Plastics Electives
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The Plastics Engineering Department offeres electives that have a technical focus, a materials focus, or a design focus. Please use the links below to see what courses satisfy the requirements for each.
Technical Electives
During the second semester of senior year, students are required to take a "technical" elective. Students can select a course from the course list below. Some courses are available only when there is sufficient demand. As an alternative, students can take an upper level technical course offered by another College of Engineering Department if it is approved by the Plastics Engineering chairperson and the student's advisor. Plastics Engineering students doing a Minor in Business Administration should take either 26.507, 26.540, 26.590 for their technical elective.
26.409 Senior Research in Plastics I (3 credits)
26.410 Senior Research in Plastics II (3 credits)
26.491 Industrial Experience I (3 credits)
26.502 New Plastics Processing Techniques (3 credits)
26.504 Physical Properties of Polymers (3 credits)
26.505 Polymer Structure II (3 credits)
26.507 Plastics Industry Organization (3 credits
26.509 Plastics Processing Theory I (3 credits)
25.510 Plastics Processing Theory II (3 credits)
26.511 Polymer Blends and Multiphase Systems (3 credits)
26.512 Porous Polymers (3 credits)
26.513 New Plastics Materials (3 credits)
26.521 Lean Plastics Manufacturing (3 credits)
26.523 Screw Design Principles (3 credits)
26.524 Process Analysis, Instrumentation, and Control (3 credits)
26.525 Processing of Fibers and Fibrous Structures (3 credits)
26.526 Nanoscale Plastics Processing (3 credits)
26.527 Mechanics of Fibrous Structures* (3 credits)
26.529 Fiber Evaluation (3 credits)
26.531 Design of Automated Assembly Systems (3 credits)
26.532 Adhesives and Adhesion (3 credits)
26.533 Coatings Science and Technology I (3 credits)
26.534 Coatings Science and Technology II (3 credits)
26.535 Rubber (3 credits)
26.536 Rheology of Coatings (3 credits)
26.537 Engineering Properties of Plastics (3 credits)
26.540 Commercial Development of Polymeric Systems (3 credits)
26.541 Computer Applications in Plastics (3 credits)
26.542 Business Law for Engineers (3 credits)
26.545 Additives for Polymeric Materials (3 credits)
26.546 Mixing in Plastics Processing (3 credits)
26.547 Analytical Methods in Plastics Processing (3 credits)
26.548 Numerical Methods in Plastics Processing (3 credits)
26.549 Design with Elastomers (3 credits)
26.550 Processing with Elastomers (3 credits)
26.551 Computer Aided Extrusion Die Design (3 credits)
26.552 Design of Polymer Processing Machinery (3 credits)
26.553 Polymers in Medicine I (3 credits)
26.554 Polymers in Medicine II (3 credits)
26.559 Elements of Packaging (3 credits)
26.566 Polymeric Material Systems Selection (3 credits)
26.567 Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polymers I (3 credits)
26.568 Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polymers II (3 credits)
26.575 Biomaterials (3 credits)
26.576 Advanced Mold Design (3 credits)
26.579 Problems in Biomaterials Directed Studies (3 credits)
26.585 Computer Aided Engineering and Design I (3 credits)
26.586 Computer Aided Engineering and Design II (3 credits)
26.588 Injection Molding (3-0)3
26.590 Survey of Intellectual Property (3 credits)
26.595 Thermoplastic Elastomers (3 credits)
26.596 Plastics, Elastomers, and Additives from Renewable Resources (3 credits)
26.598 Smart Polymers (3 credits)
26.599 Rapid Prototyping (3 credits)
Materials Electives
During the first semester of the junior year, Plastics Engineering students in the class of 2009 and beyond are required to take a "materials" elective. Students can select a course from the course list below. Some courses are available only when there is sufficient demand. Students can take an upper level design course offered by another College of Engineering Department (e.g. material science, composites….) if it is approved by the Plastics Engineering chairperson and the student's advisor.
26.511 Polymer Blends and Multiphase Systems (3-0)3
26.512 Porous Polymers (3-0)3
26.513 New Plastics Materials (3-0)3
26.516 Composite Materials (3-0)3
26.532 Adhesives and Adhesion (3-0)3
26.533 Coatings Science and Technology I (3-0)3
26.535 Rubber (3-0)3
26.540 Commercial Development of Polymeric Systems (3-0)3
26.544 Advanced Plastics Materials (3-0)3
26.545 Additives for Polymeric Materials (3-0)3
26.553 Polymers in Medicine I (3-0)3
26.559 Elements of Packaging (3-0)3
26.565 Engineering Thermosetting Resins (3-0)3
26.566 Polymeric Material Systems Selection (3-0)3
26.575 Biomaterials (3-0)3
26.579 Problems in Biomaterials Directed Studies (3-0)3
26.595 Thermoplastic Elastomers (3-0)3
26.596 Plastics, Elastomers, and Additives from Renewable Resources (3 credits)
26.598 Smart Polymers (3-0)3
Design Electives
During the first semester of senior year, students are required to take a "design" elective. Students can select a course from the course list below. Some courses are available only when there is sufficient demand. Students can take an upper level design course offered by another College of Engineering Department if it is approved by the Plastics Engineering chairperson and the student's advisor. Plastics Engineering students doing a Minor in Business Administration should take 26.537 for their design elective.
26.515 Lean Plastics Manufacturing (3 credits)
26.523 Screw Design Principles (3 credits)
26.531 Design of Automated Assembly Systems (3 credits)
26.537 Business Law for Engineers (3 credits)
26.541 Computer Applications in Plastics (3 credits)
26.549 Design with Elastomers (3 credits)
26.551 Computer Aided Extrusion Die Design (3 credits)
26.552 Design of Polymer Processing Machinery (3 credits)
26.576 Advanced Mold Design (3 credits)
26.585 Computer Aided Engineering and Design I (3 credits)
26.586 Computer Aided Engineering and Design II (3 credits)