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Undergraduate Options

UVA MSE offers an undergraduate major and a minor.

Materials Science drives technologies forward. Advances in materials science accelerate progress in other fields, expand the possibilities of technology, and are essential to creating a sustainable future. MSE offers students a fundamental background in the structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials. This background is essential to engineers or scientists in understanding the selection of materials for various applications.

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"Every engineer should try and take at least one MSE course, as it opens a whole new world of understanding of the world from mechanics to electronics to corrosion."
Marcus Dozier, Class of 2021

MSE Major

MSE Major

The MSE major offers students an in-depth study of the field of materials science and engineering and prepares students for careers in research, development and manufacturing.

Major in Materials Science & Engineering
MSE Minor

MSE Minor

The MSE minor provides students with a foundation for understanding how the processing, properties and structure of materials affect the science, design, and application of materials in the engineering discipline of your major field of study.

Minor in Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Science

Engineering Science

The Engineering Science major is the only interdisciplinary major in the engineering school. In ES, students have the opportunity to create their own interdisciplinary major by combining minors from two other departments.

Learn more about the Engineering Science program

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MSE Major

MSE Minor

Engineering Science