Engineering Sciences Minor

The Engineering Sciences Minor is available to non-engineering students, and requires the completion of 20 credit hours of approved coursework, as detailed below with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above:

Engineering Sciences Minor Curriculum (20 Credits)
	Required Courses - 12 Credits
	Engr 201	Statics	3 Credits
	EE 206	Circuit Analysis	3 Credits
	Engr 202	Dynamics
	or
	Engr 203	Mechanics of Materials	3 Credits
	CE 306	Fluid Mechanics
	or
	ME 306	Fluid Mechanics
		or ME 341 Thermodynamics	3 Credits
	or
	ME 341	Thermodynamics	3 Credits
	Electives Courses - 8 Credits
	Any regularly offered course at the 200 or higher level with the prefix Engr, ChE, CE, EE, GE or ME may be used as elective.
	The minor program is administered through the SEM Dean’s Office.

Courses

100. Professional Assessment and Evaluation. 1 credit. Prerequisites: Work experience and/or technician school training plus completion of Chemistry I, Physics I and II, and Calculus I, II, and III. (See ChE, CE, EE and ME curricula listings.) Required S-U grading. This course is designed for students with industrial experience. Students complete a portfolio documenting educational and work experiences for evaluation, and individualized curriculum plans are developed. Various academic programs in engineering are also introduced. Based on the assessment and evaluation, some engineering requirements may be waived.
101. Graphical Communication. 3 credits. Development of visualization, technical communication, and documentation skills. 3-D geometric modeling as applied to CADD applications using current methods and techniques commonly found in industry. Introduction to engineering, design and team problem solving. F,S
200. Computer Applications in Engineering. 2 credits. The fundamentals of digital computer programming are presented with special emphasis on a high-level language and engineering applications. The fundamentals of PC-based software applications and operating systems are also presented. F,S
201. Statics. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Math 165. Vector approach to principles of statics. Concepts of free body diagrams. Applications to simple trusses, frames, and machines. Distributed loads. Shear and moment diagrams. Properties of areas, second moments. Laws of friction. F,S
202. Dynamics. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 201. Simple particle and rigid body kinematics/kinetics. Vector approach to principles of dynamics. Newton’s laws of motion, work-energy, and impulse-momentum principles for particle and rigid body motion. F,S
203. Mechanics of Materials. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 201. Simple stress and strain, mechanical properties of materials, axial load, torsion, shear and bending
moment, flexure and shear stresses in beams, combined stresses, stress transformation, statically indeterminate members and columns. F,S
460. Engineering Economy. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Econ 201. Simple evaluation of the economic merits of alternative solutions to engineering problems. Evaluations emphasize the time value of money. F,S