Undergraduate Degree Program
CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry (3 credits)
(Common Course Number CHEM 1311) Descriptive and quantitative aspects of chemistry suitable for students intending a degree in science or engineering; Includes fundamental concepts underlying the discipline, atomic structure, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, chemical bonding and molecular structure.
Prerequisite: MATH 1411 with a grade of "C" or better.
CHEM 1105 - General Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
CHEM 1105. Laboratory for CHEM 1305.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1305
CHEM 1306 - General Chemistry (3 credits)
(Common Course Number CHEM 1312) A continuation of CHEM 1305; Includes intermolecular forces, quantitative aspects of chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1305 with a grade of "C" or better.
CS 1320 - Computer Programming Sci/Engr. (3 credits)
(Common Course Number COSC 1330). Introduction to computers and problem solving with digital computers. A procedural programming language will be utilized to solve scientific and engineering oriented problems. Visualization methods will also be used to provide an experimental approach to problem solving.
Prerequisite: MATH 1508 with C or better.
HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865 (3 credits)
History of the United States to 1865 (3-0) (Common Course Number 1301) Survey of American history through the Civil War, emphasizing the European background, the colonial contribution, the American Revolution, the republican government, growth of democracy, the background and course of the Civil War. With HIST 1302, fulfills the statutory requirement for American History.
HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865 (3 credits)
History of the United States Since 1865 (3-0) (Common Course Number HIST 1302) Reconstruction, rise of big business, clash of economic interests, struggle for reform, imperialism and world power status. Progressivism, World War I, the Twenties, the New Deal, World War II, post-war America. With HIST 1301, fulfills the statutory requirement for American History.
MATH 1411 - Calculus I (4 credits)
(Common Course Number MATH 2413) Topics include limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration of functions of a single variable.
Prerequisites: Four years of high school mathematics including trigonometry and analytical geometry and an adequate score on a placement examination, or MATH 1508 with a grade of "C" or better.
MATH 1312 - Calculus II (3 credits)
Calculus II (3-0) (Common Course Number MATH 2314) Continuation of MATH 1411. Topics include special methods of integration and applications; infinite series.
Prerequisite: MATH 1411 with "C" or better.
MATH 2313 - Calculus III (3 credits)
Calculus III (3-0) (Common Course Number MATH 2315) Continuation of MATH 1312. Topics include solid analytic geometry, partial differentiation, and multiple integrals.
Prerequisite: MATH 1312 with a grade of "C" or better.
POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics (3 credits)
Introduction to Politics (3-0) (Common Course Number GOVT 2302) An overview of the concepts, principles, and practices of politics as background for the study of American and Texas political institutions. The course may employ an international, comparative, or theoretical focus.
POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics (3 credits)
American Government and Politics (3-0) (Common Course Number GOVT 2301) A survey of contemporary American, national, state, and local political processes and institutions, with emphasis upon the Constitutions of the United States and Texas. This course meets teacher certification requirements for out-of-state graduate students.
UNIV 1301 - Seminar/Critical Inquiry (3 credits)
Foundations of Engineering for the Problem Solver. Seminar in Critical Inquiry (3-0) This course will engage entering students in critical inquiry concerning one or more related academic topics. The seminar will increase students' knowledge of the role of technology in the academic community. Information acquisition, critical thinking, and communication will be integrated in an active learning environment. 海角社区s will conduct library and electronic 海角社区 to support one or more academic projects. Specific topics may vary with instructor.
RWS 1301 - Rhetoric & Composition I (3 credits)
(Common Course Number ENGL 1301). RWS 1301 develops students' critical thinking skills in order to facilitate effective communication in all educational, professional, and social contexts. This effective communication is based on an awareness of and appreciation for discourse communities as well as knowledge specific to subject matter, genre, rhetorical strategy, and writing process. Through a variety of writing tasks, students are empowered to determine the most effective rhetorical strategies, arrangements, and media to use in different rhetorical contexts.
RWS 1302 - Rhetoric & Composition 2 (3 credits)
(Common Course Number ENGL 1302). RWS 1302 develops students' critical thinking skills in order to facilitate effective communication in all contexts. This effective communication is based on awareness of and appreciation for discourse communities as well as knowledge specific to subject matter, genre, rhetorical strategy, and writing process. With an emphasis on analysis and 海角社区, the class presents an approach to communication that helps students determine the most effective strategies, arrangements, and media to use in different rhetorical contexts. The course also provides a space for informed advocacy. Equivalent course ESOL 1312.
Prerequisite: RWS 1301 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 1301 - Civil Engineering Fundamentals (3 credits)
Principles used in the analysis, design, construction and maintenance of civil engineering infrastructure systems. Concepts of sustainability and environmental impact, civil engineering as a profession and expectations of ethical behavior.
CE 1313 - Engineering Measurements (3 credits)
Principles and methods of surveying, hands on experience in the use of modern surveying instruments, fundamentals of global positioning system (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), use GPS/GIS software for surveying applications.
CE 2315 - Statics (3 credits)
Newtonian mechanics of force systems, equilibrium of particles and rigid body, forces in space, distributed forces, centroids and friction.
CE 2326 - Econ for Engrs & Scientists (3 credits)
Application of economics to engineering and industrial problems which require knowledge of engineering for their solution.
CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials (3 credits)
Stress and strain theories, axial loading, torsion, study of combined stresses, beam and column design, and basic structural analysis.
CE 2335 - Geological Engineering (GEO 3321) (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the principles of physical geology and their applications in the civil engineering profession. At the end of the course, students will have a foundation in geology such that they will be able to communicate with geologists and geophysicists or read geological reports that are pertinent to engineering projects. Emphasis in laboratories will be placed on practical engineering problems that require the use of geology and geophysics.
CE 2338 - Mechanics II (Dynamics) (3 credits)
Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, work and energy, impulse and momentum.
Prerequisite: CE 2315, MATH 1312 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 2343 - Structural Analysis (3 credits)
A study of framed structures, trusses, girders, and beams including applications of static and moving loads on bridges.
CE 2373 - Engr Probability & Statistics (IE 3373) (3 credits)
Fundamental concepts of discrete and continuous random variables, distribution functions, moments, moment generating functions, statistical dependence, stochastic modeling and random events, graphical and numerical methods, descriptive and inferential statistics, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing and regression analysis. The creation and proper utilization of statistical decision models for engineering analysis and design are stressed. Emphasis is on measurement, formulation analysis and design of physical problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 2313 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 2375 - Intro to Thermal-Fluid Science (3 credits)
An introduction to the basic concepts of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to include properties, property relationships, states, and fields. Presentation of the basic equations of thermal-fluid science, continuity, first and second laws of thermodynamics and momentum.
Prerequisite: CE 2334 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 2377 - Electro Mechanical Systems (IE 2377) (3 credits)
Circuit equations and network theorems. Introduction to digital logic circuits. Motors and generators. Principles of sensing, actuation, and control.
Prerequisite: MATH 1312 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 2385 - Environmental Engr Fundamental (3 credits)
Introduction to the engineering aspects of environmental systems to include such topics as water quality management, air pollution and control, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental impact assessment, and governmental regulation.
Prerequisite: CE 2375 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3334 - Construction Management (3 credits)
An understanding of construction management issues such as: procurement of work, bidding versus quality-based selection processes, how the design professionals and the construction professionals interact to construct a project.
CE 3336 - Civil Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Civil Engineering Materials Properties of civil engineering materials, measurements and test methods, relationship of properties to performance; their structure and behavior: relationship between structure and behavior.
Prerequisite: CE 2334 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3345 - Design of Concrete Structures (3 credits)
Reinforced concrete theory; design of beams, columns, slabs, footings, and retaining walls using current design specifications.
Prerequisite: CE 2343 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3342 - Water & Waste Water Engr. (3 credits)
Study of basic processes involved in conventional water and wastewater treatment plants. Coverage include theory and preliminary design consideration.
Prerequisite: CE 2375 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3348 - Geotechnical Engineering (3 credits)
Physical and mechanical properties of soils, plasticity, shrinkage, permeability seepage, consolidation, shear strength, Rankine and Coulomb earth pressure and braced cuts.
Prerequisite: CE 2335, 3336, 3456 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3153 - Water & Waste Water Laboratory (1 credits)
Laboratory analysis of water and wastes.
Prerequisite: CE 3342 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3456 - Hydrology & Hydraulic Engr. (4 credits)
Essential principles of hydraulics and hydrology demonstrated in the laboratory and applied to the design of hydraulic structures.
Prerequisite: CE 2375, 2373 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 3361 - Design of Steel Structures (3 credits)
Concepts of the design of steel structures using the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) philosophy; design members in tension, members in compression, beams, beam-columns, and connections; and design of trusses and frames.
Prerequisite: CE 2343 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 4188 - Senior Design I (1 credit)
Senior Design I (0-3) Conceptual and preliminary design project.
Prerequisite: Departamental App.
CE 4195 - Sr Professional Orientation (1 credit)
Senior Professional Orientation (1-0) Introduction to the Engineering profession with emphasis on job placement, professional ethics and engineering field examination. Required of all students prior to graduation.
CE 4288 - Senior Design II (2 credits)
Senior Design II (1-3) Final design project.
Prerequisite: CE 4188 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 4339 - Geostructural Design (3 credits)
This course is concerned with Geostructural Design as it applies to foundations for buildings and other structures, such as retaining walls. It also includes the design of natural slopes, the dewatering of soils, and mechanical and chemical stabilization of soils, and pavement design.
Prerequisite: CE 3348 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 4340 - Transportation Engineering (3 credits)
Transportation Engineering (3-0) Study of planning economics, finance, location, design and administration of transportation systems.
Prerequisite: CE 1313 with a grade of "C" or better.
CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr. (3 credits)
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering (3-0) Presentation of contemporary issues and advanced topics in all areas of Civil Engineering.
Prerequisite: Departamental App.
CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II (3 credits)
Presentation of contemporary issues and advances in all areas of civil engineering.
Prerequisite: Departamental App.
CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III (3 credits)
Presentation of contemporary issues and advances in all areas of civil engineering.
Prerequisite: Departamental App.