Engineering - ENGR

The information below lists courses approved in this subject area effective Fall 2015. Not all courses will necessarily be offered these terms. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for a listing of courses offered for a specific term.

500-level courses require graduate standing.

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100 Engineering Orientation
1 hours. A general orientation course on careers in the engineering profession. Discussion of college advising procedures. Required of all engineering students. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. No graduation credit. Should be taken in the first semester after acceptance into the College of Engineering. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the College of Engineering.

101 Engineering Success Seminar
1 hours. General orientation course on careers in engineering with a focus on internship activities. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. No graduation credit. Required for participation in the Guaranteed Paid Internship Program (GPIP). Prerequisite(s): Open only to freshmen. Recommended background: Intended for freshmen who are participating in the Freshman Engineering Success Program.

189 Minority Engineering Freshman and Transfer Student Orientation
1 hours. Orientation for undergraduate minority engineering students; seminars, lectures and workshops by faculty, upperclass students, administration and industry representatives on topics relevant to ethnic minority groups. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. No graduation credit. Should be taken in the first semester after acceptance into the College of Engineering. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the College of Engineering.

289 Cooperative Engineering Practice
0 hours. Off-campus participation in a governmental or industrial training program. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Cooperative Engineering Program.

400 Engineering Law
3 OR 4 hours. Overview of the legal system. Legal principles affecting the engineering profession. Professional ethics in engineering. Intellectual property law. Basic contract and tort principles. Environmental law. Same as MENG 400. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. This is an online web-based course. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above.

401 Engineering Management
3 OR 4 hours. Theory, strategy, and tactics of the use of project management including project planning, matrix management concept, and team meetings. Same as MENG 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. This is an online web-based course. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above.

402 Intellectual Property Law
3 OR 4 hours. Patent, copyright, trade secret, mask work, and cyber-squatting legal and procedural principles; protection for novel software, biotech inventions, and business methods; and trademark protection for domain names. Same as MENG 402. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. This is an online web-based course. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above.

403 Reliability Engineering
3 OR 4 hours. Probability overview; statistics overview; system reliability modeling and prediction-static methods; system reliability modeling and prediction-dynamic methods; maintainability and availability; reliability optimization; and risk analysis. Same as MENG 403. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. This is an online web-based course. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above.

404 Entrepreneurship
3 hours. Identify new business opportunities in technology, market value assessment, competition, business plan, funding acquisition, intellectual property protection and case studies. Prerequisite(s): Open only to seniors; and consent of the instructor.

420 Engineering for Success
1 hours. Interactive seminars will be given by persons with engineering degrees having shown high achievement in either engineering or non-engineering endeavors. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.

436 Wireless Data
3 OR 4 hours. Data communications, existing Wireless Data Networks, planning, topology, performance, and operation. Same as MENG 436. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as ENGR 410. Extensive computer use required. This is an online web-based course. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above and a course in digital communications and an introductory course in wireless communications.

494 Special Topics in Engineering
3 OR 4 hours. Course on multidisciplinary engineering topics that vary from term to term depending on current student and instructor interests. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor.

Information provided by the Office of Programs and Academic Assessment.

This listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract. Every attempt is made to provide the most current and correct information. Courses listed here are subject to change without advance notice. Courses are not necessarily offered every term or year. Individual departments or units should be consulted for information regarding frequency of course offerings.