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FOUR YEAR QUARTERLY COURSE SCHEDULES

Engineering Physics at Rose-Hulman will provide students with a unique opportunity to learn the foundation concepts of physics and make a concentrated study in the following engineering disciplines: biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, and civil engineering. Students can also avail concentrations and expertise in materials sciences and polymer and biochemistry. Engineering physicist will be able to apply both scientific and engineering approaches to a wide variety of problems which otherwise is not possible with any traditional engineering or science degree. Rose-Hulman’s engineering physics graduates will be trained to take up challenging jobs in engineering and development of new technologies or to pursue further studies in engineering or physics

Freshman Year

Fall Quarter Courses - Freshman Year Credits

  MA 111 Calculus I 5

  PH 111 Physics I 4

  CLSK 100 College and Life Skills 1

  EM 104 Graphical Communications 2

  RH 131 Rhetoric & Composition 4

16

Winter Quarter Courses - Freshman Year Credits

PH 112 Physics II 4

MA 112 Calculus II 5

CHEM 201 Engineering Chemistry I 4

CSSE 120 Fundamentals Of Software Development I 4

17

Spring Quarter Courses - Freshman Year Credits

  PH 113 Physics III 4

  MA 113 Calculus III 5

CHEM 202 Engineering Chemistry II 4

OE 172 Optics in Technology 2

EM 103 Introduction to Design 2

17

Sophomore Year
Fall Quarter Courses - Sophomore Year			Credits
ES	201	Conservation and Accounting Principles	4
PH	235	Many-Particle Physics	4
MA	221	Differential Equations I	4
PH	292	Physical Optics	4
			16

Winter Quarter Courses - Sophomore Year			Credits
PH	255	Foundations of Modern Physics	4
ES	203	Electrical Systems	4
MA	222	Differential Equations II	4
ES	202	Fluid & Thermal Systems	3
			15

Spring Quarter Courses - Sophomore Year			Credits
HSS		Elective	4
OE	295	Optical Systems	4
SL	151	Principles of Economics	4
ECE	200	Circuits & Systems	4
			16

Junior Year
Fall Quarter Courses - Junior Year			Credits
PH	316	Electric & Magnetic Fields	4
HSS		Elective	4
PH	405	Semiconductors Materials & Devices I	4
MA	223	Engineering Statistics I	4
ECE	361	Engineering Practice	2
			16 or 18

Winter Quarter Courses - Junior Year			Credits
HSS	XXX	Elective	4
PH	317	Electromagnetism	4
RH	330	Technical Communications	4
PH	406	Semiconductors Materials & Devices II	4
			16

Spring Quarter Courses - Junior Year			Credits
PH	325	Advanced Physics Lab I	4
EP	415	Engineering Physics Project I	4
EP		Engineering Physics Elective	4
OE	450	Laser Systems	4
			16

Senior Year
Fall Quarter Courses - Senior Year			Credits
EP	XXX	Engineering Physics Elective	4
EP	416	Engineering Physics Project II	4
HSS	XXX	Elective	4
	XXX	Elective	4
			16

Winter Quarter Courses - Senior Year			Credits
EP	417	Engineering Physics Project III	4
HSS	XXX	Elective	4
EP		Engineering Physics Elective	4
PH	401	Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	4
			16
Spring Quarter Courses - Senior Year			Credits
HSS	XXX	Elective	4
EP		Engineering Physics Elective	4
EP		Engineering Physics Elective	4
EP		Engineering Physics Elective	4
			16
Total credits required:			193

*If students miss OE 172 in the freshmen or sophomore year, this requirement must be replaced with a 300 or 400-level OE course of at least 2 credits. Students need to take either EM 103 or ECE 361.

EP 415, EP416, and EP 417 are courses the student can take from any engineering department where the student has an area of concentration. The projects will have industrial clients that emphasize both physics and engineering and it will be jointly administered with the respective departments. Students are encouraged to take EMG 461 project management in place of EP 415.

SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERING PHYSICS

1. All the courses listed above by the number.
2. The program must be approved by the advisor.
3. EP electives are RHIT courses that are part of the area concentration and must be approved by the advisor.
4. A technical elective is any RHIT course in chemistry, computer science, engineering, life sciences, mathematics, or physics

Classes by Subjects	Hours
Physics Coursework*	48
Chemistry and Mathematics Coursework**	35
Humanities and Social Science (Standard requirement)	36
Computer Science, EM, CLSK Courses	7or 9
Engineering Science Classes	11
Engineering Classes	14 or 16
EP Electives (must be in the area of concentration)	24
EP Projects	12
Elective	4
Total	193

Foundation Physics Classes

Course	Description	Hours
PH 235	Many Particle Physics	4
PH 255	Foundations of Modern Physics	4
PH 292	Physical Optics	4
PH 316	Electric & Magnetic Fields	4
PH 317	Electromagnetism	4
PH 325	Advanced Physics Lab I	4
PH 401	Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	4
	Total	28

General Foundation Classes

Course	Description	Hours
PH 111	Physics I	4
PH 112	Physics II	4
PH 113	Physics III	4
MA 111	Calculus I	5
MA 112	Calculus II	5
MA 113	Calculus III	5
MA 221	Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra I	4
MA 222	Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra II	4
MA 223	Engineering Statistics I	4
CM 201	Engineering Chemistry I	4
CM 202	Engineering Chemistry II	4
	Total	47

Engineering Sciences Foundation

ES 201	Conservation and Accounting Principles	4
ES 202	Fluids and Thermal Systems	3
ES 203	Electrical Systems	4
ECE 200	Circuits and Systems	4
OE 172	Optics & Technology	2
OE 295	Optical Systems	4
PH 405	Semiconductor Materials and Devices I	4
PH 406	Semiconductor Materials and Devices II	4
CSSE 120	Fundamentals of Software Development I	4
	Total	33

Design Sequence

Course	Description	Hours
EM103/ECE361	Introduction to Design/Engineering Practice	2
EP 415	Engineering Physics Projects I	4
EP 416	Engineering Physics Projects II	4
EP 417	Engineering Physics Projects III	4
	Total	14

Engineering Physics Area Concentrations

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION:

	Description
AB 110	Biology I - Cell Structure and Function	4
AB 120	Biology II - Comparative Anatomy & Physiology	4
BE 310	Analysis of Physiological Systems I	4
BE 320	Analysis of Physiological Systems II	4

Required

Plus three of the following:

Course	Description	Hours
PH 302	Biophysics	4
OE 435/BE 435	Biomedical Optics	4
BE 330	Biomechanics	4
BE 340	Biomedical Instrumentation	4
BE 540	Biothermodynamics	4
BE 525	Biomedical Fluid Mechanics	4
BE 531	Biomechanics II	4
BE 534	Soft Tissue Mechanics	4
BE 539	Multiscale Biomechanics	4
BE 555	Electrophysiology	4
BE 560	Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions	4

And the research/design sequence

ELECTICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION:

Course sequences for EE concentration

Students are required to take:

Course	Description	Hours
ECE 200	Circuits & Systems	4
ECE 361	Engineering Practice	2
ES 201	Conservation & Accounting Principles	4
ES 202	Fluid & Thermal Systems	3
ES 203	Electrical Systems	4

Plus the following courses:

Track 1:

Course	Description	Hours
ECE 300	Signals & Systems	4
ECE 310	Communication Systems	4
ECE 362	Principles of Design	4
ECE 380	Discrete Time & Continuous Systems	4
ECE 4xx	Any course of 400 level	4
ECE 4xx	Any course of 400 level	4
ECE 460	Engineering Design I	4
ECE 461	Engineering Design II	6

Track 2:

Course	Description	Hours
ECE 130	Introduction to Logic Design	4
ECE 250	Electronic Device Modeling	4
ECE 300	Signals and Systems	4
ECE 333	Digital Systems	4
ECE 351	Analog Electronics	4
ECE 362	Principles of Design	4
ECE 460	Engineering Design I	4
ECE 461	Engineering Design II	6

MATERIALS AREA CONCENTRATION:

Required courses:

Course	Description	Hours
PH 405	Semiconductor Materials and Devices I	4
PH 406	Semiconductor Materials and Devices II	4
PH 408 or CHE385/MA385	Microsensors or Quality Methods	4

Plus three of the following:

Course	Description	Hours
OE 485	Electro-Optics & Applications	4
PH 330	Material Failure	4
PH 440	X-rays & Crystalline Materials	4
PH PH410/ME416/ECE416/ CH CHE416/CHEM410	Introduction to MEMS: Fabrication & Applications	4
PH 411	Advance MEMS: Modeling & Packaging	4
CHE 314	Heat Transfer	4
CHE 315	Materials Science & Engineering	4
CHE 440	Process Control	4
CHE 441	Polymer Engineering	4
CHEM 251	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 252	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 330	Survey of Biochemistry	4
CHEM 456	Polymer Chemistry I	4
CHEM 457	Synthetic Polymer Chemistry	4
ECE 350	Electronics & Interfacing	4
ECE 351	Analog Electronics	4
ECE 551	VLSI I: Design & Testing	4
ECE 552	VLSI II: Mixed-Signal IC Design	4
MA 381	Introduction to Probability with Statistical Applications	4
MA 487	Design of Experiments	4
ME 328	Materials Engineering	4
ME 415	Corrosion & Engineering Materials	4
ME 424	Composite Materials & Mechanics	4

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION:

Students are required to take:

Course	Description	Hours
ES 201	Conservation & Accounting Principles	4
ES 202	Fluid & Thermal Systems	3
ES 203	Electrical Systems	4

Course sequences for ME concentration:

Course	Description	Hours
EM 120	Engineering Statics	4
ES 204	Mechanical Systems	4
ES 205	Analysis & Design of Engineering Systems	4
EM 203	Mechanics of Materials	4
ME 301 or ME 302	Thermodynamics II Heat Transfer	4 4
ME 303 or ME 328	Kinematics of Machinery Materials Engineering	3 4

Design courses:

Course	Description	Hours
ME 450	Engineering Design	4
ME 460	Machine Design	4

OPTICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION:

Students are required to take:

Course	Description	Hours
OE 295	Optical Systems	4
OE 450	Laser Systems & Application	4
PH 292	Physical Optics	4

Required course:

OE 485

Electro-Optics & Applications

Plus three of the following:

Course	Description	Hours
OE 393	Fiber Optics & Applications	4
OE 415	Optical Engineering Design I	4
OE 416	Optical Engineering Design II	4
OE 480	Lens Design & Aberrations	4
OE 493	Optical Network Systems	4
OE 495	Optical Metrology	4
OE 499	Senior Thesis	1-2
OE 535/BE 535	Biomedical Optics	4