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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College of Engineering Minors
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In the College of Engineering, prior to enrolling in a minor a student must consult with the appropriate department chairperson to select the courses most appropriate to his/her background and career goals. Minors are open to students who have completed; mathematics through differential equations; a year of physics and at least one course in Chemistry along with the prerequisites required for the individual engineering courses. All students obtaining a minor in Engineering are required to obtain a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor with no more than one grade less than C-. Engineering students cannot receive a minor offered by their major department. College-wide minors are open to all engineering students; however, students cannot receive a minor offered by their major department.
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Biomedical Engineering (only available to students in the College of Engineering)
19 credit hours
The curriculum seeks to introduce engineering students to the growing applications of engineering in the field of biomedical engineering. This minor is important for students who want to get involved with applications of engineering tools to medicine and surgery and especially in connection with robotic surgery and medical implants. The future job prospects look great in connection with these disciplines.
Contact: Mohsen Shahinpoor, Chair, Mechanical Engineering Core Courses (13-14 credit hours)
Lecture/Laboratory Course Pairs
The student must select one of the following lecture/laboratory course pairs: (4-5 cr.) Optional Courses
Optional Courses - at least 6 credits from this list:
1cannot be used for minor by students in BLE program
2cannot be used for minor by students in ECE program
3cannot be used for minor by students in MEE program Engineering Entrepreneurial (only available to students in the College of Engineering)
18 credit hours
Contact: Jude Pearse, Coordinator, Electrical Engineering Technology
With permission of the administrator of the minor, a student can substitute other courses for the following courses. Engineering Leadership and Management (only available to students in the College of Engineering)
18 credit hours.
The Engineering Leadership and Management Minor provides undergraduate engineering and engineering technology majors with skills that are essential to long-term career advancement. Moreover, the carefully selected skills that comprise the minor are highly sought after by employers of our graduates. The capstone for the minor is an Engineering Leadership and Management Internship where students will put their skills to the test in real-world businesses. Students will learn how leaders deal with people and inspire others to enthusiastically and willingly achieve the vision and goals of the organization. Students will learn how leaders play a fundamental role in setting the organization’s vision and goals. As a manager, students will learn how to effectively apply relevant experience, knowledge, and resources for the efficient and timely completion of operations or tasks to achieve success for the organization.
Note: Most of the courses included in this minor have prerequisites. Some of the prerequisities qualify as Human Values and Social Contexts (HVSC) electives. Students should strategically use their HVSC electives to satisfy these prerequisities.
Contact: Chet Rock, Associate Dean, College of Engineering Select courses from each of the following categories:
Professionalism and Ethics
Take 1 Minors Offered by Engineering Programs
Construction Management Technology (not available to construction management technology majors)
18 credit hours.
Contact: Howard ‘Mac’ Gray, Coordinator, Construction Management Technology
A minor in Construction Management Technology requires at least 18 credit hours in Construction Management Technology courses. One or more courses must include scheduling and estimating. Approval of a course of study by a Construction Management Technology faculty advisor is required. Digital Systems (not available to electrical and/or computer engineering majors)
21-22 credit hours
A minor in digital systems gives students the tools for designing, developing, and testing embedded systems, networking, and microcontroller and microprocessor systems which are common in almost every electrical device. A set of four required core courses introduce students to programming, basic circuit analysis, microprocessors, and logic systems. Additional courses within electrical and computer engineering allow students to direct the minor toward an area of interest. Typical areas might include consumer and automotive electronics, industrial automation, digital communications and networking.
Contact: Mohamad Musavi, Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Courses (12-13 credit hours)
Examples of Optional Courses (9 credit hours minimum)
Electrical Engineering Technology (not available to electrical engineering technology majors)
18 or 19 credit hours.
Contact: Jude Pearse, Coordinator, Electrical Engineering Technology Electronic Instrumentation (not available to electrical and/or computer engineering majors)
22 credit hours
A Minor in Electronic Instrumentation exposes students to the design and implementation of electronics measurement systems used throughout the science and engineering fields. A set of four required core courses expose students to basic circuit analysis and electronics design techniques, and develops the fundamental laboratory skills required for electronics development and debugging. Additional courses within Electrical and Computer Engineering allow students to direct the minor toward an area of interest. Typical areas might include sensor technology for interfacing electronic systems with various physical phenomena (e.g. biomedical), or interfacing computers for automated measurement and control of manufacturing processes.
Contact: Mohamad Musavi, Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Core courses (13 credit hours)
Examples of Optional Courses (minimum of 9 credit hours)
Military Science and Leadership
18 credit hours. Naval Science
23 credit hours. Additional Courses
One of the following combinations: (6 cr.) Power (not available to electrical and/or computer engineering majors)
21 credit hours
The objective of Power minor is to educate students about generation and delivery of electric energy. There are four core sources from which the first two provide fundamental knowledge in understanding electrical circuits and networks and the last two deal with generation and conversion, transmission and distribution, design and analysis of power and energy systems. The optional courses provide complementary and related knowledge in design, control, and application of power and energy systems. Taking this minor will prepare students for working in the power utility industry, construction industry, submarine and aircraft manufacturing, and/or attending graduate school for research and development in smart grid and other electric energy related technologies.
Contact: Mohamad Musavi, Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Examples of Optional Courses: Minimum of 9 Credits
Process Engineering (not available to chemical engineering majors)
23 credit hours.
Contact: Hemant Pendse, Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering Pulp and Paper Technology (not available to pulp and paper technology majors)
18-20 credit hours.
Contact: Hemant Pendse, Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering Survey Engineering Technology (not available to surveying engineering technology majors)
18 credit hours.
Contact: Ray Hintz, Coordinator, Surveying Engineering Technology
A minor in Surveying Engineering Technology requires at least 18 credit hours in surveying program courses. The courses must include three credits of plane/basic surveying, three credits in advanced or construction surveying, and three credits in boundary law. The remaining courses must come from surveying, engineering technology, technical, legal, or ethical courses required in the Surveying Engineering Technology curriculum. Approval of a Surveying Engineering Technology minor course of study by a surveying engineering technology faculty is required.
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