Engineering and Science (ENSC) Course Descriptions

• ENSC 1381 Special Topics in Engineering

  Prerequisite(s): None

  Topics are selected on basis of student need and academic qualifications of staff. If regular lectures are not given, a minimum of 30 hours of work for each hour credit must be included. Laboratory may or may not be included.

• ENSC 1411 Engineering and Cyber Projects I

  Prerequisite(s): None
  Corequisite(s): Credit for or concurrent registration in MATH 1434 or higher

  An introduction to engineering profession, engineering design and problem-solving, computing, algorithms, programming and software structures, and computer systems.

• ENSC 1412 Engineering and Cyber Projects II

  Prerequisite(s): ENSC 1411 and (MATH 1434 or higher)

  Additional engineering and computing projects using electronic components, algorithms and programming, and applications.

• ENSC 2321 Statics and Mechanics of Materials

  Prerequisite(s): ENSC 1412 and PHYS 2413 and MATH 1452

  Resultants and equilibrium of force systems, stress and strain, truss and frame analysis, torsion, bending.

• ENSC 2322 Thermodynamics

  Prerequisite(s): ENSC 1412 and MATH 1452

  Fundamental concepts, properties of pure substance, work, heat, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, cycle analysis.

• ENSC 2361 Electrical Engineering and Circuits

  Prerequisite(s): ENSC 1412 and MATH 1451

  Fundamental concepts, units and laws. Network theorems, network simplification, phasors and AC solution of circuits, power and electronic applications.

• ENSC 4181 Special Topics/Independent Study

  Prerequisite(s): None

  Topics are selected on basis of student need and academic qualifications of staff. If regular lectures are not given, a minimum of 30 hours of work for each hour credit must be included.

• ENSC 4311 Senior Project I

  Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor

  Open-ended, team-based design project that draws on student’s entire academic experience with emphasis on idea generation and conceptual design. Social and ethical aspects of engineering and computing. Communication skills.

• ENSC 4312 Senior Project II

  Prerequisite(s): ENSC 4311

  Continuations of ENSC 4311 with emphasis on implementation and testing.

• ENSC 4315 Internship/Professional Experience

  Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor

  On-site, supervised, structured work experience. This course may be taken to facilitate a three month off-campus professional experience or part-time professional experience.

• ENSC 4381 Special Topics/Independent Study

  Prerequisite(s): None

  Topics are selected on basis of student need and academic qualifications of staff. If regular lectures are not given, a minimum of 30 hours of work for each hour credit must be included.