CURRICULUM IN GENERAL ENGINEERING

Department of General Engineering
117 Transportation Building
104 South Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2730
Fax: (217) 244-5705
E-mail: program@ge.uiuc.edu
URL: http://www.ge.uiuc.edu

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in General Engineering

The general engineering curriculum provides a comprehensive program in the basic sciences, engineering sciences, and engineering design. The program was developed to give a broad background in mechanics and structures, control systems, and decision-making that is supportive of a systems approach to engineering. It is enriched by the use of computer-aided engineering tools, lab activities, and course experiences involving a design-build-test-evaluate ("closed-loop") design cycle that echoes the real world. This learning begins in the freshman year and culminates in an internship-like, senior-level project course sequence (GE 342, 343) in which student teams solve real-world design problems posed by external sponsors.

    The curriculum also incorporates specialized study in an approved secondary field of choice (described below) that provides virtually unlimited opportunity and flexibility to tailor the curriculum to one's interests. The College of Engineering's manufacturing option, bioengineering minor, and international minor may be incorporated into the curriculum through the secondary field and other electives. Through the capstone project course and a senior seminar, the curriculum teaches the life skills necessary for success in the professional world. Overall, this curriculum prepares students for graduate study and positions of managerial and technical leadership in careers in the public and private sectors.

    The curriculum requires 131 hours for graduation. At time of publication, the curriculum was under revision. See your departmental adviser for the most current information or visit the department Web site at http://www.ge.uiuc.edu.

First year

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER1

4

CHEM 101-General Chemistry

3

ECON 102-Microeconomic Principles, or ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles (General education elective2)3

0

ENG 100-Engineering Lecture

3

G E 103-Engineering Graphics and Design

(1)

G E 199-Undergraduate Open Seminar (Freshman Orientation)4

5

MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I

15

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

3

MATH 130-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, II

2

MATH 225-Introductory Matrix Theory

4

PHYCS 111-General Physics (Mechanics)

4

RHET 105-Principles of Composition3

3

Elective in social sciences or humanities2

16

Total

Second year

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

3

C S 101-Introduction to Computing with Application to Engineering and Physical Science

3

MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables

4

PHYCS 112-General Physics (Electricity and Magnetism)

2

T A M 150-Introduction to Statics

6

Electives in social sciences or humanities2

18

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

3

MATH 285-Differential Equations and Orthogonal Functions

2

PHYCS 113-General Physics (Fluids and Thermal Physics)

2

PHYCS 114-General Physics (Waves and Quantum Physics)

3

T A M 212-Engineering Mechanics, II (Dynamics)

3

T A M 221-Elementary Mechanics of Solids

3

Elective in social sciences or humanities2

16

Total

Third year

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

4

E C E 110-Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering

3

G E 221-Introduction to General Engineering Design

3

G E 222-Design and Analysis of Dynamic Systems

1

G E 224-Dynamic Systems Laboratory

3

G E 288-Engineering Economy and Operations Research

3

Secondary field elective3

17

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

2

E C E 211-Topics in Analog Circuits and Systems

1

G E 225-Instrumentation and Test Laboratory

1

G E 226-Laboratory for Data Analysis

4

G E 232-Engineering Design Analysis

3

G E 289-Probabilistic Decision-Making

3

G E 323-State Space Design Methods in Control

3

Secondary field elective5

17

Total

Fourth year

HOURS

FIRST SEMESTER

3

G E 292-Engineering Law6

3

M E 205-Thermodynamics

4

T A M 235-Fluid Mechanics

3

Secondary field elective5

3

Design elective7

16

Total

HOURS

SECOND SEMESTER

0

G E 291-General Engineering Seminar

2

G E 342-Project Design, I

2

G E 343-Project Design, II

3

Secondary field elective5

3

Elective in social sciences or humanities2

6

Free electives

16

Total


1. It is recommended that freshmen with appropriate backgrounds in analytical geometry take the MATH 135, 245 calculus sequence instead of MATH 120, 130, 242, delaying MATH 225 to the sophomore year.
2. Each student must satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements of the College of Engineering, including ECON 102 or 103. Students entering in fall 1994 and later must also satisfy the campus general education requirements for social sciences and humanities.
3. These two courses may be taken in reverse order depending upon RHET 105 availability.
4. This course is highly recommended for freshmen, who may elect to use it to meet free elective requirements.
5. To be selected from lists established by the department or by petition to the department.
6. Satisfies the general education Composition II requirement.
7. To be selected from the list of design electives established by the department.

SECONDARY FIELDS OF CONCENTRATION FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM IN GENERAL ENGINEERING

The secondary field requires a minimum of 12 hours of courses.
    Secondary fields are of two types: preapproved and customized. Preapproved fields have designated titles and a preapproved list of courses from which, in general, any 12 credit hours may be selected. However, substitutions of other courses may be requested via a petition form submitted to the department. Customized secondary fields may be created to fulfill student needs in areas beyond the preapproved ones. For customized secondary fields, a suitable title and all the courses must be petitioned for acceptance to the department. Petition approval is based on the merit of the secondary field and the coherence of the courses within it relative to the student's goals.

Preapproved Secondary Fields

Preapproved secondary fields are listed below. This list is subject to change. For the most up-to-date lists, consult http://www.ge.uiuc.edu.

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
E C E/G E 370/C S 343
E C E 386
G E 324, 389
M E 303, 312, 313, 331, 336, 388
T A M 312

BIOENGINEERING1 (ENGINEERING OPTION)
BIOCH 350
BIOEN 120, 308
BIOPH 301
CHEM 231, 234
E C E/BIOEN 314, 315, 375
G E 293 (MHM)
KINES 255
M E 375
PHYSL 103, 301, 302, 303, 304
V B/BIOEN 306

1. Students fulfilling the College of Engineering option in bioengineering will automatically satisfy the bioengineering secondary field requirement.

BUSINESS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND CONSULTING1
ACCY 201, 202, 332, 333, 334
B ADM 202, 210, 321, 322, 323, 345, 346
B&TW 253, 261
C S 300/C S E 305
C S 302/C S E 306
C S 301, 303, 304, any other 200- or 300-level courses
G E 293(DEG)

1.At least one course must be chosen fromthe C S/CSE course group and at least one from the remaining group.

CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
C E 263, 264, 280, 365, 398 (SA)
MATH 280, 315


COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING (CAD/CAM)
C S 2251 (or C S 3001/C S E 3051)
C S 3181/C S E 3271
C S/E C E 348
I E 350
MFG E 210M E 2851, 366

1. Recommended course.

COMPUTER SCIENCE1

C S 1732, C S 2252 (or C S 3002/C S E 3052), any other 200- or 300-level courses

1. Students with a strong interest in courses other than C S 300-304 are encouraged to take C S 125 in place of C S 101 andC S 223.
2. Recommended course.

CONTROL SYSTEMS
C S 225
E C E 313, 386, 390
E C E/G E 370/C S 343
G E 324, 389
MFG E 330
MATH 361/STAT 351
M E 312, 313, 388

ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION
ACCY 201, 202
ADV 281
B ADM 210, 314, 315, 321, 323, 351, 382, 384
B&T W 253, 261
ECON 300, 301
FIN 254
GEOG/B ADM 205
I E 230, 235, 262, 336
I E/G E 334
MFG E 210, 320, 350
POL S/ACCY/B ADM/SOC S 300
PSYCH 258/AVI 258/I E 240
PSYCH 356/AVI 356/I E 346

ENGINEERING MARKETING
ACCY 201, 202
B ADM 202, 210, 320, 337, 344, 360, 370, 380, 382
B&T W 253, 261
I E 230
PSYCH 245

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACE 310/ENVST/FOR 317
C E 241, 336, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 349
E E E 105
ENVST/CPSC 236/C HLTH 266
ENVST 331/C HLTH 361
ENVST/PSYCH 372
FOR/CPSC/ENVST 319
M E 303
NUC E/ENVST 241

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING1
MFG E 210, 320, 330, 340, 3502

Other courses must be chosen from the approved lists for computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), operations research, and control systems.

1. Students fulfilling the College of Engineering option in manufacturing engineering will automatically satisfy the manufacturing engineering secondary field requirement.
2. At least two of these MFG E courses must be chosen.

NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION
C S 346
C S/E C E 348
E C E 374
G E 324, 3541, 389
I E 230
I E/G E 3342
M E 285
M E 345/C S E 351
T A M 2242, 312, 326
T A M/E C E 373

1. Required course.
2. Recommended course.

OPERATIONS RESEARCH
I E 230, 261, 262, 280, 350
I E/G E 334
STAT 310/MATH 363
MFG E 320, 350

QUALITY CONTROL
B ADM 315
I E 230, 235, 262, 336
I E/G E 334
M E 285
STAT 310/MATH 363
STAT 311/MATH 364

REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
C S B 234, 322
E C E/BIOEN 314, 315
REHAB 301, 302, 340, 344

ROBOTICS
C S 346, 347, 375
C S/E C E 348
E C E 291, 375, 386, 390
E C E/G E 370/C S 343
G E 293 (MWS), 324, 389, 493 (YSK)
I E/G E 334
M E 285, 313, 342, 375

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS
M E 345/CSE 351
T A M 224, 312, 324, 326, 327, 328, 335, 351, 360

Customized Secondary Fields

The following list contains examples of customized secondary fields that can or have been petitioned. The most up-to-date list is available at http://www.ge.uiuc.edu

Accountancy
Acoustics
Agricultural Engineering (or other engineering discipline)
Agronomy
Animal Science
Applied Mathematics
Applied Statistics
Astronomy
Audio Engineering
Aviation
Biology
Chemistry
Cinematography
Circuit Analysis and Design
Construction
Economics
Energy
Finance
Finite Element Analysis
Fluid Dynamics
Food Science
Geography
Heat Transfer
History of Engineering, Science, and Technology
Human Factors
Industrial Design
Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior
Insurance and Actuarial Science
Integrated Engineering and Industrial Design
International Business
Japanese (or any other language)
Landscape Architecture
Machine Design
Meteorology
Mining and Geological Engineering
Philosophy
Political Science
Power Systems
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Veterinary Science
Railroad Engineering
Solar Energy
Technical Journalism
Telecommunications
Thermal Science
Thermodynamics
Vehicle Dynamics