ENGR - Engineering

ENGR 1310 Introduction to Engineering

This course provides an introduction to the engineering profession for students expressing an interest in all areas of engineering. Topics include engineering disciplines, ethics, the impact of technology on the world, analysis and design using a team design project, and computer-aided design and problem solving. Lab fee.

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ENGR 1320 Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals

This course will provide exposure to, and practice with, problem-solving strategies for problems commonly encountered in the design and analysis of mechanical and electrical engineering systems. This course will enhance a student's ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems and to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Prerequisite: ENGR 1310 Lab Fee.

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ENGR 2190 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 2290 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 2301 The Effects of Climate Change

This course is designed to expose students with a wide range of academic interests to the human activity of science. In this course students will take the broad view that includes the natural, behavioral, and social sciences as material for discussions. Students will use the texts to explore the modes of thought and activity that are common to all of these disciplines, including their mathematical tools and empirical methods. Students will also consider the social, cultural and political contexts in which science occurs. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with scientists’ intellectual and practical tools. Students should also be able to contrast the distinctive features of the sciences with academic areas such as humanities. Lab fee.

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ENGR 2311 Numerical Algorithms

This course is designed to familiarize computer science and engineering students with the fundamental concepts in numerical algorithms. This course will consider problems from the following areas" root finding, floating pair systems, finding solutions to linear systems using direct or iterative solvers, interpolation curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, multiple integrals, least squares. Prerequisite (s): CISC 2330 or ENGR 1320, and CISC 2315 or MATH 1330 or by permission of the instructor. Lab Fee.
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ENGR 2320 Engineering Mechanics: Statics

The course provides a professional level of instruction for engineering students. Topics include: analysis of force-couple systems, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, structural analysis, distributed forces, friction, centroids and moments of area, particle kinematics and kinetics in various coordinate systems. Prerequisite: ENGR 1320 and Corequisite MATH 1330. Lab fee.

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ENGR 2321 Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics

The course designed provides a professional level of instruction for engineering students. Topics include: force action related to displacement, velocity, acceleration of rigid bodies including Newton's Second Law, work energy methods, impulse-momentum, central and oblique impacts, and kinematics of plane motion, translation and rotation. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2320 and Corequisite: MATH 2330. Lab fee.

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ENGR 2345 Engineering Thermodynamics

The objective of this course is to develop knowledge of the First and second laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes and properties, flow processes, conversion of heat into work, conduction, convection, radiation, and heat exchangers. Topics include applications to ideal and real gases, vapor and gas power systems, refrigeration, and many heat pumps. Examples and problems relate to contemporary aspects of energy, power generation and broader environmental issues. Prerequisites: ENGR 2321, Corequisite: MATH 2330 and PHYS 2421. Lab fee.

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ENGR 2390 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 2391 Special Topics

Classes explore specialized problems in the area of Engineering Science. A student may repeat this course for credit when the course topic has been varied. Course level may range from sophomore to senior level. Lab fee.

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ENGR 2430 Electrical Circuit Theory

A course to provide a professional level of instruction for engineering students. Topics that this course covers include: Linear circuit elements, sources, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and node equations, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, resistive network analysis, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, power, transient analysis of simple circuits. Prerequisites: ENGR 1320, Co-requisite: MATH 2330 and PHYS 2422. Lab fee.

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ENGR 2490 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 3137 Digital Logic Design Laboratory

This course is a foundational course for all inter-disciplinary engineering science majors.  It is a crucial component of the ENGR 3337 Digital Logic Design course. The added laboratory is required by the Articulation Agreement between UMHB and Baylor University.

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ENGR 3190 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 3290 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 3337 Digital Logic Design

This course is designed to familiarize computer science and engineering students with the fundamental concepts in the field of digital logic design. This course will consider problems from the following areas: Boolean algebra, number systems and representations, analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic circuits, minimization, small and medium scale integrated devices, programmable logic and simulation of digital circuits. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1320 or CISC 2315 or by permission of the instructor. Lab Fee.

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ENGR 3390 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 3391 Special Topics

Classes explore specialized problems in the area of Engineering Science. A student may repeat this course for credit when the course topic has been varied. Course level may range from sophomore to senior level. Lab fee.

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ENGR 3420 Mechanics of Materials

This course introduces junior-level engineering students to the concepts of stress and strain with applications to design and analysis of structures. The goals include developing skills relating to modeling and analysis of simple structures subject to axial, torsional, and bending loads. This course incorporates hands-on experience with standard test methods  for the mechanical properties of a range of materials. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2320 or by permission of the instructor. Lab fee.
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ENGR 3490 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 4190 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 4290 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 4370 Computer Science & Engineering Ethics Seminar

The capstone course for all CSE majors begins with discussions of the ethical impact of computer science and engineering on the human condition as well as more general questions concerning the impact of technology on society. From a distinctively Christian perspective, students will examine several philosophical systems of ethics with the stated purpose of examining the social and ethical responsibilities of CSE professionals. In light of all class discussions, students employ techniques to design and implement a hardware/software solution for a current volunteer project of Computer Science and Engineering. (Same as CISC 4370) Prerequisite: Junior-standing CSE major. Lab fee.
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ENGR 4390 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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ENGR 4391 Special Topics

Classes explore specialized problems in the area of Engineering Science. A student may repeat this course for credit when the course topic has been varied. Course level may range from sophomore to senior level. Lab fee.

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ENGR 4490 Independent Study

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

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