Engineering Minors

School of Engineering

O'Shaughnessy Science Hall (OSS) 100, (651) 962-575

School of Engineering Website

Faculty:

Weinkauf (dean), Abraham, Acton, Bach, Baxter, Besser, Forliti, George, Hennessey, Jalkio, Kabalan, Koerner, Lederle, Mollahammada, Min, Mowry, Nasab, Nelson-Cheeseman, Nepal, Orser, Salamy, Secord, Shepard, Tahmasebi Nasab, Thomas, Welt, Wentz, You.

Faculty from other departments and adjunct faculty from industry teach specialized courses.

The Biomedical Engineering Minor is designed for students with majors in mechanical, computer, and electrical engineering. This minor serves those who plan to go on to graduate school in the sciences and engineering, and those entering business and industry. It offers the opportunity to explore the field of biomedical engineering and provides an understanding of the physiological aspects and applications of this practice. Choice can be made to complete the minor with an Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering or a Mechanical Engineering emphasis.

Students from the above-listed majors who have (or will have) completed courses prescribed for this minor as part of their major requirements shall consult with the Biomedical Engineering Minor program director for guidance on course selection to satisfy the requirements of 16 credits.

Required: 3 courses (8 credits)

• ENGR 310 Biomedical Engineering (2 credits) - Pre-reqs minimum grade of C- in either ENGR 240 or ENGR 350 or ENGR 221
• ENGR 311 Medical Device Manufacturing (2 credits) - No pre-req, but preference for 2nd or 3rd year student
• BIOL 105 Human Biology class (4 credit)
  or EXSC 214 Physiology (4 credits)
  - No pre-req for either course

Required: Choose 4 credits of these courses:

• Mechanical Engineering emphasis (4 credits):
  • ENGR 314 Biomaterials in Engineering with Lab (4 credits) - Pre-req. Minimum grade of C- in ENGR 221

• Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering emphasis (4 credits):
  • ENGR 312 Bioelectricity and instrumentation (2 credits) - Pre-reqs minimum grade of C- in either ENGR 240 or ENGR 350
  • ENGR 313 Medical Imaging (2 credits) - Pre-reqs minimum grade of C- in (ENGR 240 or ENGR 350) and MATH 210

And, 4 additional credits from the courses listed below:

• BIOL 354 Neurobiology (4 credits)
• BIOL 349 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
• BIOL 364 Immunology
• ETLS 507 Intro to Systems Engineering + 1 credit independent study or 1 credit paper
• ETLS 675 Digital Signal Processing + 1 credit independent study or 1 credit paper
• ETLS 746 Power Electronics + 1 credit independent study or 1 credit paper
• EXSC 213 Anatomy (4 credit)
• EXSC 326 Kinesiology (4 credits)
• EXSC 426 Biomechanics
• NSCI 340 Computational neuroscience (4 credits)
• PHYS 347 Optics (4 credits)
• Or students may take all of ENGR 312, ENGR 313, and 314 and forgo the elective.

Note: students are encouraged to take PHIL 254 Biomedical Ethics as part of the "Theology and Philosophy" core requirement. The prerequisite is PHIL 110, and this fulfills the 2nd PHIL or THEO requirement.

The electrical engineering minor is designed for students with majors in the sciences, mathematics, mechanical engineering, quantitative methods, and business. This minor serve both those who plan to go on to graduate school in engineering and those entering business and industry. The engineering minor offers the opportunity to explore the field of engineering and provides an understanding of the technology of products and processes. It also strengthens pre-med and pre-law candidates who intend to pursue specialized areas such as biomechanics or patent law.

Students must complete sixteen credits from the following:

• ENGR 230 Digital Design (4 credits)
• ENGR 240 Circuit Analysis (4 credits) *
  OR ENGR 350 Introduction to Electronics (4 credits)
• ENGR 330 Microprocessor Architecture (4 credits)
• ENGR 331 Designing with Microprocessor (4 credits)
• ENGR 340 Signals and Systems (4 credits)
• ENGR 342 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (4 credits)
• ENGR 345 Electronics I (4 credits)
• ENGR 346 Electronics II (4 credits)
• ENGR 410 Control Systems and Automation (4 credits)
• ENGR 431 Design of Embedded Systems (4 credits)
• ENGR 432 Current Trends in Computing (4 credits)

*Note- credit will not be given for both ENGR 240 and ENGR 350

The Engineering Education minor is designed for students who are majoring in Education. The minor is intended to give pre-service teachers a solid background in basic engineering concepts that can be applied to a P-12 classroom. Special effort is made throughout the program to tie engineering concepts to the Minnesota academic standards in science.

Students must complete the following courses:

• ENGR 130 Fundamentals of Engineering for Educators I (4 credit)
• ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering Design (2 credits)
• EDUC 327 Engineering in the P-12 Classroom (4 credits)

Plus six additional credits of engineering (ENGR) courses; four of the six elective credits may be completed with one of the following PHYS courses:

• PHYS 104 Astronomy (4 credits)
• PHYS 105 Musical Acoustics (4 credits)
• PHYS 109 General Physics I (4 credits)
• PHYS 110 General Physics II (4 credits)
• PHYS 211 Classical Physics I (4 credits)
• PHYS 212 Classical Physics II (4 credits)

The general engineering minor provides a broad overview of topics in both electrical and mechanical engineering. It offers the opportunity to explore the field of engineering and provides an understanding of the technology of products and processes. It also strengthens pre-med and pre-law candidates who intend to pursue specialized areas such as biomechanics or patent law. This minor is not available for students majoring in electrical or mechanical engineering.

Students must complete courses from the following list:

• ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering Design (2 credits)

Plus, one of the following courses:

• ENGR 160 Surveying (2 credits)
• ENGR 170 Mechanical Engineering Graphics (2 credits)
• ENGR 175 introduction to Electrical & Computer Engineering (2 credits)

Plus

• 12 additional credits of engineering (ENGR) classes

The mechanical engineering minor is designed for students with majors in the sciences, mathematics, electrical engineering, quantitative methods, and business. This minor serve those who plan to go on to graduate school in engineering and those entering business and industry. The engineering minor offers the opportunity to explore the field of engineering and provides an understanding of the technology of products and processes. It also strengthens pre-med and pre-law candidates who intend to pursue specialized areas such as biomechanics or patent law.

Students must complete Sixteen credits from the following:

• ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering Design (2 credits)
• ENGR 170 Mechanical Engineering Graphics (2 credits)
• ENGR 220 Statics (4 credits)
• ENGR 221 Mechanics of Materials (4 credits)
• ENGR 320 Machine Design and Synthesis (4 credits)
• ENGR 322 Dynamics (4 credits)
• ENGR 361 Engineering Materials (4 credits)
• ENGR 371 Manufacturing Processes and Statistical Control (4 credits)
• ENGR 381 Thermodynamics (4 credits)
• ENGR 383 Fluid Mechanics (4 credits)
• ENGR 384 Heat Transfer (4 credits)
• ENGR 410 Control Systems and Automation (4 credits)
• Other courses with approval of Mechanical Engineering Chair

24 credits

B. Nelson-Cheeseman, Program Director: OSS 319 ex. 2-5773

The Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Minor is an interdisciplinary program that helps science and engineering students develop the knowledge and skills to properly select current materials for design and engineer future materials for advanced applications. As MSE is a broad interdisciplinary field, the program begins with a basic foundation and is then tailored by the student to overlap with their major field and highlight their materials area(s) of interest. Students learn about materials properties, structure, and processing through a variety of courses and a hands-on practicum. This minor serves those who plan to go on to graduate school in a materials-related field, as well as those entering industry who wish to gain expertise in the overlap between science and engineering.

Students wishing to enter this program should contact the program director.

All students must complete the following:

• PHYS 211 Classical Physics I (4 credits)
• PHYS 212 Classical Physics II (4 credits)
• Four (4) credits in thermodynamics. Choose one of
  • CHEM 331
  • ENGR 381
  • GEOL 340
  • PHYS 410
• ENGR 361 Engineering Materials (4 credits)
• IDSC 365 Materials Science and Engineering Practicum (0 credits)

Plus, eight (8) additional credits from approved materials-relevant course electives as listed here:

Key themes of MSE addressed by electives:

• Processing-Structure-Property-Performance/Applications Relations
• Crystal Structure and Bonding
• Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations
• Properties: Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical, Magnetic, Optical and Corrosive/Deteriorative
• Materials Characterization
• Materials Types: Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites, Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Smart Materials.
  • BIOL 328 Environmental Toxicology and Health (4 credits)
  • BIOL 361 Medical Geology (4 credits)
  • CHEM 220 Foundations in Inorganic Chemistry (4 credits)*
  • CHEM 340 Organic Spectroscopy (2 credits)*
  • CHEM 400 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (2 credits)*
  • CHEM 430 Polymer Chemistry (2 credits)*
  • CHEM 487 Biomaterials (2 credits)*
  • ENGR 221 Mechanics of Materials (4 credits)**
  • ENGR 314 Biomaterials in Engineering (4 credits)
  • ENGR 363 Civil Engineering Materials (4 credits)
  • ENGR 371 Manufacturing Processes (4 credits)**
  • ENGR 381 Thermodynamics (4 credits)**
  • ENGR 412 Composite Materials (2 credits)
  • ENGR 415 Smart Materials (2 credits)
  • ENGR 488 Topics: Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials (2 credits)
  • ETLS 723 Biomaterials in Medical Device Design (3 credits)
  • ETLS 775 Polymers in Design (3 credits)
  • ETLS 776 Materials Design and Development (3 credits)
  • GEOL 211 Earth Materials (4 credits)
  • GEOL 340 Fundamentals of Lithosphere I (Petrology) (4 credits)
  • GEOL 360 Fundamentals of Lithosphere II (Structural Geology) (4 credits)
  • PHYS 225 Applications of Modern Physics (4 credits)
  • PHYS 347 Optics (4 credits)
  • PHYS 410 Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics (4 credits)
  • Or as approved by the program director

Chemistry majors may only have one elective count towards both the CHEM major and the MSE minor.

** These courses may not be used as an elective for Mechanical Engineering majors.

Between ENGR 361 and the eight (8) elective credits, four (4) credits must be outside the student's major field. Only four (4) elective credits may be from courses <300 level.