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Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGS 91 Numerical Methods in Computation (Identical to MATH 26 & COSC 26) Shepherd 09F 10F 12 COSC 5 or ENGS 20; ENGS 22 or MATH 23; or equivalent
ENGS 92 Fourier Transforms & Complex Variables (Identical to PHYS 70) Hansen 09F 10F 2 MATH 33 or ENGS 22, & ENGS 23, or equivalent
ENGS 100 Methods in Applied Mathematics I (Identical to PHYS 100) Lotko 09F 10F 11 Either ENGS 92 or MATH 33 or 43 with permission, or equivalent
ENGS 103 Statistical Methods in Engineering Borsuk 10W 11W (Effective Fall 2010, number changing to ENGS 93) 11 MATH 13 or equivalent
ENGS 103 Statistical Methods in Engineering Lasky 10S 11S (Effective Fall 2010, number changing to ENGS 93) 12 MATH 13 or equivalent
ENGS 104 Optimization Methods for Engineering Applications Cybenko 10W 11W 12 MATH 22 & ENGS 27 or equivalents, or permission
ENGS 105 Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations I Lynch 10W 11W 11 MATH 23 & ENGS 91 (or MATH 26 or COSC 26) or equivalents
ENGS 106 Numerical Linear Algebra (Identical to COSC 106) Fleischer 09F
2 COSC 26, MATH 26, or ENGS 91
ENGS 110 Signal Processing Hansen 10S 11S 10 ENGS 61 & ENGS 92 or equivalents
ENGG 111 Digital Image Processing Hartov 10W
9L ENGS 92 & ENGS 103 or equivalents
ENGS 112 Modern Information Technologies Cybenko 10S 11S 11 ENGS 20, ENGS 27, & ENGS 103 (can be taken concurrently) or COSC 78
ENGS 114 Networked Multi-Agent Systems Olfati-Saber 10S 11S 2A ENGS 26 & MATH 23, or equivalents; familiarity with MATLAB
ENGS 115 Parallel Computing Taylor 09F 10F 2A ENGS 91 (or COSC 26, MATH 26, or equivalent)
ENGS 116 Computer Engineering: Computer Architecture (Identical to COSC 107) Berk 09F 10F 10 ENGS 31 & COSC 37; COSC 48, COSC 58 or equivalent recommended
ENGS 120 Electromagnetic Fields & Waves Shubitidze 10W 11W 9L ENGS 23 or PHYS 41
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory & Devices (Identical to PHYS 126) Garmire 10W
10 ENGS 24 & ENGS 32 or equivalents
ENGS 123 Optics (Identical to PHYS 123) Testorf 10S
Arrange ENGS 23 or PHYS 41, & ENGS 92 or equivalent
ENGS 124 Optical Devices & Systems (Identical to PHYS 124) Garmire
11W Arrange ENGS 23
ENGS 125 Power Electronics & Electromechanical Energy Conversion Sullivan 10S 10F 9L ENGS 23 & ENGS 32
ENGS 126 Analog VLSI Systems Design Odame
11S 2A ENGS 32, ENGS 63, or permission
ENGG 127 VLSI Systems Design
Not offered

ENGS 32 & ENGS 63, or permission
ENGG 128 HDL-Based System Design
Not offered

ENGS 32 & ENGS 63, or permission
ENGG 129 Instrumentation & Measurement Hartov 09F 11S 11; Lab ENGS 31 & ENGS 61, or equivalent
ENGS 130 Mechanical Behavior of Materials Schulson 09F 10F 9L ENGS 24 & ENGS 33, or equivalent
ENGS 131 Science of Solid State Materials Petrenko 09F 10F 10 ENGS 24 or equivalent
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGS 132 Thermodynamics & Kinetics in Condensed Phases Schulson 10W 11W 9L ENGS 24
ENGS 134 Nanotechnology Gibson
11W 10A ENGS 24 or PHYS 19 or CHEM 6 or equivalent
ENGS 135 Thin Films & Microfabrication Technology Gibson, Levey 10W
Arrange ENGS 24 or equivalent
ENGS 137 Methods of Materials Characterization (Identical to PHYS 128 & CHEM 137) I. Baker 10S
Arrange ENGS 24 or permission
ENGG 138 Corrosion & Degradation of Materials
Not offered

ENGS 24 & CHEM 5
ENGS 140 Applied Mechanics: Dynamics Van Citters 10W 11W 2 ENGS 22
ENGS 142 Intermediate Solid Mechanics May 10W 11W 10 ENGS 71 & ENGS 76 or equivalent
ENGS 145 Modern Control Theory Phan 10S 11S 10A ENGS 26
ENGS 146 Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design Diamond 10S 11S 2A ENGS 76
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGG 148 Structural Mechanics Phan
11W 10A ENGS 33
ENGG 149 Introduction to Systems Identification Phan 10W
10A ENGS 22 & ENGS 26, or equivalent
ENGS 150 Computational Fluid Dynamics Cheng 10W 11W 3A ENGS 34 or permission
ENGS 151 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Cushman- Roisin
11S Arrange ENGS 34 & ENGS 37, or equivalent
ENGS 152 Magnetohydrodynamics (Identical to PHYS 115) Staff
11W 2A PHYS 68 or equivalent, or permission
ENGS 153 Computational Plasma Dynamics (Identical to PHYS 118) Staff
11S Arrange PHYS 68 or equivalent; ENGS 91 or equivalent recommended, or permission
ENGS 155 Intermediate Thermodynamics
Not offered

ENGS 25
ENGS 156 Heat, Mass, & Momentum Transfer Petrenko 10S 11S 10 ENGS 34
ENGS 157 Chemical Process Design Laser 10W 11W 11 ENGS 36
ENGS 158 Chemical Kinetics & Reactors Griswold 10W
12 ENGS 36
ENGS 160 Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering Gerngross 09F 10F 9L MATH 3, CHEM 3 or CHEM 5, BIOL 12 or BIOL 13, & permission
ENGS 161 Metabolic Engineering Gerngross, Lynd
11S 11 ENGS 160, a non-introductory course in biochemistry or molecular biology, or permission
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGS 162 Methods in Biotechnology Griswold
11S Arrange One from ENGS 35, 160, & 161, OR one from BIOL 61, 64, & 65
ENGG 163 Protein Engineering Griswold 10W 11W 10 One from ENGS 35 or 160 AND one from CHEM 5 or 10 (NOTE: one from CHEM 51 or 57 preferred). Alternatively, one from CHEM 41 or Biochem 101. Or permission.
ENGS 164 Cellular & Molecular Biomechanics 
 Vlahovska
11W 2A ENGS 30 or equivalent, ENGS 33 or 34 or equivalent
ENGS 165 Biomaterials Van Citters
11S Arrange ENGS 24 or equivalent
ENGG 166 Physiology for Bioengineers Diamond 10W 11W Arrange Permission
ENGS 167 Medical Imaging Pogue
10F 10 ENGS 23 or equivalent
ENGG 168 Biomedical Radiation Transport Pogue 09F
10 ENGS 23 or equivalent
ENGS 171 Industrial Ecology Cushman-Roisin 10S 11S 2 ENGS 21 & ENGS 37
ENGS 172 Climate Change & Engineering Lynch 10S 11S 2A Junior or senior standing in Science Division, graduate standing in engineering or science, or permission
ENGS 173 Energy Utilization Sullivan 09F 11W 10A ENGS 22 and at least two of: ENGS 25 (strongly recommended), 32, 34, 44, 52, 76, 104, 125, 150, 155, 156, & ENGM 184, or permission
ENGG 176 Design for Manufacturing Staff Not offered

ENGS 73 or permission
ENGG 177 Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty Borsuk 09F
Tues/Thurs 12:50-2:50pm ENGS 27, ENGS 103, or comparable background in probabilistic reasoning
ENGM 178 Technology Assessment Graves 09F 10F Mon/Wed 2:00-3:50pm None
ENGM 179 Financial & Managerial Accounting Sansing,Stocken 10W
Tues 2:50-4:30pm, 
Thurs 4:00-5:50pm		 None
ENGM 180 Corporate Finance Lewellen 10S 11S Mon/Tues 10:15-11:45am ENGM 179 or permission
ENGM 181 Marketing Luan 09F 10F Wed/Thurs 8:30-10:00am Permission
ENGM 183 Operations Management Hall 10S 11S Mon/Tues 12:15-1:45pm ENGS 103
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGM 184 Introduction to Optimization Methods K. Baker 09F
Tues/Thurs 10:10-12:00pm None
ENGM 185 Topics in Manufacturing Design & Processes Lasky 10S
Tues/Thurs 4:30-6:30pm ENGS 103
ENGM 186 Technology Project Management Graves 10W
Wed/Thurs 1:15-2:45pm ENGS 104 or equivalent
ENGM 188 Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship Goodenough 09F
Wed/Fri 8:30-10:00am None
ENGM 189 Topics in Engineering Management Gerngross, Paulsen 09F
Mon/Tues 1:15-2:45pm Graduate level standing in engineering or business administration
ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology & Project Initiation Van Citters 09F 10F (Effective Fall 2010, number changing to ENGS 89) 2A At least six ENGS courses, including ENGS 21 plus 5 courses numbered 22 to 76
ENGG 192 Independent or Group Study in Engineering Sciences
All terms All terms Arrange
ENGS 195 Seminar on Science, Technology, & Society Gibson 09F 10F Arrange Ph.D. student standing
ENGG 196 Seminar on Applied Science & Technology Gibson 09F, 10W, 10S
Arrange Ph.D. student standing
ENGG 197 Ph.D. Professional Workshops Gibson 10W 11W Tues 2:00-5:00pm Ph.D. student standing
ENGG 198 Research-in-Progress Workshop Gibson 10W 11W Arrange Ph.D. student standing
ENGG 199 Special Topics in Engineering Sciences
All terms All terms Arrange
ENGS 200 Methods in Applied Mathematics II (Identical to PHYS 110) Lotko 10W
12 ENGS 100 or equivalent
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGS 202 Nonlinear Systems Olfati-Saber 10W
2A ENGS 100 & ENGS 145 or equivalents & familiarity with MATLAB
ENGS 205 Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations II Paulsen
11S 11 ENGS 105
ENGG 210 Spectral Analysis Hansen 10S
Arrange ENGS 110
ENGG 212 Communications Theory
Not offered

ENGS 110
ENGS 220 Electromagnetic Wave Theory
Not offered

ENGS 100 & ENGS 120, or permission
ENGG 230 Fatigue & Fracture
Not offered

ENGS 130 or permission
ENGG 240 Kinetics & Dynamics of Machinery
Not offered

ENGS 140
ENGS 250 Turbulence in Fluids
Not offered

ENGS 150 or equivalent
ENGG 261 Biomass Energy Systems Lynd, Laser
11S Arrange ENGS 157, ENGS 161, & permission
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGS 290 Engineering Design Methodology & Project Completion J. Collier 10W 11W (Effective Winter 2011, number changing to ENGS 90) Arrange ENGS 190
ENGS 296 Graduate Research (1 credit)




ENGS 297 Graduate Research (2 credits)




ENGS 298 Graduate Research (3 credits)




ENGG 299 Advanced Special Topics in Engineering Sciences
All terms All terms Arrange
ENGG 309 Topics in Computational Science Staff, Kennedy

Arrange See ENGG 309 course description
ENGG 310 Advanced Topics in Signals & Systems Hansen

Arrange Normally ENGS 123 & ENGG 210 or equivalent, & permission
ENGG 312 Topics in Statistical Communication Theory Cybenko

Arrange ENGS 103, ENGS 110, & permission
ENGG 317 Topics in Digital Computer Design Cybenko

Arrange ENGS 116 & permission
Number Title Instructor 09-10 10-11 Hour Prerequisites
ENGG 321 Introduction to Innovation Hutchinson, J. Collier F, W, S
Arrange ENGM 188; ENGM 180 recommended; a proposal for research of a specific new technology. ENGG 197 is a co-requisite.
ENGG 324 Microstrip Lines & Circuits Trembly

Arrange ENGS 61, ENGS 105, ENGS 120, & permission
ENGG 332 Topics in Plastic Flow & Fracture of Solids Frost

Arrange ENGS 130 & ENGS 132, & permission
ENGG 339 Advanced Electron Microscopy I. Baker

Arrange ENGS 133 or permission
ENGG 365 Advanced Biomaterials Van Citters 10W
Arrange ENGS 165 & permission
ENGG 367 Heat Transfer in Hyperthermia Trembly

Arrange ENGS 23, ENGS 156, & permission
ENGG 390 Master of Engineering Management Project Graves, Santos

Arrange ENGM 178 or permission