材料的研究性质广泛，涉及化学，物理，生物学，数学，工程和商业等多个学科。所有学科的原理都以连贯的方式嵌入课程中。这带来了丰富而刺激的体验，为学生提供了在行业和研究领域产生真正影响的工具。首先，通过完成这种集中精力，学生将对材料的结构，性能和性能之间的关系有更深入的了解。学生将把他们对材料结构，特性和性能的基本知识应用于与未来工作经验相关的广泛应用和设计中。学生还将通过实验室练习以及材料工程设计项目获得有关重要表征和加工技术的动手经验。
Being broad in nature, the study of materials involves several disciplines including chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, engineering, and business. Principles from all disciplines are embedded in the courses in a cohesive manner. This makes for a varied and stimulating experience, giving students the tools to make a real difference in industry and research. First, by completing this concentration, students will gain a deeper understating of the relationship between materials structure, properties, and performance. Students will apply their fundamental knowledge of materials structure, properties, and performance to a wide range of applications and designs relevant to future work experience. Students will also gain hands-on experience with important characterization and processing techniques via laboratory exercises, as well as with materials engineering design projects.