Academic Plan for Engineering Science Major
The curriculum in engineering science has been designed so that a student in this major can attend a commonwealth campus for the complete first and second year before transferring to the University Park campus without delaying graduation.
View the Engineering Science Advising Flowchart and Checklist, which displays the typical semester-by-semester placement of courses at the University Park campus.
Please note: For students starting in summer 2018 or later, the general education requirements have changed. Please refer to the Suggested Academic Plan on the University's Undergraduate Bulletin website.
Academic Plan for Engineering Science Pre-Med Plan
The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics offers a Pre-Med option to undergraduates who wish to pursue the field of medicine.
View the Pre-Med Plan Advising Flowchart.
Please note: For students starting in summer 2018 or later, the general education requirements have changed. Please refer to the Suggested Academic Plan on the University's Undergraduate Bulletin website.
Concurrent Majors
At the baccalaureate level, students may be approved for admission to more than one major under the Concurrent Majors program. A concurrent majors program is one in which students take courses to concurrently meet the requirements of at least two majors, with graduation for all majors in the program occurring during the same semester.
When adding a second (or third) major with the Engineering Science major, there are numerous courses in one of the two majors that can fulfill course requirements in the other. To complete two bachelor’s degrees in engineering disciplines in four years, a student should either come in with a number of AP credits or be willing to take a number of 18+ credits semesters.
Most common concurrent majors:
- Chemical Engineering and Engineering Science
- Electrical Engineering and Engineering Science
- Energy Engineering and Engineering Science
- Mathematics (General Option) and Engineering Science
- Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
- Physics and Engineering Science
For more information on the Concurrent Majors program, please refer to the Undergraduate Program Guide.
Engineering Science (E SC) Courses:
- E SC 097: Special Topics
- E SC 120S: Design for Failure--First-Year Seminar
- E SC 121S: Science/Engineering Fiction and the Engineering Sciences--First-Year Seminar
- E SC 122S: Weird, Wild, and Wonderful Materials and Devices--First-Year Seminar
- E SC 123S: Catastrophic Failures--First-Year Seminar
- E SC 197: Special Topics
- E SC 211: Material, Safety and Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology
- E SC 212: Basic Nanotechnology Processes
- Concurrent: E SC 211
- E SC 213: Materials in Nanotechnology
- E SC 214: Patterning for Nanotechnology
- E SC 215: Nanotechnology Applications
- Concurrent: E SC 211
- E SC 216: Characterization, Testing of Nanotechnology Structures and Materials
- E SC 261M: Computational Methods in Engineering
- Prerequisite or Concurrent: MATH 141
- E SC 296: Independent Studies
- E SC 297: Special Topics
- E SC 312: Engineering Applications of Wave, Particle, and Ensemble Concepts
- Prerequisite: PHYS 214
- E SC 313: Introduction to Principles, Fabrication Methods, and Applications of Nanotechnology
- E SC 314: Engineering Applications of Materials
- Prerequisite: PHYS 212
- E SC 386: Engineering Principles of Living Organisms
- E SC 397: Special Topics
- E SC 400H: Electromagnetic Fields
- E SC 404H: Analysis in Engineering Science
- E SC 407H: Computer Methods in Engineering Science, Honors
- E SC 409H: Senior Research and Design Project Preparation, Honors
- E SC 410H: Senior Research and Design Project I, Honors
- Prerequisite: E SC 409H
- E SC 411H: Senior Research and Design Project II, Honors
- Prerequisite: E SC 410H
- E SC 412: Nanotechnology: Materials, Infrastructure, and Safety
- Prerequisite: 7th semester standing
- E SC 414M: Elements of Material Engineering
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- Prerequisite or Concurrent: E SC 312 or PHYS 237
- E SC 417 (MATSE 417): Electrical and Magnetic Properties
- E SC 419: Electronic Properties and Applications of Materials
- Prerequisite: E SC 312
- E SC 433H: Engineering Science Research Laboratory Experience
- Prerequisite: MATH 251
- E SC 445: Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices
- E SC 450 (MATSE 450): Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials
- E SC 455: Electrochemical Methods Engineering and Corrosion Science
- E SC 475 (MATSE 475): Particulate Materials Processing
- E SC 481: Elements of Nano/Micro-electromechanical Systems Processing and Design
- E SC 482: Micro-Optoelectromechanical Systems (MOEMS) and Nanophotonics
- E SC 483 (MATSE 483): Simulation and Design of Nanostructures
- E SC 484: Biologically Inspired Nanomaterials
- E SC 496: Independent Studies
- E SC 497: Special Topics
Engineering Mechanics (E MCH) Courses:
- E MCH 197: Special Topics
- E MCH 210: Statics and Strength of Materials
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: MATH 141
- E MCH 210H: Statics and Strength of Materials, Honors
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: MATH 141
- E MCH 211: Statics
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: MATH 141
- E MCH 212: Dynamics
- E MCH 212H: Dynamics
- Prerequisite: E MCH 211, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210, MATH 141
- E MCH 213: Strength of Materials
- Prerequisite: E MCH 211
- E MCH 213D: Strength of Materials with Design
- E MCH 296: Independent Studies
- E MCH 297: Special Topics
- E MCH 315: Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 316: Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: E MCH 315
- E MCH 397: Special Topics
- E MCH 400: Advanced Strength of Materials and Design
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 402: Applied and Experimental Stress Analysis
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 403: Strength Design in Materials and Structures
- Prerequisite: E MCH 315, E MCH 316, E MCH 416H
- E MCH 407: Computer Methods in Engineering Design
- E MCH 409: Advanced Mechanics
- Prerequisite: E MCH 212 or E MCH 212H; MATH 230
- E MCH 416H: Failure and Failure Analysis of Solids
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210 or E MCH 210H
- E MCH 440 (MATSE 440): Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 446: Mechanics of Viscoelastic Materials
- E MCH 461: (M E 461): Finite Elements in Engineering
- E MCH 470 (M E 470): Analysis and Design in Vibration Engineering
- Prerequisite: E MCH 212 or E MCH 212H; M E 370 or E SC 407H
- E MCH 471: Engineering Composite Materials
- E MCH 473 (AERSP 473): Composites Processing
- Prerequisite: E MCH 471
- E MCH 496: Independent Studies
- E MCH 497: Special Topics
