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College of Engineering - Curriculum Guide

Part-Time Evening Engineering

The Part-Time Engineering Program is designed to meet the needs of individuals who must combine full-time work responsibilities with part-time evening study. This six-year, part-time evening curriculum leads to a degree of Bachelor of Science in civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering. Admissions and course requirements are identical to the full-time, five-year cooperative degree programs. For an application and more information contact the Student Services Office, 220 Snell, 617.373.2185. The program coordinator is Caryn Vigoda, MEd.

All programs follow the same curriculum for years one and two.
Part-Time Evening Curriculum for Bachelor of Science
First YearFall Quarter GE 1103, Engineering Design and MTH 1123, Calculus for Engineering Majors 1.
Winter Quarter CHM 1131, Chemistry 1; GE 1102, Problem Solving with Application Software; and MTH 1124, Calculus for Engineering Majors 2.
Spring Quarter CHM 1132, Chemistry 2 and MTH 1125, Calculus for Engineering Majors 3.
Second YearFall Quarter MTH 1223, Calculus for Engineering Majors 4; PHY 1221, Physics 1; and PHY 1521, Physics 1 Lab.
Winter Quarter MTH 1225, Differential Equations (Engineering) 1; and PHY 1222, Physics 2.
Spring Quarter GE 1101, Engineering Problem-Solving and Computation; PHY 1223, Physics 3; and PHY 1523, Physics 3 Lab.
Part-Time Evening Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Third and Fourth Years CIV 1340, Environmental Engineering 1; CIV 1510, Materials; CIV 1511, Materials Lab; CIV 1620; Engineering Measurements; MIM 1212, Probabilistic Analysis for Engineers; MIM 1215, Engineering Economy; MIM 1250, Engineering Mechanics; MIM 1354, Strength of Materials; MIM 1374, Fluid Mechanics; and electives.
Fifth and Sixth Years CIV 1220, Structural Analysis 1; CIV 1226, Structural Analysis and Design Lab; CIV 1240, Concrete Design 1; CIV 1410, Soil Mechanics; CIV 1411, Soil Mechanics Lab; seven electives; and CIV 1695, Senior Design Project or CIV 1696, Independent Senior Design Project.
Summer QuartersDuring the summer quarters students are expected to take ENG 1110, College Writing 1; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; ECN 1116, Principles of Microeconomics; ENG 1125, Technical Writing; CIV 1665, Professional Issues in Civil Engineering; and four electives.
The program includes fifteen electives (four to be taken during summer quarters) that must cover the following categories: one historical perspective elective; one social/cultural context elective, seven general electives (any 4 QH course that is not remedial or repetitive), two math/science electives, one civil engineering breadth elective, and three civil engineering technical electives.
Part-Time Evening Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Third and Fourth Years ECE 1215, Circuits 1; ECE 1226, Discrete Systems Laboratory; ECE 1229, Digital Systems Laboratory; ECE 1240, Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory; ECE 1241, Circuits Laboratory; ECE 1242, Introduction to Electronics Laboratory; ECE 1246, Circuits 2; ECE 1330, Noise and Stochastic Processes; ECE 1333, Discrete Linear Systems, ECE 1341, Introduction to Electronics; ECE 1382, Digital Logic Design; MIM 1245, Materials Science; MTH 1230, Linear Algebra for Engineers; PHY 1224, Physics for Science and Engineering Students 4; and three technical electives.
Fifth and Sixth Years ECE 1227, Electromagnetic Fields Laboratory; ECE 1355, Communication Systems 1; ECE 1360, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves; ECE 1503, Capstone Design 1; ECE 1504, Capstone Design 2; and eight technical electives.
Summer Quarters During the summer quarters students are expected to take ENG 1110, College Writing 1; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; ENG 1125, Technical Writing; one historical perspective elective; one social/cultural context elective; one social science elective; and one humanities elective.
Eleven technical electives must be taken from the four ECE areas (electronic circuits and devices; fields, waves and optics; signals and systems; and computer engineering). At least three courses must be taken from each of two areas, and at least one course from a third area. If the quarter hour total of these eleven courses (including lab credits) falls short of 48 quarter hours, an additional course, technical or nontechnical, must be taken in order to bring the overall total to the 186 quarter hours required for graduation.

Computer Engineering Concentration

Required technical electives: ECE 1383, Computer Engineering 3; and ECE 1238, Microprocessor Laboratory; ECE 1384, Computer Engineering 4; and ECE 1351, Topics in IC Design; and ECE 1230, VLSI Design Lab.

Part-Time Evening Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Third and Fourth Years MIM 1212, Engineering Probability and Statistics 1; MIM 1240, Materials Science; MIM 1250, Engineering Mechanics; MIM 1280, Thermodynamics 1; MIM 1300, Measurements and Analysis; MIM 1355, Strength of Materials 1; MIM 1356, Strength of Materials 2; MIM 1360, Dynamics; MIM 1370, Heat Transfer; MIM 1375 Fluid Mechanics; MIM 1380, Thermodynamics 2; and MTH 1230, Linear Algebra for Engineers.
Fifth and Sixth Years ECE 1171, Electrical Engineering 1; MIM 1215, Engineering Economy; MIM 1475, Thermal Design; MIM 1400, Mechanical Engineering Computation and Interpretation; MIM 1450, Mechanical Design; MIM 1455, Mechanical Vibrations; MIM 1501, MIM 1502, Design Project 1 and 2; one materials elective; and three technical electives.
Summer Quarters During the summer quarters students are expected to take ENG 1110, College Writing 1; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; ENG 1125, Technical Writing; one historical perspective elective; one social/cultural context elective; and three general electives.

Questions?
Contact the Registrar's Office
120 Hayden Hall
(617) 373-2300
reggie@lynx.neu.edu