Minors
The College of Engineering offers several undergraduate minors in various programs. Students must complete this minor form form with their advisor to complete any minor program
Aviation
A minor program in aviation is available through the College of the Arts and Sciences. The minor in aviation consists of a minimum of 25 credit hours of required and elective course work.
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of the BME minor is to provide a focused, educational opportunity in the field of Biomedical Engineering for students outside of the BME Major program. The Minor program allows students to choose from one or more BME 'Domains' and they are challenged to creatively integrate engineering and life sciences within the context of the domain(s).
Computer and Information Science
Students who plan to major in another area but have a strong interest in computing may want to consider doing a Minor in Computer and Information Science (CIS). A student minoring in CIS must follow a programming and algorithms track or an information systems track.
Computational Science
A minor in computational science through the Ralph Regula School of Computational Science will provide students who already have expertise in science and engineering with skills complete computationally based projects. Further, the draft competencies created by the participating faculty have been reviewed and approved by a business advisory committee, meaning that when you enter the workforce with this background, you will have the specific skills sought by employers.
Engineering Science
This minor is designed for non-engineering students interested in learning more about technology’s important role in today’s society. The program is also useful for students who may be working with engineers and technology based opportunities in the future. Specific learning goals include:
- Develop a basic understanding of the engineering design process
- Understand the capabilities and limitations of technologies and engineered systems
- Be able to make informed decisions about engineering activities and technologies
- Be able to work effectively as a member of a team including technology experts
Environmental Engineering
This program is designed for students from across the University who have an interest in obtaining an introduction to issues such as sustainability, pollution prevention and environmental modeling. Students majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering or Environmental Science or Policy and Management may find this minor beneficial.
Nuclear Engineering
Any engineering student may apply for an undergraduate minor in nuclear engineering. The undergraduate minor in Nuclear Engineering requires 4 core courses and 3 additional courses selected from a list of options. Up to 10 hours of courses in the minor may be used as technical electives in some majors.
Survey and Mapping
This minor program is designed for students within Civil Engineering who have a professional interest in land surveying and plan to take the FS exam upon completion of the minor.
Technological Studies
This minor has the goal of allowing students to learn about technology and to become more technologically literate persons. Specific learning goals include:
- Better understand the role of technology (engineering) in society and the interactions of technology (engineering) with their major field
- Understand how to access and interpret reliable information to make informed decisions regarded technological issues
- Develop a basic understanding of the engineering design process
