Four-Year Curriculum Code 073
First Year
See First-Year Program (35)
Sophomore Year
First Term
14:440:222 Engineering Mechanics:
Dynamics (3)
01:640:251 Multivariable
Calculus (4)
01:750:227 Analytical Physics IIA (3)
01:750:229 Analytical
Physics II
Laboratory (1)
engineering or technical
elective (3)
humanities/social sciences
elective (3)
Second Term
01:220:200 Economic
Principles and
Problems (3)
01:640:244 Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4)
01:750:228 Analytical Physics
IIB (3)
01:750:230 Analytical Physics II
Laboratory (1)
engineering or technical
elective (3)
engineering or technical
elective (3)
The last two years of the program must be developed with the
assistance of the designated faculty adviser. The overall program must
meet the student`s career objectives and must be sufficiently different
from the accredited engineering programs so as not to permit
incorporation into an existing program. Applied sciences in engineering
is not accredited as a professional engineering program; it is an
individualized interdisciplinary program that is not subject to
professional accreditation.
The minimum degree requirement is
135 credits. In addition to other specific requirements, the following
distribution of courses must be completed:
Humanities/social sciences electives: 12 credits
Engineering electives: ten courses of 3 credits or more
General electives: 9 credits
Technical electives: 33 credits
Some examples of possible concentrations in applied sciences in
engineering are listed below. Other fields may be covered to meet the
special interests of engineering students. Courses are not offered
specifically for this curriculum. Appropriate courses are to be
selected from those offered by the departments (see course descriptions
at the end of this chapter). Since departmental course offerings may
change from year to year, availability of a particular course cannot be
guaranteed.
Biomedical Science and Engineering
(Premed). This specialty is intended primarily for those
students who plan to go on to medical school or graduate study in
biomedical engineering and who wish to take advantage of the
flexibility in curriculum planning that the applied sciences program
offers. Engineering electives may be chosen from any engineering
discipline, including undergraduate courses offered by the Department
of Biomedical Engineering.
Engineering Physics. This
concentration allows students to combine a background in the basic
engineering subjects with the courses of a physics curriculum. It
provides preparation for work in a physics research laboratory, for
further study in engineering, or for graduate study in physics. The
first two years are the same as those in any of the regular engineering
curricula, although some substitutions are suggested. The last two
years include courses in modern physics, electricity and magnetism,
thermal physics, solid-state physics, and partial differential
equations. Coupled with these are laboratory courses and other courses
in engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, or other
sciences, to be chosen in consultation with an adviser in the
Department of Physics. Students in this option generally would
simultaneously complete a second major in physics.
Packaging
Engineering. The packaging engineering concentration is designed
to prepare engineers and scientists for a major role in the field
of packaging. The program is structured to meet the technical
requirements for the development and growth of total packaging systems.
(See course descriptions under Ceramic Engineering for information.)