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Engineering Science

Bachelor of Science

The Wheeling University Engineering Science program offers students the best of two worlds: liberal arts and technology. In contemporary society, engineers are expected to be professionally competent; they must also be aware of the ethical dimension of their work and its impact on the quality of human life. Moreover, those aspiring to management positions will need to be articulate and precise in spoken and written communication. The combination of a strong scientific background with a liberal arts core gives Wheeling University students and graduates a competitive edge for career advancement. The engineering science major is structured around electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering topics. The curriculum combines mathematics and sciences with fundamental engineering courses that stress analytical study with hands-on laboratory work. The curriculum is designed to allow students to seek professional licensure while working as engineers or to enter graduate study in a variety of engineering fields.

The engineering science program provides a rigorous and challenging curriculum which prepares students for successful careers in engineering. Within a few years of graduation our graduates are expected to be successful professionals in diverse engineering fields or engaged in graduate study; to pursue lifelong learning; to assume increasing levels of responsibility on technical or managerial projects within their work organizations; to use their knowledge and skills in service to their professions and communities; and to draw upon their Catholic educational experience to serve the needs of humankind.

Student outcomes are knowledge, skills, and/or behaviors that prepare students to attain the program educational objectives. By the time of graduation, our students will have demonstrated the following:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and, mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well, as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Requirements

Core Curriculum

33-35 cr

The Wheeling University core curriculum provides all students, regardless of their major, with the skills that will allow them to pursue their own integral development and to contribute to the common good. All Wheeling University students must complete this Core Curriculum in addition to the requirements of their major. View Core Curriculum »

Major

82 cr

Major | 82 cr

CHEM 141*

General Chemistry I

3 cr

Modern concepts of atomic structure and chemical properties, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, chemical equilibrium and kinetics. Satisfies the general chemistry requirements for chemistry and biology majors as well as prerequisites for medical, veterinary and other health related graduate programs. Placement into MATH 151 or higher required. A drop or withdrawal in the lecture must be matched by a drop or withdrawal in the corresponding laboratory course.

Corequisite: CHEM 142     Course Offered: Every Fall

CHEM 142*

General Chemistry Lab I

1 cr

Qualitative and quantitative studies of chemical systems. Introduction to basic synthetic and instrumental chemical methods.

Required: placement into MATH 151 or higher     Corequisite: CHEM 141

CHEM 151

General Chemistry II

3 cr

Modern concepts of atomic structure and chemical properties, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, chemical equilibrium and kinetics. Satisfies the general chemistry requirements for chemistry and biology majors as well as prerequisites for medical, veterinary and other health related graduate programs. A drop or withdrawal in the lecture must be matched by a drop or withdrawal in the corresponding laboratory course.

Prerequisites: CHEM 141/142     Corequisite: CHEM 152     Course Offered: Every Fall

CHEM 152

General Chemistry Lab II

1 cr

Qualitative and quantitative studies of chemical systems. Introduction to basic synthetic and instrumental chemical methods.

Prerequisites: CHEM 141/142    Corequisite: CHEM 151     Course Offered: Every Spring

MATH 191*

Calculus I

4 cr

A theoretical introduction to differential calculus including limits, continuity, the basic rules for derivatives and applications including optimization problems. A brief introduction to integration leading to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus completes this course.

Prerequisite: MATH 151 or equivalent.    Course Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring

MATH 192

Calculus II

4 cr

Transcendental functions, applications of integrals, volumes of revolution, surface areas; techniques of integration, including powers of trigonometric functions, integration by parts and by partial fractions, improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor’s expansion and indeterminate forms.

Prerequisite: MATH 191.    Course Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring

MATH 193

Calculus III

4 cr

Vectors and vector valued functions, extrema of multivariate functions and the method of Lagrange multipliers, surfaces in three dimensions, line and surface integrals; multiple integration and Stokes’ Theorem.

Prerequisite: MATH 192.    Course Offered: Every Fall

MATH 212

Ordinary Differential Equations

4 cr

ODEs of first order: linear, homogeneous, separable and exact, with applications; orthogonal trajectories; those of second order: reducible to first order, general and particular solutions by the methods of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters and power series; and an introduction to numerical methods and Laplace Transforms.

Prerequisite: MATH 192.    Course Offered: Every Spring

MATH 215

Applied Probability and Statistics

3 cr

An introduction to probability: discrete and continuous random variables (binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, Poisson, normal, and exponential), sampling distributions, multivariate distributions and hypothesis testing. Covers the statistical analyses skills necessary to determine whether data is meaningful and how to predict, understand, and improve results.

Prerequisite: MATH 192.    Course Offered: Spring of every even year

PHYS 141

Physics I

3 cr

To be taken concurrently with PHYS 142. An algebra-based introduction to the concepts and methods of physics: I; Kinematics and Newtonian Mechanics in 1 -d, Work and Energy, Gases, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics: II; Newtonian Mechanics in 2-d, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves, Sound and Optics. Students need to have good algebra skills and basic Trigonometry.

Course Offered: Every Fall

PHYS 142

Physics Lab I

1 cr

To be taken concurrently with PHYS 141. Experiments designed to supplement the lecture course and to provide proficiency in the methods of measurements, the analysis and presentation of data and the interpretation of results.

Course Offered: Every Fall

PHYS 241

Physics II

3 cr

To be taken concurrently with PHYS 242. An algebra-based introduction to the concepts and methods of physics: I; Kinematics and Newtonian Mechanics in 1-d, Work and Energy, Gases, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics, II; Newtonian Mechanics in 2-d, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves, Sound and Optics. Students need to have good algebra skills and basic Trigonometry.

Course Offered: Every Spring

PHYS 242

Physics Lab II

1 cr

To be taken concurrently with PHYS 241. Experiments designed to supplement the lecture course and to provide proficiency in the methods of measurements, the analysis and presentation of data and the interpretation of results.

Course Offered: Every Spring

ENGR 111

Engineering Orientation I

3 cr

The first course in a two-course sequence designed to orient students to the engineering profession. The first course covers ‘what is engineering?’ and the various engineering fields. Students use spreadsheets, word processors and presentation software as they learn to solve engineering problems, write technical reports, and prepare and give presentations. Students will practice ethical decision making while examining engineering issues and learn to work in teams.

Course Offered: Every Fall

ENGR 112

Engineering Orientation II

3 cr

The second course in a two-course sequence designed to orient students to the engineering profession. Solving engineering problems using computer software applications is emphasized. Students will further develop their problem solving and design skills by developing algorithms and converting them into MATLAB programs.

Course Offered: Every Spring

ENGR 484

Engineering Capstone Project

3 cr

Second course in the two-semester engineering capstone design sequence for Engineering Science majors. Continues study of the system software and hardware lifecycle. Emphasis is placed on system design, appropriate implementation in hardware and software, analysis, testing and evaluation, quality assurance, and documentation. The execution and closure phases of a capstone engineering design project is completed in this course.

Course Offered: Every Spring

Mechanical Engineering Discipline

ENGR 243

Engineering Mechanics, Statics

3 cr

Statics of particles and rigid bodies, vector operations, equivalent systems, equilibrium, centroids and center of gravity, analysis of structures, shear and moment diagrams, bending stress and shear stress in structural members, loads, strain, friction and moments of inertia.

Prerequisite: MATH 191 and PHYS 151.     Course Offered: Every Fall

ENGR 244

Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics

3 cr

Kinematic and kinetic analysis of particles and rigid bodies, as well as an introduction to mechanical vibrations of simple systems. Topics include kinematics in 2- and 3-dimensions using Cartesian, path, and polar coordinates; kinetics using force-mass- acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum methods; introduction to single degree of freedom vibration.

Prerequisite: ENGR 243.     Course Offered: Every Spring

ENGR 245

Strength of Materials with Lab

4 cr

Fundamental principles of mechanics of materials including: stress-strain curves, deformation, and failure of solid bodies under the action of forces, Mohr’s circle, and mechanical properties of materials. Course will emphasize strength and elastic deflection of engineering materials due to loads applied axially, in torsion, in bending and in shear. Students will conduct basic experiments in strength of materials, including mechanical properties, stressstrain curves of materials and analyze beams under tension, compression and bending.

Prerequisite: ENGR 243.     Course Offered: Every Spring

ENGR 346

Thermodynamics

4 cr

An intermediate treatment of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, work, heat, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, equations of state, entropy and exergy analysis of engineering systems.

Prerequisite: PHYS 251.     Course Offered: Every Fall

ENGR 347

Fluid Mechanics

4 cr

Description of fluid matter kinematics of fluid flow and similarity concepts. Derivation of the governing equations. Application to hydrostatics, boundary layers, separation, wakes and drag, pipe flow, compressible flow, and introduction to turbomachinery (with emphasis on pumps). Normal shocks and isentropic flow.

Prerequisite: ENGR 244.     Course Offered: Spring of every odd year

ENGR 448

Materials Science

3 cr

Survey of engineering applications of non-ferrous and ferrous alloys, polymers, ceramics and composites. Basic crystallographic notation and molecular structure of common engineering materials. Principles of metallurgical thermodynamics and kinetics applied to phase transformations and strengthening mechanisms.

Prerequisite: ENGR 245.    Course Offered: Spring of every even year

Industrial Engineering Discipline

ENGR 470

Advanced Economic Analysis

3 cr

Emphasizes the systematic evaluation of the costs and benefits associated with proposed technical projects. The student will be exposed to the concepts of the “time value of money” and the methods of discounted cash flow. Students are prepared to make decisions regarding money as capital within a technological or engineering environment. Topics include: analysis of engineering projects; interest rate factors, methods of evaluation, depreciation, replacement, breakeven analysis, after tax analysis, decision-making under certainty and risk.

Prerequisite: junior standing.    Course Offered: Spring of every even year

ENGR 475

Project Management

3 cr

Presents methods essential to successful execution of projects, from initiation, to planning, to execution, monitoring and controlling, and to closure. Topics include organizational structures, management functions, planning tools, scheduling techniques, pricing and estimating, cost control, trade-off analysis, and risk management. This course aligns with the Project Management Institute (PMI) standards for professional certification as a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Prerequisite: senior standing.    Course Offered: Every Fall

ENGR 476

Operations Management

3 cr

This course is an introduction to the field of operations management and focuses on how organizations transform inputs to products and services. Topics include: modeling and analysis of operations; supply chain analysis and planning; inventory control and warehouse management; logistics network design; and supply chain coordination.

Prerequisite: junior standing.     Course Offered: Spring of every odd year

Electrical Engineering Discipline

ENGR 350

Electric Circuits with Lab

4 cr

An introduction to analog and digital electronics. Topics include basic circuit theory and the application of Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws; time-domain and frequency domain responses for passive and active circuits; Boolean algebra and logic circuits; and analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.

Prerequisite: PHYS 251.     Course Offered: Every Fall

ENGR 352

Mechatronics with Lab

4 cr

Synergistic integration of mechanical engineering with electronics and intelligent computer control in designing and manufacturing machines, products and processes; semiconductor electronics, analog signal processing, with op amps, digital circuits, Boolean algebra, logic network designs, Karnaugh map, flip-flops and applications, data acquisition, A/D and D/A, interfacing to personal computers, sensors and actuators, microcontroller programming and interfacing.

Prerequisite: PHYS 251.

ENGR 454

Systems Modeling and Control

4 cr

Introduction to control techniques. Dynamic analysis of linear feedback systems in the time and frequency domain, with emphasis on stability and steady-state accuracy. Includes modeling of electrical and mechanical systems; characterization of physical systems using linear, constant-coefficient differential equations and state-space models; Convolution using Laplace transform techniques; identification of system response using frequency response and Bode plots; specification of design criteria in the s-domain; and modification of system parameters to satisfy design requirements. MATLAB is used as simulation tools and as a computer interface for analysis and design.

Electives

5 cr

At least 5 credits of general electives.

Total Credits

120 cr

*ENGR students may double count CHEM 141/142 and MATH 191 in both the core and the major.

Engineering Science 4-Year Plan of Study

Year 1

Fall

MATH 191

4cr

CHEM 141/142

4cr

ENGR 111

3cr

Core

3cr

WJUS

1cr

Total Credits

15cr

Spring

MATH 192

4cr

CHEM 151/2

4cr

PHYS 141/142

4cr

ENGR 112

3cr

Total Credits

15cr

Year 2

Fall

MATH 193

4cr

PHYS 241/242

4cr

ENGR 243

3cr

Core

3cr

Total Credits

14cr

Spring

MATH 212

3cr

ENGR 244

3cr

ENGR 245

4cr

Core

3cr

Core

3cr

Total Credits

16cr

Year 3

Fall

ENGR 350

4cr

ENGR 346

3cr

Core

3cr

Core

3cr

Core

3cr

Total Credits

16cr

Spring

ENGR 347

3cr

ENGR 352

4cr

MATH 215

3cr

Core

3cr

General Elective

3cr

Total Credits

16cr

Year 4

Fall

ENGR 454

3cr

ENGR 470

3cr

ENGR 475

3cr

General Elective

3cr

General Elective

3cr

Total Credits

15cr

Spring

ENGR 448

3cr

ENGR 484

3cr

ENGR 476

3cr

General Elective

3cr

General Elective

1cr

Total Credits

13cr