School of Engineering

CENG 1204 Civil Engineering 3D Design (Lab): 2 semester hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1030 or equivalent. This course is an introduction to computer-aided drafting using CAD software and sketching to generate two- and three-dimensional drawings and Civil 3D based on the conventions of engineering graphical communication; topics include spatial relationships, multi-view projections and sectioning, dimension, graphical presentation of data, and fundamentals of computer graphics.

CENG 2010 Surveying and GIS: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1800. This course introduces basic surveying measurements and computations for engineering project control, mapping, and construction layout; area computation; earthwork volume computation and balancing. Additionally, it will introduce coordinate geometry (COGO) design software including terrain and design surface modeling, surveying errors and leveling. It will cover methods and tools used for construction layout, as-built surveys, and industrial measurements. The course includes formal field work, data collection, and analysis. Two hours of lecture and two hours of labs per week.

CENG 3310 Environmental Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1134 and MATH 1800. This course is an introduction to water pollution, air pollution, hazardous and solid waste, and their control. It will cover environmental impact statements and global pollution issues. This course requires formal laboratory experiments such as water quality testing and standards, and field trips. Two hours of lecture and two hours of labs per week.

CENG 3320 Construction Engineering Management: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1900, PHYSICS 2111/PHYSICS 2111L. This course is an introduction project administration, construction operations and methods, elements and properties of construction materials and components, project controls, construction estimating and interpretation of engineering drawings.

CENG 3321 Civil Engineering Materials Testing: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1134 and CENG 2332. This is a material science course devoted to materials typically used in Civil Engineering design and construction. The course will cover mix design of concrete and asphalt, test methods and specifications of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and wood, physical and mechanical properties of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and wood. An integral part of the course is formal laboratory experiments to implement, analyze, and report laboratory results and field tests in accordance with industry standards. Two hours of lecture and two hours of labs per week.

CENG 3330 Transportation Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CENG 1024, CENG 2010, and MATH 1320. This course is an introduction to geometric and pavement system design, traffic capacity and flow theory, traffic control devices, techniques of transportation system planning, design, and operation.

CENG 3350 Structural Analysis: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2310 and ENGR 2332. This course is an introduction to the analysis and deflection of statically determinant beams, columns, trusses, and frames. It will cover column analysis, structural determinacy and stability analysis of beams, trusses, and frames. Furthermore, it will introduce elementary statically indeterminate structures, loads, load combinations, and load paths, design of steel components, and design of reinforced concrete components.

CENG 3360 Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1900, PHYSICS 2111/PHYSICS 2111L, ENGR 2332, and CENG 3370 (taken concurrently). This course is an introduction to the nature and origin of soils and rocks, engineering significance of geologic landforms and soil deposits, identification and engineering classification of soils, engineering behavior and properties of soils, and phase relations. It involves laboratory and field tests, effective stress, stability of retaining structures, and shear strength. It will cover bearing capacity, foundation type, consolidation and differential settlement, slope stability and soil stabilization. The formal laboratory experiments include implementation, analysis, and reports on the laboratory and field test in accordance with industry standards. Two hours of lecture and two hours of labs per week.

CENG 3370 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2020, ENGR 2310, ENGR 2332 and concurrent enrollment in CENG 3360. An introduction to the basic concepts of fluid mechanics including the fundamental properties of fluids, fluid statics, kinematics of fluid motion, and similitude. The conservation of mass, energy, and momentum are introduced with applications to compressible and incompressible fluids. Laminar and turbulent boundary layers are introduced.

CENG 3380 Water Resource Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CENG 3370 and MATH 1320. This course is an introduction to the fundamental design principles and practice of water and wastewater treatment systems. The major topics include design and construction process, preliminary treatment, primary treatment, microbiology, secondary treatment, nitrogen removal, phosphorus removal, attached microbial growth, secondary settling, disinfection and post-aeration, tertiary treatment, and plant residuals management.

CENG 4000 Special Topics in Civil Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. This course covers a special topic in civil engineering to be determined by recent developments in the field. May be repeated for credit provided the subject is different.

CENG 4330 Structural Design: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CENG 3350 and CENG 3321. This course introduces the determination of deflections by the method of virtual work, analysis of trusses, continuous beams, and frames by direct stiffness method, and approximate methods of analysis. It covers the design and behavior of reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs, and columns.

CENG 4360 Roadway and Pavement Design: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CENG 3321, CENG 3350, CENG 3360. This course is an introduction to the design of highway and airport pavement systems, subgrades, subbases and bases, soil stabilization, flexible and rigid pavements; cost analysis and pavement selection; quality control; drainage; earthwork; pavement evaluation and maintenance.

CENG 4390 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CENG 3360. This course covers the engineering response to loading, soil properties, earth pressures, shear strength, soil compaction and fabric, permeability, and consolidation and settlement analysis.

CENG 4980 Civil Engineering Senior Design I: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. This course is the first of two-semester sequence course on capstone civil engineering design. It involves planning, designing, and analysis of a civil engineering project. It involves an integrated and realistic group project civil engineering profession. Realistic constraints, standards and codes, global impact will be applied in the design.

CENG 4990 Civil Engineering Senior Design II: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): CENG 4980 and senior standing. This course is the second of two-semester sequence course on civil engineering capstone. Students will perform technical analysis and initial testing on the concepts developed in Senior Design I. Students are expected to develop a prototype for evaluating their design specifications, deliver formal presentation as well as a written report.

EENG 1108 Object-Oriented Programming: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite: CMP SCI 1250 or equivalent programming experience. Introduction to programming concepts using object-oriented programming (OOP). Topics include classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, data structures, recursion, and algorithms. Laboratory work emphasizes solving engineering problems using C++/Java.

EENG 2310 Circuit Analysis I: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1900, PHYSICS 2111/PHYSICS 2111L and concurrent enrollment in MATH 2020. This course introduces basic circuit analysis techniques. Topics include Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, nodal and mesh analysis, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, superposition, first- and second-order circuits, and sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Laboratory sessions emphasize hands-on circuit design, measurement, and use of simulation software.

EENG 2320 Circuit Analysis II: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2310. Continuation of Circuit Analysis I. Topics include AC power analysis, three-phase circuits, magnetically coupled circuits, frequency response, resonance, two-port networks, Fourier analysis, and filters. Laboratory exercises focus on advanced circuit simulation, instrumentation, and experimental validation.

EENG 2800 Digital Circuit Design with Verilog/VHDL: 4 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 1108 or consent of instructor. An introduction to digital logic circuits and hardware description languages. Topics include Boolean algebra, logic gates, combinational and sequential logic design, finite-state machines, memory devices, programmable logic devices, and FPGA implementation. Laboratory emphasizes digital circuit design using Verilog/VHDL and FPGA platforms.

EENG 3300 Engineering Electromagnetics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2000 and PHYSICS 2112. This course introduces engineering applications of electromagnetic fields. Topics include vector analysis, electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, wave propagation, transmission lines, waveguides, and antenna fundamentals.

EENG 3310 Electronic Circuits I and PCB Design: 4 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2320. Study of electronic devices and basic circuit applications. Topics include semiconductor physics, diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), field-effect transistors (FETs), biasing techniques, and small-signal models. Laboratory includes SPICE simulation, breadboarding, and printed circuit board (PCB) design and fabrication.

EENG 3320 Electronic Circuits II: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 3310. Continuation of Electronic Circuits I. Topics include amplifier design, frequency response, feedback, operational amplifiers, oscillators, power amplifiers, and introduction to analog integrated circuits. Laboratory emphasizes amplifier testing, simulation, and practical implementation.

EENG 3410 Electromechanical Energy Conversion: 4 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2320. Study of electromagnetic principles applied to electromechanical devices. Topics include transformers, DC machines, induction motors, synchronous machines, power electronics basics, and energy conversion efficiency. Laboratory involves motor/generator testing, measurement of performance characteristics, and simulations.

EENG 3500 Signals and Systems: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2020. Study of continuous- and discrete-time signals and systems. Topics include convolution, Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform, z-transform, sampling, and system response. Applications to communications, control systems, and digital signal processing.

EENG 3800 Communications Systems: 3 semester hours

This course introduces analog and digital communication systems. Topics include Fourier analysis of signals, modulation techniques (AM, FM, PM, PCM, ASK, PSK, QAM), sampling theory, noise analysis, error detection/correction, and introduction to wireless communication.

EENG 3900 Microprocessor System Design with C/C++: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2800. This course focuses on microprocessor and microcontroller-based system design. Topics include instruction set architecture, assembly language, C/C++ programming for embedded systems, input/output interfaces, interrupts, memory systems, and real-time applications. Laboratory emphasizes hands-on programming and interfacing with hardware.

EENG 4100 Computer Architecture: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 3900. This course explores the structure and organization of computer systems. Topics include CPU architecture, instruction set design, pipelining, memory hierarchy, input/output subsystems, multiprocessors, and performance optimization. Laboratory includes assembly language programming and computer system simulation.

EENG 4108 Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Electrical Engineering. This course introduces machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning applications in electrical engineering. Topics include supervised and unsupervised learning, convolutional and recurrent neural networks, reinforcement learning, and AI applications in signal processing, image recognition, and robotics. Laboratory involves Python/TensorFlow projects.

EENG 4300 Advanced Digital System Design with FPGA: 4 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2800. Advanced digital system design using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Topics include system-level modeling, finite-state machine implementation, digital signal processing applications, high-level synthesis, and system-on-chip concepts. Laboratory emphasizes FPGA prototyping with Verilog/VHDL.

EENG 4410 Control Systems: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 3500. Introduction to analysis and design of feedback control systems. Topics include system modeling, time- and frequency-domain analysis, stability criteria, root locus, Bode and Nyquist plots, PID controllers, and state-space methods. Laboratory emphasizes MATLAB/Simulink and hardware-in-the-loop experiments.

EENG 4980 Senior Design I: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Electrical Engineering. The first course in a two-semester capstone sequence. Students work in teams to propose, plan, and begin development of a significant engineering design project. Emphasis on project definition, feasibility analysis, research, design planning, and ethics.

EENG 4990 Senior Design II: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 4980. Continuation of Senior Design I. Students complete, test, and present their projects. Emphasis on implementation, evaluation, professional documentation, teamwork, and oral/written presentation of engineering results.

EENG 4998 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or consent of instructor. This course covers advanced topics in electrical engineering selected from specialized areas of electrical engineering such as power systems, digital signal processing, robotics, advanced communications, VLSI, or renewable energy systems. May be repeated for credit provided the subject is different.

ENGR 1000 Research, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internship I: 1 semester hour

This program provides engineering students an opportunity to work closely with faculty and industry professionals on research projects during the academic year and/or summer. These projects help prepare students for graduate school and the workforce in engineering fields by enhancing critical thinking and team-work and providing hands-on experience in applying theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to practical engineering problems. Students will be exposed to professional development and technical and academic seminars.

ENGR 1010 Introduction to Engineering: 1 semester hour

This course, required of all new Freshman with an interest in Engineering, is designed to assist students in their transition to the university experience and to UMSL by giving students the knowledge and tools needed to succeed as scholars. Students will learn about faculty expectations, support services, and student life, as well as engineering.

ENGR 1414 Elementary Engineering Design: 2 semester hours

Prerequisites: MATH 1030 and MATH 1035, or MATH 1045, or a satisfactory score on the UMSL Math Placement Examination, obtained at most one year prior to enrollment in this course, or consent of instructor. The course presents fundamental concepts and processes (project planning, design practices, teamwork, innovation, and systems integration) involved in designing engineering systems as it relates to civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Students work in teams either as competing design teams or complementary sub-system design teams to apply the concepts to design, build, and test series of engineering projects. The students will submit a design report and give a project presentation at the end of semester.

ENGR 1818 Foundations of Engineering Design and Practice: 3 semester hours

This course introduces students to the foundations of engineering design, teamwork, and professional practice while developing essential information literacy skills. Students will learn structured approaches to engineering problem-solving, project planning, and communication, with an emphasis on identifying, evaluating, and integrating information into design solutions. Through design-build-test projects, students will experience engineering in action, connecting technical skills with broader issues of sustainability, ethics, and societal impact.

ENGR 2000 Research, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internship II: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. This program provides engineering students an opportunity to work closely with faculty and industry professionals on research projects during the academic year and/or summer. These projects help prepare students for graduate school and the workforce in engineering fields by enhancing critical thinking and team-work and providing hands-on experience in applying theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to practical engineering problems. Students will be exposed to professional development and technical and academic seminars.

ENGR 2022 Engineering Economics and Project Management: 3 semester hours

Application of economics to engineering and industrial problems that require a knowledge of engineering for their solution.

ENGR 2310 Statics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisites: MATH 1900 and PHYSICS 2111. Statics of particles and rigid bodies. Equivalent systems of forces. Distributed forces; centroids. Applications to trusses, frames, machines, beams, and cables. Friction. Moments of inertia. Principle of virtual work and applications.

ENGR 2320 Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics: 3 semester hours

ENGR 2310 and MATH 2000 (may be taken concurrently). Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the motion of particles, rigid bodies, and systems of particles; Newton’s Laws; work and energy relationships; principles of impulse and momentum; application of kinetics and kinematics to the solution of engineering problems.

ENGR 2330 Introduction to Thermodynamics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1900 and PHYSICS 2112/PHYSICS 2112L. An introduction to the basic concepts of thermodynamics including the properties of substances and ideals gases. Introduction to the concepts of a thermodynamic system, control volumes, heat, work, and internal energy. Introduction to the first and second laws of thermodynamics with engineering applications.

ENGR 2332 Mechanics of Materials: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2310. Basic concepts of stress and strain in common engineering materials. An introduction to Hooke's law and the Poisson effect. Analysis of axial, shear, flexural, torsional, and combined stress and strain in structural members. Shear and moment distribution in beams. An introduction to the deformation of structural members under load.

ENGR 3000 Research Entrepreneurship Innovation Internship III: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. This program provides engineering students an opportunity to work closely with faculty and industry professionals on research projects during the academic year and/or summer. These projects help prepare students for graduate school and the workforce in engineering fields by enhancing critical thinking and team-work and providing hands-on experience in applying theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to practical engineering problems. Students will be exposed to professional development and technical and academic seminars.

ENGR 3300 Applied Thermodynamics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2310. Gas and vapor mixtures, cycles, availability, imperfect gases, thermodynamic relations, combustion, chemical equilibrium, power systems and design projects. Effects of design choices on the earth and living systems.

ENGR 4000 Research, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internship IV: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. The purpose of this program is to provide engineering students an opportunity to work closely with faculty and industry professionals on research projects during the academic year and/or summer. These projects help prepare students for graduate school and the workforce in engineering fields. Also, participating in research projects prepares students in critical thinking, team-work, and hands-on experience in applying theoretical knowledge gained in classroom to solving practical engineering problems. Students will be exposed to professional development, technical and academic seminars. SURE, links undergraduate students with faculty and industry mentors, and introduces them to advanced research tools and database at the frontier of engineering.

ENGR 4400 Fundamentals of Engineering (FE Exam) Review: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. The FE exam is generally the first step in the process of becoming a licensed professional engineer (P.E.). The aim of this course is to review the material covered in the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.

MENG 1204 Mechanical Engineering 3D Design: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1030 or equivalent. Introduction to computer-aided drafting using CAD software and sketching to generate two- and three-dimensional drawings based on the conventions of engineering graphical communication; topics include spatial relationships, multi-view projections and sectioning, dimension, graphical presentation of data, and fundamentals of computer graphics.

MENG 3330 Instrumentation and Measurement: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): EENG 2310. Fundamentals of statistics, sensors, instrumentation, and measurement of mechanical phenomena such as temperature, flow, pressure, force, stress, displacement, and acceleration. Students will be introduced to electronics and measurement equipment, such as oscilloscopes, breadboards, function generators, digital data acquisition systems, integrated circuits strain gages, displacement meters, thermocouples, tachometers, dynamometers, filters, volume flow meters, velocity meters, pressure transducers, etc. Statistical analysis is integrated into the course, especially in the hands-on laboratories, where statistics is used to analyze and interpret acquired data.

MENG 3340 Properties of Material and Testing: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2332. This course provides an integrated approach to materials science and engineering. Students learn the important relationships between processing, microstructure, and the properties of materials. The course provides an introduction to basic characterization techniques for materials, such as microscopy, hardness testing, fracture testing and analysis, fatigue testing, and impact testing. In addition, material selection and heat treatment topics are covered. The course requires hands-on involvement by the students in the planning of experiments as well as data manipulation and analysis of results.

MENG 3350 System Dynamics and Control: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2020, ENGR 2320, and CMP SCI 1250. Mathematical modeling and analysis of linear dynamic systems; performance and design of simple controllers. Modeling of linear systems via transfer functions and state-space models; analysis of systems in the time and frequency domain using transfer functions and stat-space models; development of control techniques based on PID.

MENG 3350L System Dynamics and Control Lab: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): MENG 3350. A hands-on, team-based environment, students design, implement, and evaluate controllers -- especially PID -- or real-world dynamic systems such as motors, pendulums, or servomechanisms. They model system dynamics, identify transfer functions or state-space representations, execute time- and frequency-domain testing, and analyze closed-loop responses using MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools.

MENG 3360 Machine Design and Manufacturing: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2332 and concurrent enrollment in MENG 3340. Design and selection of machine components and connections. Stress analysis and modes of failure of materials used in machine components. The process for selection, design and failure analysis of various common machine elements. Subjects include reliability, safety factors, and the design of machine elements including shafts, roller bearings, brakes, clutches, gears, belt and chain drives, and additional topics such as screws, springs, journal bearings, and connections. Both static and cyclic loading are considered as part of the design and analysis process.

MENG 3370 Fluid Mechanics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2020, ENGR 2320 and ENGR 2330. An introduction to the basic concepts of fluid mechanics including the fundamental properties of fluids, fluid statics, kinematics of fluid motion, and similitude. The conservation of mass, energy, and momentum are introduced with applications to compressible and incompressible fluids. Laminar and turbulent boundary layers are introduced.

MENG 3370L Fluid Mechanics Lab: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in MENG 3370. The lab provides hands-on experiments to reinforce fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics. Students conduct experiments on fluid properties, flow measurement, pressure and velocity distributions, laminar and turbulent flow, losses in piping systems, and forces on immersed bodies. Emphasis is placed on experimental methods, data acquisition, error analysis, and comparison with theoretical models.

MENG 3380 Heat Transfer: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2020 and MENG 3370. Thermal energy transfer mechanisms: conduction (steady, transient), convection (internal, external), radiation; lumped parameter method; heat exchangers; introduction to numerical methods. One-dimensional steady and transient conduction is studied for planar, cylindrical, and spherical geometries. The lumped capacitance analysis is used for transient conduction when appropriate. Analytical and numerical methods are presented for two-dimensional conduction problems. Convection heat transfer is studied in both internal and external geometries and under laminar and turbulent flow regimes. Radiation heat transfer is studied by considering both the general characteristics of radiation as well as the properties of radiating surfaces and radiation heat transfer between surfaces.

MENG 3380L Heat Transfer Lab: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in MENG 3380. The lab reinforces the heat transfer principles taught in MENG 3380. Students perform team-based, hands-on experiments to explore conduction (steady-state and transient across planar, cylindrical, and spherical geometries), convection (internal and external, laminar and turbulent), and radiation heat transfer. Key topics include lumped capacitance methods, heat exchanger performance, and validation of theoretical and numerical models using modern instrumentation such as thermocouples, data acquisition systems, and heat flux sensors.

MENG 3390 Product Development and Prototyping Lab: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2332. The Lab reviews the process for product development from concept to prototypes and explores various aspects of prototyping. It also explores an integrated approach to additive manufacturing and reverse engineering. The course introduces basic operating procedures for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printers and gives instruction on repair, troubleshooting, and print optimization techniques. The laboratory examines the important relationships between 3D printing parameters and the final objects material properties. In addition, reverse engineering and rapid prototyping topics are covered.

MENG 4000 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. This course covers a special topic in mechanical engineering to be determined by recent developments in the field. May be repeated for credit provided the subject is different.

MENG 4440 Introduction to Composite Materials: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MENG 3340. This course introduces the fundamental principles and applications of composite materials in engineering. Topics include the classification and properties of composites, manufacturing processes, and common forms of composite structures. Students will study micromechanics of materials, orthotropic lamina behavior, laminate theory, and methods of failure analysis. The course also examines the effects of thermal and environmental conditions on composite performance. Emphasis is placed on analytical modeling, structural design considerations, and current trends in advanced composite applications across aerospace, automotive, marine, and biomedical industries.

MENG 4450 Computational Fluid Dynamics: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MENG 3370 and MENG 3380. This course introduces the theory and application of computational methods in fluid dynamics (CFD) and heat transfer. Topics include discretization techniques, numerical solution of the governing equations, grid generation, stability and convergence analysis, and implementation of boundary conditions. Students will gain hands-on experience with commercial CFD software to model internal and external flows, heat transfer, and design-related applications. Emphasis is placed on interpreting results, validating simulations, and applying CFD as a predictive tool in mechanical engineering design and research.

MENG 4460 Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory: 1 semester hour

Prerequisite(s): MENG 3370 or instructor consent. This laboratory course provides hands-on experience with renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, and fuel cell systems. Students will perform experiments on photovoltaic and solar thermal modules, test small-scale wind turbines in a wind tunnel, and evaluate fuel cell and energy storage performance. Emphasis is placed on data acquisition, efficiency analysis, system integration, and comparison of experimental results with theoretical models.

MENG 4490 Advanced Manufacturing: 3 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MENG 3390. This course explores modern production paradigms that harness automation, additive and subtractive processes, digitalization, and sustainable manufacturing techniques. Students learn to design, simulate, and analyze integrated manufacturing workflows, from CAD/CAM and robotics to smart factory systems, equipping them to lead in Industry 4.0 environments.

MENG 4980 Mechanical Engineering Senior Design I: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in MENG 3360 and MENG 3380; senior standing. This course is the first of a two-part sequence of courses that make up the capstone design experience in the program preceding MENG 4990. Topics covered include project planning and design including concept generation, concept selection, market analysis, design with realistic constraint, costing and project planning. Students work in teams on an industrially-sponsored project or other project approved by the faculty to develop specifications and a project plan, perform necessary background research, begin to solve the problem, and make a presentation to the sponsor and committee members.

MENG 4990 Mechanical Engineering Senior Design II: 2 semester hours

Prerequisite(s): MENG 4980 and senior standing. Students perform technical analysis and initial testing on the concepts developed in the prior semester during the fulfillment of MENG 4980 course. Students work with the machine shop and/or use the 3D printing equipment to develop a prototype for evaluating their design specifications. Delivery of formal presentation to the sponsor and the committee member as well as a written report including CAD models, simulation files, experimental data is part of the fulfillment of the course.