MSE Minor Technical Electives

This list of approved courses for the Materials Science & Engineering undergraduate minor is updated on an ongoing basis as new courses are developed. However, if there is an additional course you believe could apply to the minor which is not on the list below, please contact mse@colorado.edu and we will review your request.

Note: Some courses on this list have prerequisites that are not part of the MSE undergraduate minor.

Biomaterials

  • MCEN 2010 - Biomaterials
  • MCEN 4133 - Intro to Tissue Biomechanics
  • MCEN 4154 - Biocolloids and Biomembranes
  • MCEN 4195 - Bioinspired Robotics
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Regenerative Bio/Tissue Repair
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Microfluidics
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Ceramics
  • MCEN 4292 - Materials and Devices in Medicine
  • CHEN 4650 - Particle Technology
  • CHEN 4802 - Tissue Engineering and Medical Devices
  • CHEN 4805 - Biomaterials
  • CHEN 4836 - Nanomaterials -    

Soft Materials  

  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Mechanics of Soft Matter
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Mechanics of Snow
  • CHEM 4251 - Materials Chemistry and Properties
  • CHEM 4261 - Organic Materials: Structures and Functions
  • CHEN 4450 - Polymer Chemistry
  • CHEN 4460 - Polymer Engineering
  • CHEN 4650 - Particle Technology

Nanomaterials

  • CHEM 4011 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry
  • MCEN 4154 - Biocolloids and Biomembranes
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Nano Science and Engineering
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Ceramics
  • CHEN 4650 - Particle Technology
  • CHEN 4836 - Nanomaterials  

Materials for Energy 

  • CHEN 3660 - Energy fundamentals
  • CHEN 4480 - Solar Cells
  • CHEN 4490 - Electrochemical Engineering
  • CHEM 3251 - Sustainable Energy from a Chemsisry Perspective
  • CHEM 4271 - Chemistry of Solar Energy
  • CHEM 4011 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry
  • ECEN 4555 - Principles of Energy Systems and Devices
  • CHEN 4836 - Nanomaterials
  • MCEN 4194 - Electrocheical Energy Conversion and Storage

Electronics

  • ECEN 3320 - Semiconductor Devices
  • ECEN 4005 - Special Topics: Organic Electronics
  • ECEN 4013 - Special Topics: Advance Computer Architecture
  • ECEN 4517 - Power Electronics and Photovoltaic Power Systems Laboratory
  • ECEN 4616 - Optoelectronic System Design
  • CHEN 4836 - Nanomaterials
  • CHEM 4011 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry

Materials Characterization

  • MCEN 2063 - Mechanics of Solids
  • MCEN 4124 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • MCEN 4174 - Failure of Engineering Materials
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Automated Mechanical Design
  • CHEM 4011 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEN 4450 - Polymer Chemistry
  • CHEM 4261 - Organic Materials: Structures and Functions
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics: Ceramics