Engineering, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering Concentrations, B.S.E.

The course requirements are identical for all concentrations in the freshman year and the first semester of the sophomore year. Course selection for concentrations begins in the second half of the sophomore year, when a group of courses will send the student toward computer engineering and electrical engineering concentrations, or another group of courses will direct the student toward mechanical engineering and materials engineering concentrations. In the first semester of the junior year and all subsequent semesters, the student is required to select engineering courses in one chosen concentration. The program of study is shown below for the freshman year and the first semester of the sophomore year.

Mathematics and Science Prerequisite Courses

In order to graduate within four years, students who are considering majoring in engineering must take the following mathematics and science prerequisite courses during their first year:

Requirements for the Major

Freshman Year

Fall Term

Spring Term

Sophomore Year

Fall Term

Requirements for the Concentration

The course requirements for the second semester of the sophomore year are the same for computer engineering and electrical engineering concentrations. Courses for individual concentrations in computer engineering and electrical engineering begin in the first semester of the junior year.

Sophomore Year

Spring Term

Junior Year

Fall Term

EG 360 - Object-Oriented Engineering Design *
EG 381 - Probability and Statistics *
EG 390 - Experimental Methods *
MA 395 - Discrete Methods *
Engineering Concentration Elective*
Engineering Elective*

Spring Term

EG 051 - Materials Science Lab *
EG 351 - Introduction to Engineering Materials *
EG 441 - Engineering Systems Analysis *
PL 200-Level Philosophical Perspectives Course*
English Core**
History Core**
Engineering Concentration Elective*

Senior Year

Fall Term

EG 497 - Engineering Design Project I *
Fine Arts Core**
Social Science Core‡
Theology Core**
Engineering Concentration Elective*
Elective

Spring Term

EG 498 - Engineering Design Project II *
Ethics Core**
Social Science Core‡
Engineering Concentration Elective*
Elective

Engineering Electives

The engineering elective may be any 300- or 400-level engineering course (except EG 495 ) for which prerequisite/corequisite requirements have been satisfied and may be taken at any time during the final four semesters. Electives and engineering concentration courses may be taken in any order allowed by prerequisites, but consideration should be given to the effect this will have on selection of a capstone design project in EG 497 /EG 498 during the senior year. The senior design topic should be derived from the 300- and 400-level engineering courses taken prior to beginning the senior design course sequence. These courses and the 400-level engineering courses taken during the senior year provide the technical basis for the project. The junior and senior years should be planned during the second semester of the sophomore year when a formal concentration, from one of the four (4) engineering concentrations, is selected. Concentration electives in computer engineering and electrical engineering are listed below:

Computer Engineering: (choose four)

Electrical Engineering: (choose four)

Key:

* Required for major.
** Terms may be interchanged.
‡ EC 102 /EC 103 strongly recommended.

Notes:

Engineering cannot be taken as an interdisciplinary major.
Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).

With the approval of the department chair, other engineering courses may be pursued through the Baltimore Students Exchange Program (BSEP). Electives must be at the junior/senior level, and care must be taken to ensure that institutional course prerequisites are satisfied. A formal plan of study should be formulated as soon as a student selects a concentration. Study abroad programs may be possible, depending on the courses that are available. Study abroad programs require review and approval of the student's major advisor.

Second Engineering Concentration

A student can complete the second concentration by completing three rather than four of the concentration electives listed in the second concentration area. The student's single engineering elective can be used to take one of the second concentration elective courses. Free electives can be used to take the other two. Substitutions for these concentration courses require the permission of the department chair.

For the four special cases listed below, a single upper-level concentration course may be counted toward a second, closely-related concentration:

A student concentrating in mechanical engineering may count EG 423 - Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes toward the materials engineering concentration.
A student concentrating in materials engineering may count EG 454 - Mechanical Properties of Materials toward the mechanical engineering concentration.
A student concentrating in computer engineering may count EG 474 - Introduction to Microprocessor-Based Systems toward the electrical engineering concentration.
A student concentrating in electrical engineering may count EG 485 - Digital Signal Processing toward the computer engineering concentration.

Engineering Cognates

A cognate in engineering recognizes additional competence in an engineering area outside of a student's concentration area but is short of meeting the requirements for a second concentration. To achieve the cognate designation from the department, the student must take two concentration electives in the cognate area. (For example, a student concentrating in mechanical engineering can receive a cognate in materials engineering by completing two of the five materials concentration electives.)