Engineering Physics, B.S. with a concentration in Electrical Engineering

The Engineering Physics program combines courses in physics and mathematics with several diverse courses in engineering. Serving the foundation of the program is a set of courses that provides a fundamental understanding of traditional topics in physics including the motion of solid bodies, sound, fluids, electricity, magnetism, and the interaction between light and matter. These “foundational” courses describe how theories about natural phenomena are deduced from experiments and observations, develop the mathematical formalism through which these theories are expressed, and present techniques for using this formalism to describe and analyze systems. Overarching these “foundational” courses are a set of “engineering” courses that focus on the application of scientific principles toward the design and construction of structures, materials, devices and systems that serve an intended function. A senior capstone experience provided through a two-semester sequence teaches the product development process typically utilized in the engineering community and enables students to experience the process from idea conception through production. The program is intended for students who want a solid foundation in physics and a rigorous set of engineering courses that will allow them to pursue an engineering related career or an advanced degree in engineering.

Requirements for the Engineering Physics Major

Core Curriculum Requirement:

See Undergraduate Core Curriculum

39 credit hours outside of major courses, assuming 103 language placement and that ER/S and DCR flags are satisfied in other core courses

Mathematical Perspectives, Scientific Perspectives, Natural Science Elective, Quantitative Reasoning and Oral Communication:

Included within the major.

Major Requirements:

80 credit hours in physics, as follows:

26 hours of physics courses:

33 hours of engineering courses:

Additional Major Requirements:

21 hours of mathematics and computer science from:

Note(s):

Specific requirements are modifiable for the needs and interests of each individual student.
A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained within the major, as listed in Degree Works.

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours

This number assumes that at least two of the ER/S, DCR or Writing Intensive Electives are fulfilled with other core courses.

B.S. Engineering Physics

This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year

First Semester

PHYS 170 - University Physics I
PHYS 171 - Explorations in Physics I
MATH 170 - Calculus I
CORE 100 - First Year Seminar
CORE 101, GOA
Second Language 103 level

Total (14)

Second Semester

PHYS 172 - University Physics II
ENGR 173 - Explorations in Engineering
MATH 171 - Calculus II
THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
CORE 102, GOA
CSCI 170 - Computer Science I
Second Language 201 level

Total (17).

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PHYS 242 - Circuit Analysis
PHYS 243 - Design Experience: Circuit Analysis
PHYS 330 - Modern Physics I
PHYS 331 - Modern Physics I Lab
MATH 220 - Calculus III
ENGL 101 - English Composition or ENGL 115 - Rhetoric.

Total (16)

Second Semester

ENGR 180, Intro to MATLAB
ENGR 244, Electronics
ENGR 245, Design Experience: Electronics
MATH 230 - Intro to Ordinary Diff Equat
PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
Theological Perspectives elective

Total (14)

Junior Year

First Semester

ENGR 350, Digital Logic & Circuit Design
ENGR 370, Fluid Mechanics
PHYS 360 - Electromagnetism I
Philosophical Perspectives
MATH 256 - Intro to Probability and Statistics

Total (15)

Second Semester

PHYS 364 - Physical Optics
PHYS 365 - Physical Optics Lab
ENGR 354, Microprocessors
ENGR 384, Heat Transfer
ENGR 396, Colloquium
Lit. & Moral Imagination 205
Historical Perspectives elective

Total (17)

Senior Year

First Semester

ENGR 346, Signals, Systems & Measurements
ENGR 347, Design Experience: Signals & Systems
ENGR 395, Senior Project I
PHYS 350 - Theoretical Mechanics I
Creative Perspectives elective
Social Science Elective
DCR Flag course (If Needed)

Total (15-18)

Second Semester

ENGR 358, Analog and Digital Communication
ENGR 380, Control Systems
ENGR 398, Senior Project II
Humanities elective
ER/S or General elective

Total (14).

Scheduling Notes:

Consult the Core Curriculum requirements of the Catalog.
The E/RS Focus Elective, Diversity Curriculum Elective, and Writing Intensive Elective requirements may be used to satisfy another element of the core or the major.