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Engineering Sciences Major Modified with Biology

Students interested in the Engineering Sciences major modified with Biology should contact Professor Lee Lynd.

Course of Study

Prerequisites

Mathematics (3 courses)

MATH 3 Introduction to Calculus
MATH 8 Calculus of Functions of One and Several Variables
MATH 13 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions

Physics (2 courses)

PHYS 13 Introductory Physics I
PHYS 14 Introductory Physics II

Chemistry (choose 1 course)

CHEM 5 General Chemistry
CHEM 10 Honors First-Year General Chemistry

Computer science (1 course)

ENGS 20 Introduction to Scientific Computing

Biology (2 courses)

BIOL 11 The Science of Life
BIOL 12 Cell Structure and Function

Unless otherwise prohibited, prerequisites may be taken under the Non-Recording Option.

Required Courses

Engineering core courses (3 courses)

ENGS 22 Systems
ENGS 25 Introduction to Thermodynamics
ENGS 35 Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering

Engineering electives (choose 3 courses)

ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering
ENGS 23 Distributed Systems and Fields
ENGS 24 Science of Materials
ENGS 26 Control Theory
ENGS 33 Solid Mechanics
ENGS 34 Fluid Dynamics
ENGS 36 Chemical Engineering
ENGS 37 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
ENGS 52 Introduction to Operations Research
ENGS 56 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
ENGS 91 Numerical Methods in Computation
ENGS 161 Metabolic Engineering
ENGS 165 Biomaterials

Biology core course (1 course)

BIOL 13 Gene Expression and Inheritance

Biology or chemistry electives (choose 3 courses)

BIOL 34 Neurobiology
BIOL 35 Human Physiology
BIOL 37 Endocrinology
BIOL 42 Biology of the Immune Response
BIOL 43 Developmental Biology
BIOL 45 Molecular Biology
BIOL 46 Microbiology
BIOL 61 Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes and Lower Eukaryotes
BIOL 65 Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes OR BIOL 71 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology
CHEM 51 Organic Chemistry OR CHEM 57 Organic Chemistry

Culminating Experience

Engineering Sciences majors complete a culminating experience, which is part of a course (either an elective or an additional course). Normally taken during the senior year, the course is chosen from the following options:

Thesis

ENGS 86 Independent Project
ENGS 88 Honors Thesis

Design project

ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation (taken as part of the two-course design sequence ENGS 190/290; may count toward both A.B. and B.E. degrees)

Advanced course

ENGS 61 Intermediate Electrical Circuits
ENGS 62 Microprocessors in Engineered Systems
ENGS 63 Introduction to VLSI Systems
ENGS 71 Structural Analysis
ENGS 73 Materials Processing and Selection
ENGS 75 Product Design
ENGS 76 Machine Engineering
ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory and Devices
ENGS 124 Optical Devices and Systems
ENGS 125 Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ENGS 126 Analog VLSI Systems Design
ENGG 129 Instrumentation and Measurement
ENGS 130 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ENGS 132 Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Condensed Phases
ENGS 134 Nanotechnology
ENGS 135 Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology
ENGS 145 Modern Control Theory
ENGS 146 Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design
ENGS 157 Chemical Process Design
ENGS 158 Chemical Kinetics and Reactors
ENGS 165 Biomaterials
ENGS 171 Industrial Ecology
ENGS 172 Climate Change and Engineering

Transfer Credit

No more than two transfer courses may be used for credit in the major.

Academic Standing

Satisfactory completion of the major requires a grade point average of 2.0 in the courses suitable for satisfying the major.