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ED 344 - Race, Class, and Gender in Education (3.00 cr.)
Explores issues and images of race, class, and gender in urban schooling policies and practices. These structures are explored in order to demonstrate the ways in which they impact inequitable educational processes and outcomes for students, educational personnel, and communities. Students examine discourses around segregated schools, battles for desegregation, the "achievement gap", the "model minority" myth, single-sex education, Black boys in special education, and high poverty/high need schools.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
Interdisciplinary Studies: IG
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ED 378 - Politics of Urban School Reform (3.00 cr.)
Provides students with an understanding of the forces that shape urban school reform politics, policies, and practices. This course emphasizes the history of school reform in Baltimore, and recent political battles on school reform in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and New Orleans, including urban educational policies and pedagogical practices.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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ED 404 - Internship I and Seminar (Elementary) (1.00 cr.)
The first phase of a two-semester internship. Students connect theory to practice with local school partners. Interns observe, reflect, and develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of classroom teachers. Students collaborate with mentor teachers in the preparation of learning materials and in classroom instruction. They become acquainted with support systems, school climate, and educational resources. A 3.0 GPA or passing score on Praxis or its equivalent. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Concurrent Requisite: ED 421 , ED 442 , RE 420 , RE 430 .
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors with cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 416 - Elementary Social Studies Methods (3.00 cr.)
Studies the teaching of social studies from a developmental point of view. Methods and materials are presented for children in grades 1-6. Emphasizes inquiry approach of teaching and hands-on techniques.
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 419 - Field Experience in Math Education (1.00 cr.)
A school-based involvement in special education for three or four hours per week. Students work with children in the classroom in a variety of ways, including one-on-one instruction and small group teaching. They become acquainted with resources and participate in the preparation of learning materials. Problems and techniques of classroom management are experienced in a realistic setting. (Pass/Fail)
Concurrent Requisite: ED 206 .
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 421 - Comprehensive Classroom Management (3.00 cr.)
Students develop the knowledge and skills to create and maintain a positive and engaging classroom environment that supports the cognitive and affective development of all learners. With an emphasis on self-awareness, the impact of culture and environment are explored as students examine the various models, theories, and principles of behavior management. Course activities focus on the application of course content and the personal development of students as culturally responsive teachers who respond holistically to the diverse needs of their students. This class focuses on the use of positive behavioral supports through the emphasis of a strength-based classroom management/preparation plan that prevents behavior problems. Students demonstrate key components of an organized and well-managed classroom, including the ability to design innovative classrooms, develop rules and routines, and use positive behavioral supports effectively. Through the development of behavioral intervention plans, students use skills such as target behavior selection, measurement and recording techniques, strategies for increasing or decreasing behavior, evaluating plan effectiveness, and generalizing and maintaining desired behavior. Positive student-teacher relationships and the advocacy of prosocial behaviors, as well as topics such as bullying, school violence, and crisis management are addressed.
Prerequisite: SE 296 .
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 422 - The Teaching of Science (3.00 cr.)
Presents the general theory of education as applied to the teaching of science in grades 7-12. Consideration given to the selection and organization of content and the methods and the techniques associated with national and state standards for science instruction. One of the six methods courses is required for secondary school teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to science majors with a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: SR
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ED 423 - The Teaching of English (3.00 cr.)
Presents the general theory of education as applied to the teaching of English in grades 7-12. Consideration given to the selection and organization of content and the methods and the techniques associated with national and state standards for English instruction. One of the six methods courses is required for secondary school teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to English majors with a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 424 - The Teaching of Social Studies (3.00 cr.)
Presents the general theory of education as applied to the teaching of social studies in grades 7-12. Consideration given to the selection and organization of content and the methods and the techniques associated with national and state standards for social studies instruction. One of the six methods courses is required for secondary school teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to history, global studies, or social science majors with a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 425 - The Teaching of Art (3.00 cr.)
Presents the general theory of education as applied to the teaching of art in grades PK-12. Consideration is given to the selection and organization of content, as well as the methods and techniques associated with the teaching of art.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to visual arts majors with a studio arts concentration and a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 426 - The Teaching of World Languages (3.00 cr.)
Addresses the teaching guidelines and the expectations established by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. Students examine current methodologies, techniques, and educational goals for the teaching of world languages. Throughout the course, students develop lessons and activities that support an integrated world language program. Students also observe and evaluate world language classes. Students may also have opportunities to participate in classroom teaching. Maryland Core Learning Goals and Outcomes are introduced and reinforced along with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards. One of the six methods courses is required for secondary school teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education. Same course as ML 426 .
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to French or Spanish majors with a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 427 - The Teaching of Mathematics (3.00 cr.)
Presents the general theory of education as applied to the teaching of mathematics in grades 7-12. Consideration given to the selection and organization of content and the methods and the techniques associated with national and state standards for mathematics instruction. One of the six methods courses is required for secondary school teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to mathematics majors with a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 428 - The Teaching of Music (3.00 cr.)
Presents the general theory of education as applied to the teaching of music in grades PK-12. Consideration is given to the selection and organization of content, as well as the methods and techniques associated with the teaching of music. One of the six methods courses is required for secondary school teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to performing arts majors with a music concentration and a secondary education minor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 429 - Secondary Methods of Teaching (3.00 cr.)
Introduces students to the general concepts required to teach at the secondary level. Includes overviews of the context of secondary schools, issues in teaching and learning at the secondary level, culturally relevant and responsive pedagogies, unit and lesson planning, assessments, and classroom culture and management.
Prerequisite: ED 100 or ED 101 .
Concurrent Requisite: ED 434 .
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors with a minor in secondary education.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 431 - Field Experience in Education (1-2.00 cr.)
A school-based involvement in the educational process for three to four hours per week. Students work with children in the classroom in a variety of ways that include one-to-one instruction and small group teaching. They become acquainted with existing clerical support systems and media resources, and participate in the preparation of learning materials. Problems and techniques of classroom management are experienced in a realistic setting. May be repeated twice for degree credit. (Pass/Fail)
Concurrent Requisite: ED 100 or ED 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 432 - Internship I and Seminar (Secondary/Middle) (1.00 cr.)
The first phase of a two-semester internship. Students connect theory to practice with local school partners. Interns observe, reflect, and develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of classroom teachers. Students collaborate with mentor teachers in the preparation of learning materials and in classroom instruction. They become acquainted with support systems, school climate, and educational resources. A 3.0 GPA or passing score on Praxis or its equivalent. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Restrictions: Restricted to senior secondary education minors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 433 - Internship II with Seminar: Student Teaching (Secondary): Music (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between an elementary and a secondary placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS coordinators and experienced mentor teachers. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to performing arts majors with a music concentration and a secondary education minor. Restricted to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 434 - Field Experience in Education (Secondary) (1-2.00 cr.)
A school-based involvement in the educational process for three to four hours per week. Students work with children in the classroom in a variety of ways that include one-to-one instruction and small group teaching. Problems and techniques of classroom management are experienced in a realistic setting. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 100 or ED 101 .
Concurrent Requisite: ED 429 .
Restrictions: Restricted to secondary education minors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 435 - Internship II with Seminar: Student Teaching (Secondary): Art (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between an elementary and a secondary placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS clinical faculty and experienced mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis and focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to secondary education minors with cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 438 - Field Experience: Special Education (1.00 cr.)
A school-based involvement in special education for three or four hours per week. Students work with children in the classroom in a variety of ways, including one-on-one instruction and small group teaching. They become acquainted with resources and participate in the preparation of learning materials. Problems and techniques of classroom management are experienced in a realistic setting. (Pass/Fail)
Concurrent Requisite: SE 296 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: IHE
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ED 441 - Special Topics in Education (2-3.00 cr.)
Examines one or more issues in education, including urban education, teaching bilingual learners, involving families in their children's education, and gender specific issues and solutions. Relevant topics are explored using case studies, current research materials, and classroom experiences. Depending on the needs of the topic, part of the class may be field-based. May be repeated twice for credit with different topics.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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ED 442 - Methods of Teaching Elementary Science with Field Experience (4.00 cr.)
Academic, laboratory, field-oriented, and practical experiences designed to blend the educational principles of science teaching with science content in an active, student-centered learning environment. Focus is on pedagogical issues with a discovery, hands on approach to effective science education for elementary students. The course includes a field experience with lesson planning, teaching, and reflecting.
Prerequisite: PH 116 and PH 117 , or written permission of the department chair.
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 445 - Elementary Internship II and Seminar (12.00 cr.)
Students continue their intensive yearlong internship in this closely supervised, full-time experience in a professional development school. During this second phase, students gradually assume all of the responsibilities of their cooperating mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis, and topics focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: Completion of major coursework and ED 404 .
Concurrent Requisite: ED 446 .
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors with cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 446 - Capstone in Elementary Education (3.00 cr.)
Focuses on four areas of education: pedagogy, theory enacted in practice, diversity, and professional growth and development. It is taught in conjunction with the 12-hour internship at a professional development school.
Concurrent Requisite: ED 445 .
Restrictions: Restricted to elementary education majors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 452 - Internship II with Seminar: Student Teaching (Secondary): Science (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between a middle and a high school placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS clinical faculty and experienced mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis and focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to science majors with a secondary education minor and a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 453 - Internship II with Seminar: Student Teaching (Secondary): English (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between a middle and a high school placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS clinical faculty and experienced mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis and focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to English majors with a secondary education minor and a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 454 - Internship II with Seminar: Student Teaching (Secondary): Mathematics (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between a middle and a high school placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS clinical faculty and experienced mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis and focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to mathematics majors with a secondary education minor and a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 455 - Internship II with Seminar: Social Studies (Secondary) (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between a middle and a high school placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS clinical faculty and experienced mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis and focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to history, global studies, or social science majors with a secondary education minor and a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 456 - Internship II with Seminar: Student Teaching (Secondary): Modern Language (12.00 cr.)
The second phase of the internship where interns continue to translate academic theory into practice in a professional development school (PDS). This phase of the internship lasts the entire semester and is split between a middle and a high school placement. Interns teach under the supervision of Loyola PDS clinical faculty and experienced mentor teachers. Seminars are held on a regular basis and focus on topics relevant to the beginning teacher. Students are responsible for transportation to school site. (Pass/Fail)
Prerequisite: ED 432 .
Restrictions: Restricted to French, German, or Spanish majors with a secondary education minor and a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher.
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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ED 463 - Independent Study in Education (1-6.00 cr.)
Individual projects geared to specific needs or interests of students. Specific requirements related to each independent study approved on an individual basis. Written or electronic permission of the advisor and the department chair.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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ED 464 - Qualitative Approaches to Urban Education (3.00 cr.)
Examines various qualitative approaches to urban education including participant observation, informal interviews, life history, and archival research. Encourages learning about the contributions and limitations of qualitative inquiry through a series of assignments based upon firsthand experiences completed in the local Baltimore community. Student completion of a major project is required.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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ED 466 - Language, Culture, and Literacy (3.00 cr.)
Examines the intersection of language, culture, policy, and practice. Students explore sociocultural and sociopolitical facets of language and language use, such as ideology, identity, language change, official language, variations, dialects, and classroom discourse. Particularly, the history and impact of linguicism, or linguistic discrimination, in- and outside of school settings are considered. Students learn methods to assist linguistically diverse students in extending their literacy abilities by cultivating a learning environment that celebrates and draws upon their cultural funds of knowledge and communities of practice.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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ED 495 - Improving Access to the General Curriculum for All Learners (3.00 cr.)
Designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to increase equity in the classroom by improving access to the general education curriculum for students with learning disabilities. First, students gain foundational knowledge of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles as well as the brain research which guides it. Implementation and lesson planning are highlighted. Students examine a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and learn how to conduct one. They then use an FBA to create a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) and learn how to use data to assess its effectiveness. Lastly, students identify how to select and use Assistive Technology (AT) in the classroom to enable students with disabilities to become independent learners and gain deeper access to the curriculum.
Prerequisite: SE 296 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EG 031 - Linear Circuit Analysis Lab (1.00 cr.)
Laboratory course that accompanies and enhances the learning objectives of EG 331 . Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, equivalent circuits, and linear analysis theorems/techniques are reinforced by building and testing physical circuits. The transient response and steady-state response of fundamental first- and second-order circuits are measured and explored. Use of common electrical laboratory equipment, laboratory safety protocols, error analysis, and technical writing are also addressed.
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 331 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 032 - Electronics Lab (1.00 cr.)
A laboratory course that accompanies EG 432 . Experiments involve the characteristics and applying operational amplifiers, measuring I-V characteristics of semiconductor diodes, using diodes as wave shapers, measuring MOSFET characteristic curves, measuring MOSFET performance as a voltage amplifier, measuring BJT characteristic curves, and other selected topics.
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 432 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 051 - Materials Science Lab (1.00 cr.)
A laboratory course that accompanies EG 351 . Students perform hands-on experiments and/or analyses of experimental data that help visualize and reinforce basic materials science concepts. Topics include crystallography; mechanical properties determination and computer-based material property correlations; phase diagrams/solidification structures; viscosity of household fluids; and the effect of temperature on deformation/fracture behavior of materials. Emphasizes analysis of results and developing conclusions in response to questions in written laboratory exercises.
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 071 - Introduction to Digital Circuits and Systems Laboratory (1.00 cr.)
A laboratory course that accompanies and enhances the learning objectives of EG 471 . Common electrical laboratory equipment, including multi-meters, DC power supplies, function generators, and digital oscilloscopes, along with electrical laboratory safety protocols, are addressed. Measurement techniques for passive circuits with DC and AC excitations are explored. Additional experiments include basic logic gates, combinatorial logic design, N-bit adder circuits, flip flops, and sequential logic design.
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 140 or CS 151 ; EG 471 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 101 - Introduction to Engineering (3.00 cr.)
An introduction to engineering as a discipline and a profession. The processes of design, creative problem solving, and innovation to benefit society are studied using case studies, readings, discussions, teamwork, design contests, etc. Emphasis is given to the historical, societal, and equity contexts of the entire engineering design cycle. Skills necessary for success such as creativity, teamwork, and communication are developed. Introductions to the tools, writing conventions, and requirements of the four engineering degree concentrations are provided. Open to majors and nonmajors. Fulfills the second natural science core requirement.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 103 - Engineering and Society: Engineering, Design, and Creative Problem Solving in the Built World (3.00 cr.)
The pyramids and Gothic cathedrals as well as transportation, communication, and sanitation systems are just some examples of our engineered world. Students explore what makes engineering unique from the sciences-the elements of design and creative problem-solving. Emphasis is given to the historical and social contents of engineering design and its impact on our society. Students also explore the connections engineering has to visual thinking-graphic and industrial design. Open to majors and nonmajors. Engineering majors may substitute EG 495 or another course with the approval of the department chair. Fulfills the second natural science core requirement.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: IEN
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EG 140 - Programming Tools for Engineering and Science (3.00 cr.)
Introduces elementary programming topics, including types, control flow (conditionals and loops), procedural decomposition, and basic data structures. Introduces design and software testing. Includes a general survey of some of the significant areas of computer engineering. Required for engineering majors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering (3.00 cr.)
Teaches students the elements of three-dimensional design via interdisciplinary connections between the fields of studio art and engineering. The foundations of visual communication and spatial design are addressed through hands-on creation of artworks and verbal/written analysis of design concepts. Engineering drawing and solid modeling techniques and conventions are also covered within the context of computer-aided design (CAD) software. Students work with a range of studio art media and fabrication techniques throughout the course, including 3-D printing. Fulfills Fine Arts core requirement. Closed to students who have taken EG 426 . Same course as SA 227 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: IEN
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EG 301 - Statics (3.00 cr.)
Engineering mechanics treatment of rigid bodies at rest or moving at constant velocity. Covers force vectors, equilibrium of a particle, force system resultants, equilibrium of a rigid body, simple structural analysis, internal forces, friction, center of gravity and centroid, and moments of inertia.
Prerequisite: MA 251 , PH 201 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 302 - Dynamics (3.00 cr.)
Engineering mechanics treatment of accelerated rigid bodies. Covers kinematics and kinetics of a particle and planar kinematics and kinetics of a rigid body. Includes work and energy methods and impulse and momentum considerations.
Prerequisite: EG 301 , MA 252 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 320 - Solid Mechanics Laboratory (2.00 cr.)
A lecture-laboratory course providing an empirical and theoretical foundation for selected topics in the mechanics of materials. Includes mechanical properties testing techniques; elastic and plastic deformation; stress and strain measurement; stress concentration; buckling; simple mechanical design; and reinforcement of best practices in experimentation.
Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 .
Concurrent Requisite: EG 420 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 331 - Linear Circuit Analysis (3.00 cr.)
Basic techniques of lumped-parameter circuit analysis are presented. Signal waveforms, electrical element models, and Kirchoff's laws are exercised. Mesh equations, node equations, and techniques based on the properties of circuit linearity are used extensively. The utility of Norton and Thevenin equivalent circuits, proportionality, and superposition are presented. The transient and steady-state responses of second-order energy storage circuits are explored. The course concludes with sinusoidal steady-state analysis and the role of phasors in circuit analysis.
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): MA 252 , PH 202 .
Recommended Corequisite: EG 031 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 333 - Signals and Systems (3.00 cr.)
An introduction to the underlying concepts found in the study of signal processing, communications, control theory, electromagnetics, etc. Fundamental mathematical models and properties for both continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems are presented. Properties of discrete and continuous linear time-invariant systems are presented. Analysis techniques and properties of the Fourier series and the Fourier transform for discrete-time and continuous- time signals are explored in detail.
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 331 .
Recommended Corequisite: MA 304 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 351 - Introduction to Engineering Materials (3.00 cr.)
Covers fundamentals of materials science, including bonding, crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, mechanical behavior, defects in solids, phase diagrams, phase transformations, and electrical behavior. Emphasizes the properties of ferrous and nonferrous metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers, and composites and their engineering applications.
Recommended Corequisite: EG 051 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 360 - Object-Oriented Engineering Design (3.00 cr.)
The study of objects and classes in an object-oriented programming language such as Python and the associated development and analysis of algorithms to produce solutions to modern-day computer engineering problems. Engineering design best practices are considered during the study of such topics such as scientific computing, inter-process communications, and cluster computing.
Prerequisite: EG 140 or CS 151 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 380 - Thermodynamics (3.00 cr.)
Examines the relationships among heat, work, and various other forms of energy in engineering applications. Covers thermodynamic systems, property evaluation, phase changes, equations of state, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the Carnot cycle, entropy, and power and refrigeration cycles.
Prerequisite: MA 251 , PH 201 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 381 - Probability and Statistics (3.00 cr.)
Random experiments, probability, random variables, probability density functions, expectation, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. Degree credit will not be given for more than one of EG 381 or ST 210 or ST 265 or ST 381 . Same course as ST 381 .
Prerequisite: MA 252 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: FO/IFS
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EG 390 - Experimental Methods (2.00 cr.)
A lecture-laboratory course covering the fundamentals of engineering experimentation and experimental design including data acquisition and analysis. Emphasizes standardization, uncertainty analysis, widely used measurement sensors, and engineering report preparation.
Prerequisite: EG 031 , MA 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 391 - Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering Lab (2.00 cr.)
Provides comprehensive knowledge and skills in measurement and fabrication techniques for integrated circuits (IC) and radio frequency and microwave device testing. The course equips students with a broad understanding of the principles and techniques involved in designing, testing, and validating ICs and RF/microwave devices. Students gain knowledge and skills in designing and implementing experimental setups, gathering and examining data, interpreting experimental results, and performing calibration, error analysis, and statistical analysis. Course assessment includes, but is not limited to, laboratory reports, projects, and formal presentations.
Prerequisite: EG 031 .
Restrictions: Restricted to computer or electrical engineering concentrations.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 397 - Engineering Design Fundamentals (3.00 cr.)
In this project-oriented course, students apply the engineering process and engineering principles to open-ended, interdisciplinary projects. Students work in teams and gain design and project management experience through the development of fundamental electromechanical systems.
Restrictions: Restricted to Juniors and Seniors.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 420 - Solid Mechanics (3.00 cr.)
Engineering mechanics treatment of deformable solid bodies. Covers stress, strain, mechanical properties of materials, axial load, torsion, bending, transverse shear, combined loadings, stress and strain transformations, and theories of failure.
Prerequisite: EG 301 , EG 351 .
Concurrent Requisite: EG 320 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 421 - Fluid Mechanics (3.00 cr.)
Examines fluids at rest and in motion in engineering applications. Covers fluid statics; kinematics and dynamics of inviscid and viscous fluid flows; integral continuity, momentum, and energy analyses; boundary layers; turbulence; scale modeling and similitude; conduit flows; simple turbomachinery; and lift and drag.
Prerequisite: EG 301 , MA 252 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 422 - Heat and Mass Transfer (3.00 cr.)
Examines heat and mass transfer in engineering applications. Covers steady-state and transient conduction, internal and external convection, radiation transfer, heat exchanger design, and heat and mass transfer analogies.
Prerequisite: EG 380 , MA 304 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 423 - Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes (3.00 cr.)
Covers the major methods of shaping and treating engineering materials to optimize their use. Examines metal casting, glass and ceramic forming, polymer processing, composite materials assembling, powder metallurgy forming, bulk deformation shaping, sheet metal forming, and machining. Introduces the origin and avoidance of manufacturing defects.
Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 424 - Mechanical Design (3.00 cr.)
The application of the mechanics of materials and other engineering principles to the design of mechanical elements. Covers deflection and impact, failure criteria, safety factors and reliability, fatigue, and design of various mechanical elements such as shafts, rolling-element bearings, gears, belts, springs, threaded fasteners, clutches, brakes, and chains.
Prerequisite: EG 302 , EG 420 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 426 - Computer-Aided Simulation and Design (3.00 cr.)
The design of mechanical elements and assemblies using computer-based drafting and simulation tools. Covers three-dimensional solid computer model development and applied finite-element analysis. Emphasizes the creation of detailed design drawings and professional design documentation, as well as the application of computer-aided design (CAD) tools during the engineering design process.
Prerequisite: EG 420 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 429 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3.00 cr.)
Selected special topics in mechanical engineering such as applied computational fluid dynamics, mechanics of structures, or thermal systems design. Written or electronic permission of the department chair. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 432 - Electronics (3.00 cr.)
An introduction to the theory of operation of active components. Active components introduced include operational amplifiers, diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). Structure, physical operation, current-voltage characteristics, small-signal operation, basic amplifier configurations, and biasing of amplifier circuits for MOSFETs and BJTs are presented. Fundamental concepts of semiconductor physics are also discussed.
Prerequisite: EG 331 .
Recommended Prerequisite: EG 031 .
Recommended Corequisite: EG 032 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 441 - Engineering Systems Analysis (3.00 cr.)
Considers complete system life cycle engineering issues. Approaches of project organization, management, requirements definition and specifications are introduced. Studies engineering economics, forecasting, and reliability. Social and ethical concerns are also considered. Case studies and projects may be used.
Prerequisite: EG 381 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: IMC
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EG 452 - Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials (3.00 cr.)
Studies the electrical properties of conductors and semiconductors, including the quantum mechanical basis of modern electronic devices. Develops the magnetic and optical properties of modern materials and their applications.
Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Odd Years
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EG 453 - Structure of Solids (3.00 cr.)
Covers properties of x-rays, crystallography, and x-ray diffraction. Develops understanding of x-ray equipment. Laboratory techniques in x-ray diffraction and analysis are treated along with applications to crystal structure characterizations.
Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 454 - Mechanical Properties of Materials (3.00 cr.)
Covers stress-strain relationships for materials, crystallographic aspects of plastic deformation, dislocation theory, fracture, and materials testing techniques.
Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Odd Years
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EG 455 - Transformations in Solids (3.00 cr.)
Covers equilibrium multicomponent systems and their phase diagrams, transport phenomena, and nucleation and growth processes.
Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 , EG 380 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 459 - Special Topics in Materials Engineering (3.00 cr.)
Selected special topics in materials engineering such as failure analysis, microstructural characterization, or steel metallurgy. Written or electronic permission of the department chair. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EG 471 - Introduction to Digital Circuits and Systems (3.00 cr.)
An introductory course in digital concepts and systems that spans the computer design hierarchy from understanding RC wire delay and transistors as digital switches to the formation and application of common logic circuits. A practical understanding of microprocessor systems focusing on interfacing processors to sensors and actuators is included. Students gain a working knowledge of state-of-the-art digital technologies such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
Recommended Corequisite: EG 071 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 474 - Introduction to Microprocessor-Based Systems (3.00 cr.)
The design and organization of a modern microprocessor. Covers hardware topics such as memory addressing, data registers, instruction execution, the stack pointer, the arithmetic logic unit, and interrupts. Assemblers, editors, and simulation and debug software are used to explore the instruction set and addressing modes of a reduced instruction set computer (RISC). This course contains elements of assembly language programming include the structure of data and algorithm implementation. Introduction to embedded systems design through programming in the C language and interfacing to actual hardware. Programming assignments and a course project are carried out on a 32-bit microprocessor.
Prerequisite: EG 140 or CS 151 ; EG 471 .
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 071 , EG 360 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 475 - FPGA Design (3.00 cr.)
Explores digital systems design with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), design and synthesis of reconfigurable logic with high-level descriptor languages, logic design using FPGAs, and architectural and systems design issues. This course also serves as an introduction to FPGA security issues.
Prerequisite: EG 140 or CS 151 , EG 471 .
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 071 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 477 - VLSI Design (3.00 cr.)
Design and fabrication of integrated circuits. CAD tools for the design, layout, and simulation of VLSI circuits; fabrication of CMOS integrated circuits; computer modeling of submicron transistors; static and dynamic CMOS digital logic design; microprocessor datapath circuits; testing and verification of integrated circuits; overview of low power circuits and fault-tolerant design.
Prerequisite: EG 432 , EG 471 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Odd Years
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EG 478 - Computer Architecture (3.00 cr.)
Design and understanding of the computer system as a whole unit. Performance evaluation and its role in computer system design; instruction set architecture design, datapath design, and optimizations (e.g., ALU); control design; single cycle, multiple cycle, and pipeline implementations of processor; hazard detection and forwarding; memory hierarchy design; and cache memories, virtual memory, peripheral devices, and input/output. Same course as CS 471 .
Prerequisite: CS 371 ; or EG 071 , EG 360 , EG 471 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 479 - Special Topics in Computer Engineering (3.00 cr.)
Selected special topics in computer engineering such as integrated circuit design, parallel programming using graphical processing units (GPUs), machine learning, and computer system design. Written or electronic permission of the department chair. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EG 481 - Communications (3.00 cr.)
Analog and digital communications systems: characterization of communication channels, bandwidth, and signal distortion; developing modulation and demodulation techniques (amplitude, frequency, phase modulation, and pulse code); ASK, FSK, PSK, PCM, and delta modulation; sample and hold, source encoding, matched filtering, digital modulations, and error control coding.
Prerequisite: EG 333 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Odd Years
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EG 483 - Control Systems (3.00 cr.)
Analysis and design of feedback control systems. Examples are drawn from electrical and mechanical systems as well as other engineering fields. Mathematical modeling of systems, stability criteria, root-locus, and frequency domain design methods. The design material introduced in the lectures is supported both by computer-aided and hands-on exercises.
Prerequisite: EG 331 , MA 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Odd Years
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EG 485 - Digital Signal Processing (3.00 cr.)
Sampling and quantization of continuous-time signals. Signal representation in the time domain and frequency domain, discrete-time systems, discrete-time convolution, discrete-time Fourier transform, fast Fourier transforms, digital filter design, and z-transform. MATLAB exercises on simulating and designing digital filters.
Prerequisite: EG 140 or CS 151 ; EG 333 .
Prerequisite (may be taken concurrently): EG 381 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 487 - Electromagnetics (3.00 cr.)
Provides an introduction to electromagnetic fields and waves. Electrostatic fields in free space, magnetostatic fields in free space, and transmission lines are discussed. Specific topics include Coulomb's law, electric potential, Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, time-varying electromagnetic fields, transient transmission lines, and transmission lines at sinusoidal steady-state.
Prerequisite: EG 333 , MA 351 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Even Years
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EG 488 - Introduction to Quantum Computing (3.00 cr.)
Students gain an understanding of the transformative impact of this new technology through simulation of a quantum computer and studying the mathematical principles that underlie quantum computation. Topics include quantum logic gates and circuits, entanglement, the measurement problem, and the quantum Fourier transformation. Python programming is used to reinforce understanding. Advanced topics such as Shor's algorithm and quantum error correction are considered. A course project provides an opportunity to study an open research problem in quantum computation. Same course as PH 488 .
Prerequisite: EG 140 or CS 151 , MA 251 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EG 491 - Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3.00 cr.)
A survey of innovation and entrepreneurship. Introduces theoretical frameworks and examples of issues, skills, and challenges of innovating in the fields of science and engineering. Establishes multidisciplinary skill sets for creating and managing technology-based entrepreneurship. Includes idea generation evaluation, intellectual property, teamwork, business plans, financing through private and public sources, developing and marketing products, and legal issues. Includes a semester-long group project with a faculty and/or industrial mentor. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. Same course as CS 491 and PH 491 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: IEN
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EG 495 - Engineering Research (1-3.00 cr.)
An engineering research experience. A proposal is required that defines the nature and the scope of the research, as well as a plan for executing the research. A research notebook, progress reports, and a final research paper are required. Written or electronic permission of a sponsoring faculty member. May not be used as the 300- or 400-level engineering elective. May be repeated for credit.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EG 497 - Engineering Design Project I (3.00 cr.)
The first half of the senior capstone design project. Students work in teams where they demonstrate proficiency in engineering design, teamwork, and project management. Requirements include defining a problem statement relevant to societal needs, generating and evaluating design alternatives, and creating detailed design and performance specifications. Requires an oral presentation and written technical documentation, including a plan and schedule for completing the project during the second semester.
Prerequisite: EG 397 and at least one EG 400-level concentration elective.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: IEN
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EG 498 - Engineering Design Project II (3.00 cr.)
The second half of the senior capstone design project. Each team of students executes their plan to finalize, fabricate, and test their designs against performance criteria. Task activities include applying and documenting appropriate engineering analyses, creating a working version of their product, planning and conducting tests, analyzing data, controlling spending against a budget, and developing lessons learned. Requires an oral presentation and a written technical report that describes the project and its results.
Prerequisite: EG 497 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 090 - English Internships (50 Hours) (1.00 cr.)
Internships give students an opportunity for hands-on experience in career fields such as publishing, public relations, advertising, journalism, and law. Students must document at least 50 hours of work at the internship site over the course of the semester and will be periodically evaluated by their supervisor(s). Written or electronic permission of the instructor. Internships may be paid or unpaid. Does not count toward the 120-credit graduation requirement. May be repeated for nondegree credit only. (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory).
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 097 - English Internships in Public Schools (3.00 cr.)
Qualified juniors and seniors may enrich their education by teaching English in a public school. Interns ordinarily are English majors, have completed at least six upper-division courses, and have a QPA of at least 3.000. During the internship semester, they spend 10 hours per week in a public school, working closely with a mentor who is an experienced teacher, under the supervision of the school's English department. Interns are responsible for keeping journals, meeting regularly with the internship coordinator, and producing a final reflection on the internship experience. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. These internships are limited to Baltimore-area public schools, during the fall or spring semester only. Students are advised to begin preparing for the internship at least one month prior to registration during the semester before the internship takes place.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 098 - English Internships in Private Schools (3.00 cr.)
Qualified seniors may enrich their education by teaching English in a private school. Interns ordinarily are English majors, have completed at least eight upper-division courses, and have a QPA of at least 3.000. During the internship semester, they spend 10 hours per week in a private school, working closely with a mentor who is an experienced teacher, under the supervision of the school's English department. Interns are responsible for keeping journals, meeting regularly with the internship coordinator, and producing a final reflection on the internship experience. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. These internships are limited to Baltimore-area private schools, during the fall or spring semester only. Students should begin preparing for the internship at least one month prior to registration during the semester before the internship takes place.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 099 - English Internships (150 Hours) (3.00 cr.)
Internships give students an opportunity for intensive, hands-on experience in career fields such as publishing, public relations, advertising, journalism, and law. Interns work with a faculty member to design a course that provides them with an opportunity to learn skills specific to a career. They are expected to work at the internship site for approximately 10 hours per week for a total of 150 hours. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. Internships may be paid or unpaid, and they are ordinarily limited to fall or spring semesters with Baltimore-based companies, firms, or philanthropic organizations. Summer and out-of-town internships will be approved only under extraordinary circumstances and require the written approval of the department chair. Students should begin planning for the internship at least one month before registration during the semester before the internship takes place. The course counts as an elective. May be repeated once for degree credit.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 101 - The Art of Reading (3.00 cr.)
Cultivates reading, writing, thinking, and oral communication skills by investigating the kinds of attention that literary texts, in multiple genres, ask of readers. The course is writing intensive. Topics reflect the range of faculty expertise and interests and are selected to invite student curiosity.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 200 - Major Writers: Special Topics (3.00 cr.)
A study of selected works written in English from two or more historical periods.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EN 201 - Major Writers: English Literature (3.00 cr.)
A study of selected works written by major English writers from two or more historical periods, ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. The course may be organized chronologically, thematically, or by genre. Specific readings and periods covered vary by section.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 202 - Texts and Contexts (3.00 cr.)
Investigates literature's historical, cultural, critical, and interdisciplinary contexts highlighting the connections between specific works and the significant intellectual movements and traditions they have helped to define. Students learn to formulate evidence-based arguments in conversation with other readers and with literary texts as the basis for advanced work in a wide range of fields, disciplines, and majors.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 203 - Major Writers: American Literature (3.00 cr.)
A study of selected works written by major American writers from two or more periods, focusing primarily on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The course may be organized chronologically, thematically, or by genre. Specific readings and periods vary by section. Students who take EN 203 may not take EN 366 without written permission of the department chair.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
Interdisciplinary Studies: CU/IAF/ICL/IU
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EN 204 - British and American Literature: Coming of Age in Times of Conflict (3.00 cr.)
Acquaints students with a variety of British and American literary forms: poetic (contemporary poetry), dramatic (film/visual arts), and epic (novel/memoir). Several texts are set in Southeast Asia and explore social, ethical, cultural, and political issues related to the theme of coming of age in times of conflict. Offered in Bangkok only.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Recommended Prerequisite: WR 100 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 205 - Major Writers: Shakespeare (3.00 cr.)
Readings of selected plays by England's greatest dramatist. In this approach designed specifically for the non-English major, the focus is on the human and artistic elements of Shakespeare's world. Readings include selected tragedies and comedies; histories and sonnets may be read as well. Performance and film adaptations may be considered. At least one brief research paper is required. Students majoring in English, or seriously contemplating such a major, should take EN 310 or EN 311 rather than EN 205.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
Years Typically Offered: Annually
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EN 206 - Major Writers: Gender, Culture, and Madness (3.00 cr.)
A study of the foundational connections between literature and psychology, this course explores the relationship between creativity and mental illness. Throughout history and across cultures, the label of "madness" has often been applied to women and men whose gender identities, emotions, and behaviors fall outside social norms. Through case studies of American authors, many of whom were hospitalized for mental illness, the course examines how gender constructs and values continue to shape definitions of mental health and illness. For PY majors, it fulfills a Category VI requirement. Same course as PY 270 .
Prerequisite: EN 101 and PY 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
Interdisciplinary Studies: IG/IHE
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EN 207 - Monsters and the Monstrous (3.00 cr.)
Examines the intersections of science, technology, and the monstrous in literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and analyzes shifting conceptions of the natural and the unnatural that still influence us today.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EN 208 - Black Women Writers (3.00 cr.)
Explores literature written by women of African descent from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, with an emphasis on historical and cultural contexts.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
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EN 209 - Masculinity and Manhood (3.00 cr.)
Focuses on various representations of masculinity in a variety of literary texts.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
Interdisciplinary Studies: IHE
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EN 210 - Medieval Africa (3.00 cr.)
Situates the history of Africa within the Global Middle Ages (fifth-fifteenth centuries), focusing on the literature and cultures of sub-Saharan African kingdoms.
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
Interdisciplinary Studies: IAF/IM
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EN 211 - Major Writers: Classical Mythology (3.00 cr.)
A study of the traditional stories of the Greeks and Romans as expressed in their literature and art, with an emphasis on the literature's background, value, and influence. Art elective for elementary education majors. Same course as CL 211 .
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies
Interdisciplinary Studies: II
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EN 212 - Major Writers: The Classical Epics (3.00 cr.)
A study of the epic poetry of Homer and Virgil in translation, with an emphasis on the poetry's background, value, and influence. The course may include a short survey of other epics. Same course as CL 212 .
Prerequisite: EN 101 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Varies
Interdisciplinary Studies: CU/ICL/II
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