Engineering Breadth

Approved by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering October 15, 2002. Revised Sept, 2014. Revised Oct, 2023.

Engineering Breadth (3 hrs). This is satisfied by CEE 270 Applied Mechanics I, ME 311 Thermodynamics, or a CEE, ME, OE or BE course that is at the 300 level or higher.

EB for computer engineering may be replaced with a computer engineering technical elective.

It may also be satisfied by one of the following approved physical, biological, or computer science courses that are at the 300 level or higher and approved by the department’s Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Note that the courses are lecture courses on specific topics (not directed reading, research, or seminar) and at least 3 credits. The topics must be technical rather than, e.g., historical perspectives, environmental issues, etc. In addition, they must be useful for engineering design.

Approved Courses:

The following is a list of approved courses: 

     

Biochemistry (BIOC)

BIOC 341 Elements of Biochemistry (3)
BIOC 441 Basic Biochemistry (4)

Chemistry (CHEM)

CHEM 351 Physical Chemistry I (3)

Computer Science (ICS)

ICS 314 Software Engineering (3)

Earth and Planetary Exploration Technology (EPET)

EPET 301 Space Science and Instrumentation (4)
EPET 400 Space Mission Design (4)
EPET 401 Capstone Project: Producing a Science Satellite (4)

Microbiology (MICR)

MICR 351 Biology of Microorganisms (3)
MICR 394 Marine Biotechnology (3)
MICR 485 Microbes and Their Environment (3)

Molecular Biosciences and Biosystems Engineering (MBBE)

MBBE 401 Molecular Biotechnology (3)
MBBE 402 Principles of Biochemistry (4)
MBBE 412 Environmental Biochemistry (3)

Physics (PHYS)

PHYS 310 Theoretical Mechanics I (3)
PHYS 430 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3)
PHYS 460 Physical Optics (3)



EB options for Biomedical and Energy concentrations are listed under Concentrations.