MINOR PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
The School of Engineering offers minor programs to meet two sets of student needs. The first is a minor program in General Engineering which is for students that are majoring in a non-engineering baccalaureate degree. This program offers foundation coursework in core engineering topics.
The second is an Engineering Specialty minor program which is for students majoring in an engineering baccalaureate degree and, therefore, have completed much of the coursework in the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) or Civil Engineering (CE) program. Students within the engineering program may choose to pursue an Engineering Specialty minor in civil engineering, computer systems engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering.
Students enrolling in either minor program must satisfy all prerequisite requirements for the courses required for the chosen minor. Non-engineering majors, such as students in the sciences or mathematics, will likely be better positioned to meet the prerequisite requirements in the General Engineering minor program. Students majoring in engineering disciplines will likely be better positioned to meet the prerequisite requirements for courses in the Engineering Specialty minor programs.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR PROGRAMS
A Minor Program of study must consist of a minimum of 18 credit hours. At least 6 credits must be upper division. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (C) in the minor. A minor may only be issued simultaneously with a baccalaureate degree. See Chapter 10 of the UAA Catalog for general information about minor degree requirements. The course requirements for each of the engineering minor degrees are listed below. In cases where students have unique backgrounds or interests, course selection may be adapted accordingly through consultation with the engineering faculty advisors.
GENERAL ENGINEERING MINOR PROGRAM
The following courses are required:
ENGR A151 Engineering Practices I (3)
ENGR A161 Engineering Practices II (3)
ES A208 Engineering Mechanics (3)
In addition, at least three courses must be selected from the following list: 9-10
*ES A309 Elements of Electrical Engineering (3)
ES A331 Mechanics of Materials (3)
*ES A341 Fluids Mechanics (4)
*ES A346 Thermodynamics (3)
ESM A450 Engineering Economics (3)
ME/EE A308 Instrumentation & Measurement (3)
ME A334 Elements of Material Science (3)
MINOR, COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
A minimum of 18 credits must be selected from: 18
CS A330 Algorithms and Data Stuctures (3)
CS A331 Programming Language Concepts (3)
CS A401 Software Engineering (3)
CS A405 Artificial Intelligence (3)
*CS A413 Computer and Data Security (3)
CSE A335 Operating Systems Engineering (3)
CSE A342 Digital Circuits Design (3)
CSE A342 VLSI Circuit Design (3)
CSE A445 * Computer Design and Interfacing (4)
CSE A451 * Digital Signal Processing (3)
CSE A465 * Network Security (3)
MINOR, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
A minimum of 18 credits must be selected from: 18
*EE A203 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I (4)
*EE A204 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (4)
EE A241 Computer Hardware Concepts (4)
*EE A314 Electromagnetics (3)
EE A324 Electromagnetics II (3)
EE A324/L Electromagnetics Laboratory II (1)
*EE A353 Circuit Theory (3)
EE A407 Power Distribution (3)
EE A441 Integrated Circuit Desig (3)
*EE A465 Telecommunications (3)
EE/ME A471 Automatic Control (3)
MINOR, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
A minimum of 18 credits must be selected from: 18
*ES A341 Fluid Mechanics (4)
*ES A346 Basic Thermodynamics (3)
*ME A302 Mechanical Design I (4)
*ME/EE A308 Instrumentation and Measurement (3)
ME A313 Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
*ME A334 Elements of Material Science (3)
ME A403 Mechanical Design II (3)
ME A408 Dynamics of Systems (3)
ME A414 Thermal System Design (3)
*ME A441 Heat and Mass Transfer (3)
ME/EE A471 Automatic Control (3)
ME A664 Corrosion Processes and Engineering (3)
ME A685 Arctic Heat and Mass Transfer (3)
Note #1: MATH A200, MATH A201, MATH A202, MATH A302, PHYS A211, PHYS A212; CHEM A105, and CHEM A106 are required prerequisites for most of the minor programs listed. Students should plan and review the requirements for their specific minor program to determine exactly what prerequisites will be required.
Note #2: An “*” indicates a recommended set of courses for the minor.
Note #3: BSE or CE majors may pursue a BSE Engineering Specialty minor but may not pursue the BSE General Engineering minor.
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