2014-2015 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.............................................................. 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 department Chair, appropriate to their plan of study. 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 119) . 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-3210 Computer Architecture................................................3 EGCP-3010 Advanced Digital Logic Design...................................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. Page 92 2014–15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog School of Engineering and Computer Science Minors