2015-16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Minors

Biomedical Engineering Minor

The

biomedical engineering minor

will help prepare computer,

electrical, and mechanical engineering students for careers in

the biomedical engineering field, graduate study in biomedical

engineering, or medical school. While not required for the

emphasis in biomedical engineering, students intending to pursue

medical school should have two semesters of general chemistry

and organic chemistry, as well as a semester of zoology, cell

biology, and junior level biochemistry. Two of these courses* could

be counted as electives in the biomedical engineering minor, and

only 6–7 additional semester hours are required for the minor

beyond the engineering major.

Course requirements for the biomedical engineering minor

involve

15.5–18

semester hours including:

BIO/GBIO-XXXX Biology Elective...........................................3.5–4

GBIO-2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I...............................4 EGGN-3610 Biomedical Engineering Systems..............................3

Choose one elective from the following................................2–4

EGGN-3710 Biomedical Engineering Research.................... 2

*Health Science elective.................................................... 3–4

Engineering elective.......................................................... 2–3

Choose one elective from the following....................................3

EGEE-4610 Medical Imaging................................................ 3 EGME-4560 Biomechanics and Biomaterials........................ 3

In addition, mechanical engineering students selecting the biomedical engineering

minor may replace EGEE-3530 Electrical Machines in their major with an engineering

technical elective, approved by the Dean or Assistant Dean.

Computer Science Minor

The

computer science minor

allows students to take a

focused set of courses which will enable them to effectively

employ programming within their own discipline. Proficiency in

computer programming is a skill which can be a strong asset in

virtually every discipline.

Course requirements for the computer science minor involve 27

semester hours including:

CS-1210 C++ Programming ..........................................................2 CS-1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++ ...............................3 CS-2210 Data Structures Using JAVA ...........................................3 CS-3410 Algorithms ......................................................................3 EGCP-1010 Digital Logic Design....................................................3 MATH-1710, 1720 Calculus I and II .............................................10

Electives chosen from the following..........................................3

EGEE-3370 Probability and Random Processes for Engineers........................................................................... 3 MATH-3110 Probability and Statistics I.................................. 3

Special Programs

Cooperative Education Program

The

cooperative education program

option has been a

traditional program option for engineering education for the last

100 years. The co-op program offers students who want to work

an opportunity to gain industrial experience as part of their formal

education. Co-op is the established program that the industry has

developed with academic institutions to provide supervised work

experiences for students. Engineering and computer science

students who select this option will require an extra year to obtain

their B.S. degree; they will receive a certificate stating that they

have satisfactorily completed the co-op program option.

Course requirements for the cooperative education program

include:

EGGN-3910 Co-Op I .....................................................................0

(or

EGGN-3911 Co-Op IA......................................................... 0)

(and

EGGN- 3912 Co-Op IB..................................................... 0) EGGN-3920 Co-Op II ....................................................................0

(or

EGGN-3921 Co-Op IIA....................................................... 0)

(and

EGGN- 3922 Co-Op IIB.................................................... 0) EGGN-3930 Co-Op III ...................................................................0

(or

EGGN-3931 Co-Op IIIA...................................................... 0)

(and

EGGN- 3932 Co-Op IIIB................................................... 0)

Engineering Honors Program

The

engineering honors program

is designed to challenge

exceptional students and encourage them to reach their highest

possible potential. Because the program is integrated with the

University’s honors program, students who wish to participate

must first be admitted into the honors program; the details

are listed in the Interdisciplinary Studies section

(page 122)

Admission can occur in either the freshman or sophomore year.

Admission to the engineering honors program occurs after the

student completes the sophomore year. A cumulative GPA of 3.5

or higher is required for participation.

Engineering course work involves taking the honors version

of three courses and one additional engineering elective

course. These engineering honors courses are the regularly

scheduled courses and are taken with other students, but they

have enrichment opportunities and exposure to advanced

topics through special assignments and extra sessions with the

professor.

Course requirements for the engineering honors program include:

HON-1010 and 1020 Making of the Modern Mind

(substitutes for

HUM-1400

and HIST elective).........................10

EGXX-4XXX Additional Engineering Elective. ...............................3

Honors version of the following courses:

Requirements for computer engineering majors include:

EGCP-3010 Advanced Digital Logic Design...................................3 EGCP-3210 Computer Architecture................................................3 EGEE-3210 Electronics I................................................................3

Requirements for electrical engineering majors include:

EGEE-3210 Electronics I................................................................3 EGEE-3330 Communications Theory............................................4 EGEE-4410 Feedback Controls.....................................................4

Requirements for mechanical engineering majors include:

EGME-3110 Thermodynamics. ......................................................5 EGME-3850 Mechanical Design....................................................3 EGME-4660 Automatic Controls....................................................3

Students who earn a “B” or higher in

HON-1010 and 1020

, earn

a “B” or higher in all engineering honors courses, and graduate

with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher will earn the “engineering

honors graduate” designation.

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

School of Engineering and Computer Science

Minors