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All students in the Master of Engineering Program are required to complete four (4) core courses (12 hours). These core courses provide specialized training and a solid foundation in areas such as statistics, numerical methods, engineering management, and advanced computer applications. The core courses are structured for graduate students from various engineering backgrounds. The required core course sequence is illustrated in Table 1.
Table 1. Required Core Courses for all Five Specialty Options
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Probability and Statistics for Engineers
(CIEN 500) |
Engineering Management
(MEEN 570) |
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Numerical Methods For Engineering Applications
(MEEN 550) |
Advanced Computer Applications For Engineers
(ELEN 530) |
The Master of Engineering degree thesis option is awarded upon completion of at least 30 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. This requirement includes twenty-four (24) credit hours for coursework and six (6) credit hours for thesis. In addition to the core courses, the program requires students to take three (3) technical elective courses (9 hours) in a specialty option and one (1) elective course (3 hours) from other supporting college units.
The Master of Engineering degree engineering project option is awarded upon completion of at least 36 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. This requirement includes thirty (30) credit hours for coursework and six (6) credit hours for an engineering project. In addition to the core courses, the program requires students to take four (4) to five (5) technical elective courses (12 to 15 hours) in a specialty option and one (1) to two (2) elective courses (3 to 6 hours) from other supporting college units.
The choice of technical electives allows students to tailor their studies to specific interests via a specialty option. Technical elective courses may also be selected from outside a specialty option or other supporting college units upon the approval of the graduate student faculty advisor. In addition, the graduate student faculty advisor may approve a maximum of two 400-level undergraduate courses as electives to meet the credit hours requirement provided these two courses meet the conditions set forth in the course numbering section of the graduate catalog. This will provide the opportunity for technical breadth or to take advantage of interdisciplinary synergies within other areas. Full-time students are required each academic semester to take a one-hour graduate seminar (CIEN 577). Tentative technical elective course offerings are illustrated in Table 2.
Table 2. Matrix for Technical Elective Courses
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
Summer Semester |
Technical Electives 1 & 2
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Technical Electives 3 & 4
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Engineering Project |
Technical Electives 5
|
Engineering Project
|
Engineering Project |
|
Graduate Seminar
(CIEN 577) |
Graduate Seminar
(CIEN 577) |
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Non-working students can participate in an industrial internship leading to the engineering project degree option.
The proposed technical elective and dual courses for each specialty option are presented in Tables 3-8.
Table 3. Technical Elective Courses for Environmental Engineering
Course Number |
Subject |
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Option Courses |
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CIEN 511 |
Solid/Hazardous Waste Management |
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CIEN 512 |
Biological Waste Treatment |
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CIEN 515 |
Advanced Industrial Waste Treatment |
|
CIEN 516 |
Groundwater Pollution Remediation |
|
CIEN 588 |
Topics in Environmental Engineering |
|
CIEN 599 |
Engineering Project |
|
CIEN 600 |
Thesis |
|
Technical Elective Courses From other Units |
|
CHEM 542 |
Environmental Regulations |
|
CHEM 544 |
Air Pollutants and Health |
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CHEM 560 |
Toxic Substances, Effects and Control |
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UFOR 559 |
Methods in Environmental Impact Assessment |
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PPOL 750 |
Advanced Course in Environmental Regulations and Law |
Table 4. Technical Elective Courses for Telecommunications and Computer Network Engineering
Course Number |
Subject |
Option Courses |
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|
ELEN 521 |
Digital Transmission and Data Communications |
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ELEN 523 |
Communication Network Engineering |
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ELEN 529 |
Wireless Communications |
|
ELEN 533 |
Information Theory |
|
ELEN 535 |
Systems Analysis and Management |
|
ELEN 588 |
Topics in Telecommunications and Computer Network Engineering |
|
ELEN 599 |
Engineering Project |
|
ELEN 600 |
Thesis |
Technical Elective Courses From other Units |
|
CMPS 501 |
Programming Languages |
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CMPS 507 |
Scientific Computing |
|
CMPS 511 |
Analysis of Algorithms |
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CMPS 534 |
Digital Data Networks |
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CMPS 535 |
Neural Network |
Table 5. Technical Elective Courses for Electronic Materials and Processing Engineering
Course Number |
Subject |
Option Courses |
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ELEN 536 |
Physics of Semiconductor Devices |
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ELEN 541 |
Integrated Circuit Processing & Fabrication and Lab |
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ELEN 544 |
Integrated and Fiber Optics |
|
ELEN 546 |
VLSI Technology |
|
ELEN 589 |
Topics in Electronic Materials and Processing Engineering |
|
ELEN 599 |
Engineering project |
|
ELEN 600 |
Thesis |
|
Technical Elective Courses From other Units |
|
PHYS 542 |
Computational Physics |
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PHYS 543 |
Physics and Technology of Thin Films |
|
PHYS 565 |
Optical and Electronic Materials |
|
PHYS 570 |
Electro-Optics |
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CHEM 517 |
Advanced Physical Chemistry |
Table 6. Technical Elective Courses for Materials Science and Engineering
Course Number |
Subject |
Option Courses |
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MEEN 551 |
Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue in Materials |
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MEEN 552 |
Corrosion Science & Engineering |
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MEEN 563 |
Composite Materials |
|
MEEN 565 |
Characterization of Materials |
|
MEEN 599 |
Engineering Project |
|
MEEN 588 |
Topics in Materials Science and Engineering |
|
MEEN 600 |
Thesis |
|
Technical Elective Courses From other Units |
|
MATH 533 |
Computer Linear Algebra I |
|
MATH 571 |
Numerical Analysis I |
|
PHYS 500 |
Classical Mechanics |
|
PHYS 510 |
Mathematical Physics |
|
PHYS 520 |
Quantum Mechanics |
Table 7. Technical Elective Courses for Thermal Science and Engineering
Course Number |
Subject |
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Option Courses |
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MEEN 574 |
Advanced Applied Heat Transfer |
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MEEN 578 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
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MEEN 579 |
Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer |
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MEEN 581 |
Energy Management and Applications |
|
MEEN 589 |
Topics in Thermal Science and Engineering |
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MEEN 599 |
Engineering Project |
|
MEEN 600 |
Thesis |
|
Technical Elective Courses From other Units |
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MATH 533 |
Computer Linear Algebra I |
|
MATH 534 |
Computer Linear Algebra II |
|
MATH 571 |
Numerical Analysis I |
|
MATH 577 |
Operational Mathematics |
|
MATH 579 |
Topics in Discrete Mathematical Modules |
Course Number |
Subject |
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CIEN 462 |
Design of Water & Sewage Treatment Plants |
|
CIEN 463 |
Air Pollution Control Technology |
|
CIEN 475 |
Solid/Hazardous Waste Management |
|
MEEN 421 |
Thermal Environmental Engineering |
|
MEEN 462 |
Engineering Design: Materials & Manufacturing |
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MEEN 464 |
Mechatronics |
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ELEN 431 |
Control Systems Analysis |
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ELEN 471 |
Network Synthesis |
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ELEN 475 |
Computer Networks |
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