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Engineering Sciences Major Modified with Public Policy

Students interested in the Engineering Sciences major modified with Public Policy should consult with Dean Joseph Helble.

Course of Study

Prerequisites

Modified majors are expected to have a basic understanding of calculus, physics, chemistry, and computer science. First-year students interested in the major should take the placement test in mathematics.

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 (1 course)

CHEM 5 General Chemistry

Computer Science (choose 1 course)

ENGS 20 Introduction to Scientific Computing
COSC 5 Introduction to Computer Science

Statistical Data Analysis (choose 1 course)

ECON 10 Introduction to Statistical Methods
SOCY 10 Quantitative Analysis of Social Data
MATH 10 Introductory Statistics

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

Required Courses

Engineering core courses (2 courses)

ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering
ENGS 22 Systems

Engineering electives (choose 4 courses, including 1 from each group)

Group 1

ENGS 23 Distributed Systems and Fields
ENGS 24 Science of Materials
ENGS 25 Introduction to Thermodynamics
ENGS 26 Control Theory
ENGS 27 Discrete and Probabilistic Systems

Group 2

ENGS 31 Digital Electronics
ENGS 32 Electronics: Introduction to Linear and Digital Circuits
ENGS 33 Solid Mechanics
ENGS 34 Fluid Dynamics
ENGS 35 Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
ENGS 36 Chemical Engineering
ENGS 37 Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Group 3

ENGS 41 Sustainability and Natural Resources Management
ENGS 43 Environmental Transport and Fate
ENGS 44 Sustainable Design
ENGS 51 Principles of Systems Dynamics
ENGS 52 Introduction to Operations Research
ENGS 56 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Group 4

Any ENGS course numbered above 20

Public policy courses (choose 4 courses, include at least 1 from each group)

Group 1

PBPL 5 Introduction to Public Policy

Group 2

PBPL 40 Economics of Public Policymaking
PBPL 41 Writing and Speaking Public Policy
PBPL 42 Ethics and Public Policy
PBPL 44 Electronic Journalism and Public Policy
PBPL 45 (formerly PBPL 90) Introduction to Public Policy Research
PBPL 48 Policy Analysis and Local Governance
ECON 20 Econometrics

Group 3

Any course (excluding Engineering Sciences) from a policy track, such as Environment and Public Policy, Health and Public Policy, Natural Resources and Public Policy, Science/Technology and Public Policy

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.