机械与材料工程系提供机械工程，材料科学与工程的本科课程。这两个程序均由ABET工程认证委员会（www.abet.org（http://www.abet.org/））认可。这些程序涵盖了传统的工程基础知识，并发展了现代工程分析和设计的技能。整个课程都整合了实验室和计算机的经验。每年至少在白天和晚上提供至少两次的必修课。材料工程师几乎在每个领域都处于技术的最前沿。材料科学与工程专业的学生学习如何将原材料转化为有用的产品和技术。材料科学工程师（MSE）设计从燃料电池，超导体，钛涡轮叶片和纳米材料到石墨纤维网球拍
Materials engineers are on the cutting-edge of technology in virtually every field. Materials science and engineering students learn how to turn raw materials into useful products and technology. Materials science engineers (MSE) design everything from fuel cells, superconductors, titanium turbine blades, and nanomaterials to graphite fiber tennis rackets, skis, synthetic heart valves, and lithium-ion batteries. Materials engineers are constantly developing and improving materials for new uses and emerging technologies. These include many diverse areas such as improved metals to make safer and more fuel-efficient cars, high-temperature superconductors, new coatings to make fabric waterproof, new ceramic and metallic materials for medical implants, advanced composites for lighter, stronger equipment, and higher frequency lasers for improved fiber optic communication systems. New technology is creating a need for new materials, which is driving the demand for engineers in the basic materials and advanced research areas of the profession. Our bachelor graduates from materials science and engineering have gone on to work in industries, governmental agencies, and the nonprofit sector across the Miami Valley and beyond.