博士 材料工程专业的学士学位是一个多元化的课程，为学生在各种工业和学术环境中的高级材料工程研究职业做好准备。该计划是UAB材料科学与工程系和阿拉巴马大学冶金与材料工程系之间的联合计划。该计划包括单独的博士学位。具有材料学或冶金学（或类似名称的课程）的学士学位和硕士学位的学生的轨道。拥有其他工程学或物理学学位的学生也可以被接受，只要他们在研究领域表现出胜任力，并强调材料的结构，加工，性能和特性之间的相互关系即可。拥有BS学位课程时，博士生的要求必须完成81个学期的（主要）材料工程研究生工作。
The Ph.D. in Materials Engineering is a diverse degree that prepares students for careers in advanced materials engineering research in a variety of industrial and academic settings. The program is a joint program between the UAB Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the University of Alabama Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.<br><br>The program includes separate Ph.D. tracks for students entering with baccalaureate degrees and for students entering with master's degrees in materials or metallurgical engineering (or a similarly named program). Students whose degrees are in other engineering fields or in the physical sciences may also be accepted, provided they demonstrate competence in fields of study that emphasize the interrelationships among structure, processing, performance, and properties of materials.