Program Overview
Its flexibility allows students from diverse engineering disciplines to tailor the program to their individual needs. Engineers with a background in materials science typically experience greater professional growth and employability, making it a valuable addition to any engineer's educational journey.
Program Outline
It aims to broaden students' Co-Op choices and experiences, and to augment their job prospects. The minor is flexible, allowing students from diverse disciplines, including all Engineering majors in CEAS at UC, to tailor the courses taken under this program to their individual needs.
Careers:
Engineers with a background in materials science invariably find enhanced professional growth, and demonstrate greater versatility and employability. This is aptly illustrated by job listings in the state of Ohio, in which “Materials Engineering” is the second most common keyword after “Mechanical Engineering”. These numbers reflect a nationwide trend, as shown by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which projects a 9% annual growth rate for positions in materials engineering over the next decade.
Other:
A program of study in materials engineering is increasingly relevant in any engineer’s educational experience and as a valuable, career-boosting component of a professional CV.
