Your MSE Department Contact:

Ms. Vicky Lee
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Office: Room 201, LRSM
Phone: 215-898-8337
Email:vickylt@seas.upenn.edu

 

Undergraduate Degree

Sample Curriculum - MSE Major

To see a sample curriculum for joint majors, click here. For the latest course information, including syllabi and scheduling, visit Penn InTouch (login required). If you do not have a PennKey, you can view the MSE course list, provided by the university registrar. Please note that the registrar PDF is only updated twice per year and will not reflect all current information.

Year 1
Fall Spring

MATH 104
CHEM 101
CHEM 053 (Lab)
PHYS  140
TECH Elective (e.g. EAS 101)*

SSH (e.g. writing requirement)

MATH 114
CHEM 102
CHEM 054 (Lab)
PHYS 141
EAS 210
Year 2
Fall Spring
MATH 240
MSE 220 (required)
MSE 221
ENGR Elective (e.g. CIS 110)
SSH
MATH 241
MSE 215 (required)
MSE 250 (required)
MSE 260 (required)
SSH
Year 3
Fall Spring
MSE 360 (required)
ENGR Elective (e.g. MSE 330)
TECH Elective
MATH 312 (required for a MATH minor)
FREE Elective
MSE 393 (required)
MSE 430 (required)
TECH  Elective (e.g. MEAM 210)
SSH (e.g. EAS 303)
FREE Elective
Year 4
Fall Spring
MSE 495 (required)
ENGR Elective (e.g. MSE 405)
TECH Elective (e.g. MSE 465 or 545)
SSH
SSH
MSE 496 (required)
MSE 440 (required)
TECH Elective (e.g. MSE 561)
SSH
FREE Elective

* Tech Elective can be Engineering (must have 2 or more), Natural Science, or Mathematics courses.