Educational Mission of the Department

The Ceramic and Materials Engineering Department is committed to provide qualified students with a relevant education in Ceramic Engineering preparing them for a productive and rewarding career. While this mission is consistent with the overall mission of the University and the School of Engineering, the Department focuses on providing an education that is both learning and practice oriented. With its high faculty to student ratio, the Department provides unique course options, extensive laboratory experiences, along with research and co-op internships that have adapted to the changing requirements of employers and graduate schools.

Through continuous feedback from students, alumni and employers the Department has developed a curriculum that emphasizes basic science, engineering and design. Moreover, the curriculum provides flexibility and diversity in allowing students to select areas of concentration that are in the forefront of technology today.

Educational Objectives of the Department

Within the scope of the CME mission, the objectives of the Ceramic Engineering Program are to produce graduates with an education relevant to current science and engineering, and an education that will lead to a productive and rewarding career. Furthermore, objectives of the program are to produce graduates who;

1. are able to practice ceramic engineering in a broad range of industries including ceramic materials production and have an extended knowledge of general ceramic technology, management, photonics and optical materials, or nanomaterials.
2. are able to engage in advanced studies in ceramic materials, ceramic engineering and related or complementary fields of study.
3. able to function independently and in teams and are proficient in written, oral and graphical communication.
4. are capable of responding to societal, ethical, environmental and engineering constraints to improve the global quality of life.
5. are capable of recognizing the need and responding to a rapidly expanding knowledge base through life-long learning.

Other Information

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering has an accredited degree program in Ceramic Engineering that is valid until 2006. Accreditation for engineering programs is through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

More information will be available soon on this site. Please read the Department's 2006 Self-Study Report.

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Employers and Graduate Thesis Advisors of our graduates are asked to take our Employer/Advisor Survey.