Course Schedule

Students are required to complete a total of 30 credits of coursework, made up of at least 15 credits of core courses. 

Subject to the approval of the Program Director, students may take a maximum of 9 credits of non-MATE postgraduate courses as elective courses.  The availability of courses offered by other programs may be subject to quota limitations imposed by individual programs.

Course offering schedule

2026-27 Fall Term

Core course(s):

• MATE 5001     Thermodynamics and Phase Diagram in Materials Science and Engineering
• MATE 5005     Entrepreneurship of Materials Technologies
• MATE 5007     Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science and Engineering

Elective course(s):

• MATE 5011     Pharmaceutical Engineering
• MATE 5013     Advanced Polymers for Engineers
• MATE 5014     Electrochemical Energy Technologies

2026-27 Spring Term (Tentative)

Core course(s):

• MATE 5002     Materials Synthesis and Characterization 
• MATE 5003     Multi-Functional Materials and Devices
• MATE 5004     Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies 
• MATE 5006     Soft Matter 

Elective course(s):

• MATE 5016     Polymer Physics and Advanced Applications 
• MATE 5017     Intronic Materials and Applications
• MATE 5018     Materials Processing

For course details, please refer to the Postgraduate Program Catalog.