Jim Bain, Co-Director
Marek Skowronski, Co-Director
Paige Houser, Academic Advisor

Minor in Electronic Materials 

Overview

Electronic materials are ubiquitous and essential in 21^st century society. They underpin technologies that we rely on everyday – everything from communication, transportation, and lighting to commerce and entertainment. Advances in the synthesis, processing, and design of electronic materials are continuing to push boundaries towards more energy-efficient technologies, such as neuromorphic and quantum computing, long-range electric vehicles, AI, renewable energy sources, and other yet-to-be-discovered applications.

The Electronic Materials (EM) Minor is designed for students who have a keen interest in electronic materials, such as semiconductors, dielectrics and magnetics, and who are considering graduate school studies or careers pertaining to electronic materials industries.  Students in the EM Minor will choose from a list of course electives from which they will learn about the physics, chemistry, synthesis, processing, design, characterization, and applications of a wide variety of electronic materials and devices.

Course Requirements

Minimum units required for minor54 units

54 Units from the Following Courses ^1,2,3 :

		Units
27-100	Engineering the Materials of the Future (MSE majors may not count toward minor)	12
or 27-201	Structure of Materials
or 27-211	Structure of Materials (Minor Option)
18-100	Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE majors may not count toward minor)	12
27-202	Defects in Materials (MSE majors may not count toward minor)	9
or 27-212	Defects in Materials (Minor Option)
27-432	Electronic Properties of Materials	9
27-545	Magnetism in Materials	9
27-433	Optical, Dielectric, and Magnetic Properties of Materials	9
27-445	Structure, Properties and Performance Relationships in Magnetic Materials	9
27-542	Thin Film Technologies	9
27-533	Processing of semiconductors and thin films	9
18-220	Electronic Devices and Analog Circuits (ECE majors may not count toward minor)	12
18-410/610	Hacker Fab	12
18-614	Microelectromechanical Systems	12
18-617	Memory Devices and Technology	12
18-619	Introduction to Quantum Computing	12
18-817	Fundamentals of Semiconductors and Nanostructures	12
18-300	Fundamentals of Electromagnetics	12
18-310	Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices	12
33-225	Quantum Physics and Structure of Matter	9
xx-xxx	An approved special topics or graduate level class pertaining to electronic materials	6-12
xx-xxx	An approved research project on electronic materials	6-12

¹

ECE majors must take a minimum of 9 units in MSE, MSE majors must take a minimum of 9 units in ECE.

²

Some courses (as noted) may not be counted by students in some majors

³

No more than two courses in the minor may be used to satisfy another degree requirement