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2019-2020 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions

The courses listed below are all active courses in the course inventory. Students should refer to the Class Schedule or the appropriate academic department to inquire about course offerings.
 
  

  • ENGL 549 - Graphic Novel (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Focus on the Graphic Novel with emphasis on defining its literary, cultural, and academic significance- including, but not limited to, the impact on world literature, entertainment, and politics.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 549 and ENGL 449.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 553 - Literary Criticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Intensive study of some of the more important literary critics, ancient and modern. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 553 and ENGL 453, ENGL 491, or ENGL 533.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 555 - Critical Theory and Children’s Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Critial analysis of significant works of children’s and young adolescent literature, include thematic, psycho-analytic, historicist, feminist, and cultural criticism. Research paper is required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 555 and ENGL 455, ENGL 495, or ENGL 595.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 566 - Women in Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Women writers; images of women in literature. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed readings and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 566 and ENGL 466, ENGL 406, ENGL 507, WMST 406, or WMST 466.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 584 - Literature and Composition for Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Extended study of the ways of applying a knowledge of literature to the development of composition skills consistent with professional standards for various levels of instruction in elementary and secondary schools. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 584 and ENGL 484 or ENGL 504.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 585 - Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    An introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages. It covers established methodologies for teaching English to speakers of other languages (such as grammar translation method, the audio-lingual method, total physical response, and others), historical development of language teaching approaches, as well as provides practical opportunities to engage with ESL teachers and students. Simulated teaching situations and classroom observation in ESL classrooms at McNeese as well as in local immersion-schools in the Lake Charles area will provide opportunities to demonstrate understanding of various teaching methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 585 and ENGL 485.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 598 - Special Topics in Internships (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Topics vary and include, but are not limited to, editorship of the Arena. Students will produce a portfolio including a reflection paper. Minimum of 120 hours of internship experience is required for each 3 hours of credit.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 598 and ENGL 498 on the same topic.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lab. 6 Cr. 3

    INT
  

  • ENGL 600 - Entrance into the Master of Fine Arts Program

    Description
    Students pursuing the Master of Fine Arts in English must be accepted by the graduate school and the department. Submission of GRE scores and a portfolio is required for admission. Students will be assigned a grade of “S” (Satisfactory) or “U” (Unsatisfactory).

    Cr. 0
  

  • ENGL 610 - World Literature Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Studies in literary figures, movements, and themes of world literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 620 - British Literature Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Studies in British literary figures, movements, and themes.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 630 - American Literature Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Studies in American literary figures, movements, and themes.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 630 and ENGL 641 on the same topic.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 640 - Literary Genres Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Studies in literary figures, movements, and themes of literary genres.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 647 - Topics in 21st-Century Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Study of 21st-century fiction, poetry, and/or drama. May be repeated to accrue a total of six hours, as topics vary.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 651 - Research Methods (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Required of all graduate English majors. Introduction to graduate study and to the nature of bibliography, literary research and literary history.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 651 and ENGL 601.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 670 - Seminar in Literary Publishing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Working practicum on the basics of literary journal publishing.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 671 - Creative Writing Workshop (Poetry) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Poetry workshop devoted to the critical discussion of student manuscripts.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 18 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 672 - Creative Writing Workshop (Fiction) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Fiction workshop devoted to the critical discussion of student manuscripts.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 18 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 673 - Form and Theory of Poetry I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Prosody and the techniques of poetry.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 674 - Form and Theory of Poetry II (Cr. 3)

    Description
    Extension of Form and Theory of Poetry I involving lecture, poetic composition, and critical discussion, with instruction designed to allow the student to master the use of meter and poetic technique by examining and composing formal poetry.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ([ENGL 500 or ENGL 600] and ENGL 673) or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 675 - Form and Theory of Fiction I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Techniques of fiction.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 676 - Form and Theory of Fiction II (Cr. 3)

    Description
    Extension of Form and Theory of Fiction I involving both classroom and tutorial sessions with instruction designed to allow the student to perfect critical skills by close analysis.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ([ENGL 500 or ENGL 600] and ENGL 675) or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 677 - Seminar in Teaching Freshman English (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Designed to prepare graduate students to teach composition, this course is a survey of rhetoric and composition theories and their impact on current pedagogies. It incorporates methods used to teach freshman composition, to design assignments, and to grade course work.

    Notes
    Must be taken during the first semester in which English graduate assistants are physically in the classroom.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 678 - Creative Writing Workshop-Non-Fiction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Students will engage in writing and critiquing original nonfiction.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 679 - Seminar in Composition Theory (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Continuation of ENGL 677. Designed to develop graduate students’ ability to teach first-year English Composition and introduce them to contemporary composition theory and theoretical approaches and trends nationally. The seminar will survey contemporary theories of teaching composition and rhetoric as well as their impact on current pedagogies.

    Notes
    Must be taken during the second semester in which English graduate assistants are physically in the classroom.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 677 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 680 - Directed Research in Literature (Cr. 3)

    Description
    Independent study of selected topics in literature under the direction of a graduate faculty member in literature. Minimum requirements include: (1) submission of a written proposal covering the research topic(s), (2) thorough literature review within the selected topic area(s), and (3) submission of a formal research report. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 680 and ENGL 534.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 685 - Summer Residency I (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)

    Description
    A one-week intensive residency for students enrolled in the Low Residency MA concentration in Creative Writing.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 2 Cr. 2
  

  • ENGL 686 - Summer Residency II (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

    Description
    A one-week intensive residency for students enrolled in the Low Residency MA concentration in Creative Writing.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 685 and permission of department head.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGL 690 - Professional Endeavors (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Career-oriented activities for the professional creative writer.

    Notes
    Open only to MFA students in their third year of study.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGL 699 - Thesis (Cr. 1-6)

    Description
    Student must register for the thesis course during each regular semester the thesis is in progress. Student must be enrolled in Thesis the semester the thesis is completed and approved by the examining committee. For the M.A. the thesis shall consist of an appropriate research topic. For the M.F.A. the thesis shall consist of a book of poems, a collection of short stories, or a novel deemed to be of publishable quality by the creative writing faculty.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 7 credit hours.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Cr. 1-6
  

  • ENGR 100 - Foundations for Engineering Freshmen Success (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Promoting success of first-year College of Engineering freshmen by developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to successfully complete a degree in the College of Engineering. Content includes University and departmental resources, degree expectations, career exploration, presentation skills, and other information leading to a successful freshman experience.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 100 and CSCI 100, ENGR 107, FFND 101, or NURS 100.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 101 - Engineering Graphics (Lec. 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2)

    Description
    Manual and computer-aided graphics including orthographic views, sections and conventions, pictorial drawings, dimensioning and space.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 101 and TECH 104.

    Lec. 1 Lab. 3 Cr. 2
  

  • ENGR 109 - Introduction to Engineering Science and Computing (Lec. 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2)

    Description
    Introduction to the use of computers in engineering problem solving using MATLAB. Basic programming principles and good practices will enable the students to design, program, and execute simple codes to perform basic mathematical calculations and solve simple engineering problems.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 109 and CHEN 109.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MATH 175 or MATH 190.

    Lec. 1 Lab. 3 Cr. 2
  

  • ENGR 110 - Introduction to Engineering (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Introduction to the engineering profession including engineering disciplines, professional and ethical responsibilites of engineers, communication, teamwork, and engineering licensure and registration. Engineering tools, problem solving, and the engineering design process are also introduced.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 110 and ENGR 107.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1

    NYF
  

  • ENGR 199 - Women in Engineering and Science Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Discussion of career opportunities for women in engineering and science to reinforce students’ educational and career choices; weekly meetings with speakers to discuss professional and personal development for women engineering and science students.

    Notes
    Credits for this course may not be applied toward a degree.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 201 - Statics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Vectorial treatment of the principles of statics; resultants and equilibria of force couple systems; structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 201 and ENGR 221 or ENGR 301.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.
    Corequisite(s): MATH 291.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 202 - Dynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Calculus-based vectorial treatment of the principles of dynamics to include equations of motion, work and energy, and impulse and momentum for particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 202 and ENGR 302.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 201.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 203 - Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    A vectorial treatment of the principles of statics and dynamics. Statics of particles and rigid bodies, friction, centroids, moments of inertia, equations of motion, Newton’s second law, work and energy, impulse and momentum.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 203 and ENGR 303.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 205 - Strength of Materials (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Stress and strain relationships, mechanical properties of materials, design loads, axial deformation, torsion, shear and moment diagrams in beams, bending and shear stress, columns.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 205 and ENGR 305.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 201 or ENGR 221.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 206 - Materials Science (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Structures encountered in the principal families of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers) and how the properties depend on structure. Additional topics include: materials testing and processing techniques; corrosion; phase diagrams and analysis; and solid state diffusion.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 206 and ENGR 306.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 102 and PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 207 - Elementary Thermodynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    First and second law of thermodynamics as applied to ideal and real gases. Use of steam tables. Properties of non-reactive gas and vapor mixtures.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 211 - Electric Circuits for Non-Electrical Engineering Majors (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Course content includes basic electric circuits concepts and terminology, Ohm and Kirchhoff law applications, nodal and mesh analysis techniques, superposition, Norton and Thevenin theorems, op amp design applications, capacitor and inductor systems, an intro to AC, AC power circuits, and poly-phase AC circuits.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 211 and ELEN 210.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 190.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 221 - Statics for Non-Engineers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Vectorial treatment of the principles of statics; resultants and equilibria of force couple systems; structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia for non-engineers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 221 and ENGR 201 or ENGR 301.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 190 and PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 231 - Introduction to Dynamics (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

    Description
    A vectorial treatment of the principles of dynamics. Equations of motion, Newton’s second law, work and energy, impulse and momentum.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 201.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 242 - Engineering Economics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Introduction to economic decision making. Considers alternatives from an economic standpoint. Also considers taxes and economic forecasting both in private industry and in government enterprises.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 242 and ENGR 342 or TECH 342.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 and MATH 292.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    NYF
  

  • ENGR 310 - Thermal-Fluid Sciences (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Study of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics that deal with conversion, transfer, and transport of energy.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 311 - Fluid Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Laws dealing with fluid statics and dynamics; fluid pressure and forces; laminar and turbulent flow; hydraulic measurements; flow in closed conduits, open channels, and around immersed bodies.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 292 and (ENGR 202 or ENGR 203).

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 312 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Laboratory work and demonstrations to study general fluid mechanics problems and reports on results of studies. Oral and written reports are required.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 310 or ENGR 311.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 314 - Programmable Logic Controllers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) types and hardware components, conversion of hard-wired logic to PLC programs, field devices, best practices for PLC systems, and PLC programming including latches, timers, counters, program control, and comparison instructions.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 314 and ELEN 314.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): CPEN 260, ELEN 260, or permission of department head.
    Corequisite(s): ENGR 316.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 315 - Heat Transfer (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Application of principles of heat transfer by conduction, radiation, and convection to analysis and design problems.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 207.
    Corequisite(s): ENGR 311.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 316 - Programmable Logic Controller Lab (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Lab exercises and projects with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), including latches, timers, counters, program control, and comparison instructions. 

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 316 and ELEN 316 or ENGR 475.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Corequisite(s): ENGR 314.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 317 - Materials Science Laboratory (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Introduction to the analysis of experimental data and basic materials properties measurement techniques. Laboratory activities supplement the theories explored in ENGR 206.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 206.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 318 - Engineering Measurements (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Theory and use of instruments for engineering measurements. Pressure, temperature, flow, strain, speed, and electrical measurements. Computer aided statistical analysis of engineering data.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 109 and ENGR 211.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 320 - Applied Industrial Instrumentation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Fundamental principles of various measurement devices and calibration techniques used in industry to measure flow, level, pressure, and temperature. Topics include ISA symbology, process diagrams, sizing input devices, simple control theory, regulators, sizing control values, and various relief devices.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 320 and ELEN 320.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 210, ENGR 211, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 350 - Engineering Practice (Cr. 1-3)

    Description
    Practical engineering experience in industry for one semester under the supervision of an engineer. A written report by the student and an evaluation by the engineering supervisor are required.

    Notes
    Students will earn 1 credit hour for working 13 hours or less per week, 2 credit hours for working 14-26 hours per week, and 3 credit hours for working 27-40 hours per week. May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. Credits for this course may not be applied toward a degree.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Participation in the engineering co-op program and permission of co-op director.

    Cr. 1-3
  

  • ENGR 354 - Electric Machinery and Power Systems (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Encompasses single-phase and three-phase power systems analysis techniques, transmission line model, magnetic coupling, and transformers. Per unit calculations and device efficiency are covered. Content relates to motor and generator conventions, machine losses, applicable codes and standards, induction, synchronous, and DC machine characteristics.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 354 and ELEN 350.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 210, ENGR 211, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 404 - Digital Signal Processing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Time and frequency domain techniques for analyzing linear and shift invariate systems. Analysis of sequences using the Z-transform. Design of frequency selective digital filters using FFT techniques and frequency transformations.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 404 and ELEN 404, ELEN 504, or ENGR 504.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 310, MEEN 330, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 406 - Materials Characterization (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Theory, methods, and applications of contemporary materials characterization techniques.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 406 and ENGR 506.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 206 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 420 - Applied Industrial Control (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Process control systems related to industrial applications. Topics include controller types, advanced control schemes, digital control, control simulations, Distributed Control Systems, process interlocks, fail safe systems, emergency shutdown, uninterruptible power supplies, and alarming schemes.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 420 and ELEN 420, ELEN 520, or ENGR 520.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 210, ENGR 211, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 423 - Theory and Applications of Numerical Modeling and Simulation (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Basic construction of approximate solutions using finite-element and finite-difference methods, applications of FEM and FDM to strain/stress analysis, buckling, vibration analysis, fatigue, single and multi-phase fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, heat transfer, thermal dynamics, and chemical reactions.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 423 and CIEN 423, CIEN 523, ENGR 523, MEEN 423, or MEEN 523.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ([CIEN 308 or MEEN 402], ENGR 311, and MATH 322) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 2 Lab. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 430 - Systems and Control (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Modeling of processes and systems; principles of feed-back control; stabilities, transient and steady-state responses; root-locus and frequency techniques.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): (ELEN 310 or MEEN 330), (ENGR 202 or ENGR 203), MATH 301, and MATH 322.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 431 - Project Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Methods of project management to include inspection, documentation and scheduling with Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT).

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 431 and CIEN 431, ENGR 531, or MEEN 431.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 433 - The Engineering Profession (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Professional registration, ethics, employment practices, legal aspects of engineering, professional societies, continuing education, and review of technical core engineering concepts.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ENGR 490.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 434 - Pipeline Design and Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Understanding the analysis and design aspects of water pipeline distribution systems (transmisssion and distribution lines) and determining the optimal sizing for gravity and pumping systems using iterative methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 434 and CIEN 434, CIEN 435, CIEN 534, CIEN 535, ENGR 534, MEEN 435, or MEEN 535.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 310, ENGR 311, or permission of department head

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 447 - Petroleum Refining Engineering (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Major petroleum refining processes and economic principles to the design of refinery equipment. Residual oil processing, heavy and light distillate processing, oxygenates, blending, and other auxiliary processes. Environmental issues and regulations.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 447 and CHEG 447, CHEG 547, CHEN 447, or CHEN 547.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 102 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 450 - Advanced Engineering Practice (Cr. 1-3)

    Description
    Continuation of ENGR 350. Practical engineering experience in industry for one semester under the supervision of an engineer. A written report by the student and an evaluation by the engineering supervisor are required.

    Notes
    Students will earn 1 credit hour for working 13 hours or less per week, 2 credit hours for working 14-26 hours per week, and 3 credit hours for working 27-40 hours per week. May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. Credits for this course may not be applied toward a degree.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Participation in the engineering co-op program and permission of co-op director.

    Cr. 1-3
  

  • ENGR 451 - Design of Heat Exchangers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Functions for considering effect of variable fluid properties. Calculations of pressure losses, analytical solutions, and experimental methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 451 and CHEG 450, CHEG 550, CHEN 450, CHEN 550, ENGR 551, MEEN 450, MEEN 451, MEEN 550, or MEEN 551.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ([CHEN 311 or MEEN 409], ENGR 311, and ENGR 315) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 455 - Engineering Acoustics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Generation, transmission, and reception of sound. Equipment noise sources and control. Analysis and design of noise control systems, including vibration isolation, silencers, room acoustic treatment, and acoustic barriers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 455 and CIEN 455, CIEN 555, ENGR 555, MEEN 455, or MEEN 555.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): (ENGR 202 and MATH 301) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 462 - Principles of Corrosion (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Principles of corrosion engineering, electrochemical measurement of corrosion rates, mechanisms of common forms of corrosion, and methods of corrosion mitigation.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 462 and CHEG 462, CHEG 562, CHEN 462, CHEN 562, CIEN 462, CIEN 562, ENGR 562, MEEN 462, or MEEN 562.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 102 and ENGR 206) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 475 - Systems and Control Laboratory (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Measurement of system parameters and verification of feed-back system responses. Applications of PLCs.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 475 and ELEN 316 or ENGR 316.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ENGR 430.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 481 - Topics in Engineering (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Topics in Chemical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGR 481 and ENGR 581.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 490 - Senior Design Project I (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Principles of design including development of project specifications, project management, and project documentation. Students are required to identify a project and develop preliminary specifications and plans for executing the project in ENGR 491.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 242 and permission of department head.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1
  

  • ENGR 491 - Senior Design Project II (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Capstone design course emphasizing the decision-making process in which the basic sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet a stated engineering design objective. Students who repeat ENGR 491 must also retake ENGR 490.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 490.

    Lec. 2 Lab. 3 Cr. 3

    CAP NYF
  

  • ENGR 504 - Digital Signal Processing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Time and frequency domain techniques for analyzing linear and shift invariate systems. Analysis of sequences using the Z-transform. Design of frequency selective digital filters using FFT techniques and frequency transformations. Report required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 504 and ELEN 404, ELEN 504, or ENGR 404.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 310, MEEN 330, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 506 - Materials Characterization (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Theory, methods, and applications of a wide variety of contemporary materials characterization techniques.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 506 and ENGR 406.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 206 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 520 - Applied Industrial Control (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Process control systems related to industrial applications. Topics include controller types, advanced control schemes, digital control, control simulations, Distributed Control Systems, process interlocks, fail safe systems, emergency shutdown, uninterruptible power supplies, and alarming schemes. Graduate students are required to program controls and controllers and run simulation software.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 520 and ELEN 420, ELEN 520, or ENGR 420.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 210, ENGR 211, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 523 - Theory and Applications of Numerical Modeling and Simulation (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Basic construction of approximate solutions using finite-element and finite-difference methods, applications of FEM and FDM to strain/stress analysis, buckling, vibration analysis, fatigue, single and multi-phase fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, heat transfer, thermal dynamics, and chemical reactions. Research projects are required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 523 and CIEN 423, CIEN 523, ENGR 423, MEEN 423, or MEEN 523.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ([CIEN 308 or MEEN 402], ENGR 311, and MATH 322) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 2 Lab. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 531 - Project Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Methods of administration of engineering projects including inspection, contract and specifications analysis, time scheduling with critical path method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) and legal aspects of documentation. Oral and written reports are required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 531 and CIEN 431, ENGR 431, or MEEN 431.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 534 - Pipeline Design and Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Understanding the analysis and design aspects of water pipeline distribution systems (transmission and distribution lines) and determining the optimal sizing for gravity and pumping systems using iterative methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 534 and CIEN 434, CIEN 435, CIEN 534, CIEN 535, ENGR 434, MEEN 435, or MEEN 535.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 310, ENGR 311, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 550 - Advanced Engineering Practice (Lec.1-3, Cr. 1-3)

    Description
    Practical engineering experience in industry for one semester under the supervision of an engineer. A written report by the student and an evaluation by the engineering supervisor are required.

    Notes
    Students will earn 1 credit hour for working 13 hours or less per week, 2 credit hours for working 14-26 hours per week, and 3 credit hours for working 27-40 hours per week. May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. Credits for this course may not be applied toward a degree.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Participation in the engineering co-op program and permission of co-op director.

    Lec. 1-3 Cr. 1-3
  

  • ENGR 551 - Design of Heat Exchangers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Function for considering effect of variable fluid properties. Calculations of pressure losses, analytical solutions, and experimental methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 551 and CHEG 450, CHEG 550, CHEN 450, CHEN 550, ENGR 451, MEEN 450, MEEN 451, MEEN 550, or MEEN 551.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ([CHEN 311 or MEEN 409], ENGR 311, and ENGR 315) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 555 - Engineering Acoustics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Generation, transmission, and reception of sound. Equipment noise sources and control. Analysis and design of noise control systems, including vibration isolation, silencers, room acoustic treatment, and acoustic barriers. Term project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 555 and CIEN 455, CIEN 555, ENGR 455, MEEN 455, or MEEN 555.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGR 202 and MATH 301) or permission of department head.

     
     


    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 562 - Principles of Corrosion (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Principles of corrosion engineering, electrochemical measurement of corrosion rates, mechanisms of common forms of corrosion, and methods of corrosion mitigation.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 562 and CHEG 462, CHEG 562, CHEN 462, CHEN 562, CIEN 462, CIEN 562, ENGR 462, MEEN 462, or MEEN 562.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 102 and ENGR 206.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 581 - Topics in Engineering (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Topics in Chemical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering. Report required in advanced academic content, written and/or oral.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGR 581 and ENGR 481.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 604 - Composite Materials (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Application of advanced materials engineering. Covers the use of composite materials in design, types and mechanical properties of composite materials, fiber reinforced plastic (FRP), and use of FRP in new design concepts.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 604 and CIEN 604.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 605 - Advanced Numerical Methods (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Application of advanced numerical techniques and tools to solve a variety of engineering problems.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 605 and CIEN 605.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 623 - Pollution Control Engineering (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Technical assessment of environmental problems including air pollution, surface and ground water pollution, solid waste management, and noise pollution. Emphasis will be placed on engineering design of pollution control processes including review of pertinent environmental legislation affecting design.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 623 and CHEG 625, CHEN 625, CIEN 623, CIEN 625, or MEEN 625.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 632 - Process Optimization and Quality Improvement (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Statistical methods to optimize processes and improve quality. Statistical quality control methods such as cause and effect diagrams, control charts, and Pareto Diagrams. Experimental design techniques including Factorial Analysis and Evolutionary Operations concepts.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 632 and CHEG 632, CHEN 632, ELEN 632, or MEEN 632.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 635 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Introduction of numerical methods to solve fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems. Discretization of Navier-Stokes equations. Numerical scheme analysis.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 635 and CHEG 635, CHEN 635, CIEN 635, or MEEN 635.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 311 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 641 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Motion of ideal, Newtonian, and non-Newtonian fluids. Continuity and Navier-Stokes equations. Turbulence and boundary-layer theories. Flow through conduits, porous media, packed beds, and process equipment. Multiphase flow. Bubble and particle mechanics.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 641 and CHEG 641, CHEN 641, CIEN 641, or MEEN 641.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 311 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 650 - Advanced Strength of Materials (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Stress and strain in three-dimensions, elastic and inelastic material behavior, and bending and torsion of beams.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 650 and CIEN 650 or MEEN 650.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 670 - Process Control Systems (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Advanced control techniques, including multivariate, cascade, feedforward, and model based control. Computer simulation of process control systems.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 670 and CHEG 670, CHEN 670, or ELEN 670.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENGR 699 - Thesis (Cr. 1-6)

    Description
    Student must register for the thesis course during each regular semester the thesis is in progress. Student must be enrolled in Thesis the semester the thesis is completed and approved by the examining committee.

    Cr. 1-6
  

  • ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    LCCN: CEVS 1103, Environmental Science

    Description
    Principles and concepts of environmental science with emphasis on basic ecology, natural communities, human populations, and resource conservation, agriculture, risk, and toxicology.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Natural Sciences
  

  • ENSC 102 - General Environmental Science II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Principles and concepts of environmental science with emphasis on climate, air pollution, water resources and pollution, energy, and waste management.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Natural Sciences
  

  • ENSC 110L - General Environmental Science Laboratory (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)

    Description
    Collection and analysis of data used to assess environmental quality.

    Lab. 2 Cr. 1
  

  • ENSC 201 - Geophysical Pollution (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Introduction to man’s relationship to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENSC 101 or ENSC 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENSC 215 - Environmental Health (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Environmental health issues including environmental standards, disasters, terrorism, economics, nationwide monitoring networks, workplace injury control, radiation protection, and epidemiology.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENSC 301 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Effects and control of workplace exposure to solvents, particulates, ionizing and nonionizing radiation, noise, and temperature extremes.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
  

  • ENSC 312 - Water and Wastewater (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Role of microorganisms in water and wastewater.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENSC 312 and BIOL 312 or MBIO 212.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 211.

    Lec. 2 Lab. 2 Cr. 3
  

  • ENSC 350 - Environmental Problem Solving (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

    Description
    Realistic environmental problems are reduced to quantifiable form for solution. Using approximation methods and elementary mathematical models, problems are solved in areas of water pollution, global nutrient cycling, atmospheric contamination, energy transfer, acid rain, climatology, and population growth.

    Prerequisites / Corequisites
    Prerequisite(s): ENSC 102, CHEM 102, MATH 170, MATH 175, and PHYS 202.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3
 

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