Auburn University
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Wanda Lambert
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Auburn University, AL 36849-5331
Phone: 334-844-5711
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Courses and Schedule

Course offerings in the Engineering Distance Education Program vary from semester to semester.

To find out what courses will be offered for your semester of interest, please use the Course Offerings Web Page. Choose the semester you are interested in (i.e., Spring 2004) and then your program of interest (i.e., Materials Engineering). Remember that all distance education course codes end in the number "6" (i.e., AERO-7206).

Courses Available through the Master of Materials Engineering Distance Education Program.
Course Code \ Title
Hrs
Description
MATL 6106
THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS SYSTEMS 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., CHEM 1040 and ENGR 2200 or departmental approval. Application of thermodynamics to describe phase stability, crystal imperfections, solubility, oxidation, surface and interface energy and transformations.
MATL 6206
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY		 3 LEC. 2,LAB. 3. Pr., PHYS 1610 or departmental approval. Principles of crystallography, reciprocal lattice X-ray diffraction techniques.
MATL 6306
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IN MATERIAL PROCESSING		 3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATH 2650 and ENGR 2200 or departmental approval. Principles that govern phase transformations in materials systems and control of nucleation and growth, microstructure and morphology.
MATL 6406
PHYSICS OF SOLIDS		 3 LEC. 3. Pr., PHYS 1610 or departmental approval. The physics of solid-state materials, including the electronic, optical and magnetic properties of materials.
MATL 6506
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF MATERIALS PROCESSING		 3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6100 or departmental approval. Coreq., MATL 6300. Fundamental principles and applications of computer-aided simulation of transport phenomena in materials processing systems.
MATL 6606
CORROSION 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6100 or departmental approval. Fundamentals of the chemical degradation of materials. Types and methods for prevention or minimization of corrosion.
MATL 7056
DEFORMATION AND FAILURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., ENGR 2070 or departmental approval. Coreq., MATL 6200. Theoretical presentation of the fundamental principles of deformation and failure in materials systems.
MATL 7116
PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND APPLICATIONS IN METAL FABRICATION 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6300 or departmental approval. The physical metallurgy underlying processing-structure-property relationships in metals and alloys, with examples from joining processes.
MATL 7126
ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6200 or departmental approval. Processing, structure-property relationships and applications of advanced ceramics. Structural and functional applications of ceramics.
MATL 7136
ADVANCED POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY		 3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6100 or departmental approval. Recent developments in both functional and structural polymers including approaches to synthesis, processing techniques, high-strength materials, electronic polymers, optic polymers, and medical polymers.
MATL 7146
ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 7050 or departmental approval. Processing, mechanics structure and properties of composite materials. Emphasis will be placed on an understanding of processing-structure-property relationships in polymer-, ceramic-, and metalmatrix composites.
MATL 7216
PLASTIC DEFORMATION AND STRENGTHENING OF METALLIC MATERIALS		 3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 7050 or departmental approval. Mechanisms of plastic deformation and strengthening in metals and alloys. The role of dislocations in plastic deformation.
MATL 7236
HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS PERFORMANCE 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6300 or departmental approval. Theoretical and experimental treatment of the behavior of metals at high temperature.
MATL 7316
SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSING 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6300 or departmental approval. Theoretical science and engineering principles that apply to semiconductor crystal growth, ingot solidification, metal casting, welding and rapid solidification processes.
MATL 7326
THIN FILM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY		 3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6300 or departmental approval. Structure, properties, characterization, processing and application of thin films.
MATL 7416
CHEMICAL SENSORS 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 6100 or departmental approval. Fundamentals and application of chemical sensors. Includes electrolyte, semiconductor and acoustic wave-based sensors.
MATL 7426
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES 		3 LEC. 3. Pr., MATL 7050 or departmental approval. An introduction to the principles and applications of various sensor, actuator and functionality smart material systems and structures.
MATL 7516
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY		 4 LEC. 3, LAB. 3. Pr., MATL 6200 or departmental approval. Theory, instrumentation, techniques and applications of scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
MATL 7966
DIRECTED READINGS IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING 		1-6 IND. Pr., departmental approval. May be taken more than one semester. Up to 6 hours may count toward the minimum degree requirements. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MATL 7976
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING 		1-3 LEC. Pr., departmental approval. Special courses taught by faculty from Auburn University or by faculty from the University of Alabama System via interactive television. Course may be repeated with change in topic.