材料在几乎所有技术和生物体内的性能和可靠性中都起着核心作用。材料科学和工程学的中心主题是材料的结构，特性，加工和性能之间的关系对其功能至关重要。材料科学家寻求了解这些基本关系，合成新材料，开发改进的材料制造工艺以及了解材料在生物机体功能中的作用。所解决的问题范围广泛，使材料科学一度成为跨学科和动态工程学科中最高的学科。
Materials science and engineering is a gateway to a variety of careers, from biotech to space exploration. Hopkins offers many opportunities for cross-disciplinary research through the Institute for NanoBioTechnology, the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, and our renowned School of Medicine. Youll work in small, collaborative groups with faculty and graduate students with the option to focus your studies on the increasingly important disciplines of biomaterials and nanotechnology.<br>Materials science and engineering is a dynamic and versatile field of study and a gateway to a wide variety of careers, from biotech to space exploration.<br>The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers a program leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree. The B.S. for the Materials Science and Engineering degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, (https://www.abet.org/). The student must meet the general university requirements for the chosen degree as well as the departmental requirements and must complete the program approved by the student's advisor.<br>An anticipated individual program of study designed to meet the university and department requirements for the B.S. degree, as well as to reflect the student's interest, should be filed as early as possible during the student's residence. The faculty advisor's signature is required on all course registration and course change forms. As changes are made in the program, it shall be the student's responsibility to see that a revised program is filed with the advisor. Each student must have an approved program on file no later than the semester before they expect to graduate.