This program may be started at any campus and is completed at Penn State University Park.

The future can be appropriately termed the age of materials. In addition to the traditional engineering applications of metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers, new materials and composites must be developed by materials scientists to aid in the exploration of the oceans and space and to encourage our efficient utilization of energy. Students in this major begin with a background in basic chemistry, mathematics, and physics, which forms the foundation for broad based materials courses in properties, processing, and applications. Beginning in the junior year, they specialize in one of four options: Ceramic Science and Engineering, Metals Science and Engineering, Polymer Science and Engineering, or Electronic and Photonic Materials.

The B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering is offered by Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

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