The College of Engineering offers a graduate certificate program for those interested in developing expertise within materials engineering. With departmental approval and acceptance into the MSME program, 12 credit hours taken for the certificate program may be transferred into the online MSME degree. All courses are offered via the Internet using streaming technology.
Materials
Must complete three of the following courses:
GE 411 -- Introduction to Reliability Engineering
ME 430 -- Failure Mechanisms in Engineering Materials
ME 431 -- Failure Analysis of Mechanical Components
ME 450 -- Modeling in Materials Processing
ME 471 -- Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
MSE 445 -- Corrosion of Metals
Materials Failure Analysis
Must complete three of the following courses:
GE 411 -- Introduction to Reliability Engineering
ME 430 -- Failure Mechanisms in Engineering Materials
ME 431 -- Failure Analysis of Mechanical Components
ME 450 -- Modeling in Materials Processing
MSE 445 -- Corrosion of Metals
Delivery Method:
Face-to-face/Videoconferencing
Online
Self-paced/Asynchronous
Classes offered on:
Nights
Weekends
Daytime
Self-paced
Semester-based
Credit options for courses within the program:
Degree seeking (admitted to a degree program)
Non-degree seeking (students not admitted to a degree program at the time of the course)
Non-credit/Audit
Number of Required Campus Visits: 0
Enrollment Type:
Cohort (students take online semester-based courses as a group)
Open Enrollment (enroll anytime)
Semester-based enrollment (admission not required to enroll)
Total Number of Credit Hours: 9–12
Tuition/Program Costs: See http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/registration.htm for current semester tuition and fees.
Admission Requirement(s):
- BS degree in mechanical or materials engineering from an accredited institution in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad.
- Have a 3.0 or higher (A = 4) GPA in their BS degree program.
Application Deadline:
August 1 for Fall Semester
December 1 for Spring Semester
Departmental Program Website: http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/certificates/materials.htm
