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Applied Math and Statistics (AMS)
Acceptance into the Applied Mathematics and Statistics Major
Qualified freshman and transfer students who have indicated their interest in the major on their applications are accepted directly into the major upon admission to the University. Students who did not apply for the major and those who were not accepted into the major when they entered the University may apply directly to the Department only after completion of AMS 161 or MAT 132 or 142 or 127; AMS 210 or MAT 211; and CSE 110 or 114 or 130 or ESG 111 or MEC 111 or MEC 112.
Requirements for the Major in Applied Mathematics and
Statistics (AMS)
The major in Applied Mathematics
and Statistics leads to the Bachelor
of Science degree.
Completion of the major requires approximately 60 credits.
A. Study Within the Area of the Major
1. AMS 151, 161 Applied Calculus I, II
AMS 210 or MAT 211 Applied Linear Algebra
Applied Calculus III
Note: The following alternate
calculus course sequences may be substituted for AMS 151, 161 in major requirements or prerequisites:
MAT 125, 126, 127
or MAT 131, 132
or MAT 141, 142
or MAT 171
2. CSE 110 Introduction to Computer Science
or CSE 114 Computer Science I
or CSE 130 Introduction to Programming in C
or ESG 111 C Programming for Engineering
or MEC 111
or MEC 112 Practical C/C++ for Scientists and Engineers
Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
Honors Program in Atmospheric Sciences
Graduation with departmental honors in Atmospheric Sciences requires the following:
1. Students are eligible to participate in the Honors Program if they have a 3.50 GPA in all courses for the major by the end of the junior year. Students should apply to the SoMAS undergraduate director for permission to participate.
2. Students must prepare an honors thesis based on a research project written in the form of a paper for a scientific journal. A student interested in becoming a candidate for honors should submit an outline of the proposed thesis research project to the SoMAS undergraduate director as early as possible, but no later than the second week of classes in the last semester. The student will be given an oral examination in May on his or her research by his or her research supervisor and the undergraduate research committee. The awarding of honors requires the recommendation of this committee and recognizes superior performance in research and scholarly endeavors. The written thesis must be submitted before the end of the semester in which the student is graduating.
3. If the student maintains a GPA of 3.5 in all courses in their major through senior year and receives a recommendation by the undergraduate research committee, he or she will receive departmental honors.
Computer Science (CSE)
Specialization in Game Programming
The specialization in game programming prepares students for a career as either a professional game developer or researcher. Game graphics and multiplayer network programming techniques are stressed. The specialization also emphasizes original game development, game design methodology, and team projects and presentations. It requires four core courses, two electives, and a project. Students may declare their participation in the specialization after completing the courses in 1a and 1b. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
1. Core Courses
a. CSE 306 Operating Systems
b. CSE 310 Data Communication and Networks or CSE 346 Computer Communications
c. CSE 328 Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
d. CSE 380 Computer Game Programming
e. CSE 381 Advanced Game Programming
2. Two electives from the following:
CSE 304 Compiler Design
CSE 320 Computer Architecture
CSE 334 Introduction to Multimedia Systems
CSE 352 Artificial Intelligence
CSE 355 Computational Geometry
CSE 364 Advanced Multimedia Techniques
CSE 375 Concurrency
CSE 408 Network Security
3. Project
Completion of CSE 487 Research in Computer Science or CSE 488 Internship in Computer Science or CSE 495/496 Senior Honors Research Project I, II, on a topic in game programming.
Note: Students specializing in Game Programming are encouraged to complete the natural science sequence in physics, see part seven (7) of the Requirements for the Major in Computer Science.
Requirements for the Minor in Computer Science (CSE)
The minor in Computer Science is open to all students not majoring in either Computer Science or Information Systems or minoring in Information Systems. To declare the minor in Computer Science, students must complete CSE 114 and either CSE 214 or CSE 21 5 with grades of C or higher. The minor requires seven CSE courses totaling
22 to 24 credits as outlined below.
Dance (DAN)
The dance minor has been reactivated.
Earth and Space Sciences (ESS)
Requirements for the Earth and Space Sciences Track
C. Introductory related science courses
1. MAT 131, 132 Calculus I, II
(See Notes 1 to 3 below)
2. PHY 121/123 Physics for Life Sciences
or PHY 125 Classical Physics A
or PHY 131/133 Classical Physics I and lab
or PHY 141 Classical Physics I: Honors
3. Any two of the following groups:
a. PHY 122/124 Physics for Life Sciences (see Note 3)
or PHY 132/134 Classical Physics II and lab
or PHY 142 Classical Physics II: Honors
or PHY 126, 127 Classical Physics B and C
b. CHE 131 (129), 132 General Chemistry I, II or CHE 141, 142 Honors Chemistry I, II (See Note 3)
c. BIO 201 Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems
and BIO 204 Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I (see Note)
Note: Students who choose to take BIO 201/204 as an option are required to take CHE 131 or 141 instead of a second semester of Physics.
Requirements for the Earth Science Education Track
A. Introductory science courses
GEO 102 The Earth and GEO 112 Physical Geology
GEO 103 The Earth Through Time and GEO 113 Historical Geology Laboratory
AST 101 Introduction to Astronomy and AST 112 Astronomy Laboratory
ATM 205 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences
BIO 201 Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems
BIO 202 Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology
BIO 204 Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I
CHE 131, 132 General Chemistry I and II (see note below)
CHE 133, 134 General Chemistry Laboratory I and II
AMS 102 Elements of Statistics
MAT 125 Calculus A
PHY 119 Physics for Environmental Studies
or PHY 125 Classical Physics A
ATM 102 Weather and Climate
Environmental Studies (ENS)
Honors Program in Environmental Studies
Graduation with departmental honors in Environmental Studies requires the following:
1. Students are eligible to participate in the Honors Program if they have a 3.50 GPA in all courses for the major by the end of the junior year. Students should apply to the SoMAS undergraduate director for permission to participate.
2. Students must prepare an honors thesis based on a research project written in the form of a paper for a scientific journal. A student interested in becoming a candidate for honors should submit an outline of the proposed thesis research project to the SoMAS undergraduate director as early as possible, but no later than the second week of classes in the last semester. The student will be given an oral examination in May on his or her research by his or her research supervisor and the undergraduate research committee. The awarding of honors requires the recommendation of this committee and recognizes superior performance in research and scholarly endeavors. The written thesis must be submitted before the end of the semester in which the student is graduating.
3. If the student maintains a GPA of 3.5 in all courses in their major through senior year and receives a recommendation by the undergraduate research committee, he or she will receive departmental honors.
Engineering Sciences (ESG)
Sample Course Sequence for the
Major in Engineering Science
Sophomore Fall Credits
AMS 261 4
ESE 271 4
MEC 260 3
ESG 217# 3
ESG 302# 4
Total 18
Spring Credits
AMS 361 4
ESG 281 4
D.E.C. 3
D.E.C. 3
Total 14
Junior Fall Credits
ESG 312# and 300 3
D.E.C. 3
ESG 332# 4
ESG 333 4
D.E.C. 3
Total 17
Spring Credits
ESM 335 4
ESM 336 3
ESG 339 4
ESG 316 4
Technical elective# 3
Total 17
Civil Engineering Track:
1. Two required courses:
a. ESM 334 Materials Engineering
b. GEO/MAR 318 Engineering Geology and Coastal Processes
or GEO 309 Structural Geology
or MEC 364 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
2. Three technical electives chosen from the following:
CME 314 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
CSE 391 Special Topics in Computer Science (Solid Modeling topic only)
CSE 325 Computers and Sculpture
GEO 315 Groundwater Hydrology
ISE 320 Information Management
MEC 262 Dynamics
MEC 305 Heat and Mass Transfer
MEC 363 Mechanics of Solids
MEC 406 Energy Management in Commercial Buildings
MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis
A third course from 1. above
ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits)
or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits)
or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director
ESG 440, 441 Engineering Science Design III, IV (See Note)
EST 392 Engineering and Managerial Economics
Note: ESG 440/441 Engineering Science Design III/IV counts for one technical elective with permission of the instructor and the undergraduate program director.
Materials Science and Engineering
This specialization provides the opportunity for in-depth study of the relationship between performance-properties-
processing in materials engineering
and its applications.
1. One of the following two-course design sequences:
a. ESM 334 Materials Engineering
and ESM 335 Strength of Materials
b. MEC 310 Introduction to Machine Design and MEC 410 Design of Machine Elements
c. MEC 305 Heat and Mass Transfer and MEC 364 Introduction to
Fluid Mechanics
d. ESE 218 Digital Systems Design and ESE 380 Embedded Microprocessor Systems Design I
e. ESE 305 Deterministic Signals
and Systems and ESE 315 Control System Design
2. Three courses from the following:
CME 315 Numerical Methods
CME 327 Molecular Modeling
ESM 325 Diffraction Techniques and Structure of Solids
ESM 353 Biomaterials: Manufacture, Properties, and Applications
ESM 369 Polymer Engineering
ESM 475 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum
ESG 440/441 Engineering Science Design III/IV (See Note)
EST 392 Engineering and Managerial Economics
Note: Three credits of research (ESM 499 or 488) may be used as a technical elective with permission of the undergraduate program director.
Note: ESG 440/441 Engineering Science Design III/IV counts for one technical elective with permission of the instructor and the undergraduate program director.
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
This specialization addresses the rapidly changing technology in the mechanical engineering and manufacturing industries that requires a highly educated workforce with knowledge of mechanical properties of materials, materials processing, design, thermodynamics, statistics, and analysis.
1. One of the following two-course design sequences:
a. MEC 310 Introduction to Machine Design and MEC 410 Design of Machine Elements
b. ESM 334 Materials Engineering and ESM 335 Strength of Materials
2. MEC 363 Mechanics of Solids
3. Two courses from the following:
AMS 310 Survey of Probability and Statistics
CSE 391 Special Topics in Computer Science (Solid Modeling topic only)
CSE 325 Computers and Sculpture
MEC 262 Dynamics
MEC 325 Manufacturing Processes
MEC 364 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
MEC 381 Transport and Fate of Pollutants
MEC 393 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
MEC 398 Thermodynamics II
MEC 402 Mechanical Vibrations
MEC 411 Control System Analysis and Design
MEC 420 Turbomachinery and Applications
MEC 422 Thermal System Design
MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis
ESG 440/441 Engineering Science Design III/IV (See Note)
EST 392 Engineering and Managerial Economics
Nanoscale Engineering
The creation of functional materials
and devices which involves controllable processes and transformations at the scale of billionths of a meter promises to become a major focus of future efforts in both engineering and scientific research. With a thorough background in materials science, engineering design, and surface and molecular chemistry and devices, this specialization prepares students for graduate study, as well as professional positions in materials and process engineering and research and development.
1. Two required courses:
a. ESM 213 Studies in Nanotechnology
b. ESM 334 Materials Engineering
2. Three technical electives chosen from:
ESM 369 Polymer Engineering
CHE 301 Physical Chemistry I
CHE 302 Physical Chemistry II
CHE 321 Organic Chemistry I
CHE 322 Organic Chemistry II
CHE 345 Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry
CME 315 Numerical Methods
CME 327 Molecular Modeling
BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits)
or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits)
or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director
ESG 440, 441 Engineering Science Design III, IV (see Note)
EST 392 Engineering and Managerial Economics
Marine Sciences (MAR)
Honors Program in Marine Sciences
Graduation with departmental honors in Marine Sciences requires the following:
1. Students are eligible to participate in the Honors Program if they have a 3.50 GPA in all courses for the major by the end of the junior year. Students should apply to the SoMAS undergraduate director for permission to participate.
2. Students must prepare an honors thesis based on a research project written in the form of a paper for a scientific journal. A student interested in becoming a candidate for honors should submit an outline of the proposed thesis research project to the SoMAS undergraduate director as early as possible, but no later than the second week of classes in the last semester. The student will be given an oral examination in May on his or her research by his or her research supervisor and the undergraduate research committee. The awarding of honors requires the recommendation of this committee and recognizes superior performance in research and scholarly endeavors. The written thesis must be submitted before the end of the semester in which the student is graduating.
3. If the student maintains a GPA of 3.5 in all courses in their major through senior year and receives a recommendation by the undergraduate research committee, he or she will receive departmental honors.
Marine Vertebrate Biology (MVB)
Honors Program in Marine Vertebrate Biology
Graduation with departmental honors in Marine Vertebrate Biology requires the following:
1. Students are eligible to participate in the Honors Program if they have a 3.50 GPA in all courses for the major by the end of the junior year. Students should apply to the SoMAS undergraduate director for permission to participate.
2. Students must prepare an honors thesis based on a research project written in the form of a paper for a scientific journal. A student interested in becoming a candidate for honors should submit an outline of the proposed thesis research project to the SoMAS undergraduate director as early as possible, but no later than the second week of classes in the last semester. The student will be given an oral examination in May on his or her research by his or her research supervisor and the undergraduate research committee. The awarding of honors requires the recommendation of this committee and recognizes superior performance in research and scholarly endeavors. The written thesis must be submitted before the end of the semester in which the student is graduating.
3. If the student maintains a GPA of 3.5 in all courses in their major through senior year and receives a recommendation by the undergraduate research committee, he or she will receive departmental honors.
Religious Studies (RLS)
Requirements for the Major in Religious Studies (RLS)
A. Required Courses
RLS 301 Sources and Methods (ordinarily taken in the fall of the junior year; may be taken in the senior year by those who do not meet the prerequisites as juniors)
RLS 400 Religious Studies Seminar (ordinarily taken in the spring of the senior year)
Requirements for the Minor in Religious Studies (RLS)
1. RLS 101 or AAS/RLS 102 or one 200 level RLS course
2. One 200-level RLS course
3. RLS 301
4. At least three courses in one of the area emphases listed for the major
Technological Systems Management (TSM)
Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Technological Systems Management
Sophomore Fall Credits
EST Elective 3
D.E.C. 3
EST 202 3
D.E.C. B 3
Specialization course 3
Total 15
Spring Credits
EST 305 3
EST 392 3
Specialization course 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Total 15
Junior Fall Credits
EST 326 3
EST 391 (D.E.C. H) 3
Specialization course 3
EST elective 3
D.E.C. 3
Total 15
Spring Credits
EST 327 3
EST 393 3
Specialization course 3
EST Elective 3
EST Elective 3
Total 15
Requirements for the Major in Technological Systems Management (TSM)
Students must complete a specialization in one of the following: natural science, engineering and applied science, or environmental studies. (For those students who have a major in one of those areas and who pursue Technological Systems Management as a second major, the first major will serve as the specialization.)
Completion of the major requires approximately 79 credits.
A. Mathematics
AMS 151, 161 Applied Calculus I, II
Note: The following alternate calculus course sequences may be substituted for AMS 151, 161:
MAT 125, 126, 127
or MAT 131, 132
or MAT 141, 142
or MAT 171
B. Natural Sciences
One of the following sequences:
1. PHY 131/133 and PHY 132/134 Classical Physics I, II and Laboratories
Note: The following alternate physics course sequences may be substituted for PHY 131/133 and 132/134:
PHY 121/123 and 122/124
or PHY 125, 126, 127
or PHY 141, 142
2. BIO 150 The Living World
and BIO 201 Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems
3. CHE 131, 132/133 General Chemistry I, II and lab
or CHE 141, 142/143 Honors Chemistry I, II and Laboratories
4. GEO 102, 112 The Earth/Physical Geology Lab
and one of the following:
GEO 304 Energy, Mineral Resources and the Environment
GEO 311 Structural Geology
5. BIO 201 Principles of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems
and one of the following:
GEO 101 Environmental Geology
MAR 104 Oceanography
ATM 102 Weather and Climate
ENS 101 Prospects for Planet Earth
C. Study in Related Areas: Specialization
A cluster of seven related courses, totaling at least 21 credits, in one area of natural science, engineering, applied science, or environmental studies from a single department or program. At least three courses, totaling at least nine credits, must be at the 300 or 400 level, or equivalent as approved by the undergraduate program director.
D. Technological Systems Management
1. Required courses (11)
EST 192 Introduction to Modern Engineering
EST 194 Patterns of Problem Solving
EST 202 Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies
EST 305 Applications Software for Information Management
EST 326 Management for Engineers
EST 327 Marketing for Engineers
EST 391 Technology Assessment
EST 392 Engineering and Managerial Economics
EST 393 Project Management
EST 440 Interdisciplinary Research Methods
EST 441 Interdisciplinary Senior Project
2. Electives
EST 213 Studies in Nanotechnology
EST 304 Communication for Engineers and Scientists
EST 310 Design of Computer Games
EST 320 Communication Technology Systems
EST 323 Human Computer Interaction
EST 331 Ethics and Intellectual Property
EST 341 Treatment Technologies
EST 488 Internship in Technology and Society
Note: Students make take other 300 or 400 level courses in their area of specialization with the approval of the undergraduate program director.
Theatre Arts (THR)
Requirements for the Major in Theatre Arts (THR)
The major in Theatre Arts leads to
the Bachelor of Arts degree. All courses offered for the major in theatre arts
must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher.
Completion of the major requires
48 credits.
A. Theatre Arts Core Program
1. Two of the following courses:
THR 105 Acting I
THR 117 Media: Analysis and Culture
DAN 164 Tap Technique and History
or DAN 165 Contemporary Dance I
or DAN 166 Ballet Technique I
or DAN 167 Jazz Dance Technique I or DAN 264 Movement Awareness
and Analysis
2. THR 115 Stagecraft I
3. THR 116 Stagecraft II
4. THR 104 Play Analysis
5. THR 216 Introduction to Visual Interpretation
6. THR 315 European Theatre and Drama: The Classical Era
or THR 316 European Theatre and Drama: The Modern Era
7. THR 312 American Theatre and Drama
8. THR 313 Asian Theatre and Drama
9. Two of the following:
THR 320 Production I
THR 321 Production II
THR 307 Performance Laboratory
10. One of the following two courses:
THR 401 Senior Seminar
THR 488 Internship
Science and Engineering (LSE)
Requirements for the Minor in Science and Engineering (LSE)
Before declaring the Science and Engineering minor, each student should plan his or her program in consultation with the director of the minor. All courses for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher.
Completion of the minor requires
19 credits.
1. All of the following minor courses:
LSE 201 Opportunities in Science and Engineering
LSE 310 Current issues in Science and Engineering
LSE 320 Future Trends in Science and Engineering
2. Two introductory science courses from the list of department designators below. Courses must not be from the same department. (See notes 2 and 4.)
Astronomy (AST)
Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
Biology (BIO)
Chemistry (CHE)
Geosciences (GEO)
Marine Sciences (MAR)
Physics (PHY)
3. One introductory engineering or applied science course from the list
of department designators below.
(See notes 3 and 4.)
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Chemical and Molecular Engineering (CME)
Computer Science and Information Systems (CSE/ISE)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ESE)
Engineering Science (ESG)
Materials Science (ESM)
Mechanical Engineering (MEC)
4. Any 300-level 3 credit EST course or ARS 208.
Technical Leadership (LTL)
Requirements for the Minor in Technical Leadership (LTL)
The minor consists of:
1. LSE 201 Opportunities in Science and Engineering (1 credit)
2. One course from the following:
EST 304 Communications for Engineers and Scientists
ESE 300 Technical Communication for Electrical and Computer Engineers (for Electrical and Computer Engineering majors only)
EST 303 Crisis Communications
JRN 101 or JRN 103 News Literacy
Note: EST 303 or EST 304 may not be used to satisfy requirement 5 if used for this requirement
3. BUS 111 Introduction to Business
for Non-Business Majors or BUS 115 Introduction to Business for Business Majors
4. Any introductory 3 credit computer programming course including CSE 102
5. Any 300-level 3 credit EST course or ARS 208
6. LSE 310-H: Issues in Science and Engineering
7. LSE 320-H: Future Trends in Science and Engineering
