Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Wellness Requirement
APPH 1040	Scientific Foundations of Health	2
or APPH 1050	The Science of Physical Activity and Health
or APPH 1060	Flourishing: Strategies for Well-being and Resilience
Core IMPACTS
Institutional Priority
CS 1371	Computing for Engineers	3
Mathematics and Quantitative Skills
MATH 1552	Integral Calculus	4
Political Science and U.S. History
HIST 2111	The United States to 1877	3
or HIST 2112	The United States since 1877
or INTA 1200	American Government in Comparative Perspective
or POL 1101	Government of the United States
or PUBP 3000	American Constitutional Issues
Arts, Humanities, and Ethics
Any HUM		6
Communicating in Writing
ENGL 1101	English Composition I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences
PHYS 2211	Introductory Physics I 1	4
PHYS 2212	Introductory Physics II 2	4
MATH 1551	Differential Calculus	2
MATH 1553	Introduction to Linear Algebra	2
Social Sciences
Select one of the following:		3
ECON 2100	Economic Analysis and Policy Problems
ECON 2101	The Global Economy
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
Any SS		6
Field of Study
CHEM 1211K	Chemical Principles I	4
CHEM 1212K	Chemical Principles II	4
CHEM 1315	Survey of Organic Chemistry for Engineers	3
MATH 2551	Multivariable Calculus	4
MATH 2552	Differential Equations	4
Major Requirements
Ethics 3
MSE 1111	Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering	1
MSE 2001	Principles and Applications of Engineering Materials	3
MSE 2021	Materials Characterization	4
MSE 3001	Chemical Thermodynamics of Materials	3
MSE 3002	Structural Transformations in Metallic, Ceramic, and Polymeric Systems	3
MSE 3005	Mechanical Behavior of Materials	3
MSE 3015	Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties	3
MSE 3021	Materials Laboratory I	2
MSE 3025	Statistics and Numerical Methods in Materials Science and Engineering	3
MSE 3210	Transport Phenomena	3
MSE 4022	Materials Laboratory II	2
MSE 4410	Capstone Engineering Design I	3
MSE 4420	Capstone Engineering Design II	3
or ME 4723	Interdisciplinary Capstone Design
MSE 4775	Polymer Science and Engineering I: Formation and Properties	3
Other Requirements
COE 2001	Statics	2
COE 3001	Mechanics of Deformable Bodies	3
ECE 3710	Circuits and Electronics	2
ECE 3741	Instrumentation and Electronics Lab	1
ISYE 3025	Essentials of Engineering Economy	1
Biomaterials Concentration
BIOS 1107 & 1107L	Biological Principles and Biological Principles Laboratory	4
MSE 4751	Introduction to Biomaterials	3
Select one of the following:		3
MSE 4330	Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
MSE 4335	Soft Nano and Bio Materials
MSE 4740	Biologically Inspired Design
CHEM 3511	Survey of Biochemistry
Biomaterials Elective Course 4,5		3
Free Electives
Free Electives 6		4
Total Credit Hours		129

Pass-fail only allowed for Free Electives, Core IMPACTS Arts, Humanities & Ethics, and Social Sciences.

¹

If PHYS 2231 is taken, extra hour goes to Free Electives.

²

If PHYS 2232 is taken, extra hour goes to Free Electives.

³

Any Georgia Tech course that has the Ethics Attribute. Check here for a list of Ethics courses.

⁴

For students wishing to gain more knowledge in Biomaterials, one of the following courses are recommended: MSE 4330, MSE 4335, MSE 4740, CHEM 3511.

⁵

Students may meet this requirement by taking ME 1670; Any MSE course except MSE 3720, MSE 3300, MSE 2698, MSE 2699, MSE 4698, MSE 4699. If a student completes the Research Option, they can use the combination of LMC 4701, LMC 4702 and MSE 2699/MSE 4699. 

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MATH 1113 and PHYS 2XXX(AP credit) are not allowed.