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Materials Engineering, BSE

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bachelor's DegreeAcademicCIP: 14.1801

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To excel in research for the benefit of society while educating students at all levels to be immediately productive. Program Educational Objectives Our Materials Engineering undergraduate program will produce functioning professionals who: 1. are able to solve a wide range of materials engineering-related problems at the regional, national, and international levels. 2. advance and lead in materials engineering or related professional positions. 3.

Credits

128 credits

Format

In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningMathematicsComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingLearning StrategiesScienceSystems AnalysisSystems Evaluation

Knowledge

Engineering and TechnologyMathematicsEnglish LanguageDesignComputers and ElectronicsChemistryProduction and ProcessingPhysicsEconomics and AccountingBuilding and ConstructionAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingMathematical ReasoningCategory FlexibilityProblem SensitivitySpeech ClarityNumber FacilityNear VisionOriginalityFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, b
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop
  • Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
  • Monitor material performance, and evaluate its deterioration.
  • Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
  • Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustment
  • Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  • Use remote sensing technologies or drones to evaluate site conditions when in-person visits are not feasible.
  • Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, ther
  • Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction
  • Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
  • Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineeri
  • Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
  • Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareObject or component oriented development softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareDocument management softwareData base user interface and query softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareDevelopment environment softwareSpreadsheet softwareAccounting softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareData base management system softwareExpert system software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer numerical control CNC lathesComputer numerical control CNC millsComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersAbrasion testersAccelerated weathering machinesAccelerometersAcoustic impediography equipmentAdhesion testersAdiabatic bomb calorimetersAmmetersAnalytical balancesAtomic absorption AA spectrophotometersAtomic force microscopesAttritorsBall millsBalling drumsBand sawsBenchtop centrifuges

Work Values

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032.00
  • Materials Engineers17-2131.00
  • Cost Estimators13-1051.00
  • Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers11-9041.01
  • Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Graduate-level curricula in advanced engineering topics — design, continuously refine, and deliver autonomously across a sustained portfolio of courses at a doctoral-granting institution.
  • Doctoral student research programs — supervise end-to-end, from dissertation proposal through defense, within a university engineering department.
  • Original research investigations — lead independently, producing peer-reviewed publications and presentations that advance knowledge in a defined engineering subdiscipline.
  • Competitive federal and industry grant proposals — author and submit as principal investigator, securing multi-year external funding for laboratory operations and graduate support.
  • Complex, non-routine engineering problems — diagnose and resolve by applying deductive and inductive reasoning across intersecting domains including physics, mathematics, and systems analysis.
  • Undergraduate and graduate course learning outcomes — evaluate through systematic assessment data, revising instructional methods to demonstrably improve student achievement.
  • Interdisciplinary engineering systems — analyze and critically evaluate using computational modeling tools, integrating findings into both research and classroom instruction.
  • Emerging technologies and engineering standards — monitor continuously through literature review and professional engagement, translating advances directly into updated course content.
  • Collaborative research partnerships — establish and manage with industry or government laboratories, coordinating student involvement and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Engineering design and manufacturing software ecosystems — leverage at an expert level to support research workflows and authentic project-based learning experiences.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
63%
Placement Rate
49%