MAT SCI 151 · MSE 151Structure and Properties of Composite Materials

Materials Science and Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Relationship between structure and mechanical properties of composite materials with fiber and particulate reinforcement. Properties of fiber, matrix, and interfaces. Selection of macrostructures and material systems.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Spring 2026
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Preparation: at least two courses from 132, 143A, 150, 160. Requisite: course 104.

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MAT SCI 104

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

MAT SCI 151

MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materials
- CHEM 20AChemical Structure
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
  - MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Change
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists Ianother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
  - CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhanced2 more beneath
  - CHEM 20AHChemical Structure (Honors)
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
  - PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
  - MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- CHEM 20LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
  - CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I2 more beneath
  - CHEM 14BGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists II2 more beneath
  - CHEM 20AChemical Structureanother path to it
  - CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Changeanother path to it
MAT SCI 132Structure and Properties of Metallic Alloys
- MAT SCI 131Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions
  - MAT SCI 130Phase Relations in Solidsanother path to it
  - CHEM 110APhysical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics10 more beneath
MAT SCI 143AMechanical Behavior of Materials
- MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materialsanother path to it
- MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
MAT SCI 150Introduction to Polymers
MAT SCI 160Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses
- MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materialsanother path to it
- MAT SCI 130Phase Relations in Solids
  - MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materialsanother path to it

5 direct requisites. Showing 38 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

MAT SCI 151

MAT SCI 250BAdvanced Composite Materials
MAT SCI M297CComposites Manufacturing
MECH&AE M297CComposites Manufacturing

3 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 3 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

MAT SCI 151

MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materials
- CHEM 20AChemical Structure
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
  - MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Change
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists Ianother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
  - CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhanced2 more beneath
  - CHEM 20AHChemical Structure (Honors)
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
  - PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
  - MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- CHEM 20LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
  - CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I2 more beneath
  - CHEM 14BGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists II2 more beneath
  - CHEM 20AChemical Structureanother path to it
  - CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Changeanother path to it
MAT SCI 132Structure and Properties of Metallic Alloys
- MAT SCI 131Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions
  - MAT SCI 130Phase Relations in Solidsanother path to it
  - CHEM 110APhysical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics10 more beneath
MAT SCI 143AMechanical Behavior of Materials
- MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materialsanother path to it
- MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
MAT SCI 150Introduction to Polymers
MAT SCI 160Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses
- MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materialsanother path to it
- MAT SCI 130Phase Relations in Solids
  - MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materialsanother path to it

5 direct requisites. Showing 38 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

MAT SCI 151

MAT SCI 250BAdvanced Composite Materials
MAT SCI M297CComposites Manufacturing
MECH&AE M297CComposites Manufacturing

3 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 3 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.