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Materials Engineering is focused on the ways in which materials are made, used, and recycled; on developing and processing new materials and products; and on the innovative use of traditional materials.

Why Earn a Master's in Materials Engineering?

The M.S. in Materials Engineering program creatively combines opportunities for intellectual growth with hands-on experience in engineering materials and processes. You'll study and develop materials with current technology, as well as look to the materials of the future.

Our graduates apply their knowledge of materials engineering to develop lighter and stronger cars and sports equipment, and their knowledge of electrical properties of materials to build faster and more powerful electronics, and much more. Because materials engineers must be experts in the performance, specification and manufacture of a wide variety of materials, they need knowledge from a range of scientific and engineering disciplines. A master's program provides this comprehensive background.

Why Study Materials Engineering at CSUN?

A Stellar Investment

Exceptional faculty, innovative programs, state-of-the-art facilities and support services, together with extremely competitive costs, make CSUN's Materials Engineering graduate program one of the best investments in higher education today.

Theory Combined with Practice

The M.S. in Materials Engineering program creatively combines opportunities for intellectual growth with hands-on experience in engineering materials and processes.

The Latest Technology

With access to exceptional state-of-the-art laboratories, you'll develop expertise in materials characterization, with projects addressing nanotechnology, MEMS, sensors, smart materials, microelectronics, optoelectronics, biomaterials and environmentally assisted cracking of advanced materials.

What You'll Learn

The M.S. program gives you a comprehensive, practical and theoretical background.

You'll take these core courses:

• Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• Principles of Materials Engineering
• Failure Analysis
• Phase Transformations

You'll then choose from these recommended elective courses:

• Corrosion
• Biomaterials
• Thin Film Technology
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
• Composite Materials
• Electronic Materials
• MEMS Fabrication
• NDE Methods and Analyses

Other electives in the area of quality management and manufacturing engineering may be selected to meet your individual goals.