EGR - Engineering
Modeling, design, and analysis of mechanical vibrations: natural frequency, damping, excitation, higher order systems, modal analysis, experimental testing, and continuous systems. Prerequisites:
EGR 253;
MTH 232;
CPS 180; or
EGR 200; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and analysis of control for mechanical systems, including modeling, transient and steady-state, root locus, frequency response, PID control, and state space. Prerequisites:
EGR 253;
MTH 232;
CPS 180 or
EGR 200; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of engineering acoustics including use of the wave equation, reflection, transmission and attenuation processes, with introduction of various acoustic applications. Prerequisites:
EGR 356, 358;
MTH 232; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate student in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamental mechanics and engineering principles applied to understand biological tissues and systems. Prerequisites:
EGR 253, 255, 355; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or graduate standing in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of composite material mechanics with emphasis on selection, analysis, and use. Includes stiffness and strength theories applied to composite beams and plates. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
MTH 232; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or graduate student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Stress and strain in three dimensions, constitutive laws, failure theories. Advanced beam theories, curved beams, shear deformation, beams on elastic foundations, plates and shells, energy methods. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
MTH 233; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Internet of Things (IoT), protocols and standards, IoT architecture, microcontroller, sensor, actuator interfacing, wired and wireless communication, network interface, edge and cloud computing. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites:
EGR 398; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), sensors, node components, operating systems, protocols, simulators, applications, security, and signal processing. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites:
EGR 398; cumulative GPA 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of optical phenomena and its application to engineering problems. Topics include ray optics, beam optics, guided wave optics, lasers and applications thereof. Prerequisite:
EGR 388; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and simulation of analog integrated circuits and systems using transistor level differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers, scillators, and data converters. Prerequisites:
EGR 292, 392; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(2-2)
Fundamentals of power electronics including switch-mode DC-DC converters, feedback controllers, rectifiers, semiconductor switches and magnetic circuit in power electronics. Prerequisites:
EGR 398; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of selected engineering topics presented at an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level and not included in a regular course. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisites: See class schedule; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher or graduate standing in MS in Engineering program.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Modeling and analysis of advanced engineering systems. These include linear and nonlinear, discrete and continuous systems typically found in mechanical and electrical engineering. Prerequisite: Admittance to the graduate program in engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Develop and conduct experiments involving advanced data acquisition and analyses in engineering. Perform uncertainty and error analysis of collected data. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering.
Credits
3(2-2)
Directed research supervised by an Engineering faculty member. Repeatable up to 6 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Discussion of current research and application topics in engineering. Basic skills of oral presentation and literature search will be introduced. CR/NC only. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Study of selected engineering topics presented at the graduate-level and not included in a regular course. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisite: See class schedule, graduate standing in MS Engineering Program.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Advanced independent research in engineering where learned knowledge is applied. A proposal in consultation with an advising instructor is required. Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Engineering program; completed 6 credits of
EGR 637; permission of advising instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Thesis research supervised by an engineering faculty. CR/NC only. May be repeated as needed. Prerequisites:
EGR 600; Graduate Student in Engineering.
Credits
1-6(Spec)