Department of General Engineering
117 Transportation Building
104 South Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2730
Fax: (217) 244-5705
E-mail: ge-ugrad@uiuc.edu
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in General Engineering
With an emphasis on understanding engineering's impact on business,
a General Engineer is a technical person who can manage budgets and
projects and lead people. General Engineering is a comprehensive,
interdisciplinary program that emphasizes real-world problem solving
through a unique orientation toward partnerships with industry. It
brings together basic sciences, engineering sciences, and engineering
design. The curriculum offers flexibility through the Secondary Field
of Concentration, while providing a broad background in mechanics
and structures, control systems, and decision making that support
a systems approach to engineering.
General Engineers understand how to apply business fundamentals to
promote utilization of new technology, engage in entrepreneurship,
and succeed in engineering and nonengineering careers. The curriculum
emphasizes the integration of engineering and business principles,
preparing students to apply both functions to bring a product from
invention to market.
Design experience and project management are emphasized and integrated
across the core with a focus on establishing critical problem-solving
skills applied across disciplines, strong communication skills, and
the ability to work effectively and get results in a team environment.
Students begin project work in teams in their freshman introductory
course designing a motorized BEAM robotics-based mechatronic device,
and they work as part of a team to develop a concept solution to an
open-ended design problem that includes building or creating a 3D
model of the solution. Sophomores learn about topics such as customer
needs, costs, profits, and prices. As part of student teams, they
develop the concept and business plan for a new product of their own
choosing. Juniors design, build, and test balsa wood structures.
The capstone experience for General Engineering undergraduates is
the Senior Design Project Course. Students work collaboratively with
industry and a team of faculty members on a real-world problem during
their final semester. The results are documented in a final written
report and a formal presentation at the end of the semester to the
company so that the student recommendations may be implemented. General
Engineering Senior Design Project teams consistently win numerous
national awards. Their hands-on work on real problems with engineers
in the field from industry provides them with valuable, practical
experience to complement their strong technical background. Industry
partners note that General Engineering students stand out for their
global, team, and business orientation, their communication skills,
and their problem-solving skills. They are described as creative,
visionary, versatile, and pragmatic.
One of the most frequent reasons students choose General Engineering
is that it provides the opportunity to achieve individual educational
and career goals by selecting or customizing a technical or nontechnical
secondary field of concentration. These concentrations include diverse
and progressive areas such as business systems integration and consulting,
communication and computer systems, engineering marketing, ore-law,
human factors, international business, nondestructive testing and
evaluationEngineering administration, and control systems. (See complete
list on following pages.) Additionally, General Engineering students
may pursue all University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus and
college minors, as well as dual majors and dual degrees, with a minimum
of extra course work by counting that work toward course credits for
a secondary field of concentration.
The educational objectives of the Department of General Engineering,
reflected in its mission statement are to:
- Prepare students with the innovative engineering, design, problem-solving,
and business skills needed to develop and bring to market competitive
products and services for the benefit of society;
- Develop the character, self-reliance, leadership, and entrepreneurial
skills of its students through a high degree of choice, involvement,
and responsibility for their education;
- Engage in leading-edge, interdisciplinary research, and service
to industry, the state, and the country, and
- Provide high-quality, state-of-the-art courses of service to the
college, the university, and the community at large.
The educational outcomes associated with meeting the objectives of
the program are listed in the College of Engineering description.
The curriculum requires 131 hours for graduation. The General Engineering
website contains detailed information
about all aspects of the curriculum and opportunities within the department.
Suggested Sequence
First year
| Hours |
First Semester |
| 3 |
CHEM 102–General Chemistry
I |
| 1 |
CHEM 103–General Chemistry
Lab I |
| 0 |
ENG 100–Engineering Lecture |
| 1 |
GE 100–Intro to General Engineering |
| 3-4 |
GE 101–Engineering
Graphics & Design or RHET 105–Principles of Composition
1 |
| 5 |
MATH 220–Calculus I |
| 3 |
Elective
in social sciences or humanities2 |
| 16-17 |
Total |
| Hours |
Second Semester |
| 3 |
CS 101–Intro to Computing,
Eng & Sci |
| 2 |
MATH 225–Introductory Matrix
Theory |
| 3 |
MATH 230–Calculus II |
| 4 |
PHYS 211–Univ Physics, Mechanics
|
| 4-3 |
RHET 105–Principles
of Composition or GE 101–Engineering Graphics &
Design1 |
| 16-15 |
Total |
Second year
| Hours |
First Semester |
| 4 |
ECE 110–Intro Elec & Comp
Engrg |
| 1 |
GE 161–Intro to Business Side
of Eng |
| 3 |
MATH 242–Calculus of Several
Variables |
| 4 |
PHYS 212–Univ Physics, Elec
& Mag |
| 3 |
TAM 211–Statics |
| 3 |
Elective
in social sciences or humanities2 |
| 18 |
Total |
| Hours |
Second Semester |
| 3 |
GE 330–OR Meth for Profit &
Value Eng |
| 3 |
MATH 385–Intro Differential
Equations |
| 2 |
PHYS 214–Univ Physics, Quantum
Phys |
| 3 |
TAM 212–Introductory Dynamics |
| 3 |
TAM 251–Introductory Solid
Mechanics |
| 3 |
Elective
in social sciences or humanities2 |
| 17 |
Total |
Third year
| Hours |
First Semester |
| 2 |
ECE 211–Topics Analog Ckts
& Systems |
| 3 |
GE 310–Intro to General Eng
Design |
| 4 |
GE 320–Introductory Control
Systems |
| 3 |
Secondary
field of concentration elective3 |
| 3 |
Elective
in social sciences or humanities2 |
| 15 |
Total |
| Hours |
Second Semester |
| 3 |
GE 311–Engineering Design Analysis |
| 1 |
GE 312–Instrumentation
and Test Lab |
| 3 |
GE 331–Analyt Methods for Uncertainty |
| 3 |
GE 424–State Space Desgn Meth
in Cntl |
| 3 |
Secondary
field of concentration elective3 |
| 3 |
Elective
in social sciences or humanities2 |
| 16 |
Total |
Fourth year
| Hours |
First Semester |
| 3 |
GE 400–Engineering Law4 |
| 4 |
TAM 335–Introductory Fluid
Mechanics |
| 3 |
Design elective5 |
| 3 |
Engineering science elective6 |
| 3 |
Secondary field of concentration
elective3 |
| 16 |
Total |
| Hours |
Second Semester |
| 0 |
GE 490–General Engineering
Seminar |
| 3 |
GE 494–Project Design, I |
| 2 |
GE 495–Project Design, II |
| 3 |
Secondary field of concentration
elective3 |
| 3 |
Elective in social sciences or humanities2 |
| 6 |
Free electives |
| 17 |
Total |
1. RHET 105 may be taken in the
first or second semester of the first year as authorized. The alternative
is GE 103.
2. Each student must satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements
of the College of Engineering, including ECON 102 or 103, and satisfy
the campus general education requirements for social sciences and
humanities. It is highly recommended that ECON 102 or 103 be taken
before the fourth semester.
3. To be selected from lists established by the department or by petition
to the department.
4. Satisfies the General Education Advanced Composition requirement.
5. To be selected from the list of design electives established by
the department.
6. To be selected from the list of engineering science 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 coursework.
Secondary fields of concentration are of two types: preapproved and
customized. Preapproved fields have designated titles and a specified
list of courses, from which several may be selected. Approval for
the substitution of a course for one on the specified list may be
requested via a petition form submitted to the department. Customized
secondary fields of concentration may be created to achieve goals
in areas not provided by preapproved fields. To do this, a suitable
title and all the courses must be petitioned for acceptance by 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.
Pursuit of campus or college minors or completion of James Scholar
contracts may be integrated with customized secondary fields of concentration
in the General Engineering curriculum. Courses taken may be applied
to both the minor or contract and to the secondary field. This may
also be done for coursework applying to a second major in engineering
or a dual degree in another college at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.
For an explanation of procedures to declare secondary fields of concentration
and petitions associated with them, consult the chief advisor of the
department or the department website.
Preapproved Secondary Fields of Concentration
Preapproved secondary fields are listed below. This list is subject
to change. For the most up-to-date lists, consult the department website.
In several instances below, the following course substitutions may
be used interchangeably to comply with prerequisites of listed courses:
- CEE 202, ECE 413, GE 331, IE 300, STAT 400/MATH 463
- CEE 201, GE 398, IE 310
- MSE 406/ ME 330, TAM 324/CEE 300
- ECE 486, GE 320, ME 340
Students may petition to the department for inclusion of a course
in the secondary fields listed below. The most likely classes to be
accepted are nonpermanent and experimental offerings relevant to the
various fields. See
a current list of these.
Automotive Engineering
ECE 470/GE 421/CS 443
ECE 486
GE 422
ME 3101, 3201, 3601, 4001,
403, 441, 460, 461, 462
TAM 412
1. Recommended only if it is a prerequisite to another listed course.
Bioengineering1
MCB 450
BIOE 120, 498 (Contact the undergraduate studies office of the department
of General Engineering for a current list of approved topics and course
sections.)
MCB 1502, 2502, 2512
BIOP 401
CHEM 232, 233
ECE/BIOE 414, 415, 475
IE 340/AVI/PSYC 358
IE 440
KIN 355
MCB 103, 401, 402, 403, 404
VB/BIOE 406
1. Students fulfilling the College of Engineering minor in bioengineering
may simultaneously complete the requirements of this secondary field
of concentration.
2. Recommended only if it is a prerequisite to another listed course.
Business Systems Integration and Consulting1
Group I
ACCY 2002, 2012, 202
ADV 300
BADM 310, 311, 312, 320, 445, 446
BTW 250, 261
FIN 221/300
Group II
ACCY 432/BADM 432
ACCY 455/BADM 459
BADM 352/ACCY 352
BADM 353/ACCY 353
CS 225, any 300- or 400-level courses
CS 400/CSE 400
1. At least one course must be chosen from Group I and from Group
II.
2. A basic accounting course is highly recommended.
Civil Engineering Structures
CEE 380, 4601, 461, 462, 463, 465
MATH 380
1. Not recommended if GE 410 is chosen as a design elective.
Communications and Computer Systems
CS 225, 400, 411
CS 425/ECE 428, 438
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
CS 173, 2251 (or CS 4001/CSE 4001)
CS 4181/CSE 4271
CS 440/ECE 448
IE 450
MFGE 310
ME 3501
1. Recommended course.
Computer Science 1, 2
CS 173, 2253 (or CS 4003/CSE 4003),
any other 200 - 400-level courses
1. Students fulfilling the College of Engineering minor in computer
science may simultaneously complete the requirements of this secondary
field of concentration.
2. Students with a strong interest in courses other than CS 400 are
encouraged to take CS 125 in place of CS 101.
3. Recommended course.
Construction
CEE 310, 3201, 380, 4201, 4211, 4221,
4602, 461, 465
TAM 324/CEE 300 (or MSE 406 or ME 330)
1. At least two of these courses must be taken.
2. Not recommended if GE 410 is chosen as a design elective.
Control Systems
CS 2251
ECE 486, 490
ECE 470/GE 421/CS 443
GE 422
MFGE 430
MATH 3801
MATH 461/STAT 451
ME 3601, 460, 461, 462
STAT 410/MATH 464
1. Recommended only if it is a prerequisite to another listed course.
Engineering Administration
ACCY 200, 201, 202
ADV 300
B ADM 310, 311, 312, 313, 375, 376, 380, 381
BTW 250, 261
ECON 302, 303
FIN 221
GEOG/BADM 205
IE 330, 361
IE 435/GE 411
MFGE 310, 450
PS 321/BADM 303/ACCY 321
PSYC/AVI 358/IE 340
PSYC/AVI 456/IE 445
Engineering Marketing
ACCY 200, 201, 202
ADV 300
BADM 310, 320, 322, 323, 325, 327, 389, 382, 420
BTW 250, 261
PSYC 245
Environmental Quality
ACE/NRES/ENVS 310
CEE 330, 430, 431, 432, 437, 440, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446
ENVS/CPSC/CHLH 336
ENVS 431/CPSC 435/CHLH 461
PSYC 472
NRES 419
NPRE/ENVS 241
Manufacturing Engineering1
ME 330 (or TAM 324/CEE 300 or MSE 406)
MFGE2 310, 430, 450
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 minor in manufacturing
engineering may simultaneously complete the requirements of this secondary
field of concentration.
2. At least two of these MFGE courses must be chosen.
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
CS 2251, 2731, 446
CS 440/ECE 448
ECE 474
ECE 470/GE 421/CS 443
ECE 473/TAM 413
GE 4122, 422
IE 435/GE 4113
ME 350
ME 471/CSE 451
TAM 3243/CEE 3003 (or MSE 406 or ME 330)
TAM 412, 456
1. Recommended only if it is a prerequisite to another listed course.
2. Required course.
3. Recommended course.
Operations Research
IE 360, 361, 450
IE 435/GE 411
MATH 461/STAT 451
MATH 466/STAT 456
ME 350
MFGE 420, 450
STAT 410/MATH 464
Quality Control
BADM 375, 376
IE 330, 361, 400
IE 435/GE 411
MATH 461/STAT 451
MATH 466/STAT 456
ME 350
STAT 410/MATH 464
Rehabilitation Engineering
MCB 334, 522
CHEM 232
ECE/BIOE 414, 415
MCB 103
REHB 401, 402, 440, 444
1. Recommended only if it is a prerequisite to another listed course.
Robotics
CS 2251, 2731, 446CS 440/ECE 448
CS/MATH 475
ECE 390, 486, 490
ECE 470/GE 421/CS 443
ECE/BIOE 475
GE 422
IE 435/GE 411
ME 350, 461
1. Recommended only if it is a prerequisite to another listed course.
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
MATH 380
ME 471/CSE 451
TAM 412, 424, 435, 445, 451, 456
TAM/AE 427, 428
TAM 324/CEE 300 (or MSE 406 or ME 330)
Customized Secondary Fields
The following list contains examples of titles for additional secondary
fields of concentration that have been approved as customized fields.
The most up-to-date list of titles used in customized secondary fields
of concentration may be found at the
department website. Additional titles beyond those listed may
be proposed.
Customized secondary fields differ from preapproved ones in that no
sets of specified courses to choose from have been predefined. For
all customized secondary fields of concentration, a course list must
be constructed and submitted for approval by the department.
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
Economics
Energy
Entrepreneurship
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
Mechatronics
Meteorology
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
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
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