Materials Engineering Minor (B.Eng.) (24 credits)
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Degree: Bachelor of Engineering
Program credit weight: 24
Program Description
Minor Adviser: Prof. Richard Chromik (Minor Coordinator), Wong Building, Room 2620
Engineering students may obtain a Materials Engineering Minor by completing 24 credits chosen from the required and complementary courses listed below. By a careful selection of complementary courses, Engineering students may obtain this Minor with a minimum of 15 additional credits.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (15 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEE 380 | Materials Science. 1 | 3 |
Materials Science. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Structure/property relationship for metals, ceramics, polymers and composite materials. Atomic and molecular structure, bonds, electronic band structure and semi-conductors. Order in solids: crystal structure, disorders, solid phases. Mechanical properties and fracture, physico-chemical properties, design. Laboratory exercises. | ||
| CHEE 484 | Materials Engineering. | 3 |
Materials Engineering. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Processes for forming and producing engineering materials such as amorphous, semicrystalline, textured and crystal-oriented substances and composites. Phase transformations, nucleation and growth. Effect of processing variables on the properties of the finished article. Process of blending and alloying. Shaping and joining operations. Vessel equipment design for chemical engineering applications. | ||
| MIME 260 | Materials Science and Engineering. 1 | 3 |
Materials Science and Engineering. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Structure properties and fabrication of metals, polymers, ceramics, composites; engineering properties: tensile, fracture, creep, oxidation, corrosion, friction, wear; fabrication and joining methods; principles of materials selection. | ||
| MIME 345 | Applications of Polymers. | 3 |
Applications of Polymers. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Applications of synthetic and natural polymers and composites as engineering materials, e.g. in biomedical, automotive and aerospace applications. Thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers. Animal and plant origin, degradable and non-degradable polymers. Particulate and fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites. Manufacturing routes, and characterization tools for their physical, thermal, mechanical and chemical properties. | ||
| MIME 465 | Metallic and Ceramic Powders Processing. | 3 |
Metallic and Ceramic Powders Processing. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Powder metallurgy and ceramic processing. Fabrication, characterization and properties of powders. Powder consolidation techniques. Sintering and densification mechanisms. Properties of porous compacts. Design of fabrication process. Particularities and classification of ceramic systems. | ||
| MIME 467 | Electronic Properties of Materials. | 3 |
Electronic Properties of Materials. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Electrons as particles and waves, Schrodinger's Equation, electrical and thermal conductivity, semiconductors, semiconductor devices, fundamentals of magnetism, superconductivity and superconductive materials, dielectric materials, optical properties of materials, LASERs and waveguides. Advanced materials and their technological applications. An introduction to quantum mechanics will be included which will be the foundation upon which energy band diagrams will be built and understood. | ||
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Students choose either CHEE 380 Materials Science. or MIME 260 Materials Science and Engineering..
Complementary Courses
9 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MECH 530 | Mechanics of Composite Materials. | 3 |
Mechanics of Composite Materials. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Fiber-reinforced composites. Stress, strain, and strength of composite laminates and honeycomb structures. Failure modes and failure criteria. Environmental effects. Manufacturing processes. Design of composite structures. Computer modelling of composites. Computer techniques are utilized throughout the course. | ||
| MIME 360 | Phase Transformations: Solids. | 3 |
Phase Transformations: Solids. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Free energy (equilibrium) and kinetic (non-equilibrium) considerations, phase diagrams and TTT diagrams, solid state diffusion, diffusional (nucleation and growth) and shear (martensitic) transformations. | ||
| MIME 512 | Corrosion and Degradation of Materials. | 3 |
Corrosion and Degradation of Materials. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Electrochemical theory of metal corrosion, Evans Diagrams, corrosion rate controlling mechanisms, mixed corrodents, alloying effects, passivation. Discussion and analysis of the various forms of corrosion. Corrosion prevention methods. Oxidation of alloys-mechanisms and kinetics. Degradation of ceramics and polymers. Case studies. | ||
| MIME 560 | Joining Processes. | 3 |
Joining Processes. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Physics of joining; interfacial requirements; energy sources, chemical, mechanical and electrical; homogeneous hot-joining, arc-, Mig-, Tig-, gas-, thermite- and Plasma-welding; Autogeneous hot-joining, forge-, pressure-, friction-, explosive-, electron beam- and laser-welding; Heterogeneous hot-joining, brazing, soldering, diffusion bonding; Heterogeneous cold joining, adhesives, mechanical fastening; Filler materials; Joint metallurgy; Heat affected zone, non-metallic systems; joint design and economics; defects and testing methods. | ||
| MIME 561 | Advanced Materials Design. | 3 |
Advanced Materials Design. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced topics in materials design problems. Discussion and laboratory work, supplemented by detailed technical reports. Special attention is given to selection, design and failure problems in various materials systems. | ||
| MIME 563 | Hot Deformation of Metals. | 3 |
Hot Deformation of Metals. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. High temperature deformation processing of metallic materials. Topics include static and dynamic recrystallization, recovery, precipitation; effect of deformation on phase transformations and microstructural evolution during industrial processing. Mathematical modelling of microstructural evolution. | ||
| MIME 569 | Electron Beam Analysis of Materials. | 3 |
Electron Beam Analysis of Materials. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Emphasis on operation of scanning and transmission electron microscopes. Topics covered are electron/specimen interactions, hardware description; image contrast description; qualitative and quantitative (ZAF) x-ray analysis; electron diffraction pattern analysis. | ||