As an IDE student, you create your own 7 to 9 course elective program based on two engineering fields or one engineering field and one science field.  The possibilities are endless.  The freedom to design a unique program suited to your own interests and goals gives you a level of control and flexibility you won’t find in traditional engineering programs.  In addition to the elective program, you’ll study a broad range of fundamental engineering topics in electrical and mechanical engineering and mechanics, providing a strong foundation for working beyond disciplinary boundaries.  A unique series of courses on engineering design methodology and experimentation will provide you with essential product design skills, while a variety of team design projects round out the program.  As a graduate of this program, you’ll know no boundaries as you set out to make your contribution to society by addressing the increasingly complex and multidisciplinary engineering problems of the future.

Freshman Year

FE 10 Intro Study & Careers in Engr.	1	Econ 121 or 122 Micro or Macroeconomics	3
Chem 1 & 2 General Chemistry + Lab	5	Hist/Pol Sc Elective	3
Chem 4 Chemistry Lab Safety	1	Math 15 Calculus for Engrs. II	4
Engl. 20 Exposition & Argumentation	3	Phys 23 Engineering Physics I	4
IDE 20 Engr. Design w/ Computer Appl.	3
Math 14 Calculus for Engrs. I	4
Total	17		14

 

Sophomore Year  

Computer Science Requirement1	3	EE 153 Circuits II	3
IDE 105 Design Representations	3	IDE 106 Design Perceptions	1
Math 22	4	IDE 120 Material Testing Lab	1
EE 151 Circuits I	3	IDE 110 Mechanics of Materials	3
EE 152 Circuit Analysis Lab I	1	IDE 150 Dynamics	2
IDE 50 Statics	3	Math 229 Elem. DE & Matrix Algebra	3
		Phys 24 Engineering Physics II2	4
Total	17		17

 

Junior Year

EE 265 Linear Systems	3	Communications Skills Elective4	3
IDE 214 Systems Modeling/Prototyping	3	Engineering/Science Elective3	6
CpE 111/112 Intro. Cp. Engr. + Lab	4	Statistics Elective5	3
ME 227 Thermal Analysis	3	I DE 215 Jr. Design Project (lec/lab)	2
Engineering/Science Elective3	3	Humanities Elective6	3
Total	16		17

  

Senior Year  

IDE 220 Design Methodology	3	IDE 315 Interdisc. Design Project	3
Engineering/Science Electives3	6	Engineering/Science Electives3	6
Free Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective6	3
Gen Ed Elective6	3	Free Elective	3
Total	15		15

 

Note:  In order for the student to be granted the BS degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering, a minimum grade of C is required in Math 14, 15 and 22 and in Physics 23.

Footnotes:

1. CSc 73/77 or 74/78.
2. Students who plan to elect courses with a biological emphasis and who do not plan to take further courses in the areas of electrical or nuclear engineering may petition to substitute an appropriate biological science course and laboratory.
3. A plan for the selection of these electives should be submitted to the advisor for approval by the end of six weeks from the beginning of the second semester of the sophomore year.  These electives should be chosen to provide exposure to at least two engineering fields (or one science field of up to nine hours and an engineering field) and to build significant expertise in at least one of the engineering fields (see IDE Specialty Tracks: General Guidelines and Examples of Specialty Tracks).
4. Engl 60, Engl 160 or SP&M 85.
5. Stat 213 or Stat 215 or Stat 217
6. All students must follow the requirements for general education courses stated under the general requirements for the Bachelors Degree in Engineering and Mines & Metallurgy in this catalog. Some technical focus areas may contain courses that require specific choices of courses in order to satisfy prerequisites.  Students are cautioned to take this into account when choosing their general education courses.

 

For a listing of specialty tracks, click here.