Undergraduate and Graduate programs
Course Descriptions

  • Undergraduate

    • Minors

       General Requirements A Minor Program of study must consist of a minimum of 18 credit hours of a logical sequence of courses, only three hours of which may be taken at the 100- or 200- level. No more than six credit hours of the sequence may be taken in the student’s degree granting department. An Area of Special Interest (ASI) must consist of a minimum of 12 credit hours of a logical sequence of courses, only three hours of which may be taken at the 100- or 200¬level. No more than three credit hours of the sequence may be specifically required by the degree program in which the student is graduating.


  • Graduate programs

    • ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
      1. M.S. Engineering Systems
      2. Ph.D. Engineering Systems(Options: Civil, Electrical and Mechanical)
    • Emphasis Areas
      1. Chemically reacting flow as applied to combustion and material processing
      2. Geotechnics
      3. Earthquake and structural Engineering
      4. Intelligent signal processing and control as applied to manufacturing, robotics, biomechanics and telecommunications
      5. Static and dynamic behavior of solid state and granular materials
      6. Electrical power, power electronics and renewable energy systems

  • 5 Year Program

    • Description:

     These five-year programs offer CSM Engineering Physics majors the opportunity to obtain specific engineering skills to complement and focus their physics background. Essentially, students fill in their technical and free electives in their standard four-year Engineering Physics BS program with a reduced set of coordinated engineering classes. These classes come in one of two tracks: Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. At the end of the fourth year, the student is awarded an Engineering Physics BS and is automatically entered into the Engineering Systems Masters degree program with the opportunity to graduate in one year with a Masters of Engineering in Engineering Systems degree (non-thesis option).

    Benefits:
    • Obtaining an education which has the breadth of a physics undergraduate degree with the depth of a graduate engineering degree.
    • Enhancing your engineering skills by mastering the core set of engineering knowledge in electrical or mechanical engineering.
    • Obtaining a BS in Engineering Physics and an ME (or MS) in Engineering Systems within a short time.
    • Enhancing your career opportunities by having a discipline-specific engineering degree to augment your physics background.

    What to do:
    • Apply to enter this program in your mid-Sophomore or beginning Junior year.
    • Take the classes indicated by the “typical” class sequence for the appropriate track.
    • Maintain a “B” average.
    • Find an appropriate Senior Design project that can lead to a Masters report or a Masters thesis by the start of your Senior year.
    • Find a Division of Engineering advisor by the start of your Senior year and make sure that s/he approves with the subject and scope of your Senior Design project.
    • Submit a “pro-forma” graduate school application at the beginning of your Senior year.

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