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Engineering SciencesMajor


Degree AwardedBS
Hours To Complete60 - 64
Courses Required16
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Requirements

Courses Required for the Major in Engineering Sciences

Core (34 credits):

  1. CHEM 150 + 150L
  2. MATH 111
  3. MATH 112
  4. MATH 211
  5. MATH 212
  6. PHYS 151
  7. PHYS 152
  8. PHYS 212
  9. PHYS 220
  10. PHYS 222


All students complete core plus one track:

Engineering Physics track (27-28 credits): PHYS 234, 253, 361, 365, 421, 444W, 461, and one elective from MATH 315, MATH 345, MATH 351, MATH 361, PHYS 422, PHYS 432, PHYS 495, PHYS 499, PHYS 525, PHYS 564, PHYS 5xx (Continuum Mechanics).

Materials Science track (27-28 credits): CHEM 202+202L, CHEM 203+203L,  either (CHEM 205, 205L, 333, & {335L or 371L/330L}....11 credits) or (PHYS 253, 421, and 444W...12 credits), and two electives from CHEM 340, CHEM 350, CHEM 495, CHEM 499, CHEM 571, CHEM 572, PHYS 422, PHYS 461, PHYS 495, PHYS 499, PHYS 525, PHYS 528, PHYS 552, PHYS 554, PHYS 562, PHYS 564, where only one of two electives can be a Research 495 or 499 (6 credits).

Geoscience track (30 credits): ENVS 120 or 130, ENVS 131 (or ENVS OX 131Q), ENVS 331, PHYS 253, PHYS 421, and five electives, including at least one course with a lab (marked with *), from CS 170, ENVS 230* [or ENVS OX 230* or GEOL OX 141*], ENVS 222* [or ENVS OX 222*] ENVS 235, ENVS 229* [or ENVS OX 229* or GEOL OX 115*], ENVS 239, ENVS 250*, GEOL OX 250*, ENVS 326, ENVS 328, ENVS 330, ENVS 347 (* if taken with ENVS 347L) ENVS 348*, ENVS 365, PHYS 528. One elective may be selected from ENVS 399, ENVS 494, ENVS 498, ENVS 499, PHYS 495, PHYS 499.