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ENGR 4090 Practical Experience

All Engineering students are required to have 300 hours of practical experience in Engineering during their junior and senior years. Every student should register for this course during the semester in which they will complete their 300 hours requirement. This course may be retaken if the 300 hours are not completed within the semester of registration. This course is a Credit/No Credit course. 
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ENGR 4150 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

This lab investigates the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics with hands on experiments in the areas of fluid statics, viscosity, buoyancy, Bermoulli’s equation, friction losses, and the concepts of lift and drag. Lab Fee.

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ENGR 4310 Vibrations

This course offers students a professional level of instruction on the topic of vibration of mechanical systems. Topics include single degree of freedom systems, Lagrangian analysis for multiple degree of freedom systems, matrix methods, transfer functions, impulse response, step response and convolution integrals, and an introduction to nonlinear models. Prerequisites: ENGR 2321, ENGR 3320 and MATH 3325, Lab fee.

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ENGR 4312 Digital Signal Processing

This course will cover fundamentals of discrete-time signals and systems including the following topics: signal representation in time domain, Fourier transform, sampling theorem, linear time-invariant system, discrete convolution, z-transform, discrete Fourier transform, and discrete filter design. Prerequisite: ENGR 3340. Lab fee.

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ENGR 4315 Power Systems

This course is an introductory subject in the field of electric power systems and electrical to mechanical energy conversion. It will provide students with a general understanding of the different aspects of power, such as generation, transmission, distribution, some regulatory requirements, and general industry safety issues. Prerequisite: ENGR 2430 (2330/2130). Lab fee.

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ENGR 4320 System Dynamics and Control

Engineering students in this course will gain professional level of education in the mathematics of system dynamics and control. Students will have the opportunity to apply their skill in two projects during the semester that focus on modeling a physical system and applying control theory to achieve a desired behavior. Topics include: Linear Ordinary Differential Equations, System Dynamics, Laplace Transforms, Mechanical Systems, System Modeling, Control System Design in the time domain and frequency domain. Prerequisite. ENGR 2321, ENGR 2430, MATH 3325, and CISC 2330
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ENGR 4325 Radio Frequency Circuit

This course will introduce the fundamental principles for radio frequency design and analysis. Topics include transmission line theory; network analysis, impedance matching techniques, design of resonators, couplers, and filters; diodes; mixers, and principles and technique of microwave measurements. Prerequisite: ENGR 3330 and ENGR 4330.

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ENGR 4330 Engineering Electromagnetics

This course covers the fundamentals of applied electromagnetics by emphasizing physical understanding and practical applications in Engineering Science. It deals with the study of static electric fields in vacuum and dielectrics, conductors, capacitance, electrostatic energy and forces, Poisson’s equation, static magnetic fields, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, vector magnetic potential, inductance, Maxwell’s equations for time varying fields, Faraday’s law, plan wave propagation, time-harmonic fields, propagation in lossless media, and wave reflection and transmission at normal incidence. The bridge between electric circuits and electromagnetics is done through the study of transmission lines and their lumped-element model, transmission line input impedance, and power flow on lossless transmission line. Prerequisites: ENGR 2430, MATH 3430, and MATH 3325. Lab fee.
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ENGR 4335 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

This course will introduce students to the field of Aerospace Engineering. Topics will include: definition of the standard atmosphere, aerodynamics, aircraft stability/control, aircraft performance, orbitalmechanics, and aerospace propulsion. Prerequisites: ENGR 2321, ENGR 2345
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ENGR 4340 Principles of Heat Transfer

Engineering students in this course will gain a professional level of education in the mechanisms of heat transfer. The concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation will be explored, and numerical analysis techniques will be introduced. Students will gain a clear understanding of the physics involved, and learn how to utilize modern tools in the solution of complex problems.  Prerequisites: ENGR 2311, MATH 3325, CISC 2330, and ENGR 2345
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ENGR 4350 Fluid Mechanics

This course covers the fundamentals of applied Fluid Mechanics by emphasizing physical understanding and practical applications in Engineering Science. It deals with the study of and the practical applications in Engineering Science. It deals with the study of and the practical application of the conversation equations for mass, momentum, and energy. In addition the course covers the fundamental concepts of hydrostatics and dynamics of Newtonian fluids, using Bernoulli’s and Navier-Stokes equations. Additional topics include: control volume analysis, basic flow differential analysis, potential flow, and viscous incompressible flow. Prerequisites: ENGR 2321, ENGR 2345, and MATH 3325
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ENGR 4360 Signals and Systems

This course provides an introduction to the analysis of signals and systems in the time domain using differential equations and convolution with the impulse response, and in the frequency domain using Fourier series, Fourier, and Laplace transforms with transfer functions. Prerequisite: ENGR 2430.

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ENGR 4365 Mechatronics

This course introduces students to the basic mechatronics system components, and the design principles of using mechatronics to meet functionality requirements of products, processes, and systems. Several course projects are presented in diverse application domains. The course will also prepare students to research current techniques and identify possible innovations to the field. Lab fee. Prerequisites: ENGR 4320.
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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). Lab fee.
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ENGR 4380 Capstone Design I

The Capstone Design course provides Senior level engineering students the opportunity to participate in a year-long design project. Design teams will be supported by a dedicated engineering professor from a relevant engineering discipline. Students may choose a University design competition, or a project that serves a customer in the community. Design projects are to be held to a professional standard, with realistic constraints. This course culminates in a preliminary design review that will be used to complete the final design in the following semester. Prerequisite: ENGR 3260 and senior standing. Lab fee.
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ENGR 4381 Capstone Design II

The Capstone Design course provides Senior level engineering students the opportunity to participate in a year-long design project. This course is the second half of the Capstone Design sequence.  Design teams will continue their work through fabrication, testing, and final presentation. Design projects are to be held to a professional standard, with realistic constraints. This course culminates in a final design review that will include feedback from experts outside the UMHB faculty. Prerequisites: ENGR 4380 and senior standing.  Lab fee.
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ENGR 4395 Engineering Internship

This course permits students to enhance their knowledge within a field of Engineering Science specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom for which the student will receive three semester hours credit. The course will consist of supervised paid or unpaid work as a professional-level intern for an employer with an approved internship program. Application must be approved prior to registration. Requirements: consent of department chairperson. This course can be taken twice for credit. Administration fee required.
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