B.S.-Materials Engineering Technical Electives
Emphases in Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering students may concentrate their electives in one area of interest to develop an emphasis in that area. These courses typically come from the Materials Engineering program and other programs at SJSU. The following lists of courses are those which are available in three primary emphases areas. These lists are extensive because most of these courses are electives and are not available in every semester. Other emphasis programs may also be developed in consultation with the Materials Engineering advisor.
Biotechnology Emphasis
- BME 177-Physiology for Engineers 3 unit(s)
- CHE 192-Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3 unit(s)
- CHE 194-Biochemical Engineering Lab 3 unit(s)
- MATE 175-Biomaterials 3 unit(s)
- BME 117-Biotransport Phenomena 3 unit(s)
- BME 115-Foundations of Biomedical Engineering 4 unit(s)
Environmental Health & Safety Engineering Emphasis
- BME 177-Physiology for Engineers 3 unit(s)
- CHEM 120S-Chemical Safety Seminar 1 unit
- CHEM 121S-Radiation Safety 2 unit(s)
- CHEM 161B-Physical Chemistry II 3 unit(s)
- CHE/GEOL 174-Hazardous Materials 3 unit(s)
- CHE/METR 131 Air Pollution Meteorology 3 unit(s)
- CE 170-Principles of Environmental Engineering 3 unit(s)
- GEOL 138-Hydrogeology 3 unit(s)
- ME 140-Green & Sustainable Product Design 3 unit(s)
- ME 149-Engineering Acoustics 3 unit(s)
- ME 170-Solar Energy Engineering 3 unit(s)
- ME172-Alternative and Renewable Energy Resources 3 unit(s)
- ISE 112- Occupational Health Engineering 3 unit(s)
- ISE 114-Safety Engineering 3 unit(s)
Semiconductor, Mechanical & Structural Emphasis
- CHEM 161B-Physical Chemistry II 3 unit(s)
- EE 128-Physical Chemistry II 3 unit(s)
- MATE 135-Intro to Composite Materials 3 unit(s)
- MATE 145-Principles of Scanning Probe Microscopy 1unit
- MATE 165-Photovoltaic Fabrication/Testing Lab 1 unit
- MATE 168-Microfluid Fabrication and Design 1 unit
- MATE 169-Microelectromechanical Systems Fabrication and Design 1 unit
- MATE 175-Biomaterials 3 unit(s)
- MATE 199-Special Topics in Chmeical and Materials engineering 3 unit(s)
- PHYS 175A-Solid State Physics 3 unit(s)
Students should be aware that the listed courses may require prerequisites that are not in the standard Materials Engineering program and it may be necessary for students to obtain instructor approval, to enroll. Instructor approval should be obtained prior to enrolling without the normal prerequisites. Note these course lists change frequently and you should check with your advisor to confirm the latest version.