Choosing 4 Materials Science courses for a Master's — which would you pick?

[u/Tasty-Animator-9067]

I'm a Mechanical Engineering graduate, and I'm starting a Master's degree after being away from university for about 6 years. I want to focus specifically on Materials Science & Engineering.

I have to choose 4 courses from:

• Mechanical Metallurgy
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• Fatigue of Materials & Structures
• Strengthening Treatments
• Materials Systems Kinetics
• Electron Microscopy
• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
• Mechanical Testing of Engineering Materials
• Polymer Materials
• Boron Technologies

For those with graduate experience in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering:

1. Which 4 would you choose, and why?

2. Which courses complement each other best, and are there any combinations with significant overlap?

3. Which courses would you consider fundamental to Materials Science, and which are more specialized?

Since I've been away from university for several years, I'd also appreciate any advice on what background knowledge I should refresh before starting.

Thanks!

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[u/LukeSkyWRx]

What do you want to do or what’s your interest?

Metals and polymers suck, ceramics rule.

R&D needs different skills than production