Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (MSE)

Department of Material Science and Engineering

MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (2 Credits) for 2019 cohort or before:

Code Course Title Credits 2024-2025
Semester / Term
MSE8001 Survival Skills for Research Scientists 2 A

Core Courses for PhD Students (14 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code Course Title Credits 2024-2025
Semester / Term
MSE8001 Survival Skills for Research Scientists * 2 A
MSE8016 Materials Characterization Techniques 3 A
MSE8017 Materials Chemistry 3 A
MSE8019 Functional Properties of Materials 3 B
MSE8020 Structural Properties of Materials 3 A
MSE8021 Kinetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Materials 3 B
MSE8022 Frontiers in Materials 3 B

* All students must take MSE8001

Core Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code Course Title Credits 2024-2025
Semester / Term
MSE8001 Survival Skills for Research Scientists 2 A

Electives for PhD/MPhil Students:

Code Course Title Credits 2024-2025
Semester / Term
MSE8015 Theory and Practice of Transmission Electron Microscopy and Related Spectroscopy 3 B
MSE8016 Materials Characterization Techniques 3 A
MSE8017 Materials Chemistry 3 A
MSE8019 Functional Properties of Materials 3 B
MSE8020 Structural Properties of Materials 3 A
MSE8021 Kinetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Materials 3 B
MSE8022 Frontiers in Materials 3 B