Audit Years
Program Code EEEP
This sample plan and flow chart is suitable for undergraduate students who are ready
for calculus and starting in:
- 2024-25
- 2023–24
- 2022–23
- 2021–22
- Take 3 credits of SELECT Approved Electives in spring of Year 2 instead of fall of
Year 3.
- Take EE 2174 in fall of Year 3.
- Take EE 4250 and EE 3261 in fall of Year 4 instead of 6 credits of EE Electives.
- 2020–21 and earlier please contact the advisor for flow charts.
Concentrations
Separate flow charts are available for the following Electrical Engineering concentrations. A concentration is optional.
General Flow Chart Guidelines
Flow charts are not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required
due to curriculum changes. Please see degree audit for official list of requirements.
Choose correct courses each semester. Run and review your online Degree Audit each
time you add, drop or switch courses and before each semester begins. Lists of electives and required courses are included in your
online degree audit report. It is the student's responsibility to choose correct courses.
General Education Requirements (24 total credits)
Choose one course from each list for General Education requirements: ALWAYS check
for allowable course choices in your degree audit after registration adds and changes!
- 12 cr/ Gen Ed Core: UN 1015, UN 1025, one Critical and Creative Thinking course, and one Social Responsibility
and Ethical Reasoning course
- 12 cr/ Gen Ed HASS lists: at least 6 credits must be upper-level 3000-4999. UN 1015 and UN 1025 must be complete
before taking upper-level HASS courses.
- HASS Composition/Communication: View list of allowed courses in the degree audit or on the Registrar’s Office General
Education webpage.
- HASS Social and Behavioral Science (EC/PSY/SS)
- HASS Humanities and Fine Arts (HU/FA)
- HASS any list: A maximum of one course may be taken from the HASS Restricted list. Upper level if
needed (3000+)
- Co-curricular activities: Choose 3 units of co-curricular activities (listed on Registrar’s
General Education webpage). 0.5 or 1 credit courses are available.
BS Electrical Engineering Photonics Concentration Curriculum Overview (128 Total Credits)
- General Education: 24 credits (Core 12, HASS 12); co-curricular 3 credits not include
in total
- Core Requirements: 35 credits
- Math and Science: 28 credits
- Engineering Design: 7 credits
- Select Approved Elective: 3 credits
- EE Technical Electives: 9 credits
- Concentration Requirements: 20 credits
- Free Electives: 2 credits
Apply for graduation one semester before your last. Register in the last semester’s
courses, review your degree audit, then meet with the advisor to review your last
set of scheduled courses before your last semester begins.
Year 1
Fall (Semester 1)
MA 1160 - Calculus with Technology I
An introduction to single-variable calculus, which includes a computer laboratory. Topics include trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, differentiation and its uses, and basic integration. Integrates symbolic tools, graphical concepts, data and numerical calculations.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-1)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): ALEKS Math Placement >= 86 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 3 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 3 or ACT Mathematics >= 29 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 680
ENG 1101 - Engineering Analysis and Problem Solving
An introduction to the engineering profession and to its various disciplines. Focuses on developing problem-solving skills, computational skills, and communication skills. Through active, collaborative work, students work on teams to apply the engineering problem-solving method to "real-world" problems.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-5)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1031(C) or MA 1032(C) or MA 1120(C) or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1121(C) or MA 2160(C) or MA 3160(C)) and (Spatial Visualization Score >= 19 or ENG 1002(C))
CH 1150 - University Chemistry I
Introduces the foundations of chemistry, including electronic structure of atoms and molecules, intermolecular forces, states of matter, chemical reactions, organic chemistry, chemical equilibria, kinetics, and acid-base chemistry. Includes laboratory component that emphasizes lecture components.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Co-Requisite(s): CH 1151
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1031(C) or MA 1032(C) or MA 1120(C) or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1135(C) or MA 1121(C) or ALEKS Math Placement >= 56 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 2 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 2 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 2 or ACT Mathematics >= 22 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 540
CH 1151 - University Chemistry Lab I
Laboratory to accompany CH1150.
- Credits:
1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Co-Requisite(s): CH 1150
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1031(C) or MA 1032(C) or MA 1120(C) or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1135(C) or MA 1121(C) or ALEKS Math Placement >= 56 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 2 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 2 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 2 or ACT Mathematics >= 22 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 540
Provides direct instruction in composition. Students examine and interpret communication practices and apply what they learn to their own written, aural, and visual compositions. Class projects ask students to communicate in a variety of modes and to attend to audience, purpose, and context.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
Total 14/15 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (0.5)
- Take MA 1160 or MA 1161 - Calculus Plus w/ Technology I.
- Students who begin in Precalculus (MA 1032) could take MA 2160 (Calc II) in summer
before 2nd year. CH 1000 students could take CH1150/51 in summer before 2nd year.
- CH 1153 is an optional recitation section and is recommended.
- Take CH 1000 first if not well-prepared for UChem.
Spring (Semester 2)
MA 2160 - Calculus with Technology II
Continued study of calculus, which includes a computer laboratory. Topics include integration and its uses, function approximation, vectors, and elementary modeling with differential equations.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-1)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1135 or MA 1121 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 3 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 3
ENG 1102 - Engineering Modeling and Design
Continuation of ENG1101. Introduction to the engineering design process with an emphasis on graphics and documentation. Focuses on engineering problem solving in the context of the design process.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-5)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1031 or MA 1032 or MA 1120 or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1121(C) or MA 2160(C) or MA 3160(C)) and (ENG 1101 or (ENG 1001 and ENG 1100)) and (Spatial Visualization Score >= 19 or ENG 1002)
PH 2100 - University Physics I-Mechanics
A calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics. Topics include kinematics, Newton's laws, impulse and momentum, work and energy, and the universal law of gravitation. C or better/AP credit in Calc 1 or co-requisite registration in PH2110 required.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 1100(C) and (MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1121 or MA 1135) or (CEEB Calculus AB >= 3 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 3 and MA 2160(C) or MA 3160(C))
PH 1100 - Physics by Inquiry I
Experiments covering kinematics, force, conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, and waves are explored through guided construction. The course emphasizes understanding physical concepts through inquiry and the scientific method
- Credits:
1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1121(C)
Study of contemporary global issues, their origins, impacts, and solutions through the thematic and comparative exploration of worldview and culture, population, globalization, development, politics and global governance, environment, and sustainability. Emphasis on global literacy and information literacy.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
3 Credits of Social Reso. / Ethical Reasoning
Total 17 Credits
- PH 2100(2) Workshop is REQUIRED if CD or D in Calc I.
- Upper-level language course may replace UN 1025.
- Social/Ethical Reasoning may be postponed to semester 4 (spring of Year 2) or semester
6 (spring of Year 3).
- ENT 1960 is optional Enterprise participation. Try it if desired.
Year 2
Fall (Semester 3)
MA 2321 - Elementary Linear Algebra
Offered first half of semester, to be taken concurrently with MA3521. The course is an introduction to linear algebra and how it can be used. Topics include systems of equations, vectors, matrices, orthogonality, subspaces and the eigenvalue problem.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mathematics, Software Engineering, Computer Science
- Co-Requisite(s): MA 3521
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160
MA 3521 - Elementary Differential Equations
Offered second half of semester, to be taken concurrently with MA2321. Topics include first order equations, linear equations and systems of equations.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mathematics, Computer Science
- Co-Requisite(s): MA 2321
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160
EE 2111 - Electric Circuits I
This course will cover basic electrical concepts, resistive circuits, nodal and loop analysis techniques, superposition, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, maximum power transfer, capacitance and inductance, AC steady-state analysis.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160
PH 1200 - Physics by Inquiry II
Experiments covering Coulomb's law, electric and magnetic fields, circuits, induction, and geometric optics are explored through guided construction. The course emphasizes understanding physical concepts through inquiry and the scientific method.
- Credits:
1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 1100 or PH 1111 or PH 1141 or PH 1161
PH 2200 - University Physics II-Electricity and Magnetism
A calculus-based introduction to electromagnetism. Topics include Coulomb's law, electric fields, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance, circuits, magnetic forces and fields, Ampere's law, induction, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (PH 1200(C) or PH 2261(C)) and (PH 2100 or PH 1160) and MA 2160
CS 1111 - Introduction to Programming in C/C++
Introductory course in C/++ programming. Topics include top-down analysis of problems, structured programming, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, and file I/O. Basic concepts of object-oriented programming (classes, objects, function overloading) will also be introduced.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Electrical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Industrial Technology, Audio Production & Technology, Computer Network & System Admn, Electrical Eng Tech, Information Technology, Mechatronics;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
3 Credits of Critical/Creative Thinking
Total 17 Credits
- MA 2320 and MA 3520, full semester courses, may replace MA 2321 and MA 3521. Delays
EE 2112 (1 sem.).
- Take 14 credits minimum with MA 2321/MA 3521.
- ENT 2950 is optional Enterprise participation.
Spring (Semester 4)
MA 3160 - Multivariable Calculus with Technology
Introduction to calculus in two and three dimensions, which includes a computer laboratory. Topics include functions of several variables, partial derivatives, the gradient, multiple integrals; introduction to vector-valued functions and vector calculus, divergence, curl, and the integration theorems of Green, Stokes, and Gauss.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-1)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3
EE 2112 - Electric Circuits II and Lab
This course will cover second order transient circuits, magnetically coupled networks, AC steady-state analysis, polyphase circuits, variable frequency network performance, and two port networks.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 2111 and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560)
EE 2174 - Digital Logic and Lab
Introduces analysis, design, and application of digital logic. Includes Boolean algebra, binary numbers, logic gates, combinational and sequential logic, storage elements and hardware-description-language based synthesis.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): CS 1121 or CS 1131 or CS 1111
EE 2190 - Introduction to Photonics
Topics include basic geometrical and wave optics, fiber optics, lasers, detectors, and optical communication systems.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 3521 and PH 2200(C)
Total 15 Credits
- ENT 2960 is optional Enterprise participation.
Year 3
Fall (Semester 5)
EE 3140 - Electromagnetics
Covers basic principles of engineering electromagnetics with an emphasis on Maxwell's equations.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2200 and MA 3160 and (EE 2110 or EE 2112)
EE 3160 - Signals and Systems
Introduces the mathematical analysis of signals, systems, and control. Topics include differential equations, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, LaPlace transforms, frequency response, Bode plots, state models, and an introduction to control systems.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (EE 3010 or EE 2112) and (MA 2320 or MA 2321 or MA 2330) and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560)
EE 3190 - Optical Sensing and Imaging
Optical sensing techniques, including imaging and non-imaging systems.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560
3 Credits of SELECT Approved Electives
See SELECT Approved Electives below. Suggest PH 2300 or PH 2400.
3 Credits of HASS: Social and Behavioral Sci
HASS Electives
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from the Social and Behavioral Science List. Recommended HASS
elective EC 3400.
Enterprise (if choosing Enterprise for the Engineering Design Option)
ENT 3950 - Enterprise Project Work III
Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an enterprise to address real-world design projects or problems. Third-year students will practice designing approaches to solve problems and develop procedures to achieve specified project objectives.
- Credits:
1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
Total 15 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (0.5)
- Decide Enterprise or Senior Design or EPS. ENT 3950 is optional Enterprise participation.
See Engineering Design Requirements below.
Spring (Semester 6)
EE 3901 - Design Fundamentals
The design process; includes team design activities and studies project management, ethics, and professionalism.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 2112 or (EE 2180 and EE 3010) and UN 1015
EE 3180 - Introduction to Probability and Random Signal Analysis
Probability density and distribution functions, expected value, correlation, and random vectors. Wide sense stationary random signals. The correlation function and spectral density. Random signals and noise in linear systems. An introduction to hypothesis testing and parameter estimation. Engineering applications.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3160
Covers the fundamentals of electronic devices and circuits; operational amplifiers, bipolar junction transistors, diodes, and MOSFETs.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 2112 or EE 3010
EE 3290 - Photonic Material, Devices, and Applications
Light wave propagation in optical crystals and fibers, detection, and the creation of light in semiconductors.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Physics (BA), Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engrg;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3140 or PH 2400 or EE 2190
3 Credits of HASS: Humanities and Fine Arts
Enterprise (if choosing Enterprise for the Engineering Design Option)
ENT 3960 - Enterprise Project Work IV
Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an enterprise to address real-world design projects or problems. Third-year students practice designing approaches to solve problems and develop procedures to achieve specified project objectives.
- Credits:
1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
Total 16 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (1.0)
- ENT 3960 is optional Enterprise participation. See Engineering Design Requirements below.
Year 4
Fall (Semester 7)
EE 4490 - Laser Systems and Applications
Survey of laser types and analysis of common physical and engineering principles, including energy states, inversion, gain, and broadening mechanism from a quantum mechanical perspective. Laser applications and laser properties are explored in the laboratory portion.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3140
See EE Technical Electives below.
See EE Technical Electives below.
3 Credits of Photonics Electives
See Photonics Electives below.
3 Credits of Composition / Communication
Enterprise
ENT 4950 - Enterprise Project Work V Capstone
Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an enterprise to address real-world design projects or problems, taking constraints into account and applying relevant standards. Fourth-year students gain experience in defining project objectives, planning strategies to achieve these objectives, and leading technical teams to accomplish project goals. Must be project ready as defined by major.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-6)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Permission of department required;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geospatial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engrg, Robotics Engineering, Software Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Network & System Admn, Electrical Eng Tech, Mechanical Engineering Tech, Surveying Engineering, Information Technology;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): (BE 3350 and BE 3700 and BE 3800 and BE 4900 and ENT 3950 and ENT 3960) or (CEE 3620 or CEE 3810) or CM 4855(C) or (CS 3712 or CS 4711 or CS 4760) or (ENT 3960 and (EE 3131 or (EE 3280 and EE 3261(C))) and EE 3901 and EE 3171(C) or EE 3173(C)) or (GE 3890 and GE 3880) or (ENT 3950 and ENT 3960 and (MA 3710(C) or MA 2710(C) or MA 2720 or MA 3715) and MEEM 3750 and MEEM 3201 and MEEM 3901 and MEEM 3911) and EE 3010(C) and MEEM 3400 and MEEM 3600(C) or MSE 3190 or (CMG 3250 and CMG 4120(C) and CMG 4210 and CMG 3200) or (EET 3281 and EET 4253(C)) or SAT 3812(C) or SU 4100(C) or ENG 3505(C) or (ENT 3950 and ENT 3960) or (MET 4200 and MET 3500(C) and MET 3451(C))
or Senior Design
EE 4901 - EE Design Project 1
The first semester of a program of study in which a group of students work on an engineering design project in consultation with a faculty member. (Senior project ready as defined by major substitutes for prerequisites)
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (1-0-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
- Pre-Requisite(s): (EE 3131 or (EE 3280 and EE 3261(C))) and EE 3901 and (EE 3171(C) or EE 3173(C))
Total 18 Credits
- ENT 4950 is optional Enterprise participation. See Engineering Design Requirements below. EE 4901 may be taken instead for the Senior Design option Semester 1.
- Take ENT 4950 and ENT 4960 in the same Enterprise and in consecutive semesters.
Spring (Semester 8)
See EE Technical Electives below.
2 Credits of Free Electives
See Free Electives below.
3 Credits of Photonics Electives
See Photonics Electives below.
3 Credits of Approved Electives
See Approved Electives below.
3 Credits of Any HASS / HASS Restricted
Enterprise
ENT 4960 - Enterprise Project Work VI Capstone
Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an enterprise to address real-world design projects or problems, taking constraints into account and applying relevant standards. Fourth-year students gain experience defining project objectives, planning strategies to achieve these objectives, and leading technical teams to accomplish project goals.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-6)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): ENT 4950 and (BE 4900 or CEE 3620 or CEE 3810 or CM 4855 or CS 3712 or CS 4711 or CS 4760 or EE 3171 or EE 3173 or GE 3890 or GE 3880 or MSE 4141(C) or CMG 4210 or EET 4253 or MET 4460 or SAT 4541 or SU 4100 or ENG 3830(C) or (ENG 3505 and ENG 4505) or (MEEM 3750 and MEEM 3201) or (EE 3280 and EE 3261))
or Senior Design
EE 4910 - EE Design Project 2
The second semester of a program of study in which a group of students work on an engineering design project in consultation with a faculty member. (Senior project ready as defined by major substitutes for prerequisites)
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-1-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 4901
Total 16 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (1.0)
- ENT 4960 is optional Enterprise participation. See Engineering Design Requirements below.
- Take ENT 4950 and ENT 4960 in the same Enterprise and in consecutive semesters.
Electives
Engineering Design Requirements (7 Credits)
Option 1: Senior Design Path
- “Senior Design”, 4 credits, is the year-long company sponsored project team.
- EE 4901(2) and EE 4910(2) or
- MEEM 4901(2) and MEEM 4911(2) or
- BE 4901(2) and BE 4910(2)
- Approved Electives: Choose at least 3 credits from the list of Approved Electives.
Option 2: Enterprise Design Path
- ENT 3950, ENT 3960, ENT 4950, and ENT 4960 or
- ENT 3960, ENT 4950, ENT 4960, and ENT Module from the following: ENT 2961, ENT 2962,
ENT 3959, ENT 3963, ENT 3966, ENT 3967, ENT 3971, ENT 4951
- Approved Elective: Choose at least 1 credit from the list of Approved Electives
Free Elective (2 Credits)
Any coursework is allowable, excluding co-curricular and coursework below the 1000-
level. A good use could be: CH 1153, ENT module/courses, co-op, Enterprise 2000-level
project work, or excess transfer credits. Cannot use co-curricular activities.
SELECT Approved Electives (3 Credits)
Choose one course from the list below, recommended by industry advisors, to broaden
knowledge (see degree audit).
BE 2400 - Cellular and Molecular Biology
General principles and engineering applications of science and biology, including cell biology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and biotechnology.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Summer
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): CH 1150 and MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1121
BL 2010 - Anatomy & Physiology l
Comprehensive introductory course in vertebrate anatomy and physiology with emphasis on the human body. Interrelates structure with function in regard to maintaining homeostasis and normal functioning of the body. Covers the integument, skeletal system, muscles, the nervous system, and special senses.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Summer
CS 1142 - Programming at the Hardware Software Interface
Programming in assembly language and C for students with prior experience in Java. Topics include binary number encodings, instruction set architecture, assembly language programming, and instruction encodings. C programming topics include program structure, preprocessor, arrays, structures, pointers, input/output, dynamic memory management, and linked data structures.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): CS 1122 or CS 1131
CEE 3501 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals
Basic principles and calculations for environmental engineering. Covers application of mass balance, energy balance, and physical/chemical/biological principles to water and wastewater treatment, surface water quality, air quality, solid waste management, and groundwater quality.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1160 or MA 1161) and MA 2160 and (CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151))
CEE 3502 - Environmental Monitoring and Measurement Analysis
Introduction to environmental data acquisition and interpretation, fundamentals of environmental monitoring, instrumentation, measurement techniques, and statistical analyses. Measurements are conducted in a variety of engineered and natural environments. Probability and statistical analyses are applied to the collected data.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and (CH 1150 and CH 1151)
EC 3400 - Economic Decision Analysis
Studies economic decision-making for actions occurring over time. Covers decision tools for comparing alternatives, public project evaluation, risk and uncertainty, mutually exclusive decisions, multiple objective decisions, interest rate calculations, cash flow analysis, depreciation and taxes, cost of capital, capital budgeting.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Engineering Management, Marketing, Management, Management Information Systems, Accounting, Finance;
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
- Pre-Requisite(s): UN 1015 and (UN 1025 or Modern Language - 3000 level or higher)
EE 3373 - Introduction to Programmable Controllers
The design of discreet sequential controls using programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Relay logic is used to introduce ladder logic and ladder logic is used to program the PLC. Introduces a structured approach to sequential control design. Data acquisition is introduced using BridgeVIEW software
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Robotics Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 2112 or EE 3010
ENG 2120 - Statics-Strength of Materials
The composition and resolution of forces and force systems, principles of equilibrium applied to various bodies, simple structures, friction, and 2nd moments of area. Intro to the mechanical behavior of materials, including calculation of stresses, strains, and deformations due to axial, torsional, and flexural loading. Uses MATLAB.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and PH 2100 and ENG 1102
ENG 4515 - Introduction to Sustainability and Resilience
Introduction to sustainable development, resilience, and global grand challenges with emphasis on socio-technical systems. Key topics include earth systems literacy, policy development, corporate social responsibility, ecological economics, sustainability indicators, and industrial/societal applications (e.g. agricultural, mining sustainability, etc,).
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
Force systems in two and three dimensions. Includes composition and resolution of forces and force systems, principles of equilibrium applied to various bodies, simple structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Vector algebra used where appropriate. Prerequisite of MA2160 with a grade of C or better is required.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of For Res & Env Sci, College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160
MEEM 2150 - Mechanics of Materials
Introduction to mechanical behavior of materials, including stress/strain at a point, principle stresses and strains, stress-strain relationships, determination of stresses and deformations in situations involving axial loading, torsional loading of circular cross sections, and flexural loading of straight members. Also covers stresses due to combined loading and buckling of columns.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of For Res & Env Sci, College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MEEM 2110
MEEM 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics
This course introduces concepts of energy, energy conversion, mechanisms of heat and work transfer in processes and in cycles. It also covers the first and the second laws of thermodynamics.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and CH 1150 and CH 1151
First course in the principles of dynamics, covering the motion of a particle, the kinematics and kinetics of plane motion of rigid bodies, the principles of work and energy, impulse and momentum. Uses vector methods.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2100 and (MEEM 2110 or ENG 2120)
MEEM 3201 - introductory Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer
Course emphasizes internal flow and modes of heat transfer: control volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy, pipe and duct flow, dimensional analysis, steady and unsteady heat conduction, internal convection and application of boundary conditions, and simple heat exchanger design.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mechanical Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MEEM 2201 and MEEM 2911 and MA 3160
MET 3130 - Statics and Dynamics
This class includes from statics, the study of forces, analysis of simple structures, equilibrium, moment of inertia, and friction. From dynamics, it covers rigid plane body kinematics and kinetics, inertia force, work-energy power, and impulse-momentum methods.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1121) and (PH 1110 or PH 1140 or PH 2100)
MSE 2100 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
Introduction to the structure, processing, properties, and performance of engineering materials, including metals, polymers, glasses, ceramics, and composites. Topics include material selection in design, material processing in manufacturing, and structural material failure mechanisms.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): CH 1112 or CH 1122 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151) or (CH 1160 and CH 1161)
MSE 4292 - Light and Photonic Materials
Material properties controlling light wave propagation in optical crystals and optical wave guides. Photonic crystals and photonic devices based on electrical, magnetic, and strain effects.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engrg;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2200 or EE 2190 or EE 3140
PH 2300 - University Physics III-Fluids and Thermodynamics
A calculus-based introduction to fluids and thermal physics. Topics include fluid motion, propagation of heat and sound, temperature and the kinetic theory of gases, heat capacity and latent heat, first law of thermodynamics, heat engines and the second law, entropy, and an introduction to statistical mechanics. Offered second half of spring semester.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (4-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 1160 or PH 2100
PH 2400 - University Physics IV-Waves and Modern Physics
A calculus-based introduction to waves and modern physics. Topics include interference and diffraction, special relativity, photons and matter waves, the Bohr atom, wave mechanics, atomic physics, molecular and solid-state physics, and nuclear physics.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2200 or PH 2260
PH 3300 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Thermodynamic systems, heat, work, laws of thermodynamics, formal mathematical relations, cycles, phase equilibrium, and multicomponent systems. Elementary kinetic theory. Introduction to microscopic view of entropy, ensemble theory, and applications of statistical mechanics.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2300 or PH 1360
- EET 3373 may be taken instead of EE 3373.
- PH 4292 may be taken instead of MSE 4292.
EE Technical Electives (9 Credits)
- Any EE course except EE 3010, EE3173 EE 4000, EE 4805.
- No more than three credits of EE 2000–EE 2999 are allowed.
- Department approval is required for EEnXXe.
Photonics Electives (6 Credits)
Complete 6 credits from the following.
BE 4250 - Biomedical Optics
Light plays a significant role in modern clinical diagnostics and in the clinical treatment of disease. Examples include non-invasive surgery, optical biopsy, and cancer therapy. This course will focus on the study of how light propagates through biological tissue.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in even years
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 2320 or MA 2321 or MA 2330) and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560) and MA 3160
BE 4410 - Medical Imaging
This course covers the physical nature of the interactions between the waves and matter, especially the biological tissues, principle imaging modalities used in modern medicine and the common techniques used for the processing of the resulting images.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in odd years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 3700 and BE 3701
EE 4240 - Introduction to MEMS
Fundamentals of micromachining and microfabrication techniques, including planar thin-film process technologies, photolithographic techniques, deposition and etching techniques, and the other technologies that are central to MEMS fabrication.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-1-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
EE 4252 - Digital Signal Processing and its Applications
Digital signal processing techniques with emphasis on applications. Includes sampling, the Z-transform, digital filters and discrete Fourier transforms. Emphasizes techniques for design and analysis of digital filters. Special topics may include the FFT, windowing techniques, quantization effects, physical limitations, image processing basics, image enhancement, image restoration and image coding.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3160
EE 4253 - Real Time Signal Processing
Practical implementation of digital signal processing concepts as developed in EE4252. Emphasis on applications of DSP to communications, filter design, speech processing, and radar. Laboratory provides practical experience in the design and implementation of DSP solutions.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 4252
EE 4411 - Engineering Electromagnetics
A mathematically rigorous study of dynamic electromagnetic fields, beginning with Maxwell's equations. Topics include scalar and vector potentials, waves, and radiation.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3140
MSE 4292 - Light and Photonic Materials
Material properties controlling light wave propagation in optical crystals and optical wave guides. Photonic crystals and photonic devices based on electrical, magnetic, and strain effects.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engrg;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2200 or EE 2190 or EE 3140
PH 3410 - Quantum Physics I
An introduction to the foundations of modern physics and Schrodinger's wave mechanics. Topics include thermal radiation, particle-like properties of radiation, Bohr's model of the atom, matter waves, Schrodinger's wave mechanics, quantization of angular momentum, and the one-electron atom.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2400 and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560)
PH 4510 - Introduction to Solid State Physics
Crystal structures, X-ray diffraction, phonons, free electron theory of metals, rudiments of band theory, an overview of semiconductors, and other topics in solid-state physics.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): (PH 2300 or PH 1360) and PH 2400 and (CH 1150 and CH 1151) and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560)
Approved Electives (3 Credits)
Choose remaining credits from the SELECT Approved Elective list above or the list of Approved Electives below. The interactive online degree audit (uAchieve) shows the number of credits
needed, based on Senior Design or Enterprise design option, and by concentration.
Biological Sciences
- BL 1100–BL 1999 except BL 1580, BL 1590, BL 1710, and BL 1800
- BL 2000–BL 2999
- BL 3000–BL 3999 except BL 3970 and BL 3990
- BL 4000–BL 4999
Chemistry
- CH 1152–CH 1999
- CH 2000–CH 2999
- CH 3000–CH 3999
- CH 4000–CH 4999
Chemical Engineering
- CM 1000–CM 1999
- CM 2000–CM 2999
- CM 3000–CM 3999 except CM 3410
- CM 4000–CM 4999
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EE 1112–EE 1999
- EE 2000–EE 2999
- EE 3000–EE 3999 except EE 3010
- EE 4000–EE 4999
Engineering Fundamentals
- ENG 2000–ENG 2999 except ENG 2060 and ENG 2990
- ENG 3000–ENG 3999 except ENG 3060, ENG 3530, and ENG 3990
- ENG 4000–ENG 4999 except ENG 4070, ENG 4300, ENG 4900, ENG 4905, ENG 4910, and ENG
4990
Mathematical Sciences
- MA 2600
- MA 2710
- MA 2720
- MA 2910–MA 2999
- MA 3000–MA 3999 except MA 3720, MA 3750, MA 3811, and MA 3990
- MA 4000–MA 4999 except MA 4810, MA 4820, MA 4900, MA 4905, and MA 4945
Physics
- PH 1090
- PH 1091
- PH 1600
- PH 1610
- PH 2300–PH 2999
- PH 3000–PH 3999
- PH 4000–PH 4999
Biomedical Engineering
- BE 1000–BE 1999
- BE 2000–BE 2999 except BE 2700
- BE 3000–BE 3999
- BE 4000–BE 4999 except BE 4770
Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 1000–CEE 1999
- CEE 2000–CEE 2999
- CEE 3000–CEE 3999
- CEE 4000–CEE 4999
Computer Science
- CS 1001–CS 1999
- CS 2000–CS 2999
- CS 3000–CS 3999
- CS 4000–CS 4999 except CS 4431
Enterprise
- ENT 1000–ENT 1999
- ENT 2000–ENT 2999
- ENT 3000–ENT 3999 except ENT 3958 and ENT 3964
- ENT 4000–ENT 4999
Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- GE 1000–GE 1999
- GE 2000–GE 2999
- GE 3000–GE 3999
- GE 4000–GE 4999
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- MEEM 2000–MEEM 2999
- MEEM 3000–MEEM 3999
- MEEM 4000–MEEM 4999
Materials Science and Engineering
- MSE 1000–MSE 1999
- MSE 2000–MSE 2999
- MSE 3000–MSE 3999
- MSE 4000–MSE 4999
