Curriculum for a Minor in General Engineering

Declaring the minor is by application only; minimum of five courses required.

This curriculum is intended as a general engineering minor for students outside of engineering. Courses can be used to fulfill GenEd requirements. Courses, (excluding prerequisites), used to fulfill requirements for the major cannot be used as courses satisfying requirements for a minor. Students will be advised by the director of the Engineering Design Division.

Students must complete the three prerequisite courses (see below) for the minor and achieve at least a 2.7 GPA in those three courses before applying to the program. In order to complete the minor, students must earn a GPA of at least 2.0 in the prerequisite and required courses.

Prerequisite Courses:

• Math: (4 credit hrs.)
  Calculus I (Math 221, can be satisfied by AP calculus)
• Science: (8 credit hrs.)
  General Physics I (PHYS 131, calculus-based [L] (pre-req. MATH 221, can be satisfied by AP Physics)

       And either:

                 General Physics II (PHYS 132 recommended, calculus-based [L] (pre-req. PHYS 131, co-req. MATH 222 Calculus 2 or PHYS 122, algebra-based)

                 or

                 Introduction to Organismal Biology (BIOL 117) (pre-req. consent of instructor)

Required engineering courses: (minimum five courses)

• Engineering Elective courses: (minimum three courses)

Participants must take a minimum of nine hours of engineering electives (from list A or B below), with at least one course from Advanced Engineering (listed in B below). Note: Individual courses may have prerequisites (shown in chart) in addition to courses in the engineering minor.

• Integrated Engineering and Design Projects: (two courses) – Must have senior standing

Participants must complete two semesters of an integrated engineering and design project (capstone design courses). Students may elect to participate in this capstone experience on a team with bioengineering, systems science and industrial engineering, or electrical and mechanical engineering students. (Shown below in C as sections 50-52.)

(A) Engineering Fundamentals[1]:
BE 201: Self-organizing Systems
BE 202: Biological Networks (BE 201 or BE 203)
BE 203: Numerical Methods in Bioengineering
CS 140: Programming with Objects^2,3
CS 211: Programming I for Engineers^2,3
EECE 251: Digital Logic Design (co-req.-PHYS 132)
ISE 212: Engineering Computing²
ISE 231: Human Factors  (MATH 222)
ISE 261: Probabilistic Systems I
ISE 364: Engineering Economics and Project Management⁴ 
ME 211: Solid Mechanics    (ME 273)
ME 273: Engineering Mechanics/Statics (PHYS 131)
ME 274: Engineering Mechanics/Dynamics (ME 273)
ME 372: Engineering Project Management⁴

(B) Advanced  Engineering
BE 301: Modeling Nature (BE 201 or BE 203)
BE 302: Adaptive Networks (BE 202)
BE 303: Life in Moving Fluids (BE 201 or BE 203)
BE 305: Introduction to Sustainable Engineering and Design (MATH 221 and MATH 222)
BE 306: Engineering Sustainable Energy (CHEM 111 and PHYS 132 or equivalents)
BE 307: Sustainable Development: Ecosystems for Engineers (CHEM 111 and PHYS 132 or equivalents)
BE 340: Introduction to Bioinformatics (BE 201 or BE 203)
BE 351: Biological Systems: Data Acquisition and Analysis (BE 201 or BE 203)
CS 212: Programming II for Engineers³ (CS 211)
CS 240: Programming Data Structures³ (CS 140 and CS 220)
CS 345: Software Engineering³ (CS 240)
EECE 252: Computer Organization and Microprocessors (EECE 251, CS 211)
EECE 260: Electrical Circuits [L] (MATH 371, PHYS 131, co-req.-PHYS 132)
EECE 315: Electronics I  (EECE 252, EECE 260)
ISE 311: Manufacturing Systems I [O] (EE 260, ME 271) 
ISE 362: Probabilistic Systems II (ISE 261)
ME 331: Thermodynamics   (MATH 371)
ME 363: Science of Engineering Materials [L] (CHEM 111, PHYS 132)
ME 381: Computer-Aided Engineering (ME 211)

(C) Integrated Engineering and Design Projects:
WTSN 490/WTSN 491 Capstone Design Project I/II⁵

Section 50 – BE 450: Complex Systems and Evolutionary Design and BE 451: Complex Systems Engineering

Section 51 – ISE 491: Systems Design and ISE 492: Systems Design Project

Section 52 – ME 493/EE 487: Capstone Design Project I and ME 494/EE 488: Capstone Design Project II

1. All courses with approval of department and instructor. Courses shown are the currently approved list: departments may add or remove courses in the future.
2. Only one of CS 211, CS 140 or ISE 212 can count toward the general engineering minor.
3. Only one CS course can count toward the general engineering minor.
4. Only one of ISE 364 or ME 372 can count toward the general engineering minor.
5. Only open to non-engineering students admitted to the general engineering minor.

Application for Minor in General Engineering