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MATSCI courses at Stanford

101 MATSCI courses in Stanford’s catalog, with ratings and hours per week from real student evaluations.

  • MATSCI 10: Materials Matter1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 50: Introduction to Materials Science, Nanotechnology Emphasis (ENGR 50)4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 50E: Introduction to Materials Science, Energy Emphasis (ENGR 50E)4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 50M: Introduction to Materials Science, Biomaterials Emphasis (ENGR 50M)4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 82N: Science of the Impossible3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 83N: Great Inventions That Matter3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 86N: Metalheads of Modern Science3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 88Q: Edible Materials: The science of texture3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 99: Curricular Practical Training1 unit
  • MATSCI 100: Undergraduate Independent Study1-3 units
  • MATSCI 120: Bioelectronics (EE 120, EE 220, MATSCI 220)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 122: Visual Communication in Materials Science (MATSCI 222)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 124: Materials of Fine Art: The Science and History of the Material Foundation of Artistic Expression (MATSCI 224)1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 126: Invention to Innovation: The Process of Translation (MATSCI 226)2 units · 4.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 131: Materials Scientists in Training1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 142: Quantum Mechanics of Nanoscale Materials4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 143: Materials Structure and Characterization4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 143S: STEMentors: Materials Structure and Characterization1 unit
  • MATSCI 144: Thermodynamic Evaluation of Green Energy Technologies4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 144S: STEMentors: Thermodynamic Evaluation of Green Energy Technologies1 unit · 3.5/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 145: Kinetics of Materials Synthesis4 units · 3.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 150: Undergraduate Research1-6 units
  • MATSCI 151: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (MATSCI 251)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 152: Electronic Materials Engineering4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 156: Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries: Materials for the Energy Solution3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 159Q: Japanese Companies and Japanese Society (ENGR 159Q)3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 160: Nanomaterials Design (MATSCI 170)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 161: Energy Materials Laboratory (MATSCI 171)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 162: X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory (MATSCI 172, PHOTON 172)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 163: Mechanical Behavior Laboratory (MATSCI 173)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 164: Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices Laboratory (MATSCI 174)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 165: Nanoscale Materials Physics Computation Laboratory (MATSCI 175)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 166: Data Science and Machine Learning Approaches in Chemical and Materials Engineering (CHEMENG 177, CHEMENG 277, MATSCI 176)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 169: Undergraduate Internship Experience1 unit
  • MATSCI 170: Nanomaterials Design (MATSCI 160)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 171: Energy Materials Laboratory (MATSCI 161)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 172: X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory (MATSCI 162, PHOTON 172)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 173: Mechanical Behavior Laboratory (MATSCI 163)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 174: Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices Laboratory (MATSCI 164)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 175: Nanoscale Materials Physics Computation Laboratory (MATSCI 165)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 176: Data Science and Machine Learning Approaches in Chemical and Materials Engineering (CHEMENG 177, CHEMENG 277, MATSCI 166)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 181: Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria4 units
  • MATSCI 182: Rate Processes in Materials4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 183: Defects and Disorder in Materials4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 184: Structure and Symmetry4 units · 3.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 185: Quantum Mechanics for Materials Science4 units · 3.5/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 186: Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness: Sustainable Goals Through Economic Rebalancing (MATSCI 286)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 190: Organic and Biological Materials (MATSCI 210)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 195: Waves and Diffraction in Solids (MATSCI 205, PHOTON 205)3-4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 198: Mechanical Properties of Materials (MATSCI 208)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 199: Electronic and Optical Properties of Solids (MATSCI 209)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 200: Master's Research1-15 units
  • MATSCI 201: Applied Quantum Mechanics I (EE 222)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 205: Waves and Diffraction in Solids (MATSCI 195, PHOTON 205)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 208: Mechanical Properties of Materials (MATSCI 198)3-4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 209: Electronic and Optical Properties of Solids (MATSCI 199)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 210: Organic and Biological Materials (MATSCI 190)3-4 units
  • MATSCI 211: Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 212: Rate Processes in Materials3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 213: Defects and Disorder in Materials3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 214: Structure and Symmetry3 units · 3.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 215: Quantum Mechanics for Materials Science3 units · 3.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 220: Bioelectronics (EE 120, EE 220, MATSCI 120)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 222: Visual Communication in Materials Science (MATSCI 122)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 224: Materials of Fine Art: The Science and History of the Material Foundation of Artistic Expression (MATSCI 124)1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 225: Biochips and Medical Imaging (EE 225, SBIO 225)3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 226: Invention to Innovation: The Process of Translation (MATSCI 126)2 units
  • MATSCI 230: Materials Science Colloquium1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 1 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 231: Materials Science Research Advising1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 232: Ethics and Broader Impacts in Materials Science1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 236: An Introduction to Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis (EPS 216, GEOPHYS 236)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 249: Designing Biomaterials (ME 249)3 units
  • MATSCI 251: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (MATSCI 151)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 256: Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries: Materials for the Energy Solution3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 299: Practical Training1 unit
  • MATSCI 300: Ph.D. Research1-15 units
  • MATSCI 303: Principles, Materials and Devices of Batteries3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 317: Defects in semiconductors3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 320: Nanocharacterization of Materials3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 321: Transmission Electron Microscopy3 units
  • MATSCI 322: Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 323: Thin Film and Interface Microanalysis3 units
  • MATSCI 324: Optics of Microscope Design for Materials (PHOTON 324)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 326: X-Ray Science and Techniques (PHOTON 326)3 units
  • MATSCI 327: Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis and Simulation3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 331: Computational Materials Science at the Atomic Scale3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 333: Soft Composites and Soft Robotics (ME 303)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 341: Quantum Theory of Electronic and Optical Excitations in Materials3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 342: Reframing Computing from Energy Perspective: From Biological Systems to Artificial Intelligence2-3 units · 3.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 346: Nanophotonics (EE 336)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 351: Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing (ME 321)3 units
  • MATSCI 358: Fracture and Fatigue of Materials and Thin Film Structures (ME 258)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 380: Nano-Biotechnology3 units
  • MATSCI 381: Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine (BIOE 361)3 units · 4.8/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 384: Materials Advances in Neurotechnology3 units
  • MATSCI 399: Graduate Independent Study1-10 units
  • MATSCI 400: Participation in Materials Science Teaching1-3 units
  • MATSCI 402T: Entrepreneurship in Asian High Tech Industries (EALC 402T, EASTASN 402T, EE 402T)1 unit
  • MATSCI 405: Quantum Field Theory (QFT) for Engineering Applications (ME 403)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • MATSCI 801: TGR Project for MS Students0 units
  • MATSCI 802: TGR Dissertation for Ph.D Students0 units

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