Engineering PLUS Semiconductors and Microelectronics

The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is resulting in significant investments to strengthen American manufacturing of semiconductors and microelectronics. This investment will boost semiconductor research, development, and production, ensuring U.S. leadership in the technology that forms the foundation of everything from automobiles to household appliances to defense systems. Because of this initiative, engineers with an in depth knowledge of semiconductors and microelectronics is needed. The engineering plus degree allows a student to specialize in this field by choosing courses or certificates from the following list. The curriculum can be adapted to the specific interests of the student. Alumni from the engineering plus program are employed as equipment engineers, process engineers and operations engineers in this industry.

Students can choose from the following courses and certificates in this field:

For full course descriptions, prerequisite requirements, certificate requirements see the Undergraduate Catalog

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

MSE 201 Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
MSE 311 Electrical, Optical and Dielectric Materials
MSE 315 Materials Processing
MSE 421 Structural Characterization
MSE 450 Nanoscale Transport
MSE 461 Topics in Semiconductor Materials

Engineering Science (ENGR)

ENGR 360 Engineering Economy
ENGR 460 Manufacturing Process Control and Improvement

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering (ME)

ME 464 Production Engineering

Physics (PHYS)

PHYS 309/L Introductory Quantum Physics with Applications
PHYS 415 Solid State Physics
PHYS 423 Physical Methods of Materials Characterization

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

SCM 301 Principles of Supply Chain Management
SCM 366 Supply Chain Analytics
SCM 380 Quality Management and Lean Process Improvement

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Semiconductor Processing Certificate
Device Physics Certificate
Integrated Design Certificate