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Department ofMechanical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Objective:

The Materials Engineering Certificate is intended for working engineers in mechanical, materials, or manufacturing engineering. The certificate will provide either an upgrade in materials understanding or advanced study in a particular aspect of the subject. Completion of the certificate will allow the student to develop a deeper understanding of materials and their applications in design and manufacturing.

Admission:

Applicants must have completed an accredited Bachelor’s degree program in Mechanical or a related engineering discipline. They are expected to have prior course work in basic materials science and strength of materials.

Program Requirements:

Students must complete a total of 16 units as described below, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a grade of C or better in each course.

Required Courses (12 units):

  • MECH 281 Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue (2 units)
  • MECH 330 Structure and Properties of Modern Materials I (2 units)
  • MECH 331 Structure and Properties of Modern Materials II (2 units)
  • MECH 332 Structure and Properties of Modern Materials III (2 units)
  • MECH 333 Experiments in Materials Science (2 units)
  • MECH 345 Modern Instrumentation and Control (2 units)

Elective Courses (4 units):

  • AMTH 210 Introduction to Probability I and AMTH 211 Continuous Probability (2 units each)
  • AMTH 217 Design of Scientific Experiments and AMTH 219 Analysis of Scientific Experiments (2 units each)
  • CENG 211 Advanced Strength of Materials (4 units)
  • ENGR 260 Nanoscale Science and Technology (2 units)
  • ENGR 262 Nanomaterials (2 units)
  • MECH 273 Designing with Plastic Materials (2 units)
  • MECH 274 Processing Plastic Materials (2 units)
  • MECH 277 Injection Mold Tool Design (2 units)
  • MECH 334 Elasticity (2 units)
  • MECH 350 and 351 Composite Materials I and II (2 units each)

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Chair: Michael Taylor
Department Manager: Gina Orais

408-554-4937

Mechanical Engineering
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053