Students registered for the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering for the session 1997-98 onwards follow a newly approved (269th Academic Council Meeting, Resolution no. 980816, date 19 November 1997) four-year programme of undergraduate study.
The present format of the undergraduate degree is changed to accommodate the present need. Apart from the general basic science, humanities and management subjects, there are core courses and optional courses specific to the discipline of materials and metallurgical engineering.
In the present programme, the courses are rearranged into six modules (Fig. 1) and some of them are divided further into sub-modules. The idea behind this rearrangement was that a student must have a knowledge about basic science and engineering courses in the earlier part of his study to have a firm grip on the subjects so that he can expand his learning in the later part of his study by going through more applied and technology oriented subjects. In the course format, the basic science and core courses are grouped into level one and two, while the technology-oriented courses are placed in level three and four.
Student registered for Materials and Metallurgical Engineering has to complete a total of 160 credits in the four-year undergraduate programme. The summary of credit hours requirements is shown in the following table.
| Module 1 : Basic Science and Engineering Courses (Minimum 47.50 Credits) |
| Math 171 Calculus and Differential Equation (3.00 Credits) |
| Math 173 Vector Analysis and Matrices (3.00 Credits) |
| Math 271 Numerical Analysis, Statistics & Partial Differential Eqn. (4.00 Credits) |
| Chem 107 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (3.00 Credits) |
| Chem 114 Inorganic Quantitative Analysis (1.50 Credits) |
| Chem 121 Organic Chemistry (3.00 Credits) |
| Chem 122 Organic Chemistry Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| Phy 102 Physics Sessional – I (1.50 Credits) |
| Phy 103 Optics, Waves and Oscillation (3.00 Credits) |
| Phy 113 Prop. of Matter, Electricity & Mag. & Modern Physics (3.00 Credits) |
| EEE 155 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals (3.00 Credits) |
| EEE 156 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| EEE 267 Electrical and Electronic Technology (3.00 Credits) |
| IPE 491 Engineering Management (3.00 Credits) |
| IPE 483 Production Planning and Control (3.00 Credits) |
| ME 141 Engineering Mechanics (3.00 Credits) |
| ME 160 Mechanical Engineering Drawing – I (1.50 Credits) |
| ME 221 Elements of Fluid Mechanics and Machinery (3.00 Credits) |
| ME 243 Mechanics of Solids (3.00 Credits) |
| ME 260 Mechanical Engineering Drawing – II (1.50 Credits) |
| Module 2 : Core Courses (39.00 Credits) |
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Sub-module 2.1 : Structure (X1X) |
| MME 211 Crystallography and Structure of Materials (2.00 Credits) |
| MME 212 Crystallography and Structure Sessional (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 213 Phase Diagrams and Transformation (4.0 Credits) |
| MME 214 Metallography (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 411 Principles of Materials Characterisation (3.00 Credits) |
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Sub-module 2.2 : Properties (X2X) |
| MME 222 Materials Testing Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 321 Crystal Defects, Deformation and Fracture (3.00 Creidts) |
| MME 323 Physical Properties of Materials (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 325 Corrosion and Degradation of Materials (3.00 Credits) |
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Sub-module 2.3 : Engineering Principles (X3X) |
| MME 131 Introduction to Metallurgy and Materials (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 138 Introduction to Computing (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 230 Materials and Metallurgical Analysis (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 231 Materials Thermodynamics (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 233 Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 235 Heat and Mass Transfer (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 238 Computer Application to Metallurgy and Materials (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 338 Application of CAD to Materials Processing (0.75 Credits) |
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| Module 3 : Technology Oriented Courses (Minimum 56.00 Credits) |
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Sub-module 3.1 : Compulsory Courses (X4X) |
| MME 241 Fuels and Combustion (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 242 Fuels and Combustion Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 340 Communication Techniques (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 341 Refractories and Furnaces (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 342 Refractories and Furnaces Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 343 Surface Engineering of Materials (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 344 Surface Engineering of Materials Sessional (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 345 Foundry Engineering (4.00 Credits) |
| MME 346 Foundry Engineering Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 347 Metal Joining Technology (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 348 Metal Joining Technology Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 440 Materials Processing and Plant Design (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 442 Failure of Materials and Artefacts Study (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 443 Physical Metallurgy of Steel and Heat Treatment (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 444 Heat Treatment and Microstructure Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 445 Metallic Alloys and Materials Selection (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 447 Industrial Metal Working Processes (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 449 Ferrous Production Metallurgy (4.00 Credits) |
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Sub-module 3.2 : Elective – Metallurgy (X5X) |
| MME 351 Principles of Ore Dressing and Extractive Metallurgy (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 354 Chemical Metallurgy Sessional (1.50 Credit) |
| MME 453 Special Casting Processes (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 455 Mineralogy and Economic Minerals of Bangladesh (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 457 Powder Metallurgy (2.00 Credits) |
| MME 458 Metal Forming Sessional (0.75 Credits) |
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Sub-modules 3.3 : Elective – Materials (X6X and X7X) |
| MME 361 Ceramic Raw Materials and Processing (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 362 Ceramic Processing Sessional (1.50 Credits) |
| MME 363 Glass Science and Engineering (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 364 Glass Science and Engineering Sessional (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 365 Ceramics and Glass Engineering (3.00 Credits) (For Metallurgy) |
| MME 366 Ceramics & Glass Engineering Sessional (0.75 Credits) (For Metallurgy) |
| MME 467 Ceramics for Advanced Applications (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 471 Polymer Science and Engineering (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 472 Polymer Science and Engineering Sessional (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 473 Composite Materials (2.00 Credits) |
| MME 474 Composite Materials Sessional (0.75 Credits) |
| MME 475 Polymers and Composites (3.00 Credits) (For Metallurgy) |
| MME 476 Polymers and Composite Sessional (0.75 Credits) (For Metallurgy) |
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Sub-modules 3.4 : Elective – Metallurgy and Materials (X8X) |
| MME 481 Industrial Metallurgy (3.00 Credits) |
| MME 483 Industrial Pollution Control and Safety (3.00 Credits) |
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Module 4 : Management Sciences (6.00 Credits) |
| IPE 483 Production Planning and Control (3.00 Credits) |
| IPE 491 Engineering Management (3.00 Credits) |
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Module 5 : Humanities Courses (Minimum 8.00 Credits) |
| Hum 101 English (3.00 Credits) |
| Hum 103 Economics (3.00 Credits) |
| Hum 207 Advanced English (2.00 Credits) |
| Hum 211 Sociology (2.00 Credits) |
| Hum 303 Principles of Accounting (3.00 Credits) |
| Hum 305 Economics of Development and Planning (2.00 Credits) |
| Hum 401 Business Law (3.00 Credits) |
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Module 6 : Workshop Practices (1.50 Credits) |
| Shop 182 Machine Shop, Sheet Metal and Carpentry (1.50 Credits) |