# Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) courses UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 59 courses Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/mse/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### MSE 45 — Materials in Art and Archaeology - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - (II) An exploration of the materials science of art and archaeological artifacts. From paints and pigments to ceramics and metals, examines how materials structure and properties have been exploited and engineered throughout history for artistic expression. ### MSE 48 — Edible Materials: Lab to Table - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - (II and Va) Explores concepts of materials science and engineering through food. Structure-property-processing-performance relationships are examined in discussions and demonstrations to relate sensory experiences of edible materials with materials science principles. ### MSE 60 — Laboratory in Synthesis and Characterization of Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and CHEM 1C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Synthesis and characterization of ceramic, polymer, and semiconductor materials. Connect the process, structure, properties, and performance to materials science knowledge in a hands-on laboratory setting. Materials Fee ### MSE 69 — Electronic and Optical Properties in Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** PHYSICS 7D and PHYSICS 7E and (MATH 3A or I&C SCI 6N) and MATH 3D and ENGR 54 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Covers the electronic, optical, and dielectric properties of crystalline and amorphous materials to provide a foundation of the underlying physical principles governing the properties of existing and emerging electronic and photonic materials. ### MSE 141 — Nano-Scale Materials and Applications - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** (ENGR 1A or CHEM 1A or CHEM H2A) and ENGR 54 and MSE 69 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Biomedical Engineering majors, Chemical Engineering majors, and Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment - Concurrent: MSE 241 Overview of the chemistry, physics, and applications of nanometer-scale materials. Explore the effects of composition, bonding, and confinement on physical properties of nanomaterials, their chemical syntheses, and their device physics in electronic, optoelectronic, and energy technologies. ### MSE 142 — Synthesis and Properties of Biological, Biomimetic, and Bio-Inspired Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and MSE 165C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment - Concurrent: MSE 242 Synthesis of biological materials, including self-assembly and biomineralization, and translational processing to engineered materials via additive manufacturing, freeze casting, and other methods. Subsequent functional properties of these materials are reviewed. ### MSE 151 — Polymeric Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and (MSE 165A or CBE 40C or ENGRMAE 91) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment An introduction to physical aspects of polymers, including polymer molecular size and configuration, solution and bulk phase structural properties, mechanical properties including viscoelasticity and rheology, polymer synthesis methods, characterization techniques, processing methods, and examples from existing and emerging polymeric materials. ### MSE 155 — Mechanical Behavior and Design Principles - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as ENGRMAE 156 - Restrictions: Mechanical Engineering majors and Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment. Aerospace Engineering majors have second consideration for enrollment Principles governing structure and mechanical behavior of materials, relationship relating microstructure and mechanical response with application to elasticity, plasticity, yielding, necking, creep, and fracture of materials. Introduction to experimental techniques to characterize the properties of materials. Design parameters. ### MSE 155L — Mechanical Behavior Laboratory - **Units:** 2 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Corequisite:** MSE 155 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Introduction to experimental techniques to characterize mechanical properties of materials. Emphasis on correlations between property and microstructure. Experiments include: plastic stability in tension, effect of grain size on flow stress, microstructural engineering. Materials Fee ### MSE 158 — Ceramic Materials for Sustainable Energy - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment. Chemical Engineering majors have second consideration for enrollment A technical elective for students interested in materials. Topics covered include structure and properties of ceramic materials, and design for sustainable energy applications. ### MSE 163 — Computer Techniques in Experimental Research - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment. Chemical Engineering majors have second consideration for enrollment Principles and practical guidelines of automated materials testing. Computer fundamentals, programming languages, data acquisition and control hardware, interfacint techniques, programming strategies, data analysis, data storage, safeguard procedures. ### MSE 164 — X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Microanalysis - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and PHYSICS 7D - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Material characterization using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Topics include X-ray diffraction and analysis; SEM imaging and microanalysis. ### MSE 164L — X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Microanalysis Lab - **Units:** 1 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and PHYSICS 7D - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors only Material characterization using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Topics include X-ray diffraction and analysis; SEM imaging and microanalysis. Materials Fee ### MSE 165A — Thermodynamics of Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** CHEM 1C and PHYSICS 7C - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Treatment of the laws of thermodynamics and their application in understanding properties and equilibrium states of engineering materials. Develops relationships pertaining to multiphase equilibrium and presents graphical constructions for interpretation of phase diagrams. Statistical thermodynamics in relation to materials phenomena. ### MSE 165B — Diffusion and Heat Transport in Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 with a minimum grade of C- and (MSE 165A with a minimum grade of C- or CBE 40C or ENGRMAE 91) - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Examines how kinetics affect materials development, behavior, and processing. Highlights the ways in which kinetics and diffusion are key to designing materials processing and heat treating strategies, with examples in various applied topics. ### MSE 165C — Materials Kinetics and Phase Transformations - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and (MSE 165A with a minimum grade of C- or CBE 40C or ENGRMAE 91) and (MSE 165B or BME 150 or ENGRMAE 120 or (CBE 120B and CBE 120C)) - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Treatment of the kinetics of solid-state reactions and reactions at interfaces. Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations, including solidification processes, diffusional and diffusionless phase transformations. ### MSE 165CL — Laboratory in Materials Kinetics and Phase Transformations - **Units:** 2 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and (MSE 165B with a minimum grade of C- or (CBE 120B and CBE 120C) or ENGRMAE 120) - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors only Covers topics of practical application of the kinetics of solid state reactions, reactions at interfaces, and the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations to common materials systems. ### MSE 171 — Green Engineering: Theory and Practice - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Seniors and Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Methods and impacts of selecting alternative technologies, processes, materials, chemicals, to reduce pollution, waste, and use of toxic substances, thereby creating “green,” environmentally responsible, sustainable solutions. Topics include environmental regulations, recycling, life-cycle assessment, economic analysis, design, green chemistry, and toxicology. ### MSE 174 — Composite Materials Design - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and ENGR 150 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Introduction to fiber-reinforced composites for mechanical applications. Properties of reinforcing fibers. Manufacture of fibers and composites. Micromechanics of fiber composites. Strength criteria and failure modes. Macromechanics in design of laminated composite structures. ### MSE 175 — Design Failure Investigation - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment. Chemical Engineering majors have second consideration for enrollment Survey of mechanisms by which devices fail, including overload, fatigue, corrosion, and wear. Use of fractography and other evidence to interpret failure modes and specify design/manufacturing changes. Students redesign failed parts or structures based on actual parts and/or case histories. ### MSE 176 — Surface and Adhesion Science - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** (CBE 110 or MSE 165C) and (MSE 141 or MSE 69) - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as CBE 183 - Restrictions: Chemical Engineering majors and Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment - Concurrent: MSE 276, CBE 283 Structure, thermodynamics of, kinetics, and reactions on surfaces. Surface electronic and mechanical properties and characterization of all classes of materials including metals, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, and soft materials. Adhesion between different materials is also addressed. ### MSE 178 — Fundamentals of Materials Processing: How are Materials Processed to Make Things? - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment - Concurrent: MSE 278 In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes (from liquid, solid, and vapor phases) with focus on the fundamentals of materials processing – transport and mechanical forces. Processing fundamentals that apply to the three main classes of engineering materials: metals, ceramics, and polymers. ### MSE 187 — Essential Skills in Engineering - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: School of Engineering students have the first consideration for enrollment - Concurrent: MSE 287 A 10-week immersion in the essential skills that are the anchors for being a supreme professional. Designed with many case studies and complemented with appearances by successful industry leaders. ### MSE 189A — Senior Design Project I - **Units:** 3 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and MSE 155 and MSE 60 and MSE 165C - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Restrictions: Seniors and Materials Science and Engineering majors only. MSE 189A, MSE 189B, and MSE 189C must be taken in the same academic year Group supervised senior design projects that deal with materials selection in engineering design and that involve case studies in ethics, safety, design, failure modes, new products, and patents. Activities conclude with a presentation of the projects. Materials Fee ### MSE 189B — Senior Design Project II - **Units:** 3 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 189A - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Seniors and Materials Science and Engineering majors only. MSE 189A, MSE 189B, and MSE 189C must be taken in the same academic year Group supervised senior design projects that deal with materials selection in engineering design and that involve case studies in ethics, safety, design, failure modes, new products, and patents. Activities conclude with a presentation of the projects. Materials Fee ### MSE 189C — Senior Design Project III - **Units:** 3 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 189B - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Seniors and Materials Science and Engineering majors only. MSE 189A, MSE 189B, and MSE 189C must be taken in the same academic year Group supervised senior design projects that deal with materials selection in engineering design and that involve case studies in ethics, safety, design, failure modes, new products, and patents. Activities conclude with a presentation of the projects. Materials Fee ### MSE 190 — Materials Selection and Design - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 and ENGR 150 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Meaning and phases of design; design considerations; properties of engineering materials; materials property charts; materials selection; process selection; multi-constraint and multi-objective design. Selection of shape in mechanical components. Designing with hybrid materials: challenges and opportunities. Environmental considerations; case studies. ### MSE 191 — Materials Outreach - **Units:** 3 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors have the first consideration for enrollment Demonstrates major concepts in Materials Science and Engineering. Concepts of materials engineering covered include deformation in crystalline solids, effects of heat treatment on mechanical properties, thermal barrier materials, composites design, mechanical behavior of polymers, superconductivity in ceramics. ### MSE 195 — Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering - **Units:** 1-4 - **Prerequisite:** Prerequisites vary - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Studies in selected areas of Materials Science and Engineering. Topics addressed vary each quarter. ### MSE 197 — Materials Science and Engineering Internship - **Units:** 2-12 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Students majoring in MSE may receive credit for an approved internship, working at a company under the supervision of an industry mentor and a faculty advisor. Enables students to gain valuable experience in a professional setting and enhance their skills. ### MSE 198 — Group Study - **Units:** 1-4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Group study of selected topics in engineering. ### MSE 199 — Individual Study - **Units:** 1-4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 48 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 8 units - Restrictions: Materials Science and Engineering majors only Supervised independent reading, research, or design for undergraduate Engineering majors. Students taking individual study for design credit are to submit a written paper to the instructor and to the Undergraduate Student Affairs Office in the School of Engineering. ### MSE 199P — Individual Study - **Units:** 1-4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 42 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Supervised independent reading, research, or design for undergraduate Engineering majors. Students taking individual study for design credit are to submit a written paper to the instructor and to the Undergraduate Student Affairs Office in the School of Engineering. ### MSE 200 — Structure of Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** Recommended: Graduate standing in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related educational background (physical sciences or engineering), along with an introductory course in materials science (E54 or equivalent) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) Foundations and framework for understanding, quantifying and characterizing structure of crystalline and non-crystalline materials. Focuses on using mathematical and graphical descriptors of structural arrangement, symmetry, short/long-range order, tensors in real space and reciprocal space, fundamentals of diffraction-based materials analysis. ### MSE 201A — Critical Analysis and Technical Communication I - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Develop an understanding of the process to conduct research. Topics include performing analytical analysis of the scientific literature, formation of a hypothesis, defining investigations to validate hypothesis, communicating analysis in written form, writing a research proposal. ### MSE 201B — Critical Analysis and Technical Communication II - **Units:** 2 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 201A with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Develop oral presentation skills and skills to understand significance of published research. Topics include performing critical and analytical analysis of the scientific literature, connecting core course content with experimental/theoretical methods in the scientific literature, and communicating analysis in oral form. ### MSE 205 — Materials Physics - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 200 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Covers the electronic, optical, and dielectric properties of crystalline materials to provide a foundation of the underlying physical principles of governing the properties of existing and emerging electronic and photonic materials. ### MSE 241 — Nano-Scale Materials and Applications - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 200 with a minimum grade of B- and MSE 205 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Concurrent: MSE 141 Overview of the chemistry, physics, and applications of nanometer-scale materials. Explore the effects of composition, bonding, and confinement on physical properties of nanomaterials, their chemical syntheses, and their device physics in electronic, optoelectronic, and energy technologies. ### MSE 242 — Synthesis and Properties of Biological, Biomimetic, and Bio-Inspired Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** Recommended: ENGR 54 and MSE 165A-B-C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Concurrent: MSE 142 Synthesis of biological materials, including self-assembly and biomineralization, and translational processing to engineered materials via additive manufacturing, freeze casting, and other methods. Subsequent functional properties of these materials are reviewed. ### MSE 249 — Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering - **Units:** 1-4 - **Prerequisite:** Prerequisites vary - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Studies in selected areas of Materials Science and Engineering. Topics addressed vary each quarter. ### MSE 255A — Design with Ceramic Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** ENGR 54 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Dependence of ceramic properties on bonding, crystal structure, defects, and microstructure. Ceramic manufacturing technology. Survey of physical properties. Strength, deformation, and fracture of ceramics. Mechanical design with brittle, environment-sensitive materials exhibiting time-dependent strengths. ### MSE 256A — Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) Principles governing structure and mechanical behavior of materials, relationship relating microstructure and mechanical response with application to elasticity, plasticity, creep, and fatigue, study of rate-controlling mechanisms and failure modes, fracture of materials. ### MSE 256B — Fracture of Engineering Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Fracture mechanics and its application to engineering materials. Elastic properties of cracks, the stress intensity factor, the crack tip plastic zone, the J integral approach, fracture toughness testing, the crack tip opening displacement, fracture at high temperatures, fatigue crack growth. ### MSE 259 — Transmission Electron Microscopy - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 200 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule The theory and operation of the transmission electron microscope (TEM), including the basic construction, electron optics, electron diffraction and reciprocal space, formation of image and electron diffraction information, microanalysis, and specimen preparation. ### MSE 262 — Grain Boundaries and Interfaces in Nanocrystalline Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 200 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Structure and character of grain boundaries and interfaces in solids including nanocrystalline materials. Role of grain boundaries in chemical segregation, fracture, deformation, creep, conductivity, diffusion, and grain growth. Experimental techniques and computational methods used to characterize and model grain boundaries. ### MSE 264 — Scanning Electron Microscopy - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 200 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule The theory and operation of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray microanalysis. Topics covered include the basic design and electron optics, electron beam - specimen interactions, image formation and interpretation, X-ray spectrometry, and other related topics and techniques. ### MSE 265A — Materials Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 200 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Topics related to classical and statistical thermodynamics applied to materials science, including partition functions, energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energies, equilibrium, solutions and mixtures, phase diagrams. ### MSE 265B — Phase Transformations and Kinetic Phenomena in Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** MSE 265A with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Topics related to phase transitions in materials including treatments of diffusion, nucleation and growth, dynamics of diffusional and diffusion-less phase transitions, solidification, and capillarity driven kinetics. ### MSE 267 — Seminar in Systems Microbiology Research - **Units:** 1 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as PHYSICS 268, MOL BIO 268 - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times A research and journal club seminar that covers topics on bacteria and phage using approaches and principles from biology, engineering, and physics. ### MSE 272 — Introduction to Quantum Materials - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) Provides an accessible introduction to quantum materials and the mechanisms that govern their electronic and magnetic behavior. Encourages students to translate core concepts into quantum applications through connecting microscopic principles to macroscopic functionality. ### MSE 276 — Surface and Adhesion Science - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as CBE 283 - Concurrent: MSE 176, CBE 183 Structure, thermodynamics of, kinetics, and reactions on surfaces. Surface electronic and mechanical properties and characterization of all classes of materials including metals, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, and soft materials. Adhesion between different materials is also addressed. ### MSE 277 — Material Resources, Recovery, and Reuse - Recycling - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Concurrent: MSE 177 Issues focusing on production waste, post-consumer waste, and design and manufacture for recyclability. Students learn fundamentals of extractive metallurgical processes; circular economy principles; understand the recovery and reuse issues for a variety of materials; proficiency in enabling technology for recycling. ### MSE 278 — Fundamentals of Materials Processing: How are Materials Processed to Make Things? - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Concurrent: MSE 178 In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes (from liquid, solid, and vapor phases) with focus on the fundamentals of materials processing – transport and mechanical forces. Processing fundamentals that apply to the three main classes of engineering materials: metals, ceramics, and polymers. ### MSE 287 — Essential Skills in Engineering - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Concurrent: MSE 187 A 10-week immersion in the essential skills that are the anchors for being a supreme professional. Designed with many case studies and complemented with appearances by successful industry leaders. ### MSE 295 — Seminar in Engineering - **Units:** 1-4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 16 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Seminars by individual faculty in major fields of interest. ### MSE 296 — Master of Science Thesis Research - **Units:** 1-16 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 40 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Individual research or investigation conducted in preparation for the thesis required for the M.S. degree in Engineering. ### MSE 297 — Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Research - **Units:** 1-16 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 45 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Individual research or investigation conducted in preparation for the dissertation required for the Ph.D. degree in Engineering. ### MSE 298 — Seminars in Materials Science and Engineering - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Presentation of advanced topics and reports of current research efforts in Materials Science and Engineering. ### MSE 299 — Individual Research - **Units:** 1-16 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 43 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mse.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Individual research or investigation under the direction of an individual faculty member.