Corrosion Engineering, Minor

Minor in Corrosion Engineering (425000M)

The Minor in Corrosion Engineering program is designed for students who wish to add specialized knowledge in corrosion engineering to their bachelor’s degree in engineering or chemistry.  Corrosion engineers work to preserve the integrity of a wide range of materials in products including microchips, implantable devices, personal vehicles, chemical processing equipment, ships, and bridges.  Students completing this minor position themselves for employment in a wide range of industries across the world. This minor would also be helpful for student's looking to continue in graduate program focused on corrosion engineering and materials science.

This minor consists of one fundamental science course, courses in thermodynamics and materials science^*, and a two-course core curriculum covering the fundamentals of the field, followed by an elective in a corrosion engineering topic.  

The minor classes have prerequisites in mathematics, chemistry and physics that must be completed prior to starting the minor.  At a minimum students must complete the classes listed below:  

Additional prerequisites may be required depending upon elective choices.

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There are several options for the thermodynamics and materials science courses that align with major requirements for students in a variety of engineering programs and in chemistry.

The following information has official approval of The Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering and The College of Engineering and Polymer Science, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this minor is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

The following courses constitute a “Minor in Corrosion Engineering” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the minor to be noted on the student’s record. Please refer to the University Requirements for Minor Areas of Study for specific graduation information regarding minors.

Summary

Fundamental Science

 Thermodynamics and Materials Science

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MECE 300 Thermodynamics I is an acceptable substitute for MECE 305 Thermal Science in this grouping for the Thermodynamics and Materials Science Electives.

 Corrosion Core

Corrosion Elective