Oct 14, 2024

2016-2017 University Catalog

2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Multidisciplinary Engineering, BSE

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About the Program

Multidisciplinary engineering is for students who plan to practice engineering as a career but whose specific career goals cannot be accommodated within one of the traditional engineering fields. The program offers considerable flexibility and permits you to choose from an established plan of study, or develop an individual plan of study to meet educational goals that can require bringing together multiple engineering disciplines, or non-engineering disciplines, at an advanced level to solve societal challenges. Established plans of study in the program include acoustical engineering, engineering management, visual design engineering, and general engineering, to name a few.

Link to https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/Undergrad

Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information

The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Multidisciplinary Engineering include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.

Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.

BSE/ IDE BSE

120 Credits for Graduation

Students need Cumulative GPA of 2.0 to Graduate

Multidisciplinary Engineering Major Courses

(45 credits of 20000+ level engineering courses, of which at least 18 credits are 30000+, and 6 credits 40000+; MAX credits allowed in any one engineering discipline is 24)

MUST TOTAL 45 CREDITS OF ENGINEERING COURSEWORK

Required Engineering Core (18-26 credits)

ECE 20100 - Linear Circuit Analysis I
or Equivalent - Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 27000 - Basic Mechanics I * and
ME 27400 - Basic Mechanics II *
or
AAE 20300 - Aeromechanics I *
or
CE 29700 - Basic Mechanics I (Statics) * and
CE 29800 - Basic Mechanics II Dynamics *
ME 30900 - Fluid Mechanics or
CE 34000 - Hydraulics or
AAE 33300 - Fluid Mechanics or
CHE 37700 - Momentum Transfer
or Equivalent - Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 20000 - Thermodynamics I or
ABE 21000 - Thermodynamics Principles Of Engineering And Biological Systems or
CHE 21100 - Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
or Equivalent - Credit Hours: 3.00
IE 34300 - Engineering Economics or
IDE 48300 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Analysis & Decision Making
or Equivalent - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00
EPCS 41100 - Senior Design Participation In EPICS and
EPCS 41200 - Senior Design Participation In EPICS
or
IDE 48400 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Methodology and
IDE 48500 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project
or Equivalent - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00 (Must be taken at Purdue West Lafayette)
IDE 30100 - Professional Preparation In Interdisciplinary Engineering (Must be taken at Purdue West Lafayette)
IDE 48700 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Professional Development (Must be taken at Purdue West Lafayette)

Engineering Selectives (8 credits)

Engineering Design (3 credits)

(Must be approved by Department of Engineering Education)

Examples:

Hands-on (not computer) Lab (2 credits)

Examples:

Engineering Courses in materials/strength of materials (3 credits)

Examples:

Engineering AREA Selective/Elective Courses (21 or 20 credits)

One of these beginning courses (3-4 credits)

Examples:

A follow up to core courses (3 credits)

Examples:

One additional advanced (30000+) course (3 credits)

Examples:

Engineering Elective courses to meet students educational objectives (3-10 credits)

Engineering courses only.

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (47-54 credits)

* (can be substituted with approved alternative FYE courses: i.e. ENGR 141/142, etc.)

MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I (satisfies FYE requirement & Quantitative Reasoning for core) or
MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I (satisfies FYE requirement & Quantitative Reasoning for core)
MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II (satisfies FYE requirement & Quantitative Reasoning for core) or
MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II (satisfies FYE requirement & Quantitative Reasoning for core)
CHM 11500 - General Chemistry (satisfies FYE requirement & Science Selective for core)
ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation I * (satisfies FYE requirement)
ENGR 13200 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation II * (satisfies FYE requirement)
COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies General Education requirement & Oral Communication for core)
PHYS 17200 - Modern Mechanics (satisfies FYE requirement & Science Selective for core)
CS 15900 - Programming Applications For Engineers (satisfies FYE requirement) or
CHM 11600 - General Chemistry (satisfies FYE requirement)
MA 26200 - Linear Algebra And Differential Equations (satisfies Math requirement) or
MA 26500 - Linear Algebra (satisfies Math requirement) and
MA 26600 - Ordinary Differential Equations (satisfies Math requirement)
MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus (satisfies Math requirement)
ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies FYE requirement, & general education, & Written Communication, & Information Literacy for core)

Choose One (Sophomore Science Selective)

Statistics Selective (3 credits)

Counts as either engineering or basic science & math

Hands-on (not computer) Lab (1 credit)

1 credit from CHM 11600, THTR Sound Studio, AD, Engineering Lab, etc.

Area Electives (1-12 credits)

Chosen to satisfy student’s educational objectives

CGT 11000 , CGT 16300 , or CGT 16400 (2-3 credits) are required area course(s) for General Engineering.

Note: General Education (24 credits)

(Include ENGL 10600 and COM 11400 listed above)

GE 1 - Credit Hours: 3.00
GE 2 - Credit Hours: 3.00
GE 3 - Credit Hours: 3.00
GE 4 - Credit Hours: 3.00
GE 5 - Credit Hours: 3.00
GE 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 10600
COM 11400

All Must Total 120 Credits or more to Graduate

University Core

Human Cultures Humanities - GE 1
Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science - GE 2
Information Literacy - ENGL 10600
Science Selective - CHM 11500
Science Selective - PHYS 17200
Science, Technology, & Society - GE 3
Written Communication - ENGL 10600
Oral Communication - COM 11400
Quantitative Reasoning - MA 16500 or 16100

Program Requirements

Fall 1st Year

14 Credits

Spring 1st Year

16-17 Credits

Fall 2nd Year

MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus
ME 27000 - Basic Mechanics I +1
ME 20000 - Thermodynamics I +2
PHYS 24100 - Electricity And Optics or Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 +
Area Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00 +3

16 Credits

Spring 2nd Year

MA 26200 - Linear Algebra And Differential Equations
ME 27400 - Basic Mechanics II +4
ECE 20100 - Linear Circuit Analysis I
ECE 20700 - Electronic Measurement Techniques
CGT 16300 - Graphical Communication And Spatial Analysis
Area Elective - Credit Hours: 2.00 +3

15 Credits

Fall 3rd Year

Engineering Class (Intro) - Credit Hours:3.00 +5
CE 34000 - Hydraulics +6
CE 34300 - Elementary Hydraulics Laboratory
MSE 23000 - Structure And Properties Of Materials +7
IDE 30100 - Professional Preparation In Interdisciplinary Engineering
General Education 1 (Core outcome H) - Credit Hours: 3.00

14 Credits

Spring 3rd Year

IDE 36000 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Statistics +8
Engineering Class (follow-up) - Credit Hours: 1.00 +5
Engineering Class (follow-up) - Credit Hours: 2.00 +9
General Education 4 (30000 level or non-intro) - Credit Hours: 3.00
General Education 2 (Core Outcome BSS) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Area Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Fall 4th Year

IDE 48300 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Analysis & Decision Making
IDE 48400 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Methodology
IDE 48700 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Professional Development
Engineering Class 40000+ level (advanced) - Credit Hours: 3.00 +5
General Education 3 (Core Outcome STS) - Credit Hours: 3.00
General Education 5 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Area Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Spring 4th Year

IDE 48500 - Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project +10
AREA MBS or other - Credit Hours: 3.00
Area Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Engineering Class 30000+ level: Credit Hours: 3.00
General Education 6 (30000+ level or non-intro) - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Note

** Satsifies a non-departmental Major Course Requirement.

+Multiple Options are available - the most common is listed.

+1 statics options

+2 thermodynamics options

+3 area electives are chosen with aid of advisor to advance the student’s educational objectives

+4 dynamics options

+5 engineering selectives are chosen with aid of advisor to advance the student’s educational objectives

+6 fluids option

+7 materials options

+8 statistics options

+9 design selective

+10 Capstone design selective

120 Semester Credits Required for Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree.

THE PLAN OF STUDY FROM THIRD SEMESTER ONWARDS SHOULD BE FILLED BY STUDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH ACADEMIC ADVISOR.

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Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish