土木与材料工程系（CME）提供的课程可导致获得材料工程学理学硕士学位和哲学博士学位。在冶金，陶瓷，纳米材料，电子材料，复合材料，焊接和连接，固化，腐蚀和加工领域可以进行研究和研究。该部门还提供硕士学位和博士学位的土木工程学位课程。请查阅目录的相应部分以获取更多信息。在CME主页上可以找到有关教职员工，课程和课程的最新信息。
Materials—including metals, intermetallics, polymers, ceramics, composites, and electronic materials—are critical to modern industrial society. Materials engineering is an expansive field that encompasses many specialties and offers rich opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.<br><br>Materials engineering addresses the design, manufacture, and characterization of materials for specific applications. Materials development is an enabling step to the production of advanced engineering devices. Materials selection is a key element in the design, manufacturing, and quality control of structures and devices.<br><br>Because UIC and many other universities do not offer an undergraduate program in materials engineering, it is common for students with degrees in relevant subjects other than materials engineering to pursue this degree and enter the field. Our faculty help our graduate students in materials engineering to design an individualized academic program that makes use of the strengths in their background and gives them the knowledge and skills needed to move forward.