Summary of thermodynamic laws, equilibrium criteria, solution thermodynamics, mass-action law, binary and ternary phase diagrams, glass transitions.
131. Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions. Prerequisite: course 130. Diffusion in metals and ionic solids, nucleation and growth theory; precipitation from solid solution, eutectoid decomposition, design of heat treatment processes of alloys, growth of intermediate phases, gas-solid reactions, design of oxidation-resistant alloys, recrystallization, and grain growth.
131L. Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions Laboratory (2 units). Corequisite: course 131. Design of heat-treating cycles and performing experiments to study interdiffusion, growth of intermediate phases, recrystallization, and grain growth in metals. Analysis of data. Comparison of results with theory.
132. Structure and Properties of Metallic Alloys. Prerequisite: course 131. Physical metallurgy of steels, lightweight alloys (Al and Ti), and superalloys. Strengthening mechanisms, microstructural control methods for strength and toughness improvement. Grain boundary segregation.
143A. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. Prerequisite: course 14 or equivalent. Recommended: Civil Engineering 108. Plastic flow of metals under simple and combined loading, strain rate and temperature effects, dislocations, fracture, microstructural effects, mechanical and thermal treatment of steel for engineering applications.
143B. Failure Analysis of Metals. Prerequisite: course 131. Analysis and prevention of failure based on design deficiencies, material selection, metallurgical defects, processing and fabrication errors, improper service conditions. Relationship to heat treatment, corrosion, joining technology, and mechanical behavior. Engineering and legal aspects. Case histories.
143L. Mechanical Testing Laboratory (2 units). Laboratory, four hours. Prerequisite or corequisite: course 143A. Experimental techniques for measurements of mechanical properties of engineering materials. Elastic constants, tensile, compression and bend testing, fracture toughness, fatigue and creep testing.
147B. Manufacturing Processes. Prerequisite: course 14. Theoretical basis for cold forming and hot forming processes; rolling, extrusion, and forging. Conventional metal removal. Solidification processes and casting. Powder metallurgy.
150. Introduction to Polymers. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Polymerization mechanisms, molecular weight and distribution, chemical structure and bonding, structure crystallinity, and morphology and their effects on physical properties. Glassy polymers, springy polymers, elastomers, adhesives. Fiber forming polymers, polymer processing technology, plasticiation.
151. Structure and Properties of Composite Materials. Prerequisites: course 14, at least two courses from 132, 143A, 150, 160. Relationship between structure and mechanical properties of composite materials with fiber and particulate reinforcement. Properties of fiber, matrix, and interfaces. Selection of macrostructures and material systems.
160. Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses. Prerequisite: course 14 or equivalent. Introduction to ceramics and glasses being used as important materials of engineering, processing techniques, and unique properties. Examples of design and control of properties for certain specific applications in engineering.
161. Processing of Ceramics and Glasses. Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite: course 160. Study of processes used in fabrication of ceramics and glasses for structural applications, optics, and electronics. Processing operations, including modern techniques of powder synthesis, greenware forming, sintering, glass melting. Microstructure properties relations in ceramics. Fracture analysis and design with ceramics.
161L. Laboratory in Ceramics (2 units). Laboratory, four hours. Prerequisite: course 160 or equivalent. Recommended corequisite: course 161. Processing of common ceramics and glasses. Attainment of specific properties through process control for engineering applications. Quantitative characterization and selection of raw materials. Slip casting and extrusion of clay bodies. Sintering of powders. Glass melting and fabrication. Determination of chemical and physical properties.
162. Electronic Ceramics. Prerequisites: course 14, Electrical Engineering 100, or equivalent. Utilization of ceramics in microelectronics; thick film and thin film resistors, capacitors, and substrates; design and processing of electronic ceramics and packaging; magnetic ceramics; ferroelectric ceramics and electro-optic devices; optical wave guide applications and designs.
190. Materials Selection and Engineering Design. Prerequisites: courses 132, 150, 160. Explicit guidance among the myriad materials available for design in engineering. Properties and applications of steels, nonferrous alloys, polymeric, ceramic, and composite materials, coatings. Materials selection, treatment, and serviceability emphasized as part of successful design. Design projects.
191L. Computer Methods and Instrumentation in Materials Science (2 units). Prerequisites: upper division standing in materials science and engineering, knowledge of BASIC or C or assembly language. Interface and control techniques, real-time data acquisition and processing, computer-aided testing.
197. Seminar: Technical Writing for Materials Engineers (2 units). Lecture, two hours; outside study, four hours. Corequisite: course 132 or 190 or 598 or 599 or consent of instructor. Types of technical documents and basic document patterns. Document planning, paragraph and sentence structures. Illustration and references. Reports, theses, and proposals. Oral presentation.
199. Special Studies (2 to 8 units). Prerequisites: senior standing, consent of instructor. Individual investigation of selected topic to be arranged with a faculty member. Enrollment request forms available in department office. Occasional field trips may be arranged. May be repeated for credit.
200. Principles of Materials Science I. (Formerly numbered 240B.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: course 120 or equivalent. Lattice dynamics and thermal properties of solids, classical and quantized free electron theory, electrons in a periodic potential, transport in semiconductors, dielectric and magnetic properties of solids.
201. Principles of Materials Science II. (Formerly numbered 247A.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Prerequisite: course 131. Kinetics of diffusional transformations in solids. Precipitation in solids. Nucleation theory. Theory of precipitate growth. Ostwald ripening. Spinodal decomposition. Cellular reactions.
221. Science of Electronic Materials. Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: course 120 or equivalent. Study of major physical and chemical principles affecting properties and performance of semiconductor materials. Topics include bonding, carrier statistics, band-gap engineering, optical and transport properties, novel materials systems, and characterization.
222. Growth and Processing of Electronic Materials. Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisites: courses 120, 130, 131, or equivalent. Thermodynamics and kinetics that affect semiconductor growth and device processing. Particular emphasis on fundamentals of growth (bulk and epitaxial), heteroepitaxy, implantation, oxidation.
223. Materials Science of Thin Films. Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisites: courses 120, 131, or equivalent. Fabrication, structure, and property correlations of thin films used in microelectronics for data and information processing. Topics include film deposition, interfacial properties, stress and strain, electromigration, phase changes and kinetics, reliability.
240A. Principles of Materials Science A (Microstructural Thermodynamics). Prerequisites: course 130, Chemical Engineering M105A or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering M105A or equivalent. Thermodynamical equilibrium criteria for multicomponent systems of materials. Phase transformations and chemical reactions. Properties of solutions; quasichemical approach. Free energy of binary systems and construction of phase diagrams. Constitution of melts. Thermodynamics of interfaces and defects.
241. Oxidation of Metals. Prerequisite: course 130 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Kinetics and mechanism of gas-solid reactions. Absorption and phase-boundary reactions. Nucleation of reaction products, defect structure of oxides, crystal structure and morphology of oxide films, factors influencing adherence of surface films.
243A. Fracture of Structural Materials. Prerequisite: Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 156B or equivalent. Engineering and scientific aspects of crack nucleation, slow crack growth, and unstable fracture. Fracture mechanics, dislocation models, fatigue, fracture in reactive environments, alloy development, fracture-safe design.
243B. Design for Fatigue Reliability. Prerequisites: one or more courses from 143A, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 156A, and 156B, or equivalent. Prediction of fatigue life of machines, structures, and vehicles with statistical confidence. Design concepts and fabrication, techniques to prevent premature failure. Low-cycle, long-life, and crack growth. Effects of environment, residual stress, over-stressing, and surface treatments. Air Force specifications.
243C. Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms in Solids. Prerequisite: course 143A or Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 156B. Elastic and plastic behavior of crystals, geometry, mechanics, and interaction of dislocations, mechanisms of yielding, work hardening, and other strengthening.
244. Electron Microscopy. Prerequisite: course 111 or equivalent. Essential features of electron microscopy, geometry of electron diffraction, kinematical and dynamical theories of electron diffraction, including anomalous absorption, applications of theory to defects in crystals. Moiré fringes, direct lattice resolutions, Lorentz microscopy, laboratory applications of contrast theory.
245C. Diffraction Methods in Science of Materials. Prerequisite: course 110 or equivalent. Theory of diffraction of waves (X rays, electrons, and neutrons) in crystalline and noncrystalline materials. Long- and short-range order in crystals, structural effects of plastic deformation, solid-state transformations, arrangements of atoms in liquids and amorphous solids.
246A. Mechanical Properties of Nonmetallic Crystalline Solids. Prerequisite: course 160. Material and environmental factors affecting mechanical properties of nonmetallic crystalline solids, including atomic bonding and structure, atomic-scale defects, microstructural features, residual stresses, temperature, stress state, strain rate, size, and surface conditions. Methods for evaluating mechanical properties.
246B. Structure and Properties of Glass. Prerequisite: course 160. Structure of amorphous solids and glasses. Conditions of glass formation and theories of glass structure. Mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of glass and relationship to structure.
246D. Electronic and Optical Properties of Ceramics. Prerequisite: course 160. Principles governing electronic properties of ceramic single crystals and glasses and effects of processing and microstructure on these properties. Electronic conduction, ferroelectricity, and photochromism. Magnetic ceramics. Infrared, visible, and ultraviolet transmission. Unique application of ceramics.
248A. Experimental Methods in Materials Synthesis. Prerequisite: bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, or engineering. Techniques used in materials synthesis temperature measurement, vacuum techniques, methods of heating and quenching, consolidation and refining of metals, crystal growth, thin film deposition and thick film deposition. Laboratory experiments and demonstrations.
250A. Analysis and Design of Composite Materials. Prerequisites: course 151 and one course from 143A, Electrical Engineering 175, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 156A, or 156B. Mechanics of laminated composites, textile structural composites, strength and failure theory, fracture, fatigue and damage tolerance, environmental effects, microcomputer software for composite analysis and design.
250B. Advanced Composite Materials. Prerequisites: course 151, B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering or equivalent. Fabrication methods, structure and properties of advanced composite materials. Fibers; resin-, metal-, and ceramic-matrix composites. Physical, mechanical, and nondestructive characterization techniques.
296. Seminar: Advanced Topics in Materials Science and Engineering (2 units). (Formerly numbered 249AA-249ZZ.) Lecture, two hours; outside study, four hours. Advanced study and analysis of current topics in materials science and engineering. Discussion of current research and literature in research specialty of faculty members teaching course. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
298. Seminar: Engineering (2 to 4 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. Seminars may be organized in advanced technical fields. If appropriate, field trips may be arranged. May be repeated with topic change.
375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units). Prerequisite: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
474A. Advanced Transportation Systems. Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Survey of aerospace and advanced ground transportation systems, materials, structures, propulsion systems, control systems, communication systems, and infrastructure support.
475A. Manufacturing Processes. Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Manufacturing properties of materials, thermomechanical processes, chemical and physical processes, material removal processes, packaging, fastening, joining and assembly, tooling and fixtures.
596. Directed Individual or Tutorial Studies (2 to 8 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. Petition forms to request enrollment may be obtained from assistant dean, Graduate Studies. Supervised investigation of advanced technical problems. S/U grading.
597A. Preparation for M.S. Comprehensive Examination (2 to 12 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. Reading and preparation for M.S. comprehensive examination. S/U grading.
597B. Preparation for Ph.D. Preliminary Examinations (2 to 16 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. S/U grading.
597C. Preparation for Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination (2 to 16 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. Preparation for oral qualifying examination, including preliminary research on dissertation. S/U grading.
598. Research for and Preparation of M.S. Thesis (2 to 12 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. Supervised independent research for M.S. candidates, including thesis prospectus. S/U grading.
599. Research for and Preparation of Ph.D. Dissertation (2 to 16 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing in materials science and engineering, consent of instructor. Usually taken after student has been advanced to candidacy. S/U grading.