College of Engineering Minor

This minor has been designed for Boston University students who are not in the College of Engineering but who want a general introduction to the concepts and applications of engineering. A 20-credit residency in the College of Engineering is required. A minimum grade of C is required in all courses fulfilling the minor. All course substitutions must be approved by the College of Engineering Undergraduate Committee.

Additional information can be obtained from the Undergraduate Records office, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington Street, Room 108.

Prerequisites (12 credits)

  • CAS MA 123 Calculus I, 4 cr
  • CAS MA 124 Calculus II, 4 cr
  • CAS MA 225 Multivariate Calculus, 4 cr (Prereq CAS MA 124)
  • CAS PY 211 Physics I, 4 cr

Required Courses (8 credits)

  • CAS MA 226 Differential Equations, 4 cr (Prereq CAS MA 225)
  • ENG EK 127 Engineering Computation with C++, 4 cr

Introduction Courses (4 credits chosen from the list below)

  • ENG EK 130 Introduction to Engineering, 4 cr
  • ENG EK 131 Introduction to Engineering, 2 cr
  • ENG EK 132 Introduction to Engineering, 2 cr
  • ENG EK 156 Design and Manufacture, 2 cr
  • ENG EK 280 Technology and Society, 4 cr
  • ENG ME 201 Introduction to Aircraft Performance, 2 cr
  • ENG ME 202 Introduction to Spacecraft Performance, 2 cr

Either Track A or Track B Sequence: 12 credits

Track A Sequence (12 credits): Mechanical

  • ENG EK 301 Engineering Mechanics I, 4 cr (Prereq CAS PY 211 and ENG EK 127; coreq CAS MA 225)
Track A1 (4 credits chosen from the list below)
  • ENG ME 305 Mechanics of Materials, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EK 301)
  • ENG ME 306 Material Science, 4 cr (Prereq CAS PY 212)
  • ENG ME 308 Statistics and Quality Engineering, 4 cr (Prereq CAS MA 225)
Track A2 (4 credits chosen from the list below)
  • ENG BE 436 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 4 cr (Prereq CAS MA 226, ENG EK 301)
  • ENG EK 424 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, 4 cr (CAS PY 212 and MA 225)
  • ENG ME 302 Engineering Mechanics II, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EK 301)
  • ENG ME 303 Fluid Mechanics, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EK 301)
  • ENG ME 304 Thermodynamics, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EK 301)
  • ENG ME 307 Flight Structures, 4 cr (Prereq ENG ME 305)
  • ENG ME 309 Structural Mechanics, 4 cr (Prereq ENG ME 305)
  • ENG ME 411 Operations Research, 4 cr (Prereq ENG ME 308)
  • ENG ME 465 Materials Processing, 4 cr (Prereq ENG ME 306)

Track B Sequence (12 credits): Electrical

  • ENG EK 307 Electric Circuit Theory, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EK 127; coreq. CAS MA 226)
Track B1 (4 credits chosen from the list below)
  • ENG BE 401 Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering, 4 cr (Prereq Jr. standing; ENG BE 200, EK 307 & CAS MA 226)
  • ENG EC 311 Introduction to Logic Design, 4 cr (Prereq or coreq. EK 307)
  • ENG EC 401 Signals and Systems, 4 cr (Prereq CAS MA 226 and ENG EK 307)
  • ENG EC 410 Introduction to Electronics, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EK 307)
Track B2 (4 credits chosen from the list below)
  • ENG BE 402 Control Systems in Biomedical Engineering, 4 cr (Prereq ENG BE 401)
  • ENG EC 312 Small Computer Systems, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EC 311)
  • ENG EC 402 Control Systems, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EC 401)
  • ENG EC 412 Analog Electronics, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EC 410)
  • ENG EC 415 Communication Systems, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EC 401)
  • ENG EC 416 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing, 4 cr (Prereq ENG EC 401)