College of Engineering
College of Engineering
The College of
Engineering at Oregon
State University grew
out of a department
established in 1889.
Its purpose is to
provide a quality
education for students
entering the engineering
profession. It has
awarded more than
24,000 degrees. The
reputation that its
graduates have
established in industry,
business, and
government through
their imaginative work
and leadership attests
to the accomplishments of the college in
providing a sound
education.
T
he college offers degrees in
engineering, computer science,
construction engineering
management, engineering
physics and radiation health physics.
Students may choose engineering majors
from biological, chemical, civil, computer,
electrical and electronics, environmental,
industrial and manufacturing, mechanical, and nuclear engineering. Educational
preparation for land surveying, a licensed
profession in all states, is offered through
civil engineering. Forest engineering is
offered by the College of Forestry.
issues, and the impact of engineering
actions and solutions in a societal and
global context; and to develop an
understanding of their professional and
ethical responsibilities.
4. Develop the ability of students to
formulate and solve problems, to
integrate and synthesize knowledge, and
to think creatively, leading to the
capability to analyze and design
components, processes, or systems; plan
and carry out experiments effectively;
and troubleshoot and modify processes
and systems.
THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
Engineering is the profession in which
knowledge of the mathematical and
natural sciences gained through education and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically
utilize the materials and forces of nature
for the benefit of humankind. It is a
licensed profession in all of the states of
the U.S.A., and educational programs
must meet high professional standards.
Engineers are not only responsible for
planning, designing, manufacturing,
construction, and management, but also
for the safety and welfare of the public
that relies on their work.
PREPARING FOR AN ENGINEERING
CAREER
To prepare for the practice of engineering,
students complete an accredited program
of study leading to a bachelor of science
degree in an established engineering field.
Each engineering curriculum requires 192
credits and includes a balance of courses
in mathematics, science, liberal arts,
engineering science, and engineering
design.
Upon graduation, engineering students
are eligible to take the Fundamentals of
Engineering Examination of the State
Board of Engineering Examiners in any
state. After passing the examination and
completing four years of progressively
responsible engineering work, graduates
are eligible to take the professional
engineering license examination of the
state in which they intend to practice.
Although some fields of industrial and
government employment do not require
formal professional licensure, the educational preparation for the bachelor’s
degree is a necessity for virtually all such
employment.
Preparation for the professional practice
of land surveying follows a pattern of
education, experience, examination, and
professional licensure similar to that
required for professional engineering
practice.
Students completing the radiation
health physics degree will be eligible to
take part I of the Certified Health Physics
(CHP) Examination of the American
Board of Health Physics after one year of
applied health physics practice. After six
years of responsible professional experience
in health physics, graduates will be eligible
to take part II of the CHP examination.
MISSION AND GOALS
The college’s undergraduate educational
mission is to provide high quality
engineering programs that prepare
students for successful careers, lifelong
learning, and service to their profession
and society. OSU engineering graduates
will be known for their technical competence and creativity; for their ability to
apply, adapt, and extend their knowledge
to solve a wide variety of problems; and
for their effective communication skills.
Their education will provide them with
an understanding of the ways in which
the humanities, social sciences, basic
sciences, and technology interact to affect
society. These programs will foster an
environment that stimulates learning and
promotes diversity.
The college’s undergraduate programs
have four goals:
1. Educate students thoroughly in
mathematics, basic science and engineering sciences relevant to their discipline’s
professional work, including fundamental concepts, experimental techniques,
methods of analysis, and computational applications.
2. Develop the ability of students to
communicate effectively and to work
collaboratively in diverse team environments.
3. Develop in students an awareness of the
historical evolution of knowledge and
technical applications, the state of
current professional practice, their need
for lifelong learning, contemporary
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Courses included in the freshman and
sophomore years comprise a pre-professional program of study that produces a
solid foundation for professional
program studies at the junior, senior, and
advanced degree levels. The pre-professional program may be taken at Oregon
State University or at any accredited
college or university that offers equivalent
courses transferable to OSU.
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151 Batcheller Hall
Oregon State
University
Corvallis, OR
97331-2411
(541) 737-5236
E-mail:
info@engr.orst.edu
http://
www.engr.orst.edu
ADMINISTRATION
Ronald L.
Adams
Dean
737-7722
ronald.lynn.adams@
orst.edu
Chris A. Bell
Associate Dean
Research and
Graduate Studies
737-1598
chris.a.bell@orst.edu
Roy C. Rathja
Assistant Dean
Academic Affairs
737-5236,
roy.rathja@orst.edu
John E. Shea
Head Adviser
737-5236
john.shea@orst.edu
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The required pre-professional courses in
the program listings are designated with
a (E). These courses must be completed
before the student is eligible for admission to the professional program. The
other courses listed are important and
may constitute prerequisites for juniorlevel courses.
All engineering programs have the
same required pre-professional courses.
This allows the flexibility of selecting a
major after one or two years of study.
Other majors offered by the college have
different required pre-professional
courses appropriate to that major.
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
The professional program consists of
various curricula offered at the junior
and senior levels that are designed to
prepare students for a professional
career.
Each curriculum provides an opportunity for specialization through judicious
selection of elective courses. However, to
become fully versed in a specialty
requires additional study at the graduate
level.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Pre-professional Program
Admission to the pre-professional
program requires that students meet
general university admission requirements, as published in the OSU General
Catalog. Students admitted to the preprofessional program are assigned to the
department of their choice for advising
and program planning.
Professional Program
Enrollment in professional program
courses is restricted to those students
who have clearly demonstrated an
ability to achieve the high standards
required for professional studies. It is
limited in each curriculum by the
number of students who can be served
by the faculty and the facilities of that
curriculum.
Students must apply to the College of
Engineering for admission to the
professional program prior to the start
of their junior year. To apply, grades of
“C-” or better and a minimum of 2.25
cumulative GPA must be earned in
required classes. Students must also
complete at least 80 credits, including all
required courses, prior to the term for
which they are being admitted. Admission may require a higher GPA if the
number of students applying exceeds a
program’s capacity.
Students who have completed their
pre-professional studies at a college or
university other than Oregon State
University must apply both to the OSU
Office of Admissions for admission to
OSU and to the College of Engineering
for admission to the professional
program. Application forms and
information on policies and programs
are available from the College of
Engineering.
CHOOSING A MAJOR
The selection of a major is often difficult
for students who have not had close
association with engineering activities.
Students should not be overly concerned
with this problem since the pre-professional curricula of all engineering
programs during the freshman year are
essentially equivalent. This flexibility
allows students to change majors during
the freshman year without loss of
progress. Engineering students who are
unsure about their choice for a major are
advised to register in pre-general
engineering until they make a decision.
The final selection of a major is a
significant milestone in a student’s life.
This choice has a lifetime effect on his or
her professional career. Students are
advised to study the options carefully
and to take full advantage of the
counseling available.
GRADUATE STUDY
Because of the growing complexity of
modern engineering practice, graduate
study is important for those students
who wish to specialize. Students who
have established satisfactory undergraduate records and who are looking
for the greatest opportunity in their
professional field should consider
continuation of their education beyond
the baccalaureate degree. Study for the
Master of Science (MS) degree normally
requires one or two years. The Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) degree requires three
to four additional years.
ACCREDITATION
Professional standards are assured by
periodic inspection of the college by offcampus teams operating under the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology, Inc. (ABET). The engineering curricula at Oregon State University
are accredited by the Engineering
Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Civil, electrical, and mechanical
engineering were first accredited in 1936;
chemical engineering in 1942; industrial
engineering in 1950; nuclear engineering
in 1973; computer engineering and
industrial engineering (manufacturing)
in 1985; and environmental engineering
in 1998. The construction engineering
management program was accredited in
1980 by the American Council for
Construction Education (ACCE).
BIOENGINEERING
John P. Bolte, Interim Head
116 Gilmore Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3906
(541) 737-2041
E-mail: info-bioe@orst.edu
Web site: http://bioe.orst.edu
FACULTY
Professors CuencaI, EnglishI, MinerI, Selker
Associate Professors Bachelet, Bolte,
Godwin, HellicksonI
Assistant Professors Andrews, Chaplen,
Dierksen, Upson, Wykes
I
=Licensed professional engineer.
Undergraduate Minors
Biological Engineering
Irrigation Engineering
Graduate Major
Bioresource Engineering (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Biointerfacial Phenomena
Biological Systems Analysis
Bioprocessing
Cell Culture Engineering
Downstream Processing in
Biotechnology
Drug Formulation and Delivery
Enzyme Technology
Food and Postharvest Engineering
Food Engineering
Groundwater Resource Analysis
Irrigation System Analysis
Metabolic Engineering
Non-point Source Water Pollution
Postharvest Preservation and
Processing
Regional Hydrologic Modeling
Water Quality
Water Resources
Graduate Minor
Bioresource Engineering
The Department of Bioengineering at
OSU is involved in teaching, research
and extended education relevant to the
application of engineering analysis to
biological, ecological and hydrological
systems. The department has strength in
graduate training and research and
offers both an MS and PhD degree in
Bioresource Engineering. The graduate
degree program is focused on the
professional development of
engineers and the analysis of environmental systems, hydrology and water
resources. Activities within the department include water resource analysis,
fate and transport of biologically
relevant chemicals, bioreactor design and
analysis, watershed analysis and resource
management, simulation modeling of
ecological and biological systems,
regional and global hydrology, geo-
College of Engineering
graphical information systems for
environmental modeling, and the study
of the preservation and storage of fresh
fruits.
Electives
techniques to the optimum use and
sustainability of biological resources. The
curriculum is engineering-based with
strong emphasis on the life sciences.
Courses focus on biological systems
modeling, bioprocess engineering,
thermophysical and molecular properties of biological materials, regional
hydrologic analysis, groundwater
systems, irrigation and water resource
optimization. The department concentrates its research effort on two major
thrusts: bioprocess engineering and
water resources engineering. Specific
research topics in biosensors, molecularlevel biosystems analysis, nanosensors,
biomolecular separations, food engineering, food quality preservation, energy
conservation during storage, and
thermal property and food quality
modeling. Research topics in water
resources engineering include constructed wetland treatment systems, crop
growth modeling, optimum irrigation
management, crop-water requirements,
groundwater and subsurface contaminant transport, hydrologic modeling,
agricultural and ecological systems
analysis, geographical information
systems, artificial intelligence technologies, livestock production odor control,
livestock waste treatment, and nonpoint source water pollution control.
For more information write: John P.
Bolte, Interim Head, Department of
Bioengineering, OSU, Corvallis, OR
97331-3906.
BRE 471. Biosystems Modeling
Techniques (3)
CE 412. Hydrology (3)
CE 417. Hydraulic Engineering Design (4)
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)
BIORESOURCE ENGINEERING
GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING MINOR
(28)
A minor in biological engineering is
available to any undergraduate student
accepted in a professional engineering
program.
Required
BB 350. Elementary Biochemistry (4)
BI 212. *Principles of Biology (4)
BIOE 221. Biology for Engineering
Majors (4)
BIOE 457, BIOE 458. Bioreactors I, II (3,3)
BIOE 462. Bioproduct Recovery (4)
MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
IRRIGATION ENGINEERING MINOR
(30)
A minor in irrigation engineering is
available to any undergraduate student
accepted into the professional engineering program. This minor enables
engineering students to be exposed to
the agricultural, biological, and engineering sciences needed to specialize in
agricultural and food related industries.
Engineering (17)
Required
BRE 433. Irrigation System Design (4)
CE 311. Fluid Mechanics (4)
CE 313. Hydraulic Engineering (4)
Science (13)
Required
CSS 200. Crop Science Basics (3)
CSS 305. Principles of Soil Science (4)
CSS 306. Problem Solving: Soil Science
Applications (1)
Elective
BI 212. *Principles of Biology (4)
BOT 331. Plant Physiology (5)
MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
BIORESOURCE ENGINEERING
(MAg, MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Bioprocessing, biological systems
analysis, food engineering, postharvest preservation and processing,
water quality, water resources
The Department of Bioengineering offers
graduate programs leading to the Master
of Science and Doctor of Philosophy
degrees.
The Bioresource Engineering program
serves at the interface of life sciences and
engineering. Bioresource engineering is
the application of engineering and life
science principles and problem-solving
COURSES
BRE 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
BRE 407. SEMINAR (1-16).
BRE 409. PRACTICUM (1-2).
BRE 432/BRE 532. LIVESTOCK HOUSING AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT (3). Basics in where, how,
and why one would build, insulate, and ventilate
livestock buildings. Manure and waste water
collection, treatment, storage, and utilization.
Offered alternate years.
BRE 433/BRE 533. IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN
(4). Principles of soil physics and plant water use
applied to irrigation system design. Design of
gravity, pressurized, and trickle irrigation systems,
improving on-farm water management, performance
characteristics of pumps and other irrigation
equipment. PREREQ: ENGR 332. Lec/lab. Offered
alternate years.
BRE 439. IRRIGATION PRINCIPLES AND
PRACTICE (4). Survey of irrigation systems,
system configurations, factors that influence
irrigation efficiency, crop water requirements,
energy requirements, pumps, irrigation scheduling.
For non-engineers. Lec/lab COREQ: Pre-calculus.
BRE 448. NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL (3). Quantitative
description of the processes whereby pollutants of
natural and man-made origin enter and adversely
impact the quality of surface and groundwater
resources. Integrates hydrologic understandings
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with those of water quality dynamics. Utilizes
alternate analytical techniques to design
abatement and evaluation strategies as well as
tools for interaction with the regulatory process.
BRE 452/BRE 552. FOOD ENGINEERING I (4).
Service course for non-engineering majors.
Conservation of mass and energy and
fundamentals of fluid dynamics with application to
food processing. PREREQ: MTH 251, PH 201.
BRE 453/BRE 553. FOOD ENGINEERING II (4).
Service course for non-engineering majors.
Thermodynamics and heat transfer applied to food
processing. Field trips may be required. PREREQ:
BRE 452/BRE 552.
BRE 471/BRE 571. BIOSYSTEMS MODELING
TECHNIQUES (3). Development of mathematical
models of biological and ecological systems; linear
and nonlinear systems analysis; simulation of
random processes; model solution and analysis
techniques. PREREQ: BRE 470/BRE 570 or
equivalent.
BRE 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
BRE 499H. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16). Topic is
“Irrigation Management After 7,000 Years.”
PREREQ: Honors College approval required.
BRE 501. RESEARCH (1-16).
BRE 503. THESIS (1-16).
BRE 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
BRE 506. PROJECTS (1-16).
BRE 507. SEMINAR (1). Section 1: Graduate
Student Orientation Seminar to acquaint new
graduate students about graduate school and
departmental requirements, policies and
expectations, and departmental research
programs. Section 2: Graduate Research
Publication Seminar to expose students to
requirements for successful proposals and
publication of research results. Section 3: Oral
Presentation Improvement. A highly participatory
educational effort designed to improve
performance in presenting research reports,
technical papers and in responding to oral
examination questions.
BRE 512. PHYSICAL HYDROLOGY (3). Principles
of hydrologic processes and the integration of
these processes into the hydrologic cycle. Topics
include atmospheric processes, precipitation and
runoff, storm response in streamflow on a
watershed scale, and major concepts in
groundwater systems. PREREQ: One year of
calculus.
BRE 514. GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS (3).
Analytical and numerical modeling of groundwater
flow systems. Steady and unsteady flow in
confined and unconfined aquifers. Finite difference
modeling of aquifers and well fields. Analysis of
well tests for hydraulic properties of aquifers.
PREREQ: MTH 252. CROSSLISTED as CE 514 and
GEO 514.
BRE 525. STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGY (3). Study
the elements of randomness embedded in the
hydrological processes with emphasis on time
series analysis, stationarity, periodic/trend
component, stochastic component, time series
synthesis, ARMA model, spatial sampling and
scale variability. PREREQ: BRE 512.
CROSSLISTED as CE 525. Offered alternate years.
BRE 540. FIELD AND LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
IN SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY (1-3). Tools and
methods employed to characterize hydrologic
properties of subsurface systems. Use of GPR,
TDR, resistivity, and methods of determining
hydraulic conductivity, sorptivity, bulk density, and
other fundamental hydrologic properties. Must be
taken in conjunction with BRE 542.
BRE 542. VADOSE ZONE TRANSPORT (4).
Introduction to the physical and hydraulic
properties involved in flow from the soil surface to
groundwater. Classical infiltration equations will be
derived and presented with exact and approximate
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solutions. Attention is focused on application to
pollutant transport and recent advances in nonideal flow. PREREQ: MTH 254.
BRE 544. HYDRAULICS OF OPEN CHANNELS (4).
Steady, uniform, and nonuniform flow in natural
and artificial open channels; unsteady flow;
interaction of flow with river structures;
computational methods. PREREQ: CE 313.
CROSSLISTED as CE 544. Offered alternative years.
BRE 548. NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL (3). Quantitative
description of the processes whereby pollutants of
natural and man-made origin enter and adversely
impact the quality of surface and groundwater
resources. Integrates hydrologic understandings
with those of water quality dynamics. Utilizes
alternate analytical techniques to design
abatement and evaluation strategies as well as
tools for interaction with the regulatory process.
BRE 549. REGIONAL HYDROLOGIC MODELING
(3). Challenges in regional scale water resource
analysis and management with emphasis on
application to production agriculture. Application of
geostatistical techniques to spatially variable
systems and remote sensing to large-scale water
resource systems. Development of soil-wateratmosphere-plant models. Analysis of
evapotranspiration estimating methods. PREREQ:
BRE 512, MTH 256. Offered alternate years.
BRE 599. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
BRE 601. RESEARCH (1-16).
BRE 603. THESIS (1-16).
BRE 605 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
BRE 606. PROJECTS (1-16).
BRE 607. SEMINAR (1-16).
BRE 699. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
EAC/ABET Accredited
Kenneth J. Williamson, Head
102 Gleeson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2702
(541) 737-4791
E-mail: mail@che.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.che.orst.edu
FACULTY
Professor Kimura, McGuireI
Associate Professors Bothwell, Jovanovic,
Koretsky, LevienI, Peattie, Rochefort,
Rorrer
Assistant Professor Chang
Linus Pauling Engineers Morgan, Hackleman
I
=Licensed professional engineer.
Undergraduate Major
Chemical Engineering (BS)
Options
Biochemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Science
Chemical Process Control and Data
Management
Chemical Process Engineering Option
Environmental Process Engineering
Information Technology Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Microelectronics Processing
Micro-energy and Chemical System
Engineering
Premedical
Bioengineering (BS)
Graduate Major
Chemical Engineering (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Chemical Engineering
Graduate Minor
Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering is the study and
modeling of systems where heat and
fluid flow are coupled with chemical
reaction. Examples of systems are the
human body, ground water, the
atmosphere, the ocean, and chemical
reactors. Natural systems are measured
and modeled in order to understand
present and future behavior. Man-made
systems are specifically designed to
convert raw materials into more useful
products.
Making useful products requires using
mathematics and science to plan,
develop, design, operate, and improve
processes. Some processes are micro
scale, as in computer chip manufacturing, and some are large scale, as in
petroleum refining. Typical products
from these processes include computer
chips, solar cells, batteries, pharmaceuticals, plastics, synthetic fibers, composite
materials, pulp and paper, and consumer products ranging from detergents
to cosmetics. Chemical engineers find
employment in large high-tech companies, environmental consulting firms,
large commodity companies and small
software companies. Employment
prospects for graduates in Oregon and
the Pacific Northwest are strong.
The mission of the Department of
Chemical Engineering is to work in
partnership with its professional
constituents in order to graduate
students immediately prepared for
professional practice, whether they be in
industry, government, academia or
nonprofit organizations.
The goals of the department are the
same as those for the College of Engineering.
The curriculum is designed to meet
these goals through course content and
high levels of faculty-student interaction. An endowment supports two
faculty members from industry–Linus
Pauling Engineers–who are dedicated to
infusing concepts of professional
practice into the curriculum. Together,
they bring 58 years of engineering and
managerial practice to their 100 percent
teaching and job placement positions.
Faculty members teach all classes,
averaging 40 students, and most
laboratories, which are limited to 15
students. The department works closely
with its professional advisory board and
alumni to implement a process of
continuous improvement in education.
Students are actively encouraged to
participate in the College of Engineering
Co-op Program (MECOP) and in
summer internships.
BIOENGINEERING (BS)
The Bioengineering undergraduate
program (initiated in 1997 as biological
engineering) provides solid background
in biology (anatomy and physiology,
biochemistry, molecular and cellular
biology), chemistry, physics and math, in
addition to the engineering sciences.
Upper-level course work in bioengineering includes analysis and design of
bioprocesses involving genetically
engineered cells, and plant and animal
cell cultures, and the recovery of
products from bioreactors, as well as
bioinstrumentation, biomaterials and
biomechanics. Students may select
among the various upper-division
courses, and choose a capstone-design
experience in biomedical engineering or
biotechnology, depending on their
interests. Graduates have the ability to
formulate and solve problems with
medical relevance, including the design
of devices and systems to improve
human health, as well as to contribute
to the rapidly growing biotech industry.
The department’s undergraduate
educational mission is to provide a high
quality engineering program that
prepares students for successful careers,
lifelong learning, and service to their
profession and society. In particular, the
department seeks to provide the biotech
and biomedical industries, as well as
clinical institutions, government
agencies and universities, with highly
qualified professionals whose unique
expertise will foster the continued
viability and growth of these entities.
OSU bioengineering graduates will be
known for their technical competence
and creativity; for their ability to apply,
adapt, and extend their knowledge to
solve a wide variety of problems; and for
their effective communication skills.
Their education will provide them with
an understanding of the ways in which
the humanities, social sciences, basic
sciences, and technology interact to
affect society. This program will foster
an environment that stimulates learning
and promotes diversity.
The goals of the Bioengineering
undergraduate program are to:
1. Educate students thoroughly in
mathematics, basic sciences and
engineering sciences relevant to
bioengineering, including fundamental
concepts, experimental techniques,
methods of analysis, and computational applications.
College of Engineering
2. Develop students’ abilities to formulate
and solve problems, integrate and
synthesize knowledge and think
creatively in order to effectively plan
and execute experiments and contribute to design, analysis and improvement of components, processes, or
systems.
3. Develop students’ abilities to communicate effectively and to work
collaboratively in diverse teams.
4. Develop students’ awareness of the
evolution of knowledge and technical
applications, the state of current
professional practice, contemporary
issues, the impact of engineering
actions in a societal and global
context, their professional and ethical
responsibilities, and the need for
lifelong learning.
Curriculum
First Year
CHE 102. Introductory Chemical
Engineering Computation (3)
BIOE 112. Intro to Design (2)
CH 221, CH 222, CH 223. *General
Chemistry (5,5,5)E
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
ENGR 112. Engineering Orientation II (3)E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 253. Infinite Series and Sequences (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Second Year
BI 314. Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
BIOE 211. Mass and Energy Balances (4)
CH 331, CH 332. Organic Chemistry (4,4)
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
MTH 255. Differential Calculus (4)
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4) E
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Third Year
BB 450, BB 451. General Biochemistry (4,3)
BB 493, BB 494. Biochemistry
Laboratory (3,3)
CHE 311. Thermodynamic Properties
and Relationships (3)
CHE 323. Momentum and Energy
Transfer (4)
ENGR 332, ENGR 333. Momentum,
Energy, and Mass Transfer (4,3)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
ST 314 Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)
or ENGR 360. Industrial Statistical
Modeling (4)
Z 331. Human Anatomy and Physiology (3)
Bioengineering elective2 (4)
Engineering elective (3)
Perspectives (3)
Fourth Year
Bioengineering electives (11)2
Bioscience electives (5)3
BIOE 407. Seminar (1–16)
BIOE 420. Social Ethics in Engineering (2)
BIOE 490, BIOE 491. Bioengineering
Design I, II (3,3)
Free electives (5)
Perspectives (12)
Synthesis (6)
Footnotes:
E
=Required for entry into the professional program.
2
=Approved engineering science elective
from departmental list.
3
=Approved technical electives from
departmental list.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (BS)
EAC/ABET Accredited
Students are required to declare one of
10 transcript-visible options. The
options allow students to group elective
credits into areas of specialization,
enabling more specific career
opportunities.
The timing of courses for the degree
and options can be critical. Many
courses are taught one time per year.
Students are encouraged to declare their
major immediately upon enrollment at
the university. Options should be
declared as soon as possible. Transfer
students should attend OSU for their
sophomore year in order to graduate in
four years. Some options fix the courses
chosen in the university baccalaureate
core. Students are required to meet with
their adviser every term.
Elective course substitutions can be
made in any option with the approval
of the option advisers and the department head.
Pre-Professional Chemical
Engineering
Freshman Year
CHE 101. Chemical Engineering
Orientation (3)
CHE 102. Introductory Chemical
Engineering Computation (3)E
CH 221. *General Chemistry (5)E
CH 222. *General Chemistry (5)
CH 223. *General Chemistry (5)
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Biological Science baccalaureate core lab
course (4)
Perspectives (3)1
Sophomore Year
CH 331, CH 332. Organic Chemistry (4,4)
CHE 211. Material Balances and
Stoichiometry (4)
CHE 212. Energy Balances (4)
293
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4) E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)E
PH 212. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 327. *Technical Report Writing (3)
Perspectives (3)1
Professional Chemical Engineering
Junior Year
CH 441, CH 442. Physical Chemistry (3,3)
CHE 311. Thermodynamic Properties
and Relationships (3)
CHE 312. Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics (3)
CHE 323. Momentum and Energy
Transfer (4)
CHE 361. Data Acquisition and Process
Dynamics (3)
CHE 461. Process Control (3)
ENGR 332, ENGR 333. Momentum,
Energy and Mass Transfer (4,3)
Perspectives (6)1
Synthesis (3)1
Option courses (10)
Senior Year
CHE 411. Mass Transfer Operations (4)
CHE 414. ^Chemical Engineering Lab (3)
CHE 415. Chemical Engineering Lab (3)
CHE 431, CHE 432. Chemical Plant
Design (3,3)
CHE 443. Chemical Reaction Engineering (4)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
Electives (2)
Option courses (11)
Perspectives (6)1
Synthesis (3)1
Footnotes:
E
=Required for entry into the professional program.
1
=Must be selected to satisfy the requirements of the baccalaureate core.
OPTIONS
Students are required to declare one of
10 transcript-visible options. The
options allow students to group elective
credits into areas of specialization,
enabling more specific career
opportunities.
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
OPTION (21–22)
BB 450, BB 451. General Biochemistry (4,3)
BIOE 457. Bioreactors I (3)
BIOE 462. Bioproduct Recovery (4)
MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
Select one course from the following:
BB 493. Biochemistry Lab (3)
or BB 494 Biochemistry Lab (3)
BIOE 458. Bioreactors II (3)
Any 400- or 500-level BIOE course (3-4)
294
Oregon State University
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
SCIENCE OPTION (21)
For students planning to pursue a
master’s degree while pursuing a BSChe.
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 and prior
approval by the department head is
required.
Advanced chemistry courses (300-level
or above) (3–8)
Advanced engineering science or design (6)
Electives working toward graduate
degree (9–15)
CHEMICAL PROCESS CONTROL
AND DATA MANAGEMENT
OPTION (21)
Select one:
CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
CH 428. Instrumental Analysis (4)
CH 467. Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
WSE 316. Wood and Fiber Chemistry (3)
Select four:
CHE 550. Advanced Process Control (3)
CHE 581. Selected Topics: Control (3)
ENGR 202. Electrical Fundamentals (3)
IE 355. Quality and Applied Statistics I (4)
IE 425. Industrial Systems Optimization (4)
IE 438. Industrial Process Control (3)
ME 431. Control Systems (3)
ME 452. Instrumentation (3)
MTH 342. Linear Algebra (3)
Select one of two:
CHE 412. Mass Transfer Operations (3)
CHE 444. Thin Film Materials Processing (3)
CHE 445. Polymer Engineering and
Science (4)
CHE 525. Chemical Engineering
Analysis (4)
IE 356. Quality and Applied Statistics II (4)
IE 411. Information Technologies (4)
IE 415. Simulation and Decision
Support Systems (4)
CHEMICAL PROCESS
ENGINEERING OPTION (22 PLUS)
CHE 412. Mass Transfer Operations (3)
or BIOE 462. Bioproduct Recovery (4)
CH 428. Instrumental Analysis (3)
or CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
ENGR 321. Materials Science (3)
Select one:
CH 421. Analytical Chemistry (3)
or CH 422. Analytical Chemistry (3)
CH 467. Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
Select two:
CHE 445. Polymer Engineering and
Science (4)
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
ENGR 490. Engineering Economic
Analysis (3)
IE 355. Quality and Applied Statistics I (4)
and/or IE 356. Quality and Applied
Statistics II (4)
ME 445. Intro to Combustion (3)
Select one of the following:
CH 374. *Technology, Energy, and Risk (3)
ENGR 350. *Sustainable Engineering (3)
ENGR 465. *Systems Thinking and
Practice (4)
IE 471. Project Management in Engineering (3)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS
ENGINEERING OPTION (22)
MICROELECTRONICS
PROCESSING OPTION (21–24)
CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
ENVE 321. ^Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals (4)
ENVE 431. Fate and Transport of
Chemicals in Environmental Systems (4)
MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
CHE 444. Thin Film Materials (3)
ECE 317. Electronic Materials and
Devices (3)
ECE 418. Semiconductor Processing (3)
Select one:
BB 350. Elementary Biochemistry (4)
CH 422. Analytical Chemistry (3)
TOX 430. Chemical Behaviors in the
Environment (3)
Select one of the following:
CE 412. Hydrology (3)
ENGR 350. *Sustainable Engineering (3)
ENVE 421. Water and Wastewater
Engineering Characterization (4)
ENVE 422. Environmental Engineering
Design (4)
ENVE 425. Air Pollution Control (3)
ENVE 451. Environmental Regulations
and Hazardous Substance Management (4)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING OPTION (22–23)
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
IE 411. Information Technologies (4)
IE 412. Information Systems Engineering (4)
IE 415. Simulation and Decision
Support Systems (4)
IE 416. Artificial Intelligence Systems for
Engineering (3)
or IE 413. Distributed Systems
Engineering (3)
Select one:
CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
CH 421. Analytical Chemistry (3)
or CH 422. Analytical Chemistry (3)
CH 428. Instrumental Analysis (4)
CH 467. Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING OPTION (21–22)
CH 428. Instrumental Analysis (4)
or CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
CHE 445. Polymer Engineering and
Science (4)
CHE 444. Thin Film Materials Processing (3)
Select one:
CH 411. Inorganic Chemistry (3–4)
CH 421. Analytical Chemistry (3)
or CH 422. Analytical Chemistry (3)
CH 445. Physical Chemistry of Materials (3)
CH 448. Surface Chemistry (3)
CH 467. Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
Select two:
BIOE 450. Biomechanics (4)
BIOE 451. Biomaterials (4)
ECE 317. Electronic Materials (3)
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
ENGR 321. Materials Science (3)
ENGR 322. Mechanical Properties of
Materials (4)
ME 479. Amorphous Materials (3)
ME 481. Thermodynamics of Solids (3)
ME 482. Rate Processes in Materials (3)
ME 483. Composite Materials (3)
ME 485. Intro to the Physics of Solids (3)
ME 588. Structure of Materials (3)
Select one:
CH 435. Structure Determination by
Spectroscopic Methods (3)
CH 445. Physical Chemistry of Materials (3)
CH 448. Surface Chemistry (3)
CH 450. Introductory Quantum
Chemistry (3)
CH 467. Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
Select three:
CHE 405. Reading and Conference:
Electrochemical Reactors (4)
CHE 405. Reading and Conference:
Plasma Reactors (3)
CHE 445. Polymer Engineering and
Science (4)
CHE 540. Chemical Reactors I (4)
ECE 417. Basic Semiconductor Devices (3)
IE 355. Quality and Applied Statistics I (4)
IE 356. Quality and Applied Statistics II (4)
ME 482. Rate Processes in Materials (3)
ME 485. Intro to the Physics of Solids (3)
MICRO-ENERGY AND CHEMICAL
SYSTEM ENGINEERING OPTION
(21–22)
CHE 405. Reading and Conference:
Survey of MECS (3)
CHE 412. Mass Transfer Operations (3)
IE 432. Microfabrication Technology (3)
Select one:
CH 435. Structure Determination by
Spectroscopic Methods (4)
CH 448. Surface Chemistry (3)
CH 467. Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
Select two or more:
BI 466. Electron Microscopy (3)
CHE 514. Fluid Flow (4)
CHE 525. Chemical Engineering
Analysis (4)
CHE 540. Chemical Reactors I (4)
CHE 581. Selected Topics: Microreactors (3)
ENVE 451. Environmental Regulations
and Hazardous Substance Management (4)
IE 431. Meso-Scale Manufacturing (3)
ME 442. Thermal Management in
Electronic Systems (3)
PREMEDICAL OPTION (26–30)
BI 211. *Principles of Biology (3)
CH 337. Organic Chemistry Lab (3)
PH 213. *General Physics with Calculus (4)
PHL 444. *Biomedical Ethics (3)
Select two courses from below:
BB 350. Elementary Biochemistry (4)
BB 450. General Biochemistry (4)
BB 451. General Biochemistry (4)
CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
or CH 428. Instrumental Analysis (4)
Select two from the following:
BIOE 450. Biomechanics (4)
BIOE 451. Biomaterials (4)
BIOE 457. Bioreactors I (3)
BIOE 458. Bioreactors II (3)
BIOE 462. Bioproduct Recovery (4)
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
College of Engineering
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(MS, PhD)
Area of Concentration
Chemical engineering
The Department of Chemical Engineering offers graduate programs leading to
the Master of Science and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees. All programs are
tailored to individual student needs and
professional goals. A diversity of faculty
interests, broadened and reinforced by
cooperation between the department
and other engineering departments and
research centers on campus, makes
tailored individual programs possible.
The department originates and encourages programs ranging from those that
are classically chemical engineering to
those that are distinctly interdisciplinary.
BIOE 452/BIOE 552. BIOINSTRUMENTATION (4).
Design of electronic instrumentation for recording
and analysis of physiological signals. Topics
include transducers, signal-conditioning amplifiers
and filters, electrodes and electrochemistry, and
electrical safety. PREREQ: ENGR 201, Z 331.
BIOE 457/BIOE 557. BIOREACTORS I (3).
Analysis and design of bioprocesses using
microbial cell cultures. Emphasis is placed on
scale-up and scale-down, and the use of mixed
cultures. PREREQ: BB 451, MTH 256, or instructor
approval required.
BIOE 462/BIOE 562. BIOPRODUCT RECOVERY
(4). Application of basic mass transfer, reaction
kinetics and thermodynamic principles to
understanding, selection, and development of
strategies for the recovery of products from
bioreactors. PREREQ: BB 450, ENGR 333, or
instructor approval required.
BIOE 490. BIOENGINEERING DESIGN I (3).
Design of a device or process relevant to
applications in biotechnology, medicine, or related
bioscience-based practice. PREREQ: 8 credits of
400-level BIOE courses.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
BIOE 491. BIOENGINEERING DESIGN II (3).
Design of a device or process relevant to
application in biotechnology, medicine, or related
bioscience-based practice. PREREQ: BIOE 490.
BIOENGINEERING COURSES
BIOE 599. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
BIOE 111. BIOENGINEERING ORIENTATION (3).
Introduction to the engineering profession in
general and bioengineering in particular; careers in
bioengineering; problem solving strategies.
BIOE 199. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
BIOE 650. INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL
MEDICINE I (3). Patient interviews, organization
and communication of clinical information and
familiarization with diagnostic instruments and
techniques. PREREQ: PhD student in BIOE.
BIOE 211. MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES (4).
Fundamentals of engineering calculations, and
presentation and analysis of experimental data.
Material and energy balances in systems that
involve biomolecules, tissues, and single
multicellular organisms. PREREQ: CH 221, MTH 252.
BIOE 651. INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL
MEDICINE II (3). Clinical decision making and
broader issues involved in patient care.
Experiential learning relevant to medical practice in
the hospital, clinic, office, and community settings.
PREREQ: BIOE 650.
BIOE 299. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
BIOE 652. CLINICAL MEDICINE PRACTICUM (3).
A one-month internship with in-depth exposure to
an area of medical technology and its impact on
clinical care. PREREQ: BIOE 651.
BIOE 399. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
BIOE 399H. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16). PREREQ:
Honors College approval required.
BIOE 401. RESEARCH (1-16).
BIOE 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
BIOE 406. PROJECTS (1-16).
BIOE 407. SEMINAR (1-16).
BIOE 420/BIOE 520. SOCIAL ETHICS IN
ENGINEERING (2). Examination of difference,
power, and discrimination in engineering education
and practice. PREREQ: Upper-division standing in
engineering.
BIOE 421/BIOE 521. PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERING ETHICS (1). Introduction to
professionalism and ethics in engineering. Topics
include conflicts of interest, responsibility for
public health and safety, and trade secrets, among
others. PREREQ: Upper-division standing in
engineering.
BIOE 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (16).
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
COURSES
CHE 101. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ORIENTATION (3). Department of Engineering
orientation. Lec/rec.
CHE 101H. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ORIENTATION (3). Orientation. Lec/Rec. PREREQ:
Honors College approval required.
CHE 102. INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING COMPUTATION (3). Application of
programming to various topics in chemical
engineering. Lec/rec.
CHE 102H. INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING COMPUTATION (3). Application of
programming to various topics in chemical
engineering. Lec/Rec. PREREQ: Honors College
approval required.
BIOE 430/BIOE 530. COMMUNITY LEARNING IN
BIOENGINEERING (1-4). Participation in
community educational outreach activities relevant
to bioengineering.
CHE 199H. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16). PREREQ:
Honors College approval required.
BIOE 450/BIOE 550. BIOMECHANICS (4).
Orthopedic biomechanical approach to bone and
joint loading. Engineering properties of bone and
soft tissue. Analysis of fractures, fracture fixation,
implants, friction, lubrication, and wear. PREREQ:
ENGR 213, Z 331.
CHE 211. MATERIAL BALANCES AND
STOICHIOMETRY (4). Material balances, energy
balances, and thermophysical and thermochemical
calculations. PREREQ: General chemistry;
sophomore standing in engineering. COREQ:
MTH 252. Must be taken in order. Lec/rec/lab.
BIOE 451/BIOE 551. BIOMATERIALS (4).
Fundamentals of materials science as applied to
biomedical engineering design. Characterization of
molecular, physical, and mechanical properties of
biomaterials with an emphasis on materials selection
and performance. PREREQ: ENGR 213, Z 331.
CHE 212. ENERGY BALANCES (4). Material
balances, energy balances, and thermophysical
and thermochemical calculations. PREREQ:
CHE 211, general chemistry; sophomore standing
in engineering. Must be taken in order. Lec/rec/lab.
CHE 199. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
295
CHE 311.THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES AND
RELATIONSHIPS (3). Entropy, the second law of
thermodynamics, equations of state, and
thermodynamic network. PREREQ: MTH 256,
CHE 212.
CHE 312. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
THERMODYNAMICS (3). Thermodynamic mixtures,
fugacity, phase equilibrium, and chemical reactions
equilibrium. PREREQ: CHE 311, must be taken in
order, CH 440.
CHE 323. MOMENTUM AND ENERGY TRANSFER
(4). Fundamentals and application of momentum
and energy transfer phenomena to designing
industrial chemical engineering equipment.
PREREQ: MTH 256, CHE 211, CHE 212. COREQ:
CHE 311.
CHE 361. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESS
DYNAMICS (3). Fundamental principles of process
dynamics and instrumentation used in the control
of process variables such as pressure,
temperature and flow rate. PREREQ: MTH 256,
ENGR 201, ENGR 332.
CHE 401. RESEARCH (1-16).
CHE 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CHE 406. PROJECTS (1-16).
CHE 410. INTERNSHIP (1-16).
CHE 411/CHE 511. MASS TRANSFER
OPERATIONS (4). Mass transfer operations;
design of separation processes. Must be taken in
order. PREREQ: CHE 212, CHE 312, ENGR 333,
CH 442. Lec/rec.
CHE 412/CHE 512. MASS TRANSFER
OPERATIONS (3). Mass transfer operations;
design of separation processes. Must be taken in
order. PREREQ: CHE 212, CHE 312, ENGR 333,
CH 442. Lec/rec.
CHE 414. ^CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY (3). Unit operations and unit
processes; preparation of technical reports. Must
be taken in order. PREREQ: CHE 411, CHE 443.
(Writing Intensive Course)
CHE 414H. ^CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY (3). Unit operations and unit
processes; preparation of technical reports. Must
be taken in order. PREREQ: CHE 411, CHE 443;
Honors College approval required. (Writing
Intensive Course)
CHE 415. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY (3). Unit operations and unit
processes; preparation of technical reports. Must
be taken in order. PREREQ: CHE 411, CHE 443.
CHE 415H. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY (3). Unit operations and unit
processes; preparation of technical reports. Must
be taken in order. PREREQ: CHE 411, CHE 443;
Honors College approval required.
CHE 416/CHE 516. RADIOCHEMISTRY (3).
Selected methods in radiochemical analysis.
Actinide chemistry, activation analysis, radionclide
solvent extraction, and microbial reactions with
radionuclides. Designed for majors in chemistry,
chemical engineering, nuclear engineering, and
radiation health physics. PREREQ: CH 201 and CH
202 and CH 205 or equivalent or CH 221 and CH
222 and CH 223 and CH 224 and CH 225 and CH
226 or CH 224H and CH 225H and/or instructor
approval required. CROSSLISTED as MCB 416/
MCB 516, NE 416/NE 516, CH 416/CH 516.
CHE 431/CHE 531. CHEMICAL PLANT DESIGN
(3). Design of chemical plants and chemical
engineering equipment. PREREQ: CHE 212,
CHE 411, CHE 443, ENGR 390.
CHE 432/CHE 532. CHEMICAL PLANT DESIGN
(3). Design of chemical plants and chemical
engineering equipment. PREREQ: CHE 212,
CHE 411, CHE 443, ENGR 390.
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CHE 443/CHE 543. CHEMICAL REACTION
ENGINEERING (4). Design of chemical reactors
for economical processes and waste minimization.
Contacting patterns, kinetics and transport rate
effects in single phase and catalytic systems.
PREREQ: MTH 256, CH 442, CHE 312, ENGR 333.
CHE 573. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND
CHARACTERIZATION (3). Physics and chemistry
of electronic materials and methods of materials
characterization. PREREQ: Graduate standing or
instructor approval required. Offered alternate
years.
CHE 444/CHE 544. THIN FILM MATERIALS
PROCESSING (4). Solid state devices are based
on the patterning of thin films. This lecture and lab
course is primarily an introduction to the
technology associated with processing thin films.
Topics include chemical vapor deposition, physical
vapor deposition, plasma etching, and thin-film
characterization. COREQ: CHE 443. PREREQ:
Instructor approval required.
CHE 581. SELECTED TOPICS (3). Non-sequence
course designed to acquaint students with recent
advances in chemical engineering. Topics vary
from term to term and from year to year. May be
repeated for credit.
CHE 445/CHE 545. POLYMER ENGINEERING AND
SCIENCE (4). Polymer engineering and science
with an emphasis on practical applications and
recent developments. Topics include polymer
synthesis, characterization, mechanical
properties, rheology, and processing at a level
suitable for most engineering and science majors.
PREREQ: CH 334, CH 335, CH 336 or equivalent,
MTH 256 and/or junior standing in engineering or
science. Lec/lab.
CHE 446X/CHE 546X. ADVANCED TOPICS IN
POLYMER PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (4). An
advanced course in polymer materials with an
emphasis on recent developments in polymer
physics and chemistry, high performance
polymers, and polymer applications in emerging
technologies (microelectronics, biomedical, etc.).
PREREQ: CHE 445/CHE 545 or introductory
polymer course.
CHE 461. PROCESS CONTROL (3). Analog and
digital control methods and control strategies in
the chemical process industries. PREREQ:
MTH 256, CHE 361.
CHE 501. RESEARCH (1-16).
CHE 503. THESIS (1-16).
CHE 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CHE 506. PROJECTS (1-16).
CHE 507. SEMINAR (1-16). One-credit seminar
graded P/N.
CHE 510. INTERNSHIP (1-16).
CHE 514. FLUID FLOW (4). Fundamentals of fluid
dynamics for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids;
flow through porous media; two-phase flow. Lec/rec.
CHE 520. MASS TRANSFER (4). Diffusion in
gases, liquids, solids, membranes, and between
phases. Effects of reactions on mass transfer.
Mass transfer rates by convection and dispersion.
Rates of combined heat and mass transfer. Must
be taken in order.
CHE 525. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
(4). Modeling of physical and chemical processes;
mathematical analysis of models with appropriate
advanced techniques.
CHE 537. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
THERMODYNAMICS I (4). Applications of the
fundamental laws of thermodynamics to complex
systems. Properties of solutions of nonelectrolytes. Phase and chemical equilibrium.
CHE 540. CHEMICAL REACTORS I (4). Catalysis,
reactions coupled with transport phenomena.
Reactors for high tech applications.
CHE 571. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
PROCESSING (3). Technology, theory, and
analysis of processing methods used in integrated
circuit fabrication. PREREQ: Graduate standing or
instructor approval required. Offered alternate
years.
CHE 572. PROCESS INTEGRATION (3). Process
integration, simulation, and statistical quality
control issues related to integrated circuit
fabrication. PREREQ: ECE 511. Offered alternate
years.
CHE 603. THESIS (1-16).
CHE 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CHE 606. PROJECTS (1-16).
CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
Kenneth J. Williamson, Head
202 Apperson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2302
(541) 737-4934
E-mail: ce_advising@engr.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.ccee.orst.edu
FACULTY
Professors BellI, HuberI, HudspethI,
IstokI, KlingemanI, LaytonI, SchultzI,
SempriniI, VinsonI, WilliamsonI, YehI ,
YimI
Associate Professors Cox, Dickenson,
Hunter-ZaworskiI, LundyI, MillerI,
Nelson, RoggeI, SillarsI
Assistant Professors Baker, Dolan,
GambateseI, Haller, HigginsI, OzkanHaller, Wildenschild, Wood, ZaworskiI
I
=Licensed professional engineer
Undergraduate Majors
Civil Engineering (BA, BS)
Options
Environmental Engineering
Earth Information Science and
Technology (EIST)–
See Interdisciplinary Studies
Forest Engineering-Civil Engineering (BS)
(See the College of Forestry for information.)
Construction Engineering Management
(BA, BS)
Options
Earth Information Science and
Technology (EIST)–
See Interdisciplinary Studies
Environmental Engineering (BA, BS)
Minor
Environmental Engineering
Earth Information Science and
Technology (EIST)–
See Interdisciplinary Studies
Graduate Majors
Civil Engineering (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering
Management
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Ocean Engineering (MOcE)
Graduate Area of Concentration
Ocean Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
EAC/ABET Accredited
Civil engineering is a diverse professional
field with discipline specialties in
structures, transportation, water supply
and water pollution control, environmental engineering, geotechnical
engineering, hydrology, hydraulics and
water resources, surveying, ocean
engineering, and engineering planning
and economics. All CE students receive
basic instruction in all disciplines, with
the option for additional elective
courses in desired areas. The program is
supported by highly qualified faculty
and staff that maintain the programs
and facilities at the highest level of
quality.
The civil engineering curriculum
within the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) prepares students for
professional and responsible engineering
positions with business, industry,
consulting firms, and government. It
includes the basic sciences, social
sciences, humanities, communication
skills, engineering sciences, and engineering design in order to teach students an
integrated approach to practical
solutions.
Our mission is to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art education to
prepare students for professional and
responsible engineering positions with
business, industry, consulting firms or
government. Our program educational
objectives are to:
• Provide a compelling education based
in the natural sciences, mathematics,
engineering sciences, and the fundamental paradigms, concepts, understandings, applications, and knowledge of civil engineering.
• Develop students’ abilities through
their education to analyze, synthesize
and evaluate information; solve
engineering problems; and be prepared
for modern civil engineering design.
College of Engineering
• Provide education for modern
professional practice, including the
abilities for effective communication,
collaborative work in diverse teams,
ethical decision making, successful
management of personal and professional career objectives, and continual
development through lifelong learning
and professional involvement.
• Prepare our graduates for either
immediate employment or continuation into a graduate program in a
specialty area of civil engineering.
• Provide students with knowledge of
contemporary societal issues and a
sensitivity to the challenges of meeting
social, environmental, and economic
constraints within a global community.
Our goals are those that are common
across the College of Engineering (see
college statement on mission and goals),
as well as that of enabling our graduates
to be work-ready in all areas of civil,
construction, and environmental
engineering through an integrated
design-based program offering hands-on
experiences and actual work experiences.
Education in the basic sciences occurs
primarily in the freshman and sophomore years. Engineering science is
introduced at the sophomore year and
continues through to graduation with a
combination of required courses and
technical electives. Completion of the
OSU baccalaureate core provides
experience in the humanities, social
sciences, and other nontechnical areas as
additional preparation for a student’s
profession and life.
Design is the essence of civil engineering. It is introduced during the freshman
and sophomore orientation courses and
developed further at the junior and
senior level, culminating in a team
approach to solution of open-ended,
realistic problems drawn from the
faculty’s professional experience. Courses
with design content include those with
“design” in their titles. A more detailed
explanation of the design experience
and design course sequences is contained
in the “Civil Engineering Advising
Guide,” which may be obtained from
the department or viewed on the
department’s Web site at http://
www.ccee.orst.edu/programs/undergraduate/ce/index.html.
The CCEE Department offers an
undergraduate minor and option in
Environmental Engineering that provide
education in water pollution, air
pollution, solid wastes and hazardous
wastes. (See Environmental Engineering
in this catalog.)
The Earth Information Science and
Technology (EIST) option and minor,
described in the Interdisciplinary Studies
section of this catalog, offers course
work in surveying and mapping.
The growing complexity of modern
engineering practice requires further
specialization in one or more engineering disciplines. This is generally attained
through postgraduate study. The CCEE
Department offers MS and PhD degree
programs in civil engineering, construction engineering management, environmental engineering, geotechnical
engineering, ocean engineering, structural engineering, transportation
engineering, and water resources
engineering.
A unique Master of Ocean Engineering (MOcE) program also is available.
Areas of concentration may be
combined to form an integrated civil
engineering MS program or MS and
PhD minors.
CIVIL ENGINEERING (BA, BS)
Pre-Civil Engineering
Freshman Year
Approved biological science (4)5
CE 101, CE 102, CE 103. Civil,
Construction, and Environmental
Engineering Orientation (1,1,1)5
CH 201, CH 202. *Chemistry for
Engineering Majors (3,3)5E
CH 205. Chemistry for Engineering
Majors Lab (1)5
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)1E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
or NFM 232. Nutrition and Lifetime
Fitness (2)1
HHS 241–HHS 251. *Lifetime Fitness
(various activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)1E
Perspectives (6)1
Free elective (2)
Sophomore Year
CE 202. Computers in Civil,
Construction, and Environmental
Engineering (3)E
CE 245. Engineering Graphics and
Design (3)5
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)5
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4)E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)E
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)5
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)1
Free electives (1)
Perspectives (6)1
Science elective (2)
TOTAL (96)
297
Professional Civil Engineering
Junior Year
CE 311. Fluid Mechanics (4)
CE 313. Hydraulic Engineering (4)
CE 321. Civil Engineering Materials (4)
CE 361. Surveying Theory (4)
CE 372. Geotechnical Engineering I (4)
CE 373. Geotechnical Engineering II (4)
CE 381, CE 382. Structural Theory I, II (4,4)
CE 383. Design of Steel Structures (4)
CE 392. Introduction to
Highway Engineering (4)
ENVE 321. ^Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals (4)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
Free Electives (1)
Senior Year
ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3)
CE 412. Hydrology (3)
CE 419. Civil Infrastructure Design (4)
CE 454. Civil and Environmental
Engineering Professional Practice (3)
CE 481. Reinforced Concrete I (4)
CE 491. Transportation Engineering (4)
Free elective (1)
Perspectives (3)1
Synthesis (6)1
Technical electives (17)
TOTAL (96)
CIVIL ENGINEERING-FOREST
ENGINEERING
A five-year dual-degree program in civil
engineering and forest engineering is
offered jointly by the Departments of
Civil, Construction, and Environmental
Engineering in the College of Engineering and Forest Engineering in the College
of Forestry. Advising is done through
either department. See College of Forestry.
OPTIONS
EARTH INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY OPTION
(for Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering
Management majors)
For more information about the Earth
Information Science and Technology
option and minor, see Interdisciplinary
Studies at http://
catalog.oregonstate.edu/
InterdisciplinaryProgramDetail.aspx?code=4.
Professional Land Surveying
License
Civil engineering graduates are eligible to
take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination in pursuit of the
Professional Land Surveying license by
selecting courses as follows. Civil
engineering students require CE 361,
Surveying Theory, and three courses
from the following list:
CE 406/CE 506. Global Positioning
Systems (1)
CE 365. Highway Location and Design (3)
CE 461/CE 561. Photogrammetry (3)
CE 463/CE563. Control Surveying (4)
298
Oregon State University
CE 465/CE 565. Oregon Land Survey
Law (3)
CE 469/CE 569. Property Surveys (3)
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
OPTION (21)
CCEE students may elect a transcriptvisible Environmental Engineering
option. A minimum of 21 credits is
required. Students from other departments may earn an Environmental
Engineering minor by completing the
21 credits required for the option
plus 6 additional credits of required and
elective courses. See Environmental
Engineering Option.
For more information about the
Environmental Engineering option,
see Environmental Engineering.
Option Core Courses (21)
CH 123. *General Chemistry (5)
or CH 223. *General Chemistry (5)
ENVE 421. Water and Wastewater
Characterization (4)
ENVE 422. Environmental Engineering
Design (4)
ENVE 431. Fate and Transport of
Chemicals in Environmental Systems (4)
ENVE 451. Environmental Regulations
and Hazardous Substance
Management (4)
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT
ACCE Accredited
David F. Rogge, Program Coordinator
202 Apperson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2302
(541) 737-2006
E-mail: ce_advising@engr.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.ccee.orst.edu
Undergraduate Major
Construction Engineering Management
(BS, BA)
The Department of Civil, Construction,
and Environmental Engineering offers
BA and BS degrees in Construction
Engineering Management (CEM). This
unique program blends principles of
basic science, engineering, and technology with a strong component of
business subjects to prepare graduates
for a productive career in the construction industry.
The CEM program is built on a
rigorous four-year curriculum that
emphasizes practical applications as well
as basic principles. Students are given
many hands-on experiences in the
laboratory and are involved in numerous field trips as a supplement to their
classroom activities. A more detailed
explanation of the CEM Program is
contained in the “Construction Engineering Management Advising Guide,”
which may be viewed on the
department’s Web site at http://
www.ccee.orst.edu/programs/undergraduate/cem/index.html.
Graduate study in construction
engineering management is listed under
Civil Engineering.
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT (BS, BA)
Pre-Construction Engineering
Management
Freshman Year
CE 101, CE 102, CE 103. Civil,
Construction, and Environmental
Engineering Orientation (1,1,1)5
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)1E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
or NFM 232. Nutritional and Lifetime
Fitness (2)1
HHS 241–HHS 251. *Lifetime Fitness
(various activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
PH 201, PH 202, PH 203. *General
Physics (5,5,5)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)1E
Approved biological science (4)5
Perspectives (9)1
Sophomore Year
BA 211. Financial Accounting (4)E
BA 213. Managerial Accounting (4)E
BA 230. Business Law I (4)
BA 275. Quantitative Business Methods (4)E
CE 202. Computers in Civil,
Construction, and Environmental
Engineering (3)E
CE 245. Engineering Graphics and
Design (3)1E
CEM 263. Plane Surveying (3)E
CH 201. Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3)E
ECON 201. *Intro to Microeconomics (4)1
ECON 202. *Intro to Macroeconomics (4)1
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)E
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)1
Free electives (2)
Perspectives (3)1
TOTAL (98)
Professional Construction
Engineering Management
Junior Year
BA 340. Finance (4)
BA 352. Organizational Behavior (4)
CE 321. Civil Engineering Materials (4)
CE 365. Highway Location and Design (3)
CEM 311. Hydraulics (4)
CEM 341, CEM 342. Construction
Estimating (4,4)
CEM 343. Construction Planning and
Scheduling (4)
CEM 381. Structures I (4)
CEM 383. Structures II (4)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
FE 315. Soil Engineering (4)
or CE 372. Geotechnical Engineering I (4)
Free electives (2)
Senior Year
BA 357. Operations Management (4)
BA 453. Human Resources Management (4)
CE 424. Contracts and Specifications (4)
CEM 407. Seminar (1,1,1)
CEM 441. Heavy Civil Construction
Management (4)
CEM 442. Building Construction
Management (4)
CEM 443. ^Project Management for
Construction (4)
CEM 471. Electrical Facilities (4)
CEM 472. Mechanical Facilities (3)
H 385. Safety and Health Standards and
Laws (3)
Required COMM elective (3)
Synthesis (6)1
TOTAL (94)
EARTH INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY OPTION
(for Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering
Management majors)
For more information about the Earth
Information Science and Technology
option and minor, see Interdisciplinary
Studies at http://
catalog.oregonstate.edu/
InterdisciplinaryProgramDetail.aspx?code=4.
Professional Land Surveying
License
Construction engineering management
students are eligible for to take the
Fundamentals of Land Surveying
Examination license by completing CEM
263, Plane Surveying; CE 365, Highway
Location and Design; and three courses
from the following list.
CE 406/CE 506. Global Positioning
Systems (1)
CE 365. Highway Location and Design (3)
CE 461/CE 561. Photogrammetry (3)
CE 463/CE563. Control Surveying (4)
CE 465/CE 565. Oregon Land Survey
Law (3)
CE 469/CE 569. Property Surveys (3)
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
EAC/ABET Accredited
Kenneth J. Williamson, Program
Coordinator
202 Apperson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2302
(541) 737-4934
E-mail: ce.advising@engr.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.ccee.orst.edu
Undergraduate Major
Environmental Engineering (BA, BS)
Minor
Environmental Engineering
The Department of Civil, Construction,
and Environmental Engineering (CCEE)
offers BA and BS degrees in environmental engineering (ENVE). The department
College of Engineering
also offers an undergraduate Environmental Engineering option for civil
engineering students and a minor in
environmental engineering.
The ENVE program draws upon a
strong foundation in the basic sciences
and prepares students for environmental
engineering careers in consulting,
industry, and state and local governments. It is a rigorous program incorporating course work in civil and chemical
engineering, water and wastewater
treatment, hazardous substance management, air pollution, and environmental
health.
The concept of environmental
engineering design is introduced during
the freshman year, with most of the
design skills developed at the junior and
senior level. Training culminates in a
team approach to solution of openended, realistic problems that incorporate aspects of economics, process
operation and maintenance, process
stability and reliability, and consideration of constraints. A more detailed
explanation of the design experience
and design course sequences is contained
in the “Undergraduate Advising Guide
for the Environmental Engineering
Program,” which may be obtained from
the department or viewed on the
department’s Web site at http://
www.ccee.orst.edu/programs/undergraduate/enve/index.html.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
(BA, BS)
Pre-Environmental Engineering
Freshman Year
CE 101, CE 102, CE 103. Civil,
Construction, and Environmental
Engineering Orientation (1,1,1)5
CH 221E, CH 222, CH 223. *General
Chemistry (5,5,5)5
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
or NFM 232. Nutrition and Lifetime
Fitness (2)1
HHS 241–HHS 251. *Lifetime Fitness
(various activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Perspectives (6)
Sophomore Year
CE 202. Computers in Civil,
Construction, and Environmental
Engineering (3)E
CE 245. Engineering Graphics and
Design (3)5
CHE 211. Material Balances and
Stoichiometry (4)5
or BIOE 211. Mass and Energy
Balances (4)5
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)5
MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4)E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)E
PH 212. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)5
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)1
Perspectives (3)1
TOTAL (96)
Professional Environmental
Engineering
Junior Year
BI 370. Ecology (3)
CE 311. Fluid Mechanics I (4)
CE 313. Hydraulic Engineering (4)
CE 372. Geotechnical Engineering I (4)
CH 324. Quantitative Analysis (4)
CH 331. Organic Chemistry (4)
ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3)
ENGR 332, ENGR 333. Momentum,
Energy, and Mass Transfer (4,3)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
ENVE 321. ^Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals (4)
Free electives (2)
Perspectives (6)
Senior Year
CE 412. Hydrology (3)
CE 419. Civil Infrastructure Design (4)
CE 454. Civil and Environmental
Engineering Professional Practice (3)
ENVE 421. Water and Wastewater
Characterization (4)
ENVE 422. Environmental Engineering
Design (4)
ENVE 425. Air Pollution Control (3)
ENVE 431. Fate and Transport of
Chemicals in Environmental Systems (4)
ENVE 451. Environmental Regulations
and Hazardous Substance
Management (4)
Free electives (2)
Synthesis (6)1
Technical electives (11)
TOTAL (96)
Footnotes:
E
= Required for entry into the professional program.
1
=Must be selected to satisfy the
requirements of the baccalaureate core.
5
= Prerequisite for several upper-division
courses. Recommended for completion
prior to entry into the professional
program.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
MINOR (27)
Minor Core Courses (21)
CH 123. *General Chemistry (5)
or CH 223. *General Chemistry (5)
ENVE 421. Water and Wastewater
Characterization (4)
ENVE 422. Environmental Engineering
Design (4)
ENVE 431. Fate and Transport of
Chemicals in Environmental Systems (4)
299
ENVE 451. Environmental Regulations
and Hazardous Substance
Management (4)
Additional core courses (6)
ENVE 321. ^Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals (4)
Approved electives (2)
Contact the CCEE Department for a list
of approved elective courses.
CIVIL ENGINEERING (MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Civil engineering, construction engineering management (MS only), environmental engineering, geotechnical
engineering (soil mechanics and
foundation engineering), ocean
engineering, structural engineering,
transportation engineering, water
resources engineering (hydraulics,
hydrology, planning, management)
The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
offers graduate work leading to the
Master of Science, Master of Ocean
Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy
degrees. The MS and PhD degrees offer
concentrations in construction engineering management (master’s degree only),
environmental engineering, geotechnical
engineering (soil mechanics and
foundation engineering), ocean
engineering (fall quarter entry only),
structural engineering, transportation
engineering, water resources engineering
(hydraulics, hydrology, planning,
management), and interdisciplinary
areas. For the MS degree, a thesis is
required in some areas, optional in
others. Areas of concentration can be
combined to form an integrated civil
engineering MS program or MS and
PhD minors. A unique Master of Ocean
Engineering (MOcE) degree is also
available. Entry to the MOcE program is
in the fall quarter only.
The department also participates in
the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies program.
Degree programs prepare the student
for advanced-level entry into professional engineering practice and for
careers in research and teaching. Majors
within the department constitute
approximately two-thirds of the total
program. Minor fields may be selected
from departmental offerings in different
subject areas, from other engineering
disciplines, or from other fields of study
that support the major.
OCEAN ENGINEERING (MOcE)
Area of Concentration
Ocean engineering
The Department of Civil, Construction,
and Environmental Engineering offers
graduate work leading to the Master of
Science, Master of Ocean Engineering,
and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The
300
Oregon State University
MS and PhD degrees offer concentrations in construction engineering
management (master’s degree only),
environmental engineering, geotechnical
engineering (soil mechanics and
foundation engineering), ocean
engineering (fall quarter entry only),
structural engineering, transportation
engineering, water resources engineering
(hydraulics, hydrology, planning,
management), and interdisciplinary
areas. For the MS degree, a thesis is
required in some areas, optional in
others. Areas of concentration can be
combined to form an integrated civil
engineering MS program or MS and
PhD minors. A unique Master of Ocean
Engineering degree is also available.
Entry to the MOcE program is in the fall
quarter only.
The department also participates in
the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies program.
Degree programs prepare the student
for advanced-level entry into professional engineering practice and for
careers in research and teaching. Majors
within the department constitute
approximately two-thirds of the total
program. Minor fields may be selected
from departmental offerings in different
subject areas, from other engineering
disciplines, or from other fields of study
that support the major.
CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE
MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
CE 321. CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS (4).
Highway materials; aggregate, concrete and
asphalt. Standard test methods. PREREQ: ENGR 213.
CE 361. SURVEYING THEORY (4). Use of
surveying equipment, Gaussian error theory
applied to measurements, calculations of position
on spherical and plane surfaces, state plane
coordinate systems, introduction to global
positioning systems. PREREQ: ST 314.
CE 365. HIGHWAY LOCATION AND DESIGN (3).
Curve problems in highway design, including
circular, vertical, compound curves and spirals;
earth distribution analysis; preliminary office
studies; paper location procedures and field layout
problems. PREREQ: CE 361, CEM 263, or FE 308.
CE 421/CE 521. MANAGING DELIVERY OF
CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES (4). Characteristics of
the construction industry and introduction to the
knowledge essential to understanding factors
bearing on the successful delivery of constructed
facilities.
CE 372. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I (4).
Basic soil mechanics including the identification
and classification of soil, compaction principles,
seepage and interpretation of pump tests, volume
change and shear strength. PREREQ: ENGR 213,
CE 311 or CEM 311, CE 321.
CE 424/CE 524. CONTRACTS AND
SPECIFICATIONS (4). Fundamentals of
construction industry contracts, including
technical specifications, and issues related to
time, money, warranty, insurance, and changed
conditions.
CE 373. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II (4).
Application of fundamental soil mechanics
principles to analyses of slope stability, retaining
structures, and foundation support. PREREQ: CE 372.
CE 381/CE 382. STRUCTURAL THEORY I, II (4,4).
Analysis of statically determinate and
indeterminate structures (beams, frames, trusses,
arches, and cables). Approximate analysis,
influence lines, deflections. CE 381 and CE 382
must be taken in order. PREREQ: ENGR 213.
CE 383. DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES (4).
Introduction to design of steel members,
connections and structural systems.
PREREQ: CE 382.
CE 392. INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY
ENGINEERING (4). Highway engineering
standards, geometric design, cross section and
roadside design, traffic control devices,
channelization, highway surfaces, pavement
design, highways and the environment, highway
construction and maintenance. PREREQ: ENGR 212.
CE 401. RESEARCH (1-16).
CE 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CE 406. PROJECTS (1-16).
OCEAN ENGINEERING GRADUATE
MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES
CE 101/CE 102/CE 103. CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION,
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ORIENTATION
(1,1,1). Description of civil and environmental
engineering and construction management
professions; problem solving; communication
skills. PREREQ: Enrollment in pre-engineering.
CE 202. COMPUTERS IN CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (3). Use of
microcomputers and spreadsheet software in
engineering problem solving, graphical analysis
and solutions. PREREQ: Sophomore standing in
engineering. Lec/lab.
CE 245. ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN
(3). Computer-aided drafting; graphic
communication, multiview and pictorial
representation, conceptual design, spatial
analysis. PREREQ: Sophomore standing in
engineering. Lec/rec/lab.
CE 311. FLUID MECHANICS I (4). Fluid
properties, fluid statics, fluid motion, conservation
of mass, momentum and energy for incompressible
fluids, dimensional analysis, civil engineering
applications.
CE 313. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING (4). Analysis
of large civil engineering fluid systems including
conduit flow, multiple reservoirs, pipe networks,
pumps, turbines, open channel flow, and hydraulic
structures. PREREQ: CE 311.
CE 420/CE 520. ENGINEERING PLANNING (4).
The application of systems analysis to structuring,
analyzing, and planning for civil engineering
projects. Concept of the system and its
environment; setting goals, objectives, and
standards; evaluation criteria; solution generation
and analysis; evaluation and optimization; project
management using precedence node diagramming;
and applications of linear optimization in civil
engineering.
CE 407. SEMINAR (1-3).
CE 408. WORKSHOP (1-3).
CE 410. INTERNSHIP (1-12).
CE 411/CE 511. OCEAN ENGINEERING (4).
Introduction to linear wave theory and wave
forces on piles. Guided design of wave gauge
facility at Coos Bay, Oregon, that requires
synthesizing fluid mechanics, structural design and
foundation design. PREREQ: CE 313 or CEM 311.
CE 412/CE 512. HYDROLOGY (3). Fundamentals
of hydrology, the hydrologic cycle, precipitation,
streamflow, hydrograph analysis and hydrologic
measurements. PREREQ: ST 314.
CE 415/CE 515. COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE (3).
Planning and design criteria of coastal
infrastructure, including breakwaters, jetties, sea
walls, groins, piers, submerged pipelines, harbor
design, and tsunami defense. Use of laboratory
models, numerical simulations, and field
observations for design. PREREQ: CE 313.
CE 454/CE 554. CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (3).
Engineering career paths; ethics and
professionalism; project planning, execution and
delivery; team building/ management; marketing
and proposals; engineering overseas; dispute
resolution; partnering; effective decision making;
uncertainty and risk analysis; and current industry
design and construction methods. PREREQ: Civil
and environmental engineering majors within thee
terms of graduation.
CE 456/CE 556. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
(4). Environmental impact analyses,
assessments, and related laws affecting
engineering activities and project development.
Use of engineering analyses and ecological
principles to design projects and minimize their
environmental impact. PREREQ: Senior standing in
engineering or physical sciences.
CE 461/CE 561. PHOTOGRAMMETRY (3).
Geometry of terrestrial and vertical photographs,
flightline planning, stereoscopy and parallax,
stereoscopic plotting instruments, analytical
photogrammetry, orthophotography, introduction to
photo interpretation, and aerial cameras. PREREQ:
CE 361, CEM 263, or FE 308.
CE 463/CE 563. CONTROL SURVEYING (4).
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) theory,
networks, and fieldwork; control specifications,
methods and problems in obtaining large area
measurements; precise leveling; network
adjustments using least square techniques; field
instrument adjustments. PREREQ: CE 361,
CEM 263, or FE 308.
CE 465/CE 565. OREGON LAND SURVEY LAW
(3). Introduction to U.S. public land survey;
Oregon state statutes, common law decisions, and
administrative rules dealing with boundary law;
case studies; unwritten land transfers; original and
resurvey platting laws; guarantees of title; deed
descriptions. PREREQ: CE 361, CEM 263, or FE 308.
CE 466/CE 566. PHOTO INTERPRETATION (3). Air
photo interpretation and application to engineering
problems; factors responsible for the formation
and developments of artificial features and
geological land forms. PREREQ: CE 361, CEM 263,
or FE 308.
CE 417/CE 517. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
DESIGN (4). Theory, planning, analysis, and
design of hydraulic structures. Application of basic
principles detailed analysis and design.
Engineering planning and design of water resource
systems. PREREQ: CE 313.
CE 469/CE 569. PROPERTY SURVEYS (3). U.S.
public land survey: restoration of corners,
subdivision of sections; topographic mapping;
subdivision and partition plats, resurvey plats,
subdivision design; introduction to LIS/GIS; field
astronomy. PREREQ: CE 361, CEM 263, or FE 308.
CE 419/CE 519. CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
(4). A capstone design project experience
exposing students to problems and issues similar
to those encountered in the practice of civil and
environmental engineering. Students should have
completed ALL other required courses in their
degree program prior to registering for this course.
CE 471/CE 571. FOUNDATIONS FOR
STRUCTURES (4). Criteria, theory, and practice of
design and construction for foundations of
structures; staged embankment construction and
design of preload fills; case history analysis; use
of in situ tests for geotechnical engineering.
PREREQ: CE 373.
College of Engineering
CE 476/CE 576. SOIL AND SITE IMPROVEMENT
(3). The application of soil reinforcement and
treatment methods for improving the performance
of soils in foundations, earth retention, and
drainage systems. Classification of geosynthetics,
functions, properties and tests, as well as ground
treatment methods for improving the strength and
volume change behavior of soils in situ. PREREQ:
CE 373 or FE 316.
CE 480/CE 580. SELECTED TOPICS IN
STRUCTURAL DESIGN (3). A critical in-depth
examination of topics selected by the instructor
from among topics not covered in other structural
design courses. Examples include reinforced
masonry design and advanced seismic design.
PREREQ: CE 481/CE 581 and CE 405/CE 505 or
equivalent.
CE 481/CE 581. REINFORCED CONCRETE I (4).
Basic principles of reinforced concrete design;
safety and economy; strength, stability and
serviceability criteria; design of reinforced
concrete members to resist compressive, bending,
and shearing loads. PREREQ: CE 383.
CE 482/CE 582. WOOD DESIGN (4). Properties
and behavior of lumber and panel products;
structural design of columns, beams and
diaphragms; design of connections. PREREQ:
CE 383 or CE 481/CE 581 and CE 405/CE 505.
CE 483/CE 583. BRIDGE DESIGN (3). AASHTO
specifications for bridge design; design for moving
loads; design of simple and continuous bridge
spans and connections. PREREQ: CE 481/CE 581.
CE 485/CE 585. APPLIED STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS (4). Development of matrix structural
analysis methods. Use of computer programs to
analyze structures. Introduction to finite-element
method. PREREQ: CE 382.
CE 486/CE 586. PRESTRESSED CONCRETE (3).
Prestressed concrete analysis and design,
systems of prestressing, materials, economics.
PREREQ: CE 481/CE 581.
CE 488/CE 588. PROBABILITY-BASED ANALYSIS
AND DESIGN (4). Application of probability and
statistics in the analysis and design of civil and
mechanical engineering systems. Probabilistic
modeling of loading and resistance. Probabilitybased design criteria including load and resistance
factor design. PREREQ: ST 314 or equivalent.
CE 489/CE 589. SEISMIC DESIGN (4). Design of
structures to resist the effects of earthquakes.
Introduction to structural dynamics, dynamic
analysis, seismic design philosophy, code
requirements, and detailing for steel and reinforced
concrete. PREREQ: CE 383, CE 481 or equivalent.
CE 491. HIGHWAY ENGINEERING (4). Highway
standards, geometric design, cross section and
roadside design, traffic control devices,
channelization, highway surfaces, pavement
design, highways and the environment, highway
construction and maintenance. PREREQ: CE 392.
CE 492/CE 592. PAVEMENT STRUCTURES (4).
Design and rehabilitation of pavement structures
for streets, highways, and airports. PREREQ: CE
491.
CE 495/CE 595. TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND
DESIGN (3). Traffic operations and engineering;
human and vehicular characteristics; traffic stream
characteristics; highway capacity analysis;
intersection operation, control and design.
PREREQ: CE 491.
CE 501. RESEARCH (1-16).
CE 503. THESIS (1-16).
CE 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CE 506. PROJECTS (1-16).
CE 507. SEMINAR (1-16).
CE 508. WORKSHOP (1-3).
CE 510. INTERNSHIP (1-12).
CE 514. GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS (3).
Principles of groundwater flow and chemical
transport in confined and unconfined aquifers,
aquifer testing and well construction. Design of
dewatering and contaminant recovery systems.
PREREQ: MTH 252. CROSSLISTED as BRE 514
and GEO 514.
CE 518. GROUNDWATER MODELING (3).
Application of numerical methods to the solution of
water flow and solute transport through saturated
and unsaturated porous media. Analysis of
confined and unconfined aquifers. Computer
solution of large-scale field problems including
groundwater contamination and aquifer yield.
PREREQ: BRE 514, CE 514, GEO 514, or
equivalent.
CE 522. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT METHODS (3). Capital budgeting
and equipment policy, estimating and estimating
systems, cost and reporting systems, employee
motivation and construction market seasonality.
PREREQ: ENGR 390.
CE 523. ENGINEERING ECONOMIC PLANNING
(3). Planning of engineering facilities and
economical land use. LCDC and zoning. Selection
of alternatives and economic analysis and
evaluation. Benefit cost analysis plus retirement
and replacement analysis. PREREQ: ENGR 390.
CE 525. STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGY (3). Study
the elements of randomness embedded in the
hydrological processes with emphasis on time
series analysis, stationarity, periodic/trend
component, stochastic component, time series
synthesis, ARMA model, spatial sampling and
scale variability. CROSSLISTED as BRE 525.
CE 526. ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
(3). Cement and concrete characteristics and
behavior; testing and quality control; mixture
design; construction techniques; maintenance and
rehabilitation techniques. PREREQ: CE 321.
CE 530. SELECTED TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS AND MECHANICS (3). A critical, indepth examination of topics selected by the
instructor from among topics not covered in other
structural analysis and mechanics courses. May
be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits on
different topics. PREREQ: Graduate standing.
CE 531. STRUCTURAL MECHANICS (3). Theories
of failure, multi-axial stress conditions, torsion,
shear distortions, energy methods of analysis,
beams on elastic foundations. Nonlinear and
inelastic behavior. PREREQ: Graduate standing.
CE 532. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (3).
Applications of the finite element method to
structural analysis, fluid flow and elasticity
problems. Use and development of large finite
element computer programs. PREREQ: Graduate
standing.
CE 533. STRUCTURAL STABILITY (3). Stability
theory and applications, with emphasis on design of
steel structures. PREREQ: CE 383 or equivalent.
CE 534. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (4). Analytical
and numerical solutions for single, multi-degree of
freedom and continuous vibrating systems.
Behavior of structures, dynamic forces and
support motions. Seismic response spectra
analysis. PREREQ: Graduate standing.
CE 535. INTRODUCTION TO RANDOM
VIBRATIONS (4). Introduction to probability theory
and stochastic processes. Correlation and spectral
density functions. Response of linear systems to
random excitations. First excursion and fatigue
failures. Applications in structural and mechanical
system analysis and design. PREREQ: CE 534 or
equivalent.
CE 536. NONLINEAR DYNAMICS (4). Vibrations in
conservative and dissipative nonlinear systems
having finite degrees of freedom. Qualitative and
quantitative methods; harmonic balance, multiple
scales, averaging, perturbation. Forced and selfexcited vibrations, limit cycles, subharmonic and
superharmonic resonances; stability analysis.
PREREQ: CE 534 or equivalent.
301
CE 540. FIELD AND LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
IN SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY (1-3). Introduction
to the tools and methods employed to characterize
hydrologic properties of subsurface systems.
Hands-on use of GPR, TDR, resistivity, and
methods of determining hydraulic conductivity,
sorptivity, bulk density, and other fundamental
hydrologic properties. Must be taken in conjunction
with BRE 542. CROSSLISTED as BRE 540.
CE 543. APPLIED HYDROLOGY (4). Advanced
treatment of hydrology covering major components
of the hydrological cycle with special emphasis on
surface water; hydrologic analysis and design of
water resource systems; runoff prediction; and
simulation of surface water systems. PREREQ:
BRE 512, CE 412 or equivalent. Offered alternate
years.
CE 544. OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS (4).
Steady, uniform and nonuniform flow in natural and
artificial open channels; unsteady flow; interaction
of flow with river structures; and computational
methods. PREREQ: CE 313. Offered alternate
years. CROSSLISTED as BRE 544.
CE 545. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT (4). Principles of
sediment erosion, transportation and deposition in
rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries; measurement,
analysis, and computational techniques. PREREQ:
CE 313. Rec. Offered alternate years.
CE 546. RIVER ENGINEERING (4). Multipurpose
river use; natural physical processes in alluvial
rivers; channel modification practices; river
structures; design practices; impact of river
modification; problem analysis; and impact
minimization. PREREQ: CE 313. Offered alternate
years.
CE 548. WATER QUALITY DYNAMICS (3). Mass
balance, advection and diffusion in streams, lakes
and estuaries; thermal pollution, heat balance,
oxygen balance, and eutrophication; mathematical
models; and numerical solutions. PREREQ: CE 311
or equivalent.
CE 570. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
PRACTICE (3). Development and management of
actual projects through the examination of case
histories; evaluation of geotechnical data;
development of design recommendations and
preparation of project reports. PREREQ: CE 471.
CE 572. IN-SITU AND LABORATORY TESTING OF
SOILS (4). Geotechnical site characterization
including in-situ testing, soil sampling, soil
identification, and laboratory tests for
classification, permeability, consolidation, and
shear strength. PREREQ: CE 471.
CE 573. EARTH STRUCTURES (3). Analysis of
seepage and stability for slopes and earth dams.
Design and construction considerations for
embankments, earth dams, and their foundations.
Introduction to slope monitoring and
instrumentation. PREREQ: CE 471.
CE 574. ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS
(4). Introduction to soil genesis, clay mineralogy,
and sedimentation processes. Advanced
characterization of the permeability, volume
change, stress-strain behavior, and shear strength
characteristic of soils. PREREQ: CE 471.
CE 575. EARTH RETENTION AND SUPPORT (4).
Practical application of earth pressure theories to
retaining walls, bulkheads, culverts, and braced
excavations. Use of geosynthetics for earth
retention. PREREQ: CE 373.
CE 577. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING IN COLD
REGIONS (3). Characteristics of seasonally and
permanently frozen ground; physical, thermal, and
mechanical properties of frozen soils; frost heave
phenomena; prediction of the ground thermal
regime; thaw consolidation and stability of thawing
slopes; foundation design for cold regions.
PREREQ: CE 471. Offered alternate years.
302
Oregon State University
CE 578. GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE
ENGINEERING (3). Characteristics of ground
motions during earthquakes; dynamic soil
properties and site response analysis; soil
liquefaction and settlement under cyclic loading;
seismic earth pressures; seismic slope stability.
PREREQ: CE 471. Offered alternate years.
CE 579. DEEP FOUNDATIONS (4). Installation of
piles; construction and design of drilled piers;
analyses of axially and laterally loaded piers, piles
and pile groups; wave equation and dynamic
monitoring for pile behavior. PREREQ: CE 471.
Offered alternate years.
CE 590. SELECTED TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING (1-3). Selected topics on
contemporary problems in transportation
engineering; application of ongoing research from
resident and visiting faculty.
CE 591.TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
AND PLANNING (4). Transportation system
analysis, planning, and characteristics;
technological characteristics of highway, rail, air,
and other transportation modes; transport analysis
techniques; transportation network analysis and
evaluation; planning studies, demand analysis and
forecasting; evaluation of alternative plans.
PREREQ: CE 491. Offered alternate years.
CE 593. TRAFFIC FLOW ANALYSIS AND
CONTROL (4). Traffic operations and control
systems; traffic flow theory and stream
characteristics; capacity analysis; traffic models
and simulation; accident and safety improvement.
PREREQ: CE 495. Offered alternate years.
CE 594. TRANSPORTATION FACILITY DESIGN (4).
Location and design of highways, and other
surface transportation terminals; design for safety,
energy efficiency, and environmental quality.
PREREQ: CE 392. Offered alternate years.
CE 595. TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND DESIGN II
(3). A project course based upon advanced
concepts, theory and tools of advanced traffic
operations. The classes use simulation tools for
microscopic modeling. PREREQ: CE 495.
CE 596. PAVEMENT EVALUATION AND
MANAGEMENT (3). Advanced topics in pavement
evaluation techniques and pavement management
procedures. PREREQ: CE 492.
CE 597. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (3).
Characteristics and nature of public transportation
systems, including bus, light and heavy rail;
financing policy considerations; planning transit
service; managing and operating transit systems
for small and large urban areas. Offered alternate
years.
CE 598. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN (3).
Characteristics and nature of the air transport
system. Airport financing, air traffic control.
Analysis and design of airports and the airport
planning processes. Airport appurtenances. Airport
pavement design, environmental facilities and
drainage. Offered alternate years.
CE 599. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS (3). Introduction to intelligent
transportation systems, including enabling
surveillance, navigation, communication and
computer technologies. Application of technologies
for monitoring, analysis evaluation and prediction
of transportation system performance. Intervention
strategies, costs and benefits, safety, human
factors, institutional issues and case studies.
Offered alternate years. PREREQ: CE 491.
CE 601. RESEARCH (1-16).
CE 603. THESIS (1-16).
CE 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CE 606. PROJECTS (1-16).
CE 607. OCEAN ENGINEERING SEMINAR (1).
Presentations from on-campus and off-campus
speakers discussing state of technology topics in
ocean engineering research, development, and
construction. Graded P/N.
CE 639. DYNAMICS OF OCEAN STRUCTURES (3).
Dynamic response of fixed and compliant
structures to wind, wave and current loading;
Morison equation and diffraction theory for wave
and current load modeling, time and frequency
domain solution methods; application of spectral
and time series analyses; system parameter
identification; and stochastic analysis of fatigue
and response to extreme loads. Offered alternate
years.
CE 640. SELECTED TOPICS IN OCEAN AND
COASTAL ENGINEERING (1-3). Selected topics
on contemporary problems in ocean and coastal
engineering; application of ongoing research from
resident and visiting faculty. May be repeated for a
maximum of 9 credits on different topics.
PREREQ: CE 641. Offered alternate years.
CE 641. OCEAN ENGINEERING WAVE
MECHANICS (3). Linear wave boundary value
problem formulation and solution, water particle
kinematics, shoaling, refraction, diffraction, and
reflection. Linear long wave theory with
applications to tides, seiching, and storm surge.
PREREQ: Differential/integral calculus, CE 311.
CE 642. RANDOM WAVE MECHANICS (3). Random
wave theories, probability and statistics of random
waves and wave forces, time series analyses of
stochastic processes, ocean wave spectra.
PREREQ: CE 641. Offered alternate years.
CE 643. COASTAL ENGINEERING (3). Coastal
sediment transport including nearshore currents,
longshore onshore-offshore transport, and
shoreline configuration; equilibrium beach profile
concept with application to shore protection;
shoreline modeling; tidal inlet hydrodynamics and
inlet stabilization; design criteria for soft structures.
PREREQ: CE 641. Offered alternate years.
CE 644. OCEAN INSTRUMENTATION AND
CONTROL THEORY (3). Electrical systems
components; analog and digital filters/amplifiers;
passive network analyses; instrument behavior for
displacement, velocity, acceleration, force and
flow measurements; simple feedback and control
theory for linear electrical/mechanical/hydraulic
systems; digital data acquisition. PREREQ: ENGR
201, MTH 256. Offered alternate years.
CE 645. WAVE FORCES ON STRUCTURES (3).
Wave forces on small and large members,
dimensional analyses and scaling of equations,
identification and selection of force coefficients for
Morison equation; compatibility of wave kinematics
and force coefficients in Morison equation,
diffraction and radiation of surface gravity waves
by large floating bodies, wavemaker problem, and
reciprocity relations. PREREQ: CE 641.
CE 647. OCEAN AND COASTAL ENGINEERING
MEASUREMENTS (3). Hands-on experience in the
conduct of field and laboratory observations,
including waves, currents, wind, tides, tsunami,
sediments, bathymetry, shore profiles, wave
forces on structures, and structural response.
Online data archival and retrieval systems.
PREREQ: CE 641.
CE 648. FINITE AMPLITUDE WAVE MECHANICS
(3). Nonlinear wave theories, perturbation
expansion of nonlinear boundary value problems,
numerical solutions of integral equation methods
for nonlinear waves. PREREQ: CE 641. Offered
alternate years.
CE 649. MARINE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
(3). Overview of marine geology, sedimentation
processes; marine sediment properties, sampling,
testing, anchorages; Biot consolidation theory;
and wave-structure-foundation interaction for piles,
pipelines, sea walls, and caissons. PREREQ:
CE 373, CE 641. Offered alternate years.
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT COURSES
CEM 263. PLANE SURVEYING (3). Use of field
surveying equipment; error analysis; plane
surveying methods applied to construction; plane
coordinate computations; topographic mapping;
and introduction to GPS. PREREQ: ENGR 211 and
sophomore standing in engineering.
CEM 311. HYDRAULICS (4). Pressure and energy
concepts of fluids, fluid measurements, flow in
pipes and open channels. PREREQ: ENGR 211.
CEM 341/CEM 342. CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING
(4,4). Fundamentals of estimating and bidding
construction projects; plan reading, specification
interpretation; quantity take-off; types of
estimates; estimating and methods of construction
for sitework, concrete, and carpentry; estimating
subcontracts, estimating job overhead and home
office overhead; estimating profit, and computeraided estimating. CEM 341 and CEM 342 must be
taken in order. PREREQ: CE 245.
CEM 343. CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND
SCHEDULING (4). Principles of construction
planning, scheduling, and resource optimization;
scheduling techniques and calculations; methods
for integrating project resources (materials,
equipment, personnel, and money) into the
schedule. PREREQ: CEM 342.
CEM 381. STRUCTURES I (4). Introduction to
statically determinant analysis and design of steel
structures. PREREQ: ENGR 213. Lec/rec.
CEM 383. STRUCTURES II (4). Analysis and
design of building elements of concrete and
timber; detailing and fabrication. PREREQ: CEM
381.
CEM 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
CEM 406. PROJECTS (1-16).
CEM 407. SEMINAR (1-3). Professional practices
of construction engineering management.
CEM 431/CEM 531. OBTAINING CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS (4). Preparing and effectively
presenting detailed and complete proposals for the
execution of construction projects. Capstone
course for the CEM program. PREREQ: CEM 342,
CEM 343.
CEM 441/CEM 541. HEAVY CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT (4). Heavy construction
management methods. PREREQ: ENGR 390, CE
321, CE 365.
CEM 442/CEM 542. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT (4). Building construction
management and methods.
CEM 443/CEM 543. ^PROJECT MANAGEMENT
FOR CONSTRUCTION (4). Project management
concepts for construction; concepts, roles and
responsibilities, labor relations and supervision,
administrative systems, documentation, quality
management, and process improvement. (Writing
Intensive Course)
CEM 471. ELECTRICAL FACILITIES (4). Principles
and applications of electrical components of
constructed facilities; basic electrical circuit
theory, power, motors, controls, codes, and
building distribution systems. Lec/lab.
CEM 472. MECHANICAL FACILITIES (3). Principles
and applications of mechanical components of
constructed facilities; heating, ventilating, air
conditioning, plumbing, fire protection, and other
mechanical construction.
College of Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
COURSES
ENVE 321. ^ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
FUNDAMENTALS (4). Application of engineering
principles to the analysis of environmental
problems. Topics include water, wastewater, solid
wastes, and air pollution. PREREQ: CH 202, MTH
256, biological science elective. (Writing Intensive
Course)
ENVE 410. OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP (1-12).
ENVE 421/ENVE 521. WATER AND WASTEWATER
CHARACTERIZATION (4). Measurement of
physical and chemical characteristics of water and
wastewater. Engineering principles for the
selection and design of treatment processes.
PREREQ: ENVE 321.
ENVE 422/ENVE 522. ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING DESIGN (4). Design of water and
wastewater treatment facilities including physical,
chemical, and biological processes. PREREQ:
ENVE 421.
ENVE 425/ENVE 525. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
(3). Study of air pollution sources, transport, and
control, including engineering, chemical,
meteorological, social, and economic aspects.
PREREQ: ENVE 321.
ENVE 431/ENVE 531. FATE AND TRANSPORT OF
CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS (4).
Fundamentals of organic chemistry and
engineering principles applied to the movement
and fate of xenobiotic compounds. PREREQ:
CH 123 or CH 223; CH 440 or ENGR 311.
ENVE 451/ENVE 551. ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
MANAGEMENT (4). Legislation, risk assessment,
and management related to the discharge of air
and water pollutants and hazardous substances.
PREREQ: ENVE 321.
ENVE 499. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING (1-4). A critical examination of
topics selected by the instructor from among
topics not covered in other environmental
engineering courses.
ENVE 532. AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMISTRY (4). Applied chemical concepts for
environmental scientists and engineers,
emphasizing mathematical solutions to problems of
ionic equilibria in natural waters and treatment
processes.
ENVE 534. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
PROCESSES FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL (4).
Principles and design of unit operations and
processes for water and wastewater treatment.
PREREQ or COREQ: ENVE 532.
ENVE 535. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
PROCESSES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
TREATMENT (4). Principles and design of unit
operations and processes for the treatment of
hazardous waste and contaminated soils. PREREQ
or COREQ: ENVE 532.
ENVE 536. AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1). Laboratory
investigation of acid/base equilibria, coordination
chemistry, and precipitation/dissolution chemistry.
COREQ: ENVE 532.
ENVE 537. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROCESSES
LABORATORY (1). Investigation of physical and
chemical processes for treatment of water
supplies, groundwater, soils, and municipal,
industrial, and hazardous wastes. COREQ:
ENVE 534 or ENVE 553.
ENVE 541. MICROBIAL PROCESSES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS (4). Energetics
kinetics and stoichiometry of microbial
transformations of organic and inorganic
compounds. Mathematical models of
biodegradation. PREREQ: ENVE 531.
ENVE 542. MICROBIAL PROCESS DESIGN FOR
MUNICIPAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTES (4).
Principles and design of microbial processes for
treatment of municipal and hazardous wastes.
PREREQ: ENVE 541.
ENVE 545. MICROBIAL PROCESSES
LABORATORY (1). Laboratory investigation of
microbiological processes for treatment of
municipal, industrial, and hazardous waste.
COREQ: ENVE 542.
ENVE 554. GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION (4).
Theory and practice of groundwater remediation.
Environmental site assessments. Physical,
chemical, and biological methods for in situ
treatment of contaminated aquifers. Modeling of
remediation technologies. PREREQ: CE 514 or
equivalent.
ENVE 699. SELECTED TOPICS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (1-4). A critical
examination of topics selected by the instructors
from among topics not covered in other
environmental engineering courses. May be
repeated for a maximum of 9 credits on different
topics. PREREQ: Instructor approval required.
ENGINEERING PHYSICS
Philip J. Siemens, Director
301 Weniger Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-6507
(541) 737-4631
E-mail: siemens@physics.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.physics.orst.edu/
Advising
Undergraduate Major
303
ENGR 111. Engineering Orientation I
(or other engineering elective) (3)
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)1E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)1E
PH 221. Recitation for PH 211 (1)1E
PH 265. Scientific Computing (or
equivalent) (3)
Perspectives (6)1
Writing I (3)1E
Sophomore Year
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
Select either ENGR 202 and ENGR
203. Electrical Fundamentals (3,3)E
or ENGR 211. Statistics (3)
and select either ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)
or ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)E
MTH 255. Vector Calculus II (4)E
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4) E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)E
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
PH 222, PH 223. Recitation for PH 212,
PH 213 (1,1)E
PH 314. Introductory Modern Physics (4)
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers
(or approved substitute) (3)
Engineering electives (4)
Perspectives (3)1
Engineering Physics (BS)
Professional Engineering Physics
Junior Year
The Engineering Physics degree program
is offered by the Department of Physics
in the College of Science, which determines academic requirements and
provides advising for students majoring
in Engineering Physics. The academic
program, however, is administered by
the College of Engineering.
ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3)
or PH 441. Capstones in Physics:
Thermal and Statistical Physics (or
equivalent) (3)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
PH 421. Paradigms in Physics:
Oscillations (2)
PH 422. Paradigms in Physics: Static
Vector Fields (2)
PH 423. Paradigms in Physics: Energy
and Entropy (2)
PH 424. Paradigms in Physics: Waves in
One Dimension (2)
PH 425. Paradigms in Physics: Quantum
Measurements and Spin (2)
PH 426. Paradigms in Physics: Central
Forces (2)
PH 427. Paradigms in Physics: Periodic
Systems (2)
or PH 428 Paradigms in Physics: Rigid
Bodies (2)
Approved engineering electives (19)
Humanities/social science elective (3)
Perspectives (6)1
PREPARATION
Recommended high school preparation
for students who plan to major in
engineering physics includes one year
each of chemistry and physics and four
years of mathematics through analytic
geometry. Mathematics preparation is
especially important; students who are
not ready to start calculus (MTH 251,
Differential Calculus) upon entering
may be delayed in their progress toward
a degree. Students intending to transfer
to OSU are encouraged to contact the
Department of Physics at the earliest
possible time to discuss their placement
in the course curricula.
Pre-Engineering Physics
Freshman Year
Biological science (4)1
CH 201, CH 202. *Chemistry for
Engineering Majors (or equivalent)(6)1E
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
Senior Year
PH 431. Capstones in Physics:
Electromagnetism (3)
PH 461. Capstones in Physics:
Mathematical Methods (3)
PH 481. Physical Optics (4)
Physics electives at the 400 level (5)
Additional approved engineering
electives (4)
Synthesis (6)1
Unrestricted electives (18)
304
Oregon State University
ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Roy Rathja, Assistant Dean
151 Batcheller Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2411
(541) 737-5236
E-mail: info@engr.orst.edu
Each engineering curriculum includes a
number of courses that are appropriate
for all engineering students. Because of
their commonality, these are called
engineering science courses.
Engineering sciences have their roots in
mathematics and basic science and serve
as a bridge between science and engineering. They involve the application of
scientific methods to practical engineering situations and lead to solutions of
problems that are fundamental in
analysis, design, and synthesis.
“Sophomore standing in engineering”
refers to a student registered in an
accepted program, who has completed
45 credits (with minimum grades of “C”), including MTH 251, MTH 252, plus
three additional science or mathematics
courses listed in an engineering curriculum. Many engineering courses require
sophomore standing in engineering as a
prerequisite.
COURSES
ENGR 111. ENGINEERING ORIENTATION I (3).
Engineering as a profession, historical
development, ethics, curricula and engineering
careers. Introduction to problem analysis and
solution, data collection, accuracy and variability.
Lec/lab.
ENGR 112. ENGINEERING ORIENTATION II (3).
Systematic approaches to engineering problem
solving using computers. Logical analysis, flow
charting, input/output design, introductory
computer programming and use of engineering
software. Lec/lab.
ENGR 199. SPECIAL TOPICS (16). Graded P/N.
ENGR 201. ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I (3).
Analysis of linear circuits. Circuit laws and
theorems. DC and sinusoidal responses of circuits.
Operational amplifier characteristics and
applications. PREREQ: Sophomore standing in
engineering. Lec/lab.
ENGR 202. ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS II (3).
Sinusoidal steady-state analysis and phasors.
Application of circuit analysis to solve singlephase and three-phase circuits including power,
mutual inductance, transformers and passive
filters. PREREQ: ENGR 201. Lec/lab.
ENGR 203. ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS III (3).
Laplace and Fourier transforms, Fourier series,
Bode plots, and their application to circuit
analysis. PREREQ: ENGR 201. Lec/lab.
ENGR 211. STATICS (3). Analysis of forces
induced in structures and machines by various
types of loading. PREREQ: Sophomore standing in
engineering. COREQ: MTH 254. Lec/lab.
ENGR 211H. STATICS (3). Analysis of forces
induced in structures and machines by various
types of loading. Lec/lab. PREREQ: Sophomore
standing in engineering. Honors College approval
required.
ENGR 212. DYNAMICS (3). Kinematics, Newton’s
laws of motion, and work-energy and impulsemomentum relationships applied to engineering
systems. PREREQ: ENGR 211; PH 211.
ENGR 213. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (3).
Properties of structural materials; analysis of
stress and deformation in axially loaded members,
circular shafts, and beams, and in statically
indeterminate systems containing these
components. PREREQ: ENGR 211.
ENGR 248. ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND 3-D
MODELING (3). Introduction to graphical
communication theory, including freehand
sketching techniques, geometric construction,
multi-view, pictorial, sectional and auxiliary view
representation and dimensioning techniques.
Practical application of theoretical concepts using
the Pro-Engineer solid modeling software to
capture design intent and generate engineering
drawings. Lec/Lab.
ENGR 299. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
ENGR 311. THERMODYNAMICS (3). Laws of
thermodynamics, closed and open (control volume)
systems; thermodynamic properties cycles.
PREREQ: MTH 256, CH 202. Lec.
ENGR 312. THERMODYNAMICS (4). Applications:
machine and cycle processes, thermodynamic
relations, non-reactive gas mixtures, reactive
mixtures, thermodynamics of compressible fluid
flow. PREREQ: ENGR 311.
ENGR 321. MATERIALS SCIENCE (3). Structure
and properties of metals, ceramics and organic
materials; control of structure during processing
and structural modification by service environment.
PREREQ: CH 202. Lec.
ENGR 322. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF
MATERIALS (4). Mechanical behavior of materials,
relating laboratory test results to material
structure, and elements of mechanical analysis.
PREREQ: ENGR 213, ENGR 321. Lec/lab.
ENGR 331. MOMENTUM, ENERGY, AND MASS
TRANSFER (4). A unified treatment using control
volume and differential analysis of fluid flow,
momentum transfer, conductive, convective and
radiative energy transfer, binary mass transfer and
prediction of transport properties. PREREQ:
MTH 256; ENGR 212. COREQ: ENGR 311.
ENGR 331H. MOMENTUM, ENERGY, AND MASS
TRANSFER (4). A unified treatment using control
volume and differential analysis of: fluid flow,
momentum transfer, conductive, covective and
radiative energy transfer, binary mass transfer and
prediction of transport properties. PREREQ:
MTH 256; ENGR 212. COREQ: ENGR 311. Must be
taken in order. Honors College approval required.
ENGR 332. MOMENTUM, ENERGY, AND MASS
TRANSFER (4). A unified treatment using control
volume and differential analysis of: fluid flow,
momentum transfer, conductive, convective and
radiative energy transfer, binary mass transfer and
prediction of transport properties. PREREQ:
ENGR 331.
ENGR 333. MOMENTUM, ENERGY, AND MASS
TRANSFER (3). A unified treatment using control
volume and differential analysis of fluid flow,
momentum transfer, conductive, convective and
radiative energy transfer, binary mass transfer and
prediction of transport properties. PREREQ:
ENGR 332.
ENGR 350. *SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING (3).
Examination of technological innovations and
alternatives required to maintain human quality of
life and environmental sustainability. (Bacc Core
Course)
ENGR 350H. *SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING (3).
Examination of technological innovations and
alternatives required to maintain human quality of
life and environmental sustainability. PREREQ:
MTH 252 and PH 212. Honors College approval
required. (Bacc Core Course)
ENGR 390. ENGINEERING ECONOMY (3). Time
value of money; economic study techniques,
depreciation, taxes, retirement, and replacement
of engineering facilities. PREREQ: Sophomore
standing in engineering.
ENGR 399. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
ENGR 407. SEMINAR (1-16). Graded P/N.
ENGR 415. ^NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (3).
First course of a two-course sequence.
Multidisciplinary offering provides opportunities to
learn proven methods of quality product
development and associated business ventures.
(Writing Intensive Course)
ENGR 416. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (3).
Second course of a two-course sequence.
Multidisciplinary offering provides opportunities to
learn proven methods of quality product
development and associated business ventures.
ENGR 440. MODERN ELECTRONICS
MANUFACTURING (4). Engineering methods
applied to electronics manufacturing. Wafer,
semiconductor, printed circuit board, surface
mount assembly. Quality systems, environmental
stewardship, supply chain management,
production and economic analysis. Lec/lab.
PREREQ: ENGR 201, ENGR 390.
ENGR 465/ENGR 565. *SYSTEMS THINKING AND
PRACTICE (4). Hard and soft system theories
examined; methods and techniques for dealing
with real-world problems; skills and dialogue
techniques to identify mindsets, define problems,
and explore alternative pathways for solutions.
CROSSLISTED as BA 465/BA 565, HORT 490/
HORT 590, and H 490/H 590. (Bacc Core Course)
ENGR 490. ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
(3). Advanced techniques in engineering economy
featuring capital budgeting, cost estimating, tax
considerations, evaluation of public activities, cost
effectiveness, risk and uncertainty model and
project comparison methods. PREREQ: ENGR 390
and introductory statistics.
ENGR 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
ENGR 499H. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16). PREREQ:
Honors College approval required.
ENGR 590. ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
(3). Advanced techniques in engineering economy
featuring capital budgeting, cost estimating, tax
considerations, evaluation of public activities, cost
effectiveness, risk and uncertainty model and
project comparison methods. PREREQ: ENGR 390
and introductory statistics.
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
See Department of Civil, Construction,
and Environmental Engineering for
information on the Environmental
Engineering program.
FOREST ENGINEERING
See College of Forestry. Also see College
of Forestry for information on the Civil
Engineering-Forest Engineering program.
GENERAL ENGINEERING
The freshman year of the general
engineering curriculum meets the
requirements of all other engineering
curricula except bioengineering, chemical
engineering, environmental engineering,
and engineering physics, which require a
different chemistry sequence. Students
College of Engineering
who have not decided upon a major are
encouraged to register in general
engineering during their pre-professional
studies. Advising will be through the
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
CURRICULUM
The pre-general engineering curriculum
below will prepare students to enter
many of the engineering department
programs. Students may transfer into
another program at any time during the
first year; they must transfer by the end
of the year.
Pre-General Engineering (one-year
program)
Freshman Year
CH 201, CH 202. *Chemistry for
Engineering Majors (3,3)E
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
ENGR 111, ENGR 112. Engineering
Orientation I, II (3,3)E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)
HHS 241–HHS 251. *Lifetime Fitness
(Various activities) (1)
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Biological science elective (4)1
Perspectives (9)1
GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
A cooperative program with the
University of Idaho. For information,
see the head adviser, College of Engineering.
INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING
EAC/ABET Accredited
Richard E. Billo, Head
118 Covell Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2407
(541) 737-2365
Web site: http://ie.oregonstate.edu
FACULTY
Professor Billo
Associate Professors DouglasI, Funk, Hacker,
Kim, Logendran, Paul, Woldstad
Assistant Professors Doolen, Porter,
Puthpongsiriporn
Instructor Jensen
I
=Licensed professional engineer
Undergraduate Major
Industrial Engineering (BS)
Options
Business Engineering
Information Systems Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering (BS)
Graduate Major
Industrial Engineering (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Human Systems Engineering
Information Systems Engineering
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Multi-Scale Fabrication
Manufacturing Engineering (MEng)
(Not accepting new students.)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Concurrent Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering Systems
Graduate Minors
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
(Not accepting new students.)
The Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering (IME) department offers
two ABET accredited undergraduate
degrees: an Industrial Engineering degree
and a Manufacturing Engineering
degree. Industrial Engineering is a
different kind of engineering. If you like
variety, working with people, and
figuring out how to improve the way
something is done, studying industrial
engineering here at Oregon State is a
great first step toward a very exciting
career. However, if your interests center
around how to build things, then
manufacturing engineering may be a
better choice for you.
The Industrial Engineering degree is a
very flexible degree that allows students
to tailor their program to meet their
individual career goals. The large
number of restricted elective credits
allows you to pursue one of two
options: the Information Systems
Engineering Option and the Business
Engineering Option, or to pursue a more
customized program in your field of
interest.
The Manufacturing Engineering
degree is a very specialized degree
focusing on both high-tech manufacturing and traditional manufacturing.
Examples of exciting courses in this
degree program include Electronics
Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing
Systems, and Virtual and Automated
Manufacturing. The Manufacturing
Engineering degree offers a hands-on
education. Students in this program are
also encouraged to participate in the
college’s MECOP program, a nationally
recognized industrial cooperative
education program.
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Students who complete the requirements for the Manufacturing degree and
the requirements for either of the
Industrial Engineering Options can
actually earn two separate degrees, one
in Manufacturing Engineering and the
other in Industrial Engineering. The
additional 32 credits typically takes two
additional quarters to complete.
You will find industrial and manufacturing engineers doing a wide range of
important work in many different fields:
1. Using computers and the Internet to
increase manufacturing productivity or
to develop e-commerce applications.
2. Wirelessly tracking the distribution of
everything from food and medicine, to
airline baggage, and ships on America’s
waterways.
3. Designing better space suits for NASA,
helping farmers harvest crops more
efficiently, improving hospital
operating rooms, and much more.
4. In addition, both industrial engineers
and manufacturing engineers quickly
join the ranks of management. Many
go on to run their own companies.
If you want to work with people to help
build a better world, consider industrial
and manufacturing engineering here at
OSU.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (BS)
ABET Accredited
Educational Goals
In addition to the four College of
Engineering educational goals listed
previously, the IME Department has the
following educational goals for the
Industrial Engineering curriculum.
Industrial engineering graduates should
have the ability to:
1. Design, develop, implement, and
improve integrated systems that
include people, materials, information,
equipment, and energy.
2. Integrate systems using appropriate
analytical, computational, and
experimental practice.
Please see the program adviser, Dr.
Kimberly Douglas, 737-3644 or e-mail:
kimberly.d.douglas@orst.edu.
Pre-Industrial Engineering
Freshman Year (50)
CH 201,202. Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3,3)
COMM 111. Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. Argument and Critical
Discourse (3)
ENGR 111, ENGR 112. Engineering
Orientation I, II (3,3)
HHS 231. Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)
HHS 241–251. Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)
MTH 254. Vector Calculus (4)
PH 211. General Physics with Calculus (4)
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WR 121. English Composition (3)
Biological science elective (4)
Perspectives (9)
Sophomore Year (50)
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)
ENGR 211. Statics (3)
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
ENGR 248. Engineering Graphics and
3-D Modeling (3)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
IE 285. Intro to Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering (3)
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4)
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)
PH 212, 213. General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)
Perspectives (6)
TOTAL (100)
Professional Industrial Engineering
Junior Year (44)
ENGR 321. Materials Science (3)
IE 337. Industrial Manufacturing
Systems (4)
IE 366. ^Work Design (4)
IE 367. Production Planning and
Control (4)
IE 368. Facility Design and Operations
Management (4)
IE 412. Information Systems Engineering (4)
WR 327. Technical Writing (3)
Math or Science Elective (3)
Restricted IME Electives (12)
Free Elective (3)
Senior Year (48)
IE 355. Quality and Applied Statistics I (4)
IE 356. Quality and Applied Statistics II (4)
IE 415. Simulation and Decision Support
Systems (4)
IE 425. Industrial Systems Optimization (4)
IE 497, IE 498. Industrial Engineering
Analysis and Design (3,3)
or ENGR 415. ^New Product
Development (3)
and ENGR 416. New Product
Development (3)
Engineering Science Elective (3)
Restricted IME Electives (17)
Synthesis (6)
TOTAL (92)
OPTIONS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING OPTION
Completing the Information Systems
Engineering Option will prepare you to
integrate data capture, database, the
Internet and both wired and wireless
telecommunication technologies to
create applications of information
systems essential to the production and
distribution of goods and services by
modern industrial, retail, service, and
government organizations.
Required ISE Courses:
IE 411. Information Technologies (4)
IE 413. Distributed Systems Engineering (3)
IE 414. Industrial Information Systems
Integration (3)
IE 417. Bar Codes and Automatic Data
Capture (4)
IE 418. Telecommunication Concepts (3)
IE 419. Wireless Networks (3)
ISE Elective (3)
BUSINESS-ENGINEERING OPTION
Completing the Business-Engineering
option will prepare you to better
integrate industrial engineering solutions
in business settings. Students who
complete this option will have the
essential prerequisites for entering a
master’s program in business administration. This option is a great alternative if
you are drawn to business, but have the
capability to successfully complete an
engineering degree.
Required courses
One-credit preparatory course for BA
213, see adviser.
BA 213. Managerial Accounting (4)
BA 230. Business Law (4)
BA 321. Cost Management I (4)
BA 340. Finance (4)
BA 390. Marketing (4)
IE 470. Management Systems
Engineering (4)
IE 471. Project Management in
Engineering (3)
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
(BS)
ABET Accredited
Educational Goals
In addition to the four College of
Engineering educational goals listed
previously, the IME Department has the
following educational goals for the
Manufacturing Engineering curriculum.
Manufacturing engineering graduates
should have the ability to:
1. Understand the behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and
influenced by processing in manufacturing.
2. Understand the design of products
and the equipment, tooling, and
environment necessary for their
manufacture.
3. Understand the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing
planning, strategy, and control.
4. Understand the analysis, synthesis and
control of manufacturing operations
using statistical and calculus-based
methods.
5. Measure manufacturing process
variables in a manufacturing laboratory and make technical inferences
about the process.
Please see the program adviser,
Dr. Kimberly Douglas, 737-3644 or
e-mail: kimberly.d.douglas@orst.edu.
Pre-Manufacturing Engineering
Freshman Year (50)
CH 201,202. Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3,3)
COMM 111. Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. Argument and Critical
Discourse (3)
ENGR 111, ENGR 112. Engineering
Orientation I, II (3,3)
HHS 231. Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)
MTH 254. Vector Calculus (4)
PH 211. General Physics with Calculus (4)
WR 121. English Composition (3)
Biological science elective (4)
Perspectives (9)
Sophomore Year (50)
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)
ENGR 211. Statics (3)
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
ENGR 248. Engineering Graphics and 3D Modeling (3)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
IE 285. Intro to Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering (3)
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4)
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)
PH 212, 213. General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)
Perspectives (6)
TOTAL (100)
Professional Manufacturing
Engineering
Junior Year (29)
ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3)
ENGR 321. Materials Science (3)
IE 337. Industrial Manufacturing
Systems (4)
IE 366. Work Design (4)
IE 367. Production Planning and
Control (4)
IE 368. Facility Design and Operations
Management (4)
IE 412. Information Systems
Engineering (4)
WR 327. Technical Writing (3)
First Senior Year (31)
ENGR 331. Momentum, Energy, and
Mass Transfer (4)
IE 338. Manufacturing Material
Processing (4)
IE 355. Quality and Applied Statistics I (4)
IE 356. Quality and Applied Statistics II (4)
IE 415. Simulation and Decision
Support Systems (4)
IE 436. Lean Manufacturing Systems (4)
IE 437. Virtual and Automated
Manufacturing (4)
Engineering Science Elective (3)
Second Senior Year (32)
ENGR 415, ENGR 416. New Product
Development I, II, (3,3)
College of Engineering
ENGR 440. Electronics Manufacturing (4)
IE 425. Industrial Systems Optimization (4)
Math or Science Elective (3)
Restricted IME Electives (6)
Free Elective (3)
Synthesis (6)
TOTAL (92)
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Human systems engineering,
information systems engineering,
manufacturing systems
engineering, multi-scale fabrication
Industrial engineering (IE) uses knowledge from the physical, information,
and human sciences and applies
engineering methods to design, implement, operate, and improve systems that
produce and deliver high quality goods
and services. Such systems include
manufacturing systems, transportation
systems, communication systems,
information systems, health care systems,
military systems, and other complex
technological systems. IE uses engineering methods and in particular systems
engineering methods to develop,
implement and operate production and
delivery systems.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
COURSES
IE 113. CAREERS IN INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (1). Practicing
industrial and manufacturing engineers describe
career opportunities in industrial and
manufacturing engineering, including job functions,
typical projects, career paths, work environments,
and future industry trends and job prospects.
IE 114X. CAREERS IN INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING II (1). Practicing
Industrial Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers
provide opportunities for students to experience
the IME workplace through plant tours.
IE 115X. CAREERS IN INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING III (1).
Practicing Industrial Engineers and Manufacturing
Engineers provide opportunities for job shadowing
and networking allowing students to gain real
exposure to IME careers.
IE 285. INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (3). Introduction
to selected topics in industrial and manufacturing
engineering, including history and philosophy,
product design and manufacturing cycle,
integrated role of engineering and business, and
multi-objective nature of organizations. Surveys of
selected design problems in resource allocation,
operations and quality management, and
production engineering. PREREQ: Sophomore
standing.
IE 335. MATERIALS AND PROCESSES IN
MANUFACTURING (3). Methods of processing
various raw materials into finished products.
Materials include metals, plastics, ceramics and
composites. Processes include machining, casting,
forming, joining and nontraditional methods.
Emphasis is placed on the relationship of materials
and process and the design and manufacture of
finished products. PREREQ: ENGR 248.
IE 337. INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING
SYSTEMS (4). Analysis of product requirements,
mechanical manufacturing processes and
industrial manufacturing operations. Process
selection and tooling design. Design of multioperation manufacturing processes. Fabrication
using manufacturing equipment. PREREQ:
ENGR 248.
IE 338. MANUFACTURING MATERIAL
PROCESSING (4). Methods of processing various
raw materials into finished mechanical products.
Materials include metals, plastics, ceramics, and
composites. Processes include casting,
machining, forming, joining, and nontraditional
methods. Emphasis on material and process
selection for product design, manufacturing
process capability, and cost estimating. PREREQ:
ENGR 213, ENGR 248, ENGR 321.
IE 355. QUALITY AND APPLIED STATISTICS I (4).
Control of quality through the use of statistical
analysis; typical control techniques and underlying
theory. Development of reliability models and
procedures for product assurance. PREREQ:
ENGR 360 or equivalent statistical material.
IE 356. QUALITY AND APPLIED STATISTICS II
(4). Systematic analysis of processes through the
use of statistical analysis, methods, and
procedures. Application of statistical techniques
including use of classic process analysis
techniques, regression and design of experiments.
PREREQ: ENGR 360 or equivalent statistical
material.
IE 366. ^WORK DESIGN (4). Principles and
techniques of work measurement, methods
engineering, workplace design, work sampling, and
predetermined time systems. Basic ergonomics
principles applied to workplace design and
physiological work measurement. PREREQ:
ENGR 360 or equivalent statistical material.
(Writing Intensive Course)
IE 367. PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL
(4). Forecasting techniques, inventory analysis,
master production scheduling, material and
capacity requirements, planning and scheduling
methods. PREREQ: ENGR 360 or equivalent
statistical material.
IE 368. FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT (4). Design and analysis of
industrial facilities including just-in-time systems,
queuing, material handling systems, material flow
analysis, line balancing, systematic layout
planning, design of warehouse facilities, and
facilities location. PREREQ: IE 366, IE 367, IE 390.
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IE 414/IE 514. INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (3). Seamless
integration of heterogeneous systems, emerging
standards for shop floor control. Legacy system
integration. PREREQ: IE 413/IE 513.
IE 415/IE 515. SIMULATION AND DECISION
SUPPORT SYSTEMS (4). Analysis and design of
integrated manufacturing systems through the
application of computer modeling techniques.
Model validation and verification. Application of
simulation and decision support systems to
management and engineering. PREREQ: ENGR 360
or equivalent statistical material, IE 411/IE 511.
IE 416/IE 516. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERING (3). Concepts of
symbolic problem solving, knowledge
representation, and inference applied to problems
in engineering analysis and design. Artificial
Intelligence programming. PREREQ: IE 411/IE 511
and senior or graduate standing in engineering.
IE 417/IE 517. BAR CODES AND AUTOMATIC
DATA CAPTURE (4). Bar code symbologies, twodimensional bar code symbologies, bar code
reading and printing, smart cards, automatic
speech recognition, and wireless technologies.
Lec/lab.
IE 418/IE 518. TELECOMMUNICATION CONCEPTS
(3). Telecommunication concepts for industrial
applications. OSI reference model, local area
networks, wide area networks, internet
architecture. PREREQ: IE 417/IE 517.
IE 419/IE 519. WIRELESS NETWORKS (3). RF
fundamentals, ISO 802.11 standards, spread
spectrum technology, narrow band technology,
direct sequence and frequency hopping
transmission schemes, electromagnetic
interference, design of indoor wireless networks.
IE 425. INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION
(4). Techniques of analysis and solution of
problems in industrial and management systems.
Emphasis on applications of linear programming,
integer programming, and queuing analysis.
PREREQ: ENGR 360 or equivalent statistical
material, MTH 306.
IE 431/IE 531. MESO-SCALE MANUFACTURING
(3). Meso-scale processing techniques for
fabricating microfluidic devices, especially
microtechnology-based energy, chemical and
biological systems. Introduction to microlamination
and techniques for lamina patterning, registration
and bonding. PREREQ: Senior standing in science
or engineering. Lec/lab.
IE 410. INTERNSHIP (1-16).
IE 432/IE 532. MICROFABRICATION
TECHNOLOGY (3). Survey of microfabrication
processing techniques, including bulk, surface,
and mold micromachining and application of this
technology to microelectromechanical systems
(MEMS). Some review of semiconductor integrated
circuit processing. PREREQ: Senior standing in
science or engineering.
IE 411/IE 511. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(4). Computer architecture, data communications
and networking, operating systems operations, file
and data management, Internet technologies, and
classifications of software applications for use in
solving engineering problems. PREREQ: Previous
programming experience.
IE 436/IE 536. LEAN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (4). The planning, evaluation,
deployment, and integration of lean manufacturing
theory and methods. Examines manufacturing
processes/equipment and systems, e.g. planning/
control, product design, supply chain resource
management. Lec/lab. PREREQ: IE 338.
IE 412/IE 512. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (4). Framework for enterprising
information systems. Engineering and scientific
systems. Requirements definition, enhanced entity
relationship modeling, logical modeling, structured
query language, relational model, referential
integrity. Lec/lab.
IE 437/IE 537. COMPUTER-AIDED
MANUFACTURING (4). Applications of computer
control in manufacturing systems. Topics include
control theory, pneumatics, sensors,
programmable logic controllers, numerical control
programming, and rapid prototyping. PREREQ:
IE 436/IE 536.
IE 413/IE 513. DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (3). Design of distributed
information systems for industrial environments,
e-commerce systems, supply chain systems.
Modern modeling principles. Application of web
software to develop components of industrial
information systems. PREREQ: Previous
programming experience.
IE 444/IE 544. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY (3). History,
legislation, and organization of safety
management; accident costs, causes, and
prevention; role of environmental hazards and
workplace design in industrial safety. PREREQ:
ENGR 360 or equivalent statistical material.
IE 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
PREREQ: Departmental approval required.
IE 406. PROJECTS (1-16). PREREQ:
Departmental approval required.
IE 407. SEMINAR (1-16).
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IE 445/IE 545. HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
(4). Analysis and design of work systems
considering human capabilities and limitations,
human anatomy and physiology, and occupational
safety and health. Emphasis on understanding how
human factors considerations should be
considered in design processes to maximize
system effectiveness and safety. PREREQ: IE 366.
IE 446/IE 546. HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (3). Development of safe, high
performance human-machine systems. System/
function/task analysis, function allocation, design,
mockups and rapid prototyping, human factors
test and evaluation. PREREQ: IE 445/IE 545.
IE 447/IE 547. INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS/
OCCUPATIONAL BIOMECHANICS (3). Covers
topics in industrial ergonomics and occupational
biomechanics. Emphasizes the physiological and
biomechanical capabilities and limitations of
workers. Applications are to the design of work
tasks and work environments. PREREQ: Senior
standing in science or engineering.
IE 448/IE 548. COGNITIVE ENGINEERING (3).
Theories and models of human sensory, cognitive,
and motor performance pertaining to the operation
of complex systems. Applications to humanmachine systems engineering. PREREQ:
IE 445/IE 545.
IE 450/IE 550. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
(3). Principles of TQM. Vision/value statements
and the management feedback process in TQM.
Super and subordinate goals and the 10-step TQM
problem-solving process. Juran’s trilogy and
Deming’s 14 principles. Team formation, team
building and motivation. The Malcom Baldridge
Award. ISO 9000. PREREQ: Senior standing.
IE 464/IE 564. DESIGN AND SCHEDULING OF
CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (3).
Designing manufacturing cells. Impact of alternate
process plan on cell design. Part-machine
assignment to cells. Disaggregated manufacturing
cells. Group scheduling. PREREQ: Computer
programming experience.
IE 470/IE 570. MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (4). Improvement of organizational
performance through the design and
implementation of systems that integrate
personnel, technological, environmental, and
organizational variables. Topics include
performance assessment and measurement as
well as improvement methodologies. PREREQ:
Senior standing.
IE 471/IE 571. PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN
ENGINEERING (3). Critical issues in the
management of engineering and high-technology
projects are discussed. Time, cost, and
performance parameters are analyzed from the
organizational, people, and resource perspectives.
Network optimization and simulation concepts are
introduced into the COM/PERT algorithms.
Resource-constrained project scheduling case
discussions and a term project are included.
PREREQ: ST 314, ENGR 360 or equivalent,
computer programming experience.
IE 491/IE 591. SELECTED TOPICS IN SYSTEMS
STUDIES (1-5). Recent advances in industrial
engineering pertaining to the theory and
application of system studies. Analysis and design
of natural resource systems; evaluation; detection
extraction; processing and marketing systems;
advanced design of production systems with
reference to social, economic, and regional
planning; human engineering studies of manmachine systems; applications of operations
research techniques. Nonsequence course. Not
offered every term.
IE 492/IE 592. SELECTED TOPICS IN SYSTEMS
STUDIES (1-5). Recent advances in industrial
engineering pertaining to the theory and
application of system studies. Analysis and design
of natural resource systems; evaluation; detection
extraction; processing and marketing systems;
advanced design of production systems with
reference to social, economic, and regional
planning; human engineering studies of manmachine systems; applications of operations
research techniques. Nonsequence course. Not
offered each term.
IE 493/IE 593. SELECTED TOPICS IN SYSTEMS
STUDIES (1-5). Recent advances in industrial
engineering pertaining to the theory and
application of system studies. Analysis and design
of natural resource systems; evaluation; detection
extraction; processing and marketing systems;
advanced design of production systems with
reference to social, economic, and regional
planning; human engineering studies of manmachine systems; applications of operations
research techniques. Nonsequence course. Not
offered each term.
IE 497. ^INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
AND DESIGN (3). Product design; selection and
replacement of major tools, processes, and
equipment; paperwork controls; subsystem
revision; system or plant revision; selection and
training of personnel; long-run policies and
strategy. PREREQ: Senior standing in industrial
engineering. (Writing Intensive Course)
IE 563. ADVANCED PRODUCTION PLANNING AND
CONTROL (3). Application of quantitative and
heuristic methods to problems of production,
material, and capacity planning. Mathematical
models for inventory systems, sequencing, and
scheduling. Assembly line balancing methods. Justin-time manufacturing. PREREQ: IE 521, ST 514.
IE 572. COMMUNICATION AND TEAM BUILDING
FOR ENGINEERS (3). An examination of the
basic principles of organization as applied to
manufacturing and engineering teams. Effective
communication in team settings is covered.
PREREQ: ST 514, IE 571.
IE 594. RESEARCH METHODS IN ENGINEERING
(3). Introduction to research methodologies
including surveys, interviews, quasiexperimentation, and case studies. Methods for
research design, and collection and analysis of
data. PREREQ: Graduate standing or instructor
approval.
IE 603. THESIS (1-16). PREREQ: Departmental
approval required.
IE 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
PREREQ: Departmental approval required.
IE 498. ^INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
AND DESIGN (3). Product design; selection and
replacement of major tools, processes, and
equipment; paperwork controls; subsystem
revision; system or plant revision; selection and
training of personnel; long-run policies and
strategy. PREREQ: Senior standing in Industrial
Engineering. (Writing Intensive Course)
IE 606. PROJECTS (1-16). PREREQ:
Departmental approval required.
IE 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
EAC/ABET Accredited
IE 503. THESIS (1-16). PREREQ: Departmental
approval required.
IE 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
PREREQ: Departmental approval required.
IE 506. PROJECTS (1-16). PREREQ:
Departmental approval required.
IE 507. SEMINAR (1-16).
IE 521. INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION I
(3). Techniques for analysis and solution of
problems in industrial and management systems.
Emphasis on application of linear and integer
programming and extensions. PREREQ:
ENGR 360, MTH 341.
IE 522. INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION II
(3). Techniques for analysis and solution of
problems in industrial and management systems.
Emphasis on applications of dynamic programming.
Markovian processes, and questions as applied to
industrial problems. PREREQ: ST 514.
IE 551. STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (3).
Systematic analysis of industrial processes
through the applications of statistical techniques.
Analysis of product quality, design of quality
improvement programs, and development of
reliability models. PREREQ: ST 314.
IE 552. DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENTS
(3). Techniques for the statistical analysis and
design of industrial control systems. Emphasis on
the use of advanced mathematical models and
techniques for the control and enhancement of
industrial productivity. Applications include, but are
not limited to, the estimation and control of process
fallout and rework. PREREQ: IE 351 or IE 551.
IE 561. MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (3). Introduction to concurrent
engineering, design for manufacturability and new
product life cycles. Topics include forecasting,
inventory control, sequencing and scheduling, and
assembly line balancing. PREREQ: ST 514 and
MTH 341.
IE 562. MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT (3). Topics covered include
aggregate production planning, master production
scheduling, capacity planning MRP and resource
planning. PREREQ: ST 514 and MTH 341.
IE 607. SEMINAR (1-16).
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Gordon M. Reistad, Head
204 Rogers Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-6001
(541) 737-3441
E-mail: info-me@engr.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.me.orst.edu/
FACULTY
Professors Kanury, Kassner, Kennedy,
Liburdy, Reistad
Associate Professors Bay, Drost, Paasch,
Peterson, Warnes, Wheeler
Assistant Professors Busch, Costello, Ge,
Narayanan, Pence, Walker
Undergraduate Major
Mechanical Engineering (BS)
Graduate Majors
Mechanical Engineering (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Applied Mechanics
Applied Thermodynamics
Biomechanics
Combustion
Design
Design and Analysis of Mechanical
and Thermal Fluid Systems
Dynamics
Energy
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy
Solid Mechanics
College of Engineering
Stress Analysis
Systems and Control
Materials Science (MS, PhD)
Graduate Area of Concentration
Materials Science
Graduate Minors
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineers design and
develop small devices, large equipment
and processes for society. They play
major roles in the design, testing and
operation of mechanisms, machines,
and systems, including processes for
energy conversion and equipment used
in households, businesses, transportation
and manufacturing.
In addition to the university baccalaureate core, the mechanical engineering
curriculum has its base in mathematics,
science, engineering science, and design.
Mathematics and science courses occur
primarily in the first two years. Engineering science is a major component, which
is treated from the sophomore year to
graduation in a combination of required
and technical elective sources.
OSU’s Mechanical Engineering
Program has all the attributes needed for
the best learning environment: ABET
accredited curriculum, excellent faculty,
good facilities (including computers),
quality students, strong industrial
interaction, and optimal size (large
enough for good selections of courses
and small enough for good interaction
between students and faculty).
The department’s mission is to provide
a high quality engineering program that
prepares students for successful careers,
lifelong learning and service to their
profession and society. The program
shares goals common to the College of
Engineering (see College statement on
the first page of this section), as well as
those of enabling graduates to be workready in both thermal and mechanical
systems through an integrated designbased offering, hands-on experiences
and actual work experiences.
Engineering design is an integral
element of the program. The philosophy
is to “plant the seed” for design at the
freshman level and grow it throughout
the program. Most of the skills are
developed at the junior and senior
levels, when students have achieved
proficiency in the basic technical
requirements. At the junior level, the
design process is extensively developed
in three courses. At the senior year,
design experiences occur in several areas,
culminating in the two-term senior
project in which students in small teams
carry out the design of some product or
process under the supervision of a
faculty adviser. Attention to hands-on
activity add a very desirable “feel” for
many aspects of the design process.
A good choice of senior electives
enables students to achieve a degree of
specialization and depth to match their
interests. The areas include applied stress
analysis; design and analysis of mechanical and thermal/fluid systems; concurrent engineering; dynamics of physical
systems; heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning; heat transfer; fluid
dynamics; and metallurgy and materials.
The faculty encourages a vibrant
extracurricular program for professional
and leadership experiences. Students are
encouraged to obtain at least three
months of work experience through an
industrial or research internship or to
participate in a foreign exchange
program. The department’s goal is to
have more than 95 percent of its
students graduate with such experience.
In addition to students having general
internships, many of the professionallevel students participate in the industrydriven Multiple Engineering Cooperative
Program (MECOP). This program
provides two paid six-month internships
at over 60 Pacific Northwest companies
where interns work with a company
mentor and improve their capabilities
for the work environment.
Mechanical engineers often begin their
professional careers with machinery,
petroleum or electronics industries,
government agencies, and firms producing transportation and energy conversion equipment. Because of the increasing complexity of mechanical systems,
graduate study for the MS and PhD
degrees is advisable for students who
wish to specialize in depth in any of the
above areas. The undergraduate
curriculum provides an excellent
foundation for graduate study.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (BS)
Pre-Mechanical Engineering
Freshman Year
CH 201, CH 202. *Chemistry for
Engineering Majors (3,3)E
CH 205. Laboratory for CH 202 (1)
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)1E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
ENGR 248. Engineering Graphics and
3-D Modeling (3)
ME 101. Intro to Mechanical
Engineering (3)
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Perspectives (12)1
309
Sophomore Year
ENGR 201, ENGR 202. Electrical
Fundamentals I, II (3,3)E
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)5
ME 102. Intro to Mechanical
Engineering (3)
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4) E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)E
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)5
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Biological science (4)1
Free electives (2)
TOTAL (96)
Professional Mechanical Engineering
Junior Year
ENGR 311, ENGR 312. Thermodynamics
(3,4)
ENGR 321. Materials Science (3)
ENGR 322. Mechanical Properties of
Materials (4)
ENGR 331, ENGR 332. Momentum,
Energy and Mass Transfer (4,4)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
ME 316. Mechanics of Materials (3)
ME 317. Dynamics (3)
ME 350. Instrument Laboratory (1)
ME 373. Computational Methods (3)
ME 382. Introduction to Design (4)
ME 383. Mechanical Component Design (3)
Free electives (7)
Senior Year
ME 407. Seminar (1)
ME 417. Senior Project Seminar (1)
ME 418, ME 419. Senior Project (1,3)
ME 430. Systems Dynamics and Control (4)
ME 441. Thermal/Fluid System Design (3)
ME 451. ^Mechanical Laboratory (4)
Approved laboratory course (3)
Restricted ME analysis electives (6)
Restricted ME design electives (6)
Perspectives (3)1
Free Electives (6)
Synthesis (6)1
TOTAL (96)
MATERIALS SCIENCE (MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Chemistry, chemical engineering, civil
engineering, electrical and computer
engineering, forest products,
mathematics, mechanical
engineering, nuclear engineering,
physics
Materials science is an interdisciplinary
science with roots in many aspects of
science and engineering. Reflecting this
character, the materials science program
at Oregon State University is spread over
nine departments in three colleges and
there is no department of materials
science. Rather, there is a Center for
Advanced Materials Research and also a
Master of Science and Doctor of
Philosophy degree in Materials Science.
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Oregon State University
The Materials Science graduate
program is offered by the Graduate
School and administered by the
program director for the university. The
degree emphasizes a core competency in
materials science followed by courses in
either structural materials or in electronic
and magnetic materials. A student
should apply for the MSMS program by
forwarding an application to the
Program Director who will, on approval,
forward the application to the resident
department(s) within the Colleges of
Engineering, Science or Forestry indicated by the applicant. Financial
support and thesis guidance is normally
provided by the participating department. The graduate faculty are all
members of the Center for Advanced
Materials Research.
Applications and other inquiries
should be forwarded to: Prof. M.E.
Kassner, Materials Science Program
Director, 204 Rogers Hall, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.
For more information, visit the web
site at http://me.oregonstate.edu/
students/graduates/matsci/ .
manufacture and computer-aided
design and manufacturing.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
ME 316. MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (3).
Determination of stresses, deflections, and
stability of deformable bodies, including matrix
structural analysis. PREREQ: ENGR 213, MTH 256.
Applied mechanics, applied
thermodynamics, biomechanics,
combustion, design, design and
analysis of mechanical and thermal
fluid systems, dynamics, energy, fluid
mechanics, heat transfer, materials
science, mechanical engineering,
physical and mechanical
metallurgy, solid mechanics, stress
analysis, systems and control
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers graduate programs
leading to the Master of Science and
Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Master’s
degree candidates may pursue thesis or
nonthesis options; students in the
nonthesis option must complete
additional course work where an
individual project may be included.
The mechanical engineering field is
diverse, therefore research activities in
the department encompass a broad
range of technical endeavor. Areas of
research include applied mechanics, solid
mechanics, biomechanics, dynamics,
stress analysis, design, systems and
control, energy, applied thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics,
metallurgy, and materials science.
In addition, research activities have
been directed toward areas of current
interest and need, including wind
energy, microscale energy conversion,
combustion, fluidized bed heat transfer,
composite materials, superconductors,
advanced materials, impact dynamics,
mechatronics, microscale fluid mechanics, diagnostics in design, design for
MATERIALS SCIENCE GRADUATE
MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
COURSES
ME 101. INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING (3). Orientation to mechanical
engineering: methods used in solving engineering
problems; experience with typical mechanical
engineering projects and problems; ethics,
curricula and engineering careers. PREREQ:
Trigonometry. Lec/rec.
ME 102. INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING (3). Systematic approaches to
engineering problem solving using computers. Flow
charting, input/output design, computer
programming in a high level language and use of
engineering software. PREREQ: Trigonometry. Lec/lab.
ME 206. PROJECTS (1-16). PREREQ: Sophomore
standing.
ME 306. PROJECTS (1-16). PREREQ: Junior
standing.
ME 317. DYNAMICS (3). Continuation of the study
of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid
bodies, with applications to mechanical systems of
current interest to engineers. PREREQ: ENGR 212,
MTH 256. COREQ: ME 373.
ME 350. INSTRUMENT LABORATORY (1).
Function, operation, and application of common
mechanical engineering instruments, measurement
principles, statistical analysis. Graded P/N.
PREREQ: ENGR 202. Lab.
ME 373. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METHODS
(3). Analytical and numerical methods for solving
representative mechanical engineering problems.
PREREQ: MTH 256, ME 102, or equivalent. Lec.
ME 382. INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN (4).
Organization, planning, economics, and the use of
creativity and optimization in solving mechanical
design problems. Case studies and/or industrial
design problems. PREREQ: ENGR 248. COREQ:
ME 316. Lec/lab.
ME 383. MECHANICAL COMPONENT DESIGN (3).
Design of machine elements and power
transmission components. PREREQ: ME 382. Lec/lab.
ME 401. RESEARCH (1-16). May be repeated for
a maximum of 9 credits.
ME 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.
ME 406. PROJECTS (1-16). May be repeated for
a maximum of 15 credits.
ME 407. SEMINAR (1-16). Senior seminar; may be
repeated two times for 2 credits.
ME 410. INTERNSHIP (1-16).
ME 412/ME 512. KINEMATIC DESIGN OF
LINKAGES (3). Freedom and constraint in
mechanical systems. Methods of planar linkage
analysis and synthesis. Introduction to spatial
linkage analysis and synthesis. PREREQ: ME 317.
Lec/lab.
ME 413/ME 513. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (3).
Study of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools
(hardware/software) and their applications to
mechanical systems design. Design projects
involving the application of CAD constitutes a
major portion of the course. PREREQ: ME 383.
Lec/lab.
ME 414/ME 514. MECHATRONICS (3). Digital
control, integration of electronics and
microprocessor technology with mechanical
systems. PREREQ: ME 373, ME 430. Lec/lab.
ME 417. SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR (1). Oral
presentations of senior projects. COREQ: ME 419.
ME 418. SENIOR PROJECT (1). Planning for
senior project. PREREQ: ME 382. COREQ: ME 451.
ME 419. SENIOR PROJECT (3). An investigation
carried out under the supervision of a faculty
member. Project may contain experimental,
analytical, or computer work but must be design. A
formal written report is required. PREREQ: ME 373,
ME 383, ME 418, ME 451.
ME 420/ME 520. APPLIED STRESS ANALYSIS (3).
Elasticity theory, failure theories, plasticity, and
energy methods. PREREQ: ME 316.
ME 421/ME 521. APPLIED STRESS ANALYSIS (3).
Finite element analysis, plate and shell structures.
PREREQ: ME 420.
ME 422/ME 522. MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS (3).
Dynamic response of single and multiple degreeof-freedom systems. PREREQ: ME 317.
ME 423/ME 523. ADVANCED STRESS ANALYSIS
(3). Analytical and finite techniques applied to
nonlinear problems in stress analysis including
plasticity effects, creep, large deflections,
buckling, and contact mechanics. PREREQ:
ME 420/520 and ME 421/521.
ME 424/ME 524. FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (3).
Application of modern finite element code in the
analysis of complex mechanical engineering
systems. Extensive use of engineering
workstations. COREQ: ME 421/ME 521 or
equivalent. Lec/lab.
ME 430. SYSTEMS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL (4).
Modeling and analysis of linear continuous
systems in time and frequency domains.
Fundamentals of single-input-single output control
system design. PREREQ: ME 317.
ME 431/ME 531. CONTROL SYSTEMS (3). Statespace methods for linear systems. Analysis;
transition matrix, controllability, observability,
stability. Control; pole placement, optimal control.
Elements of digital control. PREREQ: ME 430. Lec/lab.
ME 441.THERMAL/FLUID SYSTEM DESIGN (3).
Fluid system components, including pumps, fans,
turbines, compressors, heat exchangers, piping,
and ducting systems. Students design systems
integrating these components. Project work with
written and oral reports. PREREQ: ENGR 312,
ENGR 332, ENGR 390, ME 373, ME 383. Lec/lab.
ME 442/ME 542. THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (3). Intermediate heat
transfer course focusing on the problem of cooling
electronic components, microprocessors, printed
circuit boards, and large electronic structures
such as computers where a more integrated
thermal management approach must be taken. A
finite element heat transfer package is introduced
as an analysis tool for the course. PREREQ:
ENGR 332.
ME 443/ME 543. HEATING AND AIRCONDITIONING (3). Heating, ventilating and airconditioning of buildings for human comfort or
industrial processes; design, selection,
construction, and operation of air-conditioning
equipment, including warm air, steam, hot water,
and refrigeration systems. PREREQ: ME 441. Lec/lab.
College of Engineering
ME 444/ME 544. ADVANCED POWER
GENERATION SYSTEMS (3). Thermal mechanical
evaluation of modern power generation
technologies, including fossil and nuclear Rankine
cycle power plants, gas turbines, cogeneration
power plants, distributed power generation and fuel
cells. PREREQ: ENGR 312, ENGR 332. Lec/rec.
ME 445/ME 545. INTRODUCTION TO
COMBUSTION (3). Study of combustion science
based on the background of chemistry,
thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat
transfer. Stoichiometry, energetics of chemical
reactions, flame temperature, equilibrium product
analyses, chemical kinetics, and chain reactions.
PREREQ: ENGR 312, ENGR 332.
ME 451. ^MECHANICAL LABORATORY (4).
Selection, calibration, and application of
instruments. Hands-on testing of machines and
processes. Analysis of tests and preparation of
engineering reports. PREREQ: ENGR 312, ENGR
332, ME 350, ST 314. Lec/lab. (Writing Intensive
Course)
ME 452/ME 552. INSTRUMENTATION (3). Course
emphasis is on dynamic measurements. Major
elements of measurement systems are covered,
including transducers and devices for signal
conditioning, recording, storing and displaying
(including digital data acquisition systems).
PREREQ: ME 451, ME 430. Lec/lab.
ME 453/ME 553. EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS (3).
Stress analysis by strain measurement.
Mechanical, optical, and electrical strain gages;
brittle coating techniques; strain gage
instrumentation; piezoelectric, capacitive, and
inductive transducers; stress analysis by X-ray
diffraction. PREREQ: ME 316, ME 317, ME 451.
Lec/lab.
ME 460/ME 560. INTERMEDIATE FLUID
MECHANICS (3). Ideal fluid flow including
potential flow theory. Computer solutions in ideal
fluid flow. Viscous flow and boundary layer theory.
Introduction to turbulence. PREREQ: ENGR 331,
ME 373.
ME 461/ME 561. GAS DYNAMICS (3). Dynamics
and thermodynamics of compressible fluid flow.
One-dimensional isentropic flow, nozzles,
diffusers, normal and oblique shocks. Flow with
friction and heating. Two-dimensional Prandtl-Meyer
flow and method of characteristics. Computer
solutions to general gas dynamic flow. PREREQ:
ENGR 312, ENGR 331.
ME 477/ME 577. SOLIDIFICATION (3).
Thermodynamics, kinetics and structure of noncrystalline solids and liquids; glass transition and
relaxation phenomena; mechanical properties and
application of amorphous materials.
ME 478/ME 578. THIN FILM MATERIALS
CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTIES (3).
Processing of thin films and characterization of
the microstructure; diffusion and solid state
reactions; mechanical, magnetic and electronic
properties of thin films. PREREQ: ENGR 311,
ENGR 321, ENGR 322.
ME 479/ME 579. AMORPHOUS MATERIALS (3).
Thermodynamics, kinetics and structure of noncrystalline solids and liquids; glass transition and
relaxation phenomena; mechanical properties and
applications of amorphous materials. PREREQ:
ENGR 311, ENGR 321, ENGR 322.
ME 480/ME 580. MATERIALS SELECTION (3).
Selecting materials for engineering applications.
The major families of materials, their properties,
and how their properties are controlled; case
studies and design projects emphasizing materials
selection. PREREQ: ENGR 322.
ME 481/ME 581. THERMODYNAMICS OF SOLIDS
(3). Thermodynamics of solutions and phase
equilibrium. Phase diagrams and invariant
reactions. Order and disorder in solutions.
Applications to advanced materials development.
PREREQ: ENGR 321.
ME 482/ME 582. RATE PROCESSES IN
MATERIALS (3). Diffusion in solids, including
vacancy and interstitial and short-circuit diffusion.
Phase transformations including classic nucleation
and growth theory. Applications to materials
development. Laboratory will emphasize
microstructural evaluation and quantitative
metallography. PREREQ: ME 481.
ME 483/ME 583. COMPOSITE MATERIALS (3).
Fibers and matrices, mechanics of composites,
reinforcement and failure mechanisms, properties
and applications. PREREQ: ENGR 322. Lec/lab.
ME 484/ME 584. FRACTURE OF MATERIALS (3).
Fracture mechanics and fatigue mechanisms:
mechanisms of ductile and brittle fracture.
Environmentally induced fracture and fatigue.
Considerations in design of engineering materials
and structures will be discussed. PREREQ:
ENGR 322.
ME 487/ME 587. DISLOCATIONS AND THE
MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS (3).
Imperfections in crystalline solids. Planar, line and
point defects in solids. Emphasis will be placed on
vacancies and dislocations. The static and
dynamic features of dislocations will be discussed.
Discussions on role of imperfections on materials
behavior and development will be included.
PREREQ: ENGR 322.
ME 493/ME 593. MECHANICAL COMPONENT
ANALYSIS (3). Advanced techniques for the
analysis of mechanical components. PREREQ:
ME 383. Lec/rec.
ME 501. RESEARCH (1-16). May be repeated
many times.
ME 502. INDEPENDENT STUDIES (1-16).
ME 503. THESIS (1-16). May be repeated many
times.
ME 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
May be repeated many times.
ME 506. PROJECTS (1-16). May be repeated
many times.
ME 507. SEMINAR (1-16). May be repeated many
times.
ME 511. CAD/CAM III (3). Tolerance analysis and
application in design/manufacturing practice.
Tolerance specification, analysis, ANSI and ISQ
standards, computer-based metrology for
qualification of parts, management of imperfect
geometry through geometric dimensioning and
tolerancing. PREREQ: ME 413 or equivalent,
advanced engineering undergraduate or graduate
standing.
ME 517. OPTIMIZATION IN DESIGN (3).
Optimization methods as applied to engineering
design, theory and application of nonlinear
optimization techniques for multivariate
unconstrained and constrained problems. Model
boundedness and sensitivity. PREREQ: ME 383,
ME 413. Not offered every year.
ME 518.THE CONCURRENT DESIGN OF
PRODUCTS (3). Concurrent design requires the
systematic communication of information across
the entire product development and manufacturing
enterprise. Focuses on the structure and methods
to enable concurrent design. These methods
include the management of design information,
quality function deployment (QFS), functional
modeling, design for assembly (DFA), parametric
design, and others.
ME 519. SELECTED TOPICS IN DESIGN (3).
Topics in mechanical design selected from the
following: design processes, quality engineering,
design for assembly, statistical machine design,
the Tagucchi method, and parametric design.
ME 529. SELECTED TOPICS IN SOLID
MECHANICS (3). Advanced topics in solid
mechanics emphasizing research applications of
current interest.
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ME 535. ADVANCED DYNAMICS (3). Analysis of
the motions of mechanical systems. Kinematics,
constraints, generalized coordinates and speeds.
PREREQ: ME 317. Offered alternate years.
ME 536. ADVANCED DYNAMICS (3). Analysis of
the motions of mechanical systems. Kane’s
dynamical equations, with applications to systems
of current interest. PREREQ: ME 535. Offered
alternate years.
ME 537. VIBRATION ANALYSIS (3). Analytical
mechanics and the fundamental equations of
vibrating mechanical systems; inertia, stiffness,
and flexibility matrices and their relationships with
kinetic and potential energies. Prediction of
response of multi-degree-of-freedom and
distributed-parameter systems using normal
coordinates. PREREQ: ME 422/ME 522. Offered
alternate years.
ME 539. SELECTED TOPICS IN DYNAMICS (3).
Advanced topics in dynamics emphasizing
research applications of current interest.
ME 546. CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER (3). An
advanced treatment of forced and natural
convection heat transfer processes emphasizing
underlying physical phenomena. Current topical
literature will be considered; analytical and
numerical problem solving is included. PREREQ:
ENGR 332, ME 373.
ME 547. CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER (3).
Analytical and numerical solutions to steady state
and transient conduction problems. PREREQ:
ENGR 332, ME 373.
ME 548. RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER (3).
Analytical and numerical methods of solution of
thermal radiation problems. PREREQ: ENGR 332,
ME 373.
ME 549. SELECTED TOPICS IN HEAT TRANSFER
(3). Topics in heat transfer including advanced
problems in conduction, radiation, and convection.
Additional examination of heat transfer in
multiphase systems, inverse problems, combined
modes, equipment design, solution techniques and
other topics of current interest considered,
including extensive use of current literature. Not all
topics covered each year.
ME 565. INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID MECHANICS
(3). Generalized fluid mechanics; kinematics;
methods of description, geometry of the vector
field, dynamics of nonviscous fluids, potential
motion, two-dimensional potential flow with
vorticity.
ME 566. VISCOUS FLOW (3). Boundary layer,
stability, transition prediction methods,
computational methods in fluid mechanics, recent
developments. PREREQ: ME 565.
ME 569. SELECTED TOPICS IN FLUID
MECHANICS (3). Topics in fluid mechanics
emphasizing research applications of current
interest.
ME 575. NUMERICAL METHODS FOR
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (3). Numerical
solutions of linear equations, difference equations,
ordinary and partial differential equations.
Emphasis on partial differential equation solution
techniques relevant to mechanical engineering.
PREREQ: ME 373.
ME 586. CREEP (3). Time-dependent plasticity of
solids at lower and especially elevated
temperatures. Dislocation and diffusion theory as
particularly relevant to the dependent flow.
PREREQ: ENGR 322, ME 481.
ME 588. STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS (3). The
space lattice; diffraction of x-rays by crystals;
experimental techniques in x-ray and electron
diffraction; electron microscopy; alloy phase
transformations; microstructural examination
techniques; other selected topics. PREREQ:
Graduate standing. Not offered every year.
312
Oregon State University
ME 589. SELECTED TOPICS IN MATERIALS (3).
Topics in materials science to correspond to areas
of graduate research. Topics will be chosen from
the following list: optical materials, dielectrics,
oxidation and corrosion, ceramics, thermophysical
properties, polymers and viscoelasticity, coatings
and thin films.
ME 596. SELECTED TOPICS IN
THERMODYNAMICS (3). Topics in
thermodynamics including advanced problems in
classical thermodynamics and statistical
thermodynamics of current interest. Topics will
likely be considered, including extensive use of
literature. Not all topics covered each year.
ME 597. RESEARCH IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING (3). Research topics in
mechanical engineering that are of current interest
and that may involve multiple specialty areas.
Not offered every year.
ME 599. SELECTED TOPICS IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING (3).
ME 601. RESEARCH (1-16). May be repeated.
ME 603. THESIS (1-16). May be repeated many
times.
ME 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
May be repeated many times.
ME 606. PROJECTS (1-16). May be repeated.
ME 607. SEMINAR (1-16). May be repeated many
times.
ME 667. COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (3).
Application of modern computational techniques to
solve a wide variety of fluid dynamics problems
including both potential and viscous flow with
requirements for computer code development.
PREREQ: ME 560 or ME 565 or ME 566 and
ME 575 or equivalent.
ME 682. ADVANCED PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
(3). Solidification and melting; phase separation in
the solid liquid state; structural magnetic and
superconduction ordering phenomena, interfacial
reactions; martensitic transformations. PREREQ:
ME 481/ME 581, ME 482/ ME 582.
METALLURGICAL
ENGINEERING
Metallurgical engineering can be an
emphasis area at the senior level in
mechanical engineering. A cooperative
program exists with the University of
Idaho to provide a degree specifically in
metallurgical engineering.
MINING ENGINEERING
A cooperative program with the
University of Idaho. For information,
see the head adviser in the College of
Engineering.
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
AND RADIATION HEALTH
PHYSICS
EAC/ABET Accredited
Andrew C. Klein, Head
Kathryn A. Higley, Radiation Health
Physics Program Coordinator
100 Radiation Center
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-5902
(541) 737-2343
E-mail: nuc_engr@ne.orst.edu
Web site: http://www.ne.orst.edu
FACULTY
Professors Binney, Higginbotham, Klein,
Reyes, Ringle
Associate Professors Hamby, Higley, Palmer
Assistant Professor Woods, Wu
Instructor Reese
Adjunct Professor Dodd
Undergraduate Major
Nuclear Engineering (BS)
Radiation Health Physics (BS)
Minors
Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Health Physics
Graduate Majors
Nuclear Engineering (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Application of Nuclear Techniques
Arms Control Technology
Nuclear Instrumentation and
Applications
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Power Generation
Nuclear Reactor Engineering
Nuclear Systems Design and
Modeling
Nuclear Waste Management
Numerical Methods For Reactor
Analysis
Radiation Shielding
Radioisotope Production
Space Nuclear Power
Thermal Hydraulics
Radiation Health Physics (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Application of Nuclear Techniques
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Emergency Response Planning
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pathways Assessment
Nuclear Medicine
Radiation Detection and
Instrumentation
Radiation Dosimetry
Radiation Shielding
Radioactive Material Transport
Radioactive Waste Management
Research Reactor Health Physics
Risk Assessment
Minors
Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Health Physics
The Department of Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics at Oregon
State University offers BS, MS, and PhD
degrees in nuclear engineering and in
radiation health physics. The BS in
Radiation Health Physics degree may
also be taken as a premedical track.
Excellent facilities are available for the
instructional and research programs at
the Radiation Center, including a TRIGA
Mark II nuclear reactor and the AP-600
1/4 scale test facility. Instruction is
integrated with an extensive research
program, with opportunities to participate at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels.
The mission of the Department of
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation
Health Physics is to educate students to
become nuclear engineers with the ability
to achieve the highest standards of the
profession and to support the needs of
industry, government, and the nation.
The objectives of the program are:
1. To produce graduates with a high level
of competency in the nuclear engineering core curriculum.
2. To produce graduates with a high level
of competency in engineering and
science.
3. To produce graduates that can work
effectively in both individual and team
environments.
4. To produce graduates with effective
communication skills.
5. To produce graduates with a high
regard for their profession and their
responsibility to lifelong learning.
The objectives of the nuclear engineering
and radiation health physics undergraduate curricula are to prepare
students for careers related to the many
beneficial uses of nuclear technology
and energy. Nuclear engineers apply
scientific principles to the research,
design, and operation of a wide variety
of nuclear technology applications
including power generation, medicine,
and radioactive waste management.
Radiation health physicists study
methods used to protect people and
their environment from radiation
hazards while enabling the beneficial
uses of radiation and radioactive
materials. In addition, emphasis is
provided in nuclear instrumentation,
nuclear systems and materials, radiation
protection, reactor analysis and nuclear
power economics and, particularly,
safety and regulation in nuclear
operations.
College of Engineering
The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics aims
to educate students majoring in
Radiation Health Physics to become
radiation health physicists with the
ability to achieve the highest standards
of the profession and to support the
needs of industry, government, and the
nation.
The Radiation Health Physics undergraduate program objectives are:
1. To produce graduates with a high level
of competency in the radiation health
physics core curriculum.
2. To produce graduates with a high level
of competency in the biological and
physical sciences.
3. To produce graduates that can work
effectively in both individual and team
environments.
4. To produce graduates with effective
communication skills.
5. To produce graduates with a high
regard for their profession and their
responsibility to lifelong learning.
Radiation health physics is a specialized
program in the Department of Nuclear
Engineering and Radiation Health
Physics for students with a professional
interest in the field of radiation protection, also known as health physics. It
involves an integrated study of the
physical aspects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation, their biological
effects, and the methods used to protect
people and their environment from
radiation hazards while still enabling the
beneficial uses of radiation and radioactive material.
Excellent facilities are available for the
instructional and research programs at
the Radiation Center, including a TRIGA
Mark II nuclear reactor. Instruction is
integrated with an extensive research
program and includes opportunities to
participate at the undergraduate and
graduate levels.
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING (BS)
The objectives of the nuclear engineering
and radiation health physics undergraduate curricula are to prepare
students for careers related to the many
beneficial uses of nuclear technology
and energy. Nuclear engineers apply
scientific principles to the research,
design, and operation of a wide variety
of nuclear technology applications
including power generation, medicine,
and radioactive waste management.
Radiation health physicists study
methods used to protect people and
their environment from radiation
hazards while enabling the beneficial
uses of radiation and radioactive
materials. In addition, emphasis is
provided in nuclear instrumentation,
nuclear systems and materials, radiation
protection, reactor analysis and nuclear
power economics and, particularly,
safety and regulation in nuclear
operations.
Pre-Nuclear Engineering
Freshman Year
PRE-MED TRACK
Students in radiation health physics can
also pursue a pre-med track in which
they fulfill the requirements for the BS in
Radiation Health Physics degree, as well
as the course work expected for entrance
into most medical schools.
Sophomore Year
CERTIFIED HEALTH PHYSICIST
Students completing the radiation
health physics degree will be eligible to
take Part I of the Certified Health Physics
(CHP) Examination of the American
Board of Health Physics after one year of
applied health physics practice. After six
years of responsible professional
experience in health physics, graduates
will be eligible to take Part II of the CHP
examination.
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)1E
CH 201. *Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3) E
CH 202. *Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3)
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
NE 114. Intro to Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics (2)
NE 115. Intro to Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics (2)E
NE 116. Intro to Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics (2)
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Free electives (3)
Perspectives (6)1
BI 101 or BI 102 or BI 103. *General
Biology (4)1
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 211. Statistics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
ENGR 213. Strength of Materials (3)
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4)E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series
Methods (4)E
NE 234, NE 235. Nuclear and Radiation
Physics I, II (4,4)
NE 236. Nuclear Radiation Detection
and Instrumentation (4)
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
TOTAL (94)
313
Professional Nuclear Engineering
Junior Year
ENGR 311, ENGR 312. Thermodynamics
(3,4)
ENGR 321. Materials Science (3)
ENGR 331, ENGR 332. Momentum,
Energy and Mass Transfer (4,4)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
ME 373. Computational Methods (3)
NE 481. Radiation Protection (4)
NE 482. ^Applied Radiation Safety (4)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)1
Free electives (5)
Perspectives (6)1
Synthesis (3)
Senior Year
NE 407. Nuclear Engineering Seminar (3
terms) (1,1,1)
NE 410. Internship (3)
NE 415. Nuclear Rules and Regulations (2)6
NE 451, NE 452, NE 453. Neutronic
Analysis and Lab I, II, III (4,4,4)
NE 467. Nuclear Reactor Thermal
Hydraulics (4)
NE 474, NE 475. Nuclear Design I, II (4,4)
NE 490. Radiation Dosimetry (4)
Electives (restricted) (4)3
Perspectives (6)1
Synthesis (3)1
TOTAL (98)
RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS (BS)
Radiation health physics is a specialized
program in the Department of Nuclear
Engineering and Radiation Health
Physics for students with a professional
interest in the field of radiation protection, also known as health physics. It
involves an integrated study of the
physical aspects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation, their biological
effects, and the methods used to protect
people and their environment from
radiation hazards while still enabling the
beneficial uses of radiation and radioactive material.
Pre-Radiation Health Physics
Freshman Year
CH 121, CH 122, CH 123. General
Chemistry (5,5,5)E
or CH 221, CH 222, CH 223. *General
Chemistry (5,5,5)E
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)1E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)1E
CS 101. Computers: Applications and
Implications (4)
or CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
Mathematics (4)1,7E
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
RHP 114, RHP 115, RHP 116. Intro to
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation
Health Physics (2,2,2)
WR 121. *English Composition (3)1E
Perspectives (6)1
Sophomore Year
BI 101, BI 102, BI 103. *General Biology
(4,4,4)8
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
314
Oregon State University
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
PH 201, PH 202, PH 203. *General
Physics (5,5,5)E
or PH 211, PH 212, PH 213. *General
Physics with Calculus (4,4,4)
plus free elective (3)
RHP 234, RHP 235. Nuclear and
Radiation Physics I, II (4,4)
RHP 236. Nuclear Radiation Detection
and Instrumentation (4)
Perspectives (6)1
TOTAL (97)
Professional Radiation Health
Physics
Junior Year
RHP 481. Radiation Protection (4)
RHP 482. ^Applied Radiation Safety (4)
ST 201, ST 202. Principles of Statistics (3,3)
or ST 314. Intro to Statistics for
Engineers (3)
plus free elective (3)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Z 331, Z 332, Z 333. Human Anatomy
and Physiology (3,3,3)
Perspectives (6)1
Synthesis (3)1
Free electives (3)
Restricted electives (6)3
Electives (restricted in Health) (3)
Senior Year
H 425. Foundations of Epidemiology (3)
RHP 407. Seminar in Radiation Health
Physics (3 terms) (1,1,1)
RHP 410. Internship (3)
RHP 415. Nuclear Rules and Regulations (2)6
RHP 483. Radiation Biology (4)6
RHP 488. Radioecology (3)
RHP 490. Radiation Dosimetry (4)
Synthesis (3)1
Electives (restricted in Health) (9)
Free electives (8)
Restricted electives (6)3
TOTAL (95)
PRE-RADIATION HEALTH
PHYSICS (PRE-MED EMPHASIS)
Freshman Year
BI 109. Health Professions: Medical (1)
CH 221, CH 222, CH 223. *General
Chemistry (5,5,5)E
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
CS 101. Computers: Applications and
Implications (4)
or CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
Mathematics (4)1,7E
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
RHP 114, RHP 115, RHP 116. Intro to
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation
Health Physics (2,2,2)
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Perspectives (3)1
Sophomore Year
BI 211, BI 212, BI 213. *Principles of
Biology (4,4,4)E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
PH 201, PH 202, PH 203. *General
Physics (5,5,5)E
RHP 234, RHP 235. Nuclear and
Radiation Physics I, II (4,4)
RHP 236. Nuclear Radiation Detection
and Instrumentation (4)
Free electives (2)
Perspectives (6)1
TOTAL (97)
Professional Radiation Health
Physics (Pre-Med Emphasis)
Junior Year
BI 311. Genetics (4)
BI 314. Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
CH 334, CH 335, CH 336. Organic
Chemistry (3,3,3)
RHP 481. Radiation Protection (4)
RHP 482. ^Applied Radiation Safety (4)
ST 351. Intro to Statistical Methods (4)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Z 331, Z 332, Z 333. Human Anatomy
and Physiology (3,3,3)
Free electives (6)
Synthesis (3)2
Senior Year
BB 450, BB 451. General Biochemistry (4,3)
CH 337. Organic Chemistry Lab (3)
H 425. Foundations of Epidemiology (3)
RHP 407. Seminar in Radiation Health
Physics (3 terms) (1,1,1)
RHP 410. Internship (3)
RHP 415. Nuclear Rules and Regulations (2)6
RHP 483. Radiation Biology (4)6
RHP 488. Radioecology (3)
RHP 490. Radiation Dosimetry (4)
Synthesis (3)2
Perspectives (9)1
Free electives (6)
TOTAL (95)
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING MINOR
(28)
Students not majoring in nuclear
engineering or radiation health physics
may take a minor in nuclear engineering.
A minor in nuclear engineering
consists of the following courses:
NE 234, NE 235. Nuclear and Radiation
Physics I, II (4,4)
NE 451. Neutronic Analysis and Lab I (4)
NE 481. Radiation Protection (4)
Other NE courses (200-level or higher) (12)
TOTAL (28)
RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS
MINOR (30)
Students not majoring in radiation
health physics or nuclear engineering
may take a radiation health physics
minor, which consists of the following
courses:
RHP 234, RHP 235. Nuclear and
Radiation Physics I, II (4,4)
RHP 236. Nuclear Radiation Detection
and Instrumentation (4)
RHP 415. Nuclear Rules and Regulations (2)
RHP 481. Radiation Protection (4)
RHP 482. ^Applied Radiation Safety (4)
RHP 483. Radiation Biology (4)
RHP 490. Radiation Dosimetry (4)
TOTAL (30)
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
(MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Application of nuclear techniques,
arms control technology, nuclear
instrumentation and applications,
nuclear medicine, nuclear power
generation, nuclear reactor
engineering, nuclear systems design
and modeling, nuclear waste
management, numerical methods for
reactor analysis, radiation shielding,
radioisotope production, space
nuclear power, thermal hydraulics
The Department of Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics offers
graduate work leading toward the
Master of Science and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in nuclear engineering and Master of Science, Master of
Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees
in radiation health physics.
The nuclear engineering and radiation
health physics graduate degree programs
are designed to prepare students for
careers involved with the many
beneficial applications of nuclear energy,
radiation, and radioactive materials. The
nuclear engineering and radiation health
physics professions are essential to
society’s well-being since they enable
significant public benefits through
energy security, national defense,
medical health, and industrial
competitiveness.
In nuclear engineering particular
attention is directed toward application
of scientific principles to the safe design
and operation of nuclear installations.
In addition, emphasis is provided in
system safety and thermal hydraulic
testing, high performance computational methods development, nuclear
instrumentation, nuclear systems and
materials, radiation protection, reactor
analysis, nuclear power economics, and
the regulation of nuclear operations.
The radiation health physics graduate
curricula and research programs are
designed for students with professional
interests in the field of radiation
protection. This specialized field involves
an integrated study of the physical
aspects of ionizing and non-ionizing
radiation, their biological effects, and
the methods used to protect people and
their environment from radiation
hazards while still enabling the beneficial
uses of radiation and radioactive
materials.
Competitive fellowships and research
and teaching assistantships are available
to incoming graduate students. The U.S.
Department of Energy and National
Academy for Nuclear Training support a
College of Engineering
number of fellowship programs each
year. Oregon State University is one of
eight participating universities in the
U.S. where students may attend
graduate school on the Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, and Applied
Health Physics fellowships sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Energy. Each
year the National Academy for Nuclear
Training also supports fellowships for
students entering nuclear engineering
and radiation health physics at OSU.
Research and teaching assistant opportunities are also available for students to
support the educational and research
programs conducted by the department.
World-class facilities are available for
the instructional and research programs
of the department. These are housed in
the OSU Radiation Center and include a
TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor, the
Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Research
Laboratory, the APEX nuclear safety
scaled testing facility, and laboratories
specially designed to accommodate
radiation and the use of radioactive
materials.
For more information, visit the
department’s Web site at
www.ne.orst.edu or contact Dr. David
M. Hamby, Graduate Committee Chair;
Department of Nuclear Engineering and
Radiation Health Physics, Oregon State
University, 116 Radiation Center,
Corvallis, OR 97331-5902.
RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS
(MA, MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Application of nuclear techniques,
boron neutron capture therapy,
emergency response planning,
environmental monitoring,
environmental pathways assessment,
nuclear medicine, radiation detection
and instrumentation, radiation
dosimetry, radiation shielding,
radioactive material transport,
radioactive waste management,
research reactor health physics, risk
assessment
The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics offers
graduate work leading toward the
Master of Science and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in nuclear engineering and Master of Science, Master of
Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees
in radiation health physics.
The nuclear engineering and radiation
health physics graduate degree programs
are designed to prepare students for
careers involved with the many beneficial
applications of nuclear energy, radiation,
and radioactive materials. The nuclear
engineering and radiation health physics
professions are essential to society’s wellbeing since they enable significant public
benefits through energy security, national
defense, medical health, and industrial
competitiveness.
In nuclear engineering particular
attention is directed toward application
of scientific principles to the safe design
and operation of nuclear installations.
In addition, emphasis is provided in
system safety and thermal hydraulic
testing, high performance computational methods development, nuclear
instrumentation, nuclear systems and
materials, radiation protection, reactor
analysis, nuclear power economics, and
the regulation of nuclear operations.
The radiation health physics graduate
curricula and research programs are
designed for students with professional
interests in the field of radiation
protection. This specialized field involves
an integrated study of the physical
aspects of ionizing and non-ionizing
radiation, their biological effects, and
the methods used to protect people and
their environment from radiation
hazards while still enabling the beneficial
uses of radiation and radioactive
materials.
Competitive fellowships and research
and teaching assistantships are available
to incoming graduate students. The U.S.
Department of Energy and National
Academy for Nuclear Training support a
number of fellowship programs each
year. Oregon State University is one of
eight participating universities in the
U.S. where students may attend
graduate school on the Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, and Applied
Health Physics fellowships sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Energy. Each
year the National Academy for Nuclear
Training also supports fellowships for
students entering nuclear engineering
and radiation health physics at OSU.
Research and teaching assistant opportunities are also available for students to
support the educational and research
programs conducted by the department.
World-class facilities are available for
the instructional and research programs
of the department. These are housed in
the OSU Radiation Center and include a
TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor, the
Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Research
Laboratory, the APEX nuclear safety
scaled testing facility, and laboratories
specially designed to accommodate
radiation and the use of radioactive
materials.
For more information, visit the
department’s Web site at
www.ne.orst.edu or contact Dr. David
M. Hamby, Graduate Committee Chair;
Department of Nuclear Engineering and
Radiation Health Physics, Oregon State
University, 116 Radiation Center,
Corvallis, OR 97331-5902.
Nuclear Engineering Graduate Minor
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
315
RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS
GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
adviser.
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
COURSES
NE 114/NE 115/NE 116. INTRODUCTION TO
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND RADIATION
HEALTH PHYSICS (2,2,2). Introduction to the
nuclear engineering and radiation health physics
fields; problem-solving techniques; careers in the
nuclear industry; engineering ethics; nuclear
history; elementary nuclear and reactor physics;
basic nuclear fission and fusion theory; reactor
types; nuclear safety; nuclear fuel cycle; and
radiation protection. CROSSLISTED as RHP 114,
RHP 115, RHP 116.
NE 234. NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS I
(4). Relativistic dynamics; basic nuclear physics;
basic quantum mechanics; radioactivity;
electromagnetic waves; interaction of ionizing
radiation with matter; cross sections; basic atomic
structure. PREREQ: MTH 252. CROSSLISTED as
RHP 234.
NE 235. NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS II
(4). Radioactivity; radioactive decay modes;
decay kinetics, interaction of neutrons with matter;
nuclear reactions; fission and fusion basics; cross
sections. PREREQ: MTH 252 and NE 234 or
RHP 234. CROSSLISTED as RHP 235.
NE 236. NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTION AND
INSTRUMENTATION (4). Principles and
mechanisms underlying nuclear radiation detection
and measurements; operation of nuclear electronic
laboratory instrumentation; application of gasfilled, scintillation and semiconductor laboratory
detectors for measurement of alpha, beta, gamma,
and neutron radiation; experimental investigation
of interactions of radiation with matter. PREREQ:
NE 235 or RHP 235. CROSSLISTED as RHP 236.
NE 319. *SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR
TECHNOLOGY (3). Description and discussion of
nuclear-related issues as they impact society.
(Bacc Core Course)
NE 401/NE 501. RESEARCH (1-16). Graded P/N.
NE 405/NE 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
NE 405H. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
PREREQ: Honors College approval required.
NE 406/NE 506. PROJECTS (1-16).
NE 407. SEMINAR IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
(1). Lectures on current nuclear engineering
topics. Graded P/N. CROSSLISTED as
RHP 407/RHP 507/RHP 607.
NE 410/NE 510. INTERNSHIP (1-12). Graded P/N.
Supervised technical work experience at approved
organizations. PREREQ: Upper-division standing.
NE 415/NE 515. NUCLEAR RULES AND
REGULATIONS (2). An introduction to the key
nuclear regulatory agencies; major nuclear
legislation; current radiation protection standards
and organizations responsible for their
implementation. PREREQ: NE 481 or RHP 481.
CROSSLISTED as RHP 415/RHP 515. Offered
alternate years.
NE 416/NE 516. RADIOCHEMISTRY (3). Selected
methods in radiochemical analysis. Actinide
chemistry, activation analysis, radionuclide solvent
extraction, and microbial reactions with
radionuclides. Designed for majors in chemistry,
chemical engineering, nuclear engineering, and
radiation health physics. PREREQ: CH 201 and
CH 202 and CH 205 or equivalent or CH 221 and
CH 222 and CH 223 and CH 224 and CH 225 and
CH 22 or CH 224H and CH 225H or instructor
approval required. CROSSLISTED as
CH 416/CH 516, RHP 416/RHP 516.
316
Oregon State University
NE 429. SELECTED TOPICS IN NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING (1-3). Topics associated with
nuclear engineering not covered in other
undergraduate courses; topics may vary from year
to year. Course may be repeated for credit.
PREREQ: Instructor approval required.
NE 451/NE 452/NE 453/NE 551/NE 552/NE 553.
NEUTRONIC ANALYSIS AND LAB I, II, III (4,4,4).
Physical models of neutronic systems; nuclear
physics; steady state and transient neutronic
system behavior; introductory neutron transport
theory, one speed diffusion theory; numerical
methods; fast and thermal spectrum calculations;
multigroup methods; transmutation and burnup;
reactor fuel management; reactivity control;
perturbation theory; neutronic laboratory sessions.
PREREQ: CS 151, MTH 256, NE 235. COREQ:
ME 373. Must be taken in order.
NE 467/NE 567. NUCLEAR REACTOR THERMAL
HYDRAULICS (4). Hydrodynamics and
conductive, convective and radiative heat transfer
in nuclear reactor systems. Core heat removal
design; critical heat flux, hot spot factors, singleand two-phase flow behavior. Advanced thermal
hydraulic computer codes. PREREQ: ENGR 332.
NE 474/NE 475. NUCLEAR SYSTEMS DESIGN I, II
(4). Practical design of nuclear power systems
using fundamental nuclear engineering skills.
Design projects involve the integration of reactor
neutronics, dynamics and control, thermal
hydraulics, transient analysis, safety analysis,
power production, nuclear materials, fuel
management and economic optimization. Emphasis
is placed on designing advanced reactor systems
for power production purposes. State-of-the-art
computer codes are used for design analysis and
evaluation. PREREQ: NE 451/ NE 551, NE 467/NE
567, ENGR 332 for NE 474/NE 574, NE 452/NE
552 for NE 475/NE 575. Must be taken in order.
NE 479. INDIVIDUAL DESIGN PROJECT (1-4).
Individual project arranged by the student under
the supervision of a faculty member. The design
project is mutually agreed upon by the student and
instructor and may be proposed by either. Number
of credits are determined by the faculty member.
Specific approval of the instructor is required
before enrolling.
NE 481/NE 581. RADIATION PROTECTION (4).
Fundamental principles and theory of radiation
protection: regulatory agencies; dose units;
source of radiation; biological effects and risk;
dose limits; applications of external and internal
dosimetry; shielding and atmospheric dispersion.
PREREQ: NE 235 or RHP 235. CROSSLISTED as
RHP 481/RHP 581.
NE 482/NE 582. ^APPLIED RADIATION SAFETY
(4). Application of radiation protection as
practiced in the fields of nuclear science and
engineering; application of health physics
principles to reduce health hazards at each of the
following stages: design, prevention, assessment,
and post-incident. A history of key nuclear
regulatory agencies; early and current radiation
protection standards and organizations
responsible for their formulation; major nuclear
legislation; pertinent nuclear rules and regulations
and their application. Offered alternate years.
PREREQ: NE 236 or RHP 236. Lec/lab.
CROSSLISTED as RHP 482/RHP 582. (Writing
Intensive Course)
NE 490/NE 590. RADIATION DOSIMETRY (4).
Further development and more in-depth treatment
of radiation dosimetry concepts introduced in NE
481, including the theoretical basis of radiation
dosimetry, microdosimetry, external, internal and
environmental dosimetry. PREREQ: NE 481 or
RHP 481. CROSSLISTED as RHP 490/RHP 590.
NE 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
NE 503. THESIS (1-16).
NE 507. SEMINAR IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
(1). Lectures on current nuclear engineering
topics. Graded P/N. CROSSLISTED as
RHP 407/RHP 507/RHP 607.
NE 526. COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR
NUCLEAR REACTORS (3). Application of digital
computers to problems in nuclear engineering.
Topics include multigroup diffusion theory, kinetic
equations, Monte Carlo methods, Sn, collision
probability methods, criteria for selecting methods,
and computer programming. Not offered every year.
NE 535. NUCLEAR RADIATION SHIELDING (3).
Theoretical principles of shielding for neutron and
gamma radiation; applications to problems of
practical interest; analytical and computer
solutions emphasized. PREREQ: NE 481/NE 581
or RHP 481/ RHP 581, or instructor approval
required. Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED
as RHP 535.
NE 537. APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR
TECHNIQUES (3). Description of nuclear-related
techniques used for analytical and process
measurements; discussion of associated nuclear
instrumentation and facilities. PREREQ: NE 236 or
RHP 236, or equivalent. Offered alternate years.
CROSSLISTED as RHP 537.
NE 539. SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERACTION OF
NUCLEAR RADIATION (1-3). Topics associated
with interactions of nuclear radiation not covered
in other graduate courses; topics may vary from
year to year. Course may be repeated for credit.
PREREQ: Instructor approval required.
CROSSLISTED as RHP 539.
NE 542. LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
MANAGEMENT (3). Low Level Radioactive Waste
Policy Act and Amendments; NRC regulations
regarding LLW; waste quantities, types, forms,
classification and acceptance criteria; disposal
sites: history, site selection, site characterization,
design options, environmental monitoring and
closure; LLW treatment technologies, LLW
transportation; LLW compacts. Offered alternate
years. CROSSLISTED as RHP 542.
NE 543. HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
MANAGEMENT (3). Nuclear Waste Policy Act and
Amendments; DOE, NRC, and EPA regulations
related to high level radioactive waste; waste
characteristics, forms, amounts, packages;
geologic repositories and alternate disposal
techniques; waste transportation; monitored
retrievable storage; defense waste characteristics,
amounts, disposal options; disposal plans in other
countries. Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED
as RHP 543.
NE 549. SELECTED TOPICS IN NUCLEAR FUEL
CYCLE ANALYSIS (1-3). Topics associated with
the nuclear fuel cycle not covered in other
graduate courses; topics may vary from year to
year. Course may be repeated for credit.
CROSSLISTED as RHP 549.
NE 559. SELECTED TOPICS IN NUCLEAR
REACTOR ANALYSIS (1-3). Topics associated
with nuclear reactor theory not covered in other
graduate courses; topics may vary from year to
year. Course may be repeated for credit. PREREQ:
NE 453/NE 553.
NE 567. NUCLEAR REACTOR THERMAL
HYDRAULICS (4). Hydrodynamics and
conductive, convective and radiative heat transfer
in nuclear reactor systems. Core heat removal
design; critical heat flux, hot spot factors, single
and two-phase flow behavior. Advanced thermal
hydraulic computer codes. PREREQ: ENGR 332.
NE 568. NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY (3).
Probabilistic risk assessment and system
reliability analysis techniques applied to nuclear
reactor safety. Examination of neutronic and
thermal hydraulic transients, effectiveness of
emergency systems, accident prevention and
mitigation, assessment of radioactive releases to
the environment. PREREQ: NE 451/NE 551,
NE 467/NE 567. Offered alternate years.
NE 569. SELECTED TOPICS IN NUCLEAR
REACTOR ENGINEERING (1-3). Advanced
nuclear engineering design concepts, reactor
systems analysis techniques and innovative
nuclear engineering applications. Artificial
intelligence and expert system applications to
nuclear engineering problems. Topics may vary
from year to year. Course may be repeated for credit.
NE 585. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF
NUCLEAR SYSTEMS (3). Federal and state
regulations concerning environmental effects of
nuclear power plants and other nuclear
installations; development of analytical techniques
for calculating quantities and effects of gaseous
and liquid radioactive effluents released; effects of
thermal discharge; atmospheric dilution and
dispersion; cost-benefit studies. Not offered every
year. CROSSLISTED as RHP 585.
NE 599. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
NE 601. RESEARCH (1-16). Graded P/N.
NE 603. THESIS (1-16).
NE 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
NE 606. PROJECTS (1-16).
NE 607. SEMINAR IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
(1). Lectures on current nuclear engineering
topics. Graded P/N. CROSSLISTED as RHP 407/
RHP 507/RHP 607.
NE 654. NEUTRON TRANSPORT THEORY (3).
Properties of and methods for solution of the linear
Boltzmann equation for nuclear reactors; spherical
and double-spherical harmonics; integral equation
methods; Monte Carlo methods. PREREQ:
NE 453/NE 553. Offered alternate years.
NE 667. ADVANCED THERMAL HYDRAULICS (3).
Advanced topics in single- and two-phase
hydrodynamics and heat transfer for nuclear
reactors. Two-phase flow patterns, flow
instabilities, condensation induced transients,
convective boiling heat transfer, and current
topics in reactor safety thermal hydraulics.
PREREQ: NE 467/NE 567. Offered alternate years.
NE 699. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16).
NE 808. WORKSHOP (1-4).
RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS
COURSES
RHP 114/RHP 115/RHP 116. INTRODUCTION TO
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND RADIATION
HEALTH PHYSICS (2,2,2) Introduction to the
nuclear engineering and health physics fields;
problem-solving techniques; careers in the
nuclear industry; engineering ethics; nuclear
history; elementary nuclear and reactor physics;
basic nuclear fission and fusion theory; reactor
types; nuclear safety; nuclear fuel cycle; and
radiation protection. CROSSLISTED as NE 114,
NE 115, NE 116.
RHP 234. NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS I
(4) Relativistic dynamics; basic nuclear physics;
basic quantum mechanics; radioactivity;
electromagnetic waves; interaction of ionizing
radiation with matter; cross sections; basic atomic
structure. PREREQ: MTH 252. CROSSLISTED as
NE 234.
RHP 235. NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS II
(4) Radioactivity; radioactive decay modes; decay
kinetics, interaction of neutrons with matter;
nuclear reactions; fission and fusion basics; cross
sections. PREREQ: MTH 252 and NE 234 or
RHP 234. CROSSLISTED as NE 235.
RHP 236. NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTION AND
INSTRUMENTATION (4) Principles and mechanisms
underlying nuclear radiation detection and
measurements; operation of nuclear electronic
laboratory instrumentation; application of gasfilled, scintillation and semiconductor laboratory
detectors for measurement of alpha, beta, gamma,
and neutron radiation; experimental investigation
of interactions of radiation with matter. PREREQ:
NE 235 or RHP 235. CROSSLISTED as NE 236.
College of Engineering
RHP 401. RESEARCH (1-16) Graded P/N.
RHP 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
RHP 406. PROJECTS (1-16)
RHP 407. SEMINAR IN RADIATION HEALTH
PHYSICS (1) Lectures on current topics in nuclear
engineering and health physics. CROSSLISTED as
NE 407/NE 507. Graded P/N.
RHP 410. INTERNSHIP (1-12) Graded P/N.
Supervised technical work experience at approved
organizations. PREREQ: Upper-division standing.
RHP 415/RHP 515. NUCLEAR RULES AND
REGULATIONS (2) An introduction to the key
nuclear regulatory agencies; major nuclear
legislation; current radiation protection standards
and organizations responsible for their
implementation. PREREQ: NE 481 or RHP 481.
CROSSLISTED as NE 415/NE 515. Offered
alternate years.
RHP 416/RHP 516. RADIOCHEMISTRY (3)
Selected methods in radiochemical analysis.
Actinide chemistry, activation analysis,
radionuclides, solvent extraction, and microbial
reactions with radionuclides. Designed for majors
in chemistry, chemical engineering, nuclear
engineering and radiation health physics.
PREREQ: CH 201 and 202 and 205 or equivalent
or CH 221 and CH 222 and CH 223 and CH 224
and CH 225 and CH 226 or CH 224H and CH 225H
and CH 226H or instructor approval required.
CROSSLISTED as NE 416/NE 516,
CHE 416/CHE 516, CH 416/CH 516.
RHP 450/RHP 550. PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR
MEDICINE (3) Basic principles of nuclear
medicine; detectors; radiopharmaceutical;
dosimetry; imaging procedures.
RHP 479. INDIVIDUAL DESIGN PROJECT (1-4)
Individual project arranged by the student under
the supervision of a faculty member. The design
project is mutually agreed upon by the student and
instructor and may be proposed by either. Number
of credits are determined by the faculty member.
Specific approval of the instructor is required
before enrolling.
RHP 480. FIELD PRACTICES IN RADIATION
PROTECTION (1-3) Individual participation in the
operational functions of the radiation protection
program. Approval of the instructor is required
before enrolling. Departmental approval is also
required.
RHP 481/RHP 581. RADIATION PROTECTION (4)
Principles and theory of radiation protection:
regulatory agencies; dose units; sources of
radiation; biological effects and risk; dose limits;
applications of external and internal dosimetry;
shielding and atmospheric dispersion. PREREQ:
NE 235 or RHP 235. CROSSLISTED as
NE 481/NE 581.
RHP 482/RHP 582. APPLIED RADIATION SAFETY
(4) Application of radiation protection as practiced
in the fields of nuclear science and engineering;
application of health physics principles to reduce
the health hazards at each of the following stages:
design, prevention, assessment, and postincident. A history of the key nuclear regulatory
agencies; early and current radiation protection
standards and organizations responsible for their
formulation; major nuclear legislation; pertinent
nuclear rules and regulations and their application.
PREREQ: NE 236 or RHP 236. Lec/lab.
CROSSLISTED as NE 482/NE 582. (RHP 482 is a
Writing Intensive Course)
RHP 483/RHP 583. RADIATION BIOLOGY (4)
Biological effects of ionizing radiation at the
molecular, cellular, and organismal levels with
emphasis on vertebrates; both acute and chronic
radiation effects are considered. Offered alternate
years. PREREQ: RHP 481 or NE 481 or senior
standing.
RHP 488. RADIOECOLOGY (3) Radionuclides in
the environment: their measurement and
identification, uptake and transfer through food
chains. Effect of radiation on natural populations
of plants and animals. PREREQ: Senior standing.
RHP 490/RHP 590. RADIATION DOSIMETRY (4)
Further development and more in-depth treatment
of radiation dosimetry concepts introduced in NE
481, including the theoretical basis of radiation
dosimetry, microdosimetry, external, internal and
environmental dosimetry. PREREQ: NE 481 or
RHP 481. CROSSLISTED as NE 490/NE 590.
RHP 493. NON-REACTOR RADIATION
PROTECTION (3) Radiation protection principles
applied to technologically enhanced natural
radiation sources, medical uses of radiation and
radioactive materials, educational and research
uses of radiation and radioactive materials,
industrial applications and accelerators. PREREQ:
Senior standing. Not offered every year.
RHP 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
RHP 501. RESEARCH (1-16) Graded as P/N.
RHP 503. THESIS (1-16)
RHP 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
RHP 506. PROJECTS (1-16)
RHP 507. SEMINAR IN RADIATION HEALTH
PHYSICS (1) See RHP 407 for description.
RHP 510. INTERNSHIP (1-12) Supervised
technical work experience at approved
organizations. Graded P/N. PREREQ: Upper
division standing.
RHP 535. NUCLEAR RADIATION SHIELDING (3)
Theoretical principles of shielding for neutron and
gamma radiation; applications to problems of
practical interest; analytical and computer
solutions emphasized. PREREQ: NE 481/NE 581
or RHP 481/RHP 581, or consent of instructor.
Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED as NE 535.
RHP 537. APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR
TECHNIQUES (3) Description of nuclear-related
techniques used for analytical and process
measurements; discussion of associated nuclear
instrumentation and facilities. PREREQ: NE 236 or
RHP 236, or equivalent. Offered alternate years.
CROSSLISTED as NE 537.
RHP 539. SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERACTION
OF NUCLEAR RADIATION (1-3) Topics associated
with interactions of nuclear radiation not covered
in other graduate courses; topics may vary from
year to year. PREREQ: Consent of instructor.
CROSSLISTED as NE 539.
RHP 542. LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
MANAGEMENT (3) Low Level Radioactive Waste
Policy Act and Amendments; NRC regulations
regarding LLW; waste quantities, types, forms,
classification and acceptance criteria; disposal
sites: site selection, site characterization, design
options, environmental monitoring and closure;
LLW treatment technologies, LLW transportation;
LLW compacts. Offered alternate years.
CROSSLISTED as NE 542.
317
RHP 543. HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
MANAGEMENT (3) Nuclear Waste Policy Act and
Amendments; DOE, NRC, and EPA regulations
regarding high-level radioactive waste; waste
characteristics, forms, amounts, packages;
repositories and alternate disposal techniques;
waste transportation; monitored retrievable
storage; defense waste characteristics, amounts,
disposal options; disposal plans in other countries.
Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED as NE 543.
RHP 549. SELECTED TOPICS IN NUCLEAR FUEL
CYCLE ANALYSIS (1-3) Topics associated with the
nuclear fuel cycle not covered in other graduate
courses; topics may vary from year to year.
CROSSLISTED as NE 549.
RHP 580. FIELD PRACTICES IN RADIATION
PROTECTION (1-3) Individual participation in the
operational functions of the radiation protection
program at the OSU Radiation Center. Approval of
the instructor is required before enrolling.
Departmental approval required.
RHP 585. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF
NUCLEAR SYSTEMS (3) Federal and state
regulations concerning environmental effects of
nuclear power plants and other nuclear
installations; development of analytical techniques
for calculating quantities and effects of gaseous
and liquid radioactive effluents released; effects of
thermal discharge; atmospheric dilution and
dispersion; cost-benefit studies. Not offered every
year. CROSSLISTED as NE 585.
RHP 588. RADIOECOLOGY (3) Radionuclides in
the environment: their measurement and
identification, uptake and transfer through food
chains. Effect of radiation on natural populations
of plants and animals. PREREQ: RHP 381 or
NE 381 or senior standing.
RHP 589. SELECTED TOPICS IN RADIATION
PROTECTION (1-3) Recent advances in radiation
protection; greater in-depth study of current
radiation protection issues. Topics may vary from
year to year.
RHP 592. RADIATION RISK EVALUATION (3)
Provides an understanding of the concepts utilized
in estimating the risks of deleterious effects
associated with exposure to ionizing radiation.
Background information in making informed
decisions on radiation protection practices based
on the risks associated with radiation exposure.
Familiarity with the derivation and interpretation of
risk factors determined from exposure/response
data. Hazards associated with non-ionizing
radiation also will be addressed. PREREQ:
RHP 483/RHP 583 and NE 490/NE 590,
RHP 490/RHP 590 or equivalent.
RHP 593. NON-REACTOR RADIATION
PROTECTION (3) Radiation protection principles
applied to technologically enhanced natural
radiation sources, medical uses of radiation and
radioactive materials, educational and research
uses of radiation and radioactive materials,
industrial applications and accelerators. PREREQ:
senior standing. Not offered every year.
RHP 599. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
RHP 601. RESEARCH (1-16) Graded P/N.
RHP 603. THESIS (1-16)
RHP 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
RHP 606. PROJECT (1-16)
RHP 607. SEMINAR (1) Lectures on current
radiation health physics topics. Graded P/N.
RHP 610. INTERNSHIP (1-12) Graded P/N.
RHP 699. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
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Oregon State University
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Terri Fiez, Director
Cherri Pancake, Associate Director of
Research
Bella Bose, Associate Director of Academic
Affairs
220A Owen Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3211
(541) 737-3617
Web site: http://www.eecs.orst.edu/
FACULTY
Professors Bose, Cook, Cull, Dietterich,
Fiez, Forbes, Koc, Marple, Pancake,
Quinn, Temes, Wager, Wallace
Associate Professors Budd, Burnett,
D’Ambrosio, Erwig, Jones, Lee, Magana,
Mayaram, Minoura, Plant, Rathja,
Rothermel, Settaluri, Subramanian,
Tadepalli, Toth, Von Jouanne, Weisshaar
Assistant Professors Herlocker, Liu, Lucchese,
Metoyer, Moon, Mortensen, Sethia,
Shor, Shiue, Tenca
Senior Instructor Johnson
Instructors Curry, Eggerton, Paulson,
Traylor, Watson
EMERITUS PROFESSOR
Professor Walter Rudd
Undergraduate Majors
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BS)
Computer Engineering (BS)
Computer Science (BA, BS)
Options
Applied Computer Science
Computer Systems
Information Systems
Minor
Computer Science
Graduate Majors
Electrical and Computer Engineering
(MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Analog Mixed Signal Electronics
Communication and Control
Computer Engineering
Energy Systems
Materials, Devices and
Optoelectronics
Microwave Electronics
Computer Science (MA, MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Algorithms
Computer Graphics and Vision
Computer Systems
Information Access
Intelligent Systems
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Software Engineering (MSE)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Software Engineering
Graduate Minors
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Software Engineering
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Electrical and electronics engineers are
concerned with the design and application of electronic and integrated circuits,
electronic materials and devices, power
generation and utilization, communications, signal processing, control systems,
electromagnetics, microwaves and
optics, and digital computers. Course
work leading to the BS degree incorporates work in these topics as well as the
supporting disciplines of mathematics,
physical sciences, and engineering
sciences. Graduates of this program are
prepared to either enter employment or
pursue advanced degrees through
graduate studies.
Computer engineers are involved in
the design, construction, programming
and application of digital computers,
microprocessors and digital components. Course work leading to the BS
degree incorporates work in electrical
circuits, electronic materials, digital logic,
computer architecture, microprocessors,
programming languages and operating
systems. Graduates of the program also
receive a minor in computer science.
Upon graduation, computer engineers
are prepared to seek industrial employment or to pursue advanced graduate
degrees.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering program within the School of EECS
offers two baccalaureate degree programs: the Bachelor of Science in
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
and the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Both degrees are
accredited by the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology (ABET/
EAC). Consistent with the mission of the
university and college, the mission of
this program is to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art education that
prepares our students to be successful in
engineering practice and advanced
studies.
Both programs are supported by wellequipped laboratories providing direct
experience with electronic circuits, digital
logic, instrumentation, electronic
materials, electric machines, IC design,
optoelectronics, RF techniques, instrumentation, control systems and micro-
processors. Students may specialize their
programs by selection of technical
courses in the junior and senior years.
The Multiple Engineering Cooperative
Program (MECOP) offers industrial
internships to selected students. Students
in both programs fulfill humanities and
social science requirements as specified
by the university’s baccalaureate core
program.
The program incorporates engineering
design principles throughout the
undergraduate curriculum. This includes
the integration of societal, economic,
legal, regulatory, ethical, environmental
and other factors into the technical
aspects of engineering design. Design
activities begin in the freshman orientation sequence, which incorporates openended design problems, and continues
throughout the curriculum. The design
experience culminates with a yearlong
senior design project. Within the senior
design experience, students, working in
teams, complete all phases of a design
project under the supervision of a
faculty member.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate program provides opportunities for both thesis and non-thesis
programs in the areas of electronic
materials and devices, microwaves,
optoelectronics, communications, DSP,
computer architecture, control systems,
electric power and electronic integrated
circuits including analog, digital, mixed
mode and RF ICs. Graduate work is
supported by the school’s well-equipped
laboratory facilities. Opportunities exist
for graduate students to participate in
many research projects sponsored by
private industry and government
agencies.
The ECE program’s educational
objectives, advising procedures, faculty,
and other aspects may be found at the
school’s Web site: http://
www.eecs.orst.edu.
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING (BS)
EAC/ABET Accredited
The curriculum in electrical and electronics engineering provides a wide
range of opportunities in undergraduate
study in the areas of communications,
signal processing and controls, electronics and integrated circuits, power
electronics and energy systems, materials
and devices, microwaves and optics, and
computers.
Pre-Electrical and Electronics
Engineering Curriculum
Freshman Year
Biological sciences with lab (4)1
CH 201. *Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3)E
CH 202. *Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3)
College of Engineering
ECE 111. Intro to ECE: Tools (3)
ECE 112. Intro to ECE: Concepts (3)E
ECE 271, ECE 272. Digital Logic Design,
Lab (3,1)5
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)1E
Perspectives (3)1
TOTAL (46)
Sophomore Year
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)1E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)1E
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 202. Electrical Fundamentals (3)5
ENGR 203. Electrical Fundamentals (3)5
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
MTH 255. Vector Calculus II (4)5
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4) E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series (4)E
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
ST 317. Probability and Statistics for ECE (3)
or ST 314. Intro to Statistics for
Engineers (3)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)1
TOTAL (48)
Professional Electrical and
Electronics Engineering Curriculum
Junior Year
CS 161. Intro to Computer Science I (4)
ECE 317. Electronic Materials and
Devices (3)
ECE 322. Electronic Circuits (4)
ECE 323. Digital Electronics (4)
ECE 331. Electromechanical Energy
Conversion (4)
ECE 351, ECE 352. Signals and Systems I,
II (3,3)
ECE 375. Computer Structures and
Assembly Language Programming (4)
ECE 390. Electric and Magnetic Fields (4)
ECE 391. Transmission Lines and
Electromagnetic Waves (4)
ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
TOTAL (49)
Senior Year
ECE 441, ECE 442, ECE 443.
^Engineering Design Project (2,2,2)
PH 314. Introductory Modern Physics (4)
Restricted electives (4)3
Senior departmental electives (20)
Synthesis (6)1
Electives (3)
Perspectives (6)1
TOTAL (49)
Total Credits Required (192)
COMPUTER ENGINEERING (BS)
EAC/ABET ACCREDITED
Pre-Computer Engineering
Curriculum
Freshman Year
CH 201. *Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3) E
CH 202. *Chemistry for Engineering
Majors (3)
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)5
ECE 111. Intro to ECE: Tools (3)
ECE 112. Intro to ECE: Concepts (3)E
ECE 271, ECE 272. Digital Logic Design
and Lab (3,1)5
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)
MTH 231. Discrete Mathematics (3)5
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)1E
Elective (1)1
TOTAL (47)
Sophomore Year
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
CS 161, CS 162. Intro to Computer
Science I, II (4,4)5
ENGR 201. Electrical Fundamentals (3)E
ENGR 202. Electrical Fundamentals (3)5
ENGR 203. Electrical Fundamentals (3)5
ENGR 211. Statics (3)E
ENGR 212. Dynamics (3)E
MTH 256. Applied Differential
Equations (4)E
MTH 306. Matrix and Power Series (4)E
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)E
ST 317. Probability and Statistics for ECE (3)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)1
TOTAL (48)
Professional Computer Engineering
Curriculum
Junior Year
CS 261. Data Structures (4)
CS 311. Operating Systems I (4)
ECE 317. Electronic Materials and
Devices (3)
ECE 322. Electronic Circuits (4)
ECE 323. Digital Electronics (4)
ECE 351, ECE 352. Signals and Systems I,
II (3,3)
ECE 375. Computer Structures and
Assembly Language Programming (4)
ENGR 390. Engineering Economy (3)
MTH 255. Vector Calculus II (4)
Perspectives (9)1
TOTAL (49)
319
ECE/CS 300-level restricted elective (4)3
ECE/CS 400-level restricted elective (4)3
Electives (3)
Perspectives (6)1
Synthesis (6)1
TOTAL (48)
Total Credits Required (192)
COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM
Computer scientists are concerned with
the design of efficient software systems.
Their work involves devising efficient
and correct algorithms, programming
languages, operating systems, compilers,
database management systems, userfriendly software, graphics and visualization, and artificial intelligence
systems. In addition, they must address
the methods for designing and implementing software, and testing its
correctness.
Course work leading to the BS or BA
degree incorporates work from these
topic areas, as well as the supporting
disciplines of mathematics, computer
engineering, and business. Graduates of
the program are prepared to enter the
workforce in a wide variety of jobs, or to
pursue advanced degrees through
graduate studies.
The Computer Science graduate
program provides opportunities for
advanced course work and innovative
research projects in all the areas listed
above.
COMPUTER SCIENCE (BA, BS)
Every student completes 86 credits of
core classes that provide solid grounding
in the fundamental knowledge of
computer science. In addition to these
core classes, each computer science
major takes the courses associated
with one of the following three
options:
• Applied Computer Science
• Computer Systems
• Information Systems
OPTIONS
Senior Year
APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE
OPTION
The Applied Computer Science option is
for students who want to combine the
study of computer science with an indepth examination of a related field.
Typically, this option will include a
minor from a related field, such as
multimedia.
Pre-Computer Science
Freshman Year
Biological Sciences with lab (4)1
CS 411. Operating Systems II (4)
ECE 441, ECE 442, ECE 443.
^Engineering Design Project (2,2,2)
ECE 472. Computer Architecture (4)
ECE 473. Microprocessor System Design (4)
ECE 474. VLSI System Design (4)
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
CS 151. Intro to C programming (4)E
CS 160. Computer Science Orientation (3)E
CS 161, CS 162. Intro to Computer
Science I, II (4,4) E
320
Oregon State University
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)
MTH 231, MTH 232. Elements of
Discrete Mathematics (4,4)E
MTH 241. *Calculus for Management
and Social Science (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Biological Science (4)
Electives (2)
Perspectives (6)
Sophomore Year
CS 275. Intro to Databases (4)E
CS 261. Data Structures (4)E
CS 271. Computer Architecture and
Assembly Language (4)E
MTH 245. *Mathematics for
Management, Life, and Social Sciences (4)E
WR 214. *Writing in Business (3)E
or WR 222. *English Composition (3)E
Electives (9)
Perspectives (20)
Computer Science
Junior Year
CS 311. Operating Systems I (4)
CS 325. Analysis of Algorithms (4)
CS 361, CS 362. ^Software Engineering I,
II (4,4)
CS 372. Intro to Computer Networks (4)
CS 381. Programming Language
Fundamentals (4)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Approved courses in applied program (12)
Electives (9)
Senior Year
CS 391. *Social and Ethical Issues in
Computer Science (3)
CS 411. Operating Systems II (4)
CS 461, CS 462. Senior Software
Engineering Project (4,4)
Approved computer science electives (6–8)
Approved courses in applied program (16)
Electives (9)
COMPUTER SYSTEMS OPTION
The Computer Systems option is for
students who want to take up computer
science as a career and seek an in-depth
understanding of computer science as an
academic discipline. This option
provides excellent preparation for those
who plan to work for companies
developing systems software or embedded systems. It also provides excellent
preparation for those who plan to
pursue an MS or PhD in computer
science.
Pre-Computer Science
Freshman Year
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)E
CS 160. Computer Science Orientation (3)E
CS 161, CS 162. Intro to Computer
Science I, II (4,4)E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
MTH 231, MTH 232. Elements of
Discrete Mathematics (4,4)E
MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)1E
Biological science (4)
Perspectives (6)1
Electives (2)
Sophomore Year
CS 261. Data Structures (4)E
ECE 271. Digital Logic Design (3)E
MTH 252. Integral Calculus (4)E
MTH 253. Infinite Series and Sequences (4)E
MTH 254. Vector Calculus I (4)E
PH 211. *General Physics with Calculus (4)E
PH 221. Recitation for PH 211 (1)E
WR 214. *Writing in Business (3)
or WR 222. *English Composition (3)
Perspectives (21)1
Computer Science
Junior Year
CS 311. Operating Systems I (4)
CS 321. Intro to Theory of
Computation (3)
CS 325. Analysis of Algorithms (4)
CS 361, CS 362. ^Software Engineering I,
II (4,4)
CS 372. Intro to Computer Networks (4)
CS 381. Programming Language
Fundamentals (4)
ECE 375. Computer Structures and
Assembly Language Programming (4)
MTH 351. Intro to Numerical Analysis (3)
PH 212, PH 213. *General Physics with
Calculus (4,4)
PH 222, PH 223. Recitation for PH 212,
PH 213 (1,1)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Electives (1)
Senior Year
CS 391. *Social and Ethical Issues in
Computer Science (3)
CS 411. Operating Systems II (4)
CS 461, CS 462. Senior Software
Engineering Project (4,4)
CS 472. Computer Architecture (4)
CS 480. Translators (4)
ST 314. Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3)
Approved computer science electives (8)
Electives (11)
Perspectives (3)
INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPTION
The Information Systems option
includes the core classes in computer
science, but also incorporates a minor in
business administration. In addition to
providing a solid grounding in both
fields, this program prepares the student
for entry into the one-year MBA
program offered by OSU’s College of
Business. By following both of these
programs, a student can complete the BS
in Computer Science and the MBA in
five years.
Pre-Computer Science
Freshman Year
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)E
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)E
CS 151. Intro to C programming (4)E
CS 160. Computer Science Orientation (3)E
CS 161, CS 162. Intro to Computer
Science I, II (4,4)E
HHS 231. *Lifetime Fitness for Health (2)1
HHS 241–251. *Lifetime Fitness: (various
activities) (1)1
MTH 231, MTH 232. Elements of
Discrete Mathematics (4,4)E
MTH 241. *Calculus for Management
and Social Science (4)E
WR 121. *English Composition (3)E
Biological Science (4)
Perspectives (6)
Electives (2)
Sophomore Year
CS 275. Intro to Databases (4)E
CS 261. Data Structures (4)E
CS 271. Computer Architecture and
Assembly Language (4)E
ECON 201. *Intro to Microeconomics (4)
MTH 245. *Mathematics for
Management, Life, and Social Sciences (4)E
WR 214. *Writing in Business (3)E
or WR 222. *English Composition (3)E
Perspectives (20)
Electives (5)
Computer Science
Junior Year
CS 311. Operating Systems I (4)
CS 325. Analysis of Algorithms (4)
CS 361, CS 362. ^Software Engineering I,
II (4,4)
CS 372. Intro to Computer Networks (4)
CS 381. Programming Language
Fundamentals (4)
WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)
Business minor courses (16)
Electives (5)
Senior Year
CS 391. *Social and Ethical Issues in
Computer Science (3)
CS 411. Operating Systems II (4)
CS 440. Database Management Systems (4)
CS 461, CS 462. Senior Software
Engineering Project (4,4)
Approved computer science electives (6–8)
Business minor courses (12)
Electives (9)
COMPUTER SCIENCE MINOR
The Computer Science program offers a
minor to those students who wish to
learn about computer science or who
will be entering careers in science or
business where computing will be an
integral part of their work. Students
minoring in computer science must have
a “C-” or higher in every minor course
to complete the minor requirements.
Computer Science Minor
Requirements
Required
CS 151. Intro to C Programming (4)E
CS 161, CS 162. Intro to Computer
Science I, II (4,4)E
CS 261. Data Structures (4)E
MTH 231, MTH 232. Elements of
Discrete Mathematics (4,4)E
College of Engineering
Three courses from upper-division
computer science courses other than
CS 391, CS 395, CS 401, CS 405, CS
406, CS 407, CS 410, CS 495.
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING (MS, PhD)
Areas of Concentration
Mixed analog signals;
communications and control;
computer engineering; materials,
devices and optoelectronics
With a full-time faculty of 20 and about
165 graduate students, the School of
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science is one of the major departments
in the College of Engineering and the
university.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering program within the School of
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science offers graduate programs leading
to Master of Science, and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees with majors in the
general fields of electrical and computer
engineering. Students are encouraged to
develop programs in close cooperation
with the faculty members in their areas
of interest. The current areas of emphasis
include the fields of wireless communications and digital signal processing,
control systems, computer engineering,
computer architecture, data security and
encryption, electronic materials and
devices, electronic integrated circuits
including analog, digital, mixed, mode
and RFICs, microwaves and optoelectronics, electromagnetics, energy systems,
machines, power electronics and drives.
Thesis and nonthesis options are
available for the MS in Electrical
Engineering. Students are admitted to
the PhD program on the basis of their
performance on a qualifying examination.
Graduate work is supported by the
school’s well-equipped laboratory
facilities. Opportunities exist for
graduate students to participate in many
research projects sponsored by private
industry and government agencies.
For more information, contact Ferne
Simendinger, Graduate Secretary,
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331-3211;
(541) 737-3617;
e-mail: info-ece@eecs.oregonstate.edu.
Additional information concerning
courses, advising procedures, faculty,
and many other aspects of the school
may be found at the school’s Web site:
http://www.eecs.orst.edu/.
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the school adviser.
321
COMPUTER SCIENCE
(MA, MS, PhD)
The Computer Science program within
the School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science offers graduate work
leading to Master of Science, Master of
Arts, Master of Software Engineering,
and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Major areas are the following:
Areas of Concentration
• Algorithms—analysis of algorithms,
computational geometry, parallel
computing
• Computer Graphics and Vision—
animation and virtual environments,
computer graphics, computer vision,
image processing
• Computer Systems—computer
architecture, computer networks, error
control codes, geographical information systems, Web-based applications
• Information Access—collaborative
filtering, digital libraries, information
retrieval, usability engineering
• Intelligent Systems—decision-making
and reinforcement, learning, machine
learning and data mining, pattern
recognition, probabilistic representation and reasoning
• Programming Languages—applicationspecific languages, end-user programming, functional and logical languages, multi-paradigm languages,
program transformation, software
visualization, visual languages
• Software Engineering—E-commerce,
empirical studies of software engineering, end-user software engineering,
mobile and distributed computing,
software testing
Additional areas of concentration may
be arranged with other departments. For
example, numerical analysis or computer
algebra with the Department of Mathematics, and operations research with
the Department of Statistics.
For additional information, contact
Nancy Brown, Graduate Secretary,
Computer Science Program, OSU,
Corvallis, OR 97331-3202,
(541) 737-5556,
e-mail: info-cs@eecs.oregonstate.edu.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (MSE)
Areas of Concentration
OREGON MASTER OF SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
The Oregon Master of Software Engineering program, headquartered in
Beaverton, offers a professional master’s
degree. The degree imparts technical
skills and knowledge to professional
software engineers and provides a firm
conceptual foundation that will be an
asset for them throughout their careers.
Oregon State University cooperates with
the University of Oregon, Portland State
University, and the Oregon Health and
Science University to offer this program
to working professionals.
CS 151. INTRODUCTION TO C PROGRAMMING
(4). Thorough treatment of the basic elements of
C, bitwise operations, flow of control, input/output,
functions, arrays, strings, and structures.
Software engineering
The School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science offers graduate work
leading to Master of Science, Master of
Arts, Master of Software Engineering,
and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Major areas are the following:
Artificial Intelligence—Real-time
intelligent agents, reasoning under
uncertainty, machine learning, neural
networks, cybernetics.
Parallel Computing—parallel
processing and programming languages,
parallel computer architectures, and
parallel algorithms and theory.
Software Engineering—Development, testing, maintenance, user
interfaces, and software metrics.
Theory of Computation—Computability, automata and formal languages,
complexity, analysis of algorithms,
codes, and graph theory.
Programming Languages—Translators, semantics, optimization, objectoriented languages and visual programming languages.
Other areas include human-computer
interaction, intelligent information
systems, interactive graphics and
computer vision.
Additional areas of concentration
may be arranged with other departments. For example, computer hardware
and architecture with the School of
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, numerical analysis or computer
algebra with the Department of Mathematics, operations research with the
Department of Statistics.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the school adviser.
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES
CS 101. COMPUTERS: APPLICATIONS AND
IMPLICATIONS (4). The varieties of computer
hardware and software. The effects, positive and
negative, of computers on human lives. Ethical
implications of information technology. Hands-on
experience with a variety of computer
applications, including multimedia and Internet
communication tools.
CS 160. COMPUTER SCIENCE ORIENTATION (3).
Introduction to the computer science field and
profession. Team problem solving. Social and
ethical issues surrounding use of computers.
CS 161. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
I (4). Overview of fundamental concepts of
computer science. Introduction to problem solving,
software engineering and object-oriented algorithm
development and programming. PREREQ: CS 151
or equivalent. COREQ: MTH 231.
322
Oregon State University
CS 162. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
II (4). Basic data structures. Computer
programming techniques and application of
software engineering principles. Introduction to
analysis of programs. PREREQ: CS 161, MTH 231.
CS 361. ^SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I (4).
Introduction to the “front end” of the software
engineering lifecycle; requirements analysis and
specification; design techniques; project
management. (Writing Intensive Course)
CS 195. INTRODUCTION TO WEB AUTHORING (4).
Techniques and tools for designing and publishing
on the World Wide Web; hypertext and HTML; site
and page design; media integration; issues raised
by Internet publishing. PREREQ: CS 101 or
equivalent.
CS 362. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING II (4).
Introduction to the “back end” of the software
engineering lifecycle implementation; verification
and validation; debugging; maintenance. PREREQ:
CS 361.
CS 199. SELECTED TOPICS (1-16).
CS 261. DATA STRUCTURES (4). Complexity
analysis. Approximation methods. Trees and
graphs. File processing. Binary search trees.
Hashing. Storage management. PREREQ: CS 162,
MTH 232.
CS 262. PROGRAMMING PROJECTS IN C++ (4).
Learning a second computer programming
language. Elements of C++. Object-oriented
programming. Experience team work on a large
programming project. PREREQ: CS 261.
CS 265. SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING (3). Basic
computational tools and techniques for courses in
science and engineering. Project approach to
problem solving using symbolic and compiled
languages with visualization. Basic computer
literacy assumed. COREQ: MTH 251.
CROSSLISTED as MTH 265, PH 265.
CS 271. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE (4). Introduction to
functional organization and operation of digital
computers. Coverage of assembly language;
addressing, stacks, argument passing, arithmetic
operations, decisions, macros, modularization,
linkers and debuggers. PREREQ: CS 161, MTH 231.
CS 275. INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES (4).
Design and implementation of relational databases,
including data modeling, ER/UML diagrams,
relational schema, SQL queries, normalization,
user interfaces, and administration. PREREQ:
CS 261.
CS 275X. INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES (4).
Design and implementation of relational databases
including data modeling, ER/UML diagrams,
relational schema, SQL queries, normalization,
user interfaces, and administration. PREREQ:
CS 261.
CS 295. INTERMEDIATE WEB AUTHORING (4).
Designing, developing, publishing, and maintaining
dynamic Web sites; Web security and privacy
issues; emerging Web technologies. PREREQ:
CS 195 or equivalent.
CS 311. OPERATING SYSTEMS I (4). Introduction
to operating systems using UNIX as the case
study. System calls and utilities, fundamentals of
processes and interprocess communication.
PREREQ: CS 151, CS 261, and ECE 271 or CS 271.
CS 312. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION (4).
Introduction to UNIX system administration.
Network administration and routing. Internet
services. Security issues. PREREQ: CS 311 or
instructor approval.
CS 321. INTRODUCTION TO THEORY OF
COMPUTATION (3). Survey of models of
computation including finite automata, formal
grammars, and Turing machines. PREREQ: CS 261.
CS 372. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
NETWORKS (4). Introduction to principles,
organization and implementation of computer
networks. Basic coverage of fundamentals,
architecture, topography, and application issues.
PREREQ: CS 261, CS 311, MTH 231.
CS 381. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FUNDAMENTALS (4). An introduction to the
concepts found in a variety of programming
languages. Programming languages as tools for
problem solving. A brief introduction to languages
from a number of different paradigms. PREREQ:
CS 261.
CS 391. *SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE (3). In-depth exploration of
the social, psychological, political, and ethical
issues surrounding the computer industry and the
evolving information society. PREREQ: CS 101 or
computer literacy. (Bacc Core Course)
CS 391H. *SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE (3). In-depth exploration of
the social, psychological, political ethical issues
surrounding the computer industry and the
evolving information society. PREREQ: CS 101.
(Bacc Core Course)
CS 395. INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA (4).
Technological, aesthetic, and pedagogical issues
of communication using interactive multimedia and
hypermedia; techniques for authoring interactive
multimedia projects using a variety of digital media
tools. PREREQ: CS 101, ART 120.
CS 401. RESEARCH (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
CS 403. THESIS (1-16). PREREQ: Departmental
approval required.
CS 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Departmental approval required.
CS 406. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
CS 407. SEMINAR (1-16).
CS 440/CS 540. DATABASE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS (4). Purpose of database systems,
levels of data representation. Entity-relationship
model. Relational systems: data definition, data
manipulation, query language (SQL), relational
calculus and algebra, data dependencies and
normal forms. DBTG network model. Query
optimization, recovery, concurrency control.
PREREQ: CS 261 or graduate standing in
computer science.
CS 450/CS 550. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
GRAPHICS (4). Display devices, graphics
software, interactive graphics, three-dimensional
graphics. PREREQ: CS 311, CS 325.
CS 461/CS 462. SENIOR SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING PROJECT (4,4). Utilize software
engineering methodology in a team environment to
develop a real-world application. Teams will be
responsible for all phases of software
development, including project planning,
requirements analysis, design, coding, testing,
configuration management, quality assurance,
documentation, and delivery. Two-term sequence
required. PREREQ: CS 362.
CS 472. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (4).
Computer architecture using processors,
memories, and I/O devices as building blocks.
Issues involved in the design of instruction set
architecture, processor, pipelining and memory
organization. Design philosophies and trade-offs
involved in Reduced Instruction Set Computer
(RISC) architectures. PREREQ: ECE 375.
CROSSLISTED as ECE 472.
CS 475. INTRODUCTION TO PARALLEL
COMPUTING (4). Theoretical and practical survey
of parallel processing, including a discussion of
parallel architectures, parallel programming
language, and parallel algorithms. Programming
one or more parallel computers in a higher-level
parallel language. PREREQ: CS 325.
CS 480. TRANSLATORS (4). An introduction to
compilers; attribute grammars, syntax-directed
translation, lex, yacc, LR(1) parsers, symbol
tables, semantic analysis, and peep-hole
optimization. PREREQ: CS 311, CS 321, CS 325.
CS 495. INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS
(4). Students apply principles and procedures of
digital art, design, communication, and software
authoring while working on large integrated media
projects. PREREQ: CS 395.
CS 501. RESEARCH (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
CS 410. OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP (1-15).
CS 503. THESIS (1-16).
CS 411. OPERATING SYSTEMS II (4). Principles
of computer operating systems: concurrent
processes, memory management, job scheduling,
multiprocessing, file systems, performance
evaluation, networking. PREREQ: CS 311, and
ECE 375 or CS 271.
CS 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Departmental approval required.
CS 419. SELECTED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE (3-4). Topics of special and current
interest not covered in other courses. Can be
repeated for credit. PREREQ: Senior standing in
computer science.
CS 325. ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS (4).
Recurrence relations, combinatorics, recursive
algorithms, proofs of correctness. PREREQ:
CS 261, MTH 232.
CS 420/CS 520. GRAPH THEORY WITH
APPLICATIONS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE (3).
Directed and undirected graphs; paths, circuits,
trees, coloring, planar graphs, partitioning;
computer representation of graphs and graph
algorithms. Applications in software complexity
metrics, program testing, and compiling. PREREQ:
CS 325, MTH 232.
CS 352. INTRODUCTION TO USABILITY
ENGINEERING (4). Basic principles of usability
engineering methods for the design and evaluation
of software systems. Includes the study of humanmachine interactions, user interface
characteristics and design strategies, software
evaluation methods, and related guidelines and
standards. PREREQ: CS 161 or CS 295.
CS 430/CS 530. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES (4). Symbols and
symbolic programming. Lisp basics: eval,
recursion, variable binding and scoping, macros.
Representation and problem solving in Lisp.
Advanced topics: alternative data representations,
generators, data-driven control, agendas. AI
programming paradigms. PREREQ: CS 325, CS 381.
CS 506. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
CS 507. SEMINAR (1-16). PREREQ: Graduate
standing in computer science.
CS 511. OPERATING SYSTEMS II (4). Design
strategies for operating systems, including
problems in multiprogramming, multiprocessing,
memory management, interprocess
synchronization and communications, network file
systems, and management of interdependent
system resources. PREREQ: CS 311.
CS 515. ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES
(4). Introduction to computational complexity.
Survey of data structures: linear lists, strings,
trees, graphs. Representation and algorithms;
analysis of searching and sorting algorithms;
storage management. PREREQ: Graduate standing
in computer science.
CS 516. THEORY OF COMPUTATION AND
FORMAL LANGUAGES (4). Models of
computation. Universal machines. Unsolvable
problems. Nondeterministic computation. Chomsky
hierarchy: regular, context-free, context-sensitive
and unrestrictive grammars; characterization,
closure properties, algorithms, and limitations.
PREREQ: Graduate standing in computer science.
College of Engineering
CS 519. TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (1-5).
Topics of special and current interest not covered
in other courses. May be repeated for credit. May
not be offered every year. PREREQ: CS 511,
CS 515.
CS 521. COMPUTABILITY (4). Recursive
functions. Turing machines. Undecidability.
Relativized computation. Complexity classes.
PREREQ: CS 516.
CS 523. ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS (4). Design
and analysis techniques. Divide and conquer
algorithms. Difference equations. Graph problems,
matrix problems, fast transforms, and arithmetic
algorithms. PREREQ: CS 515.
CS 524. NP-COMPLETE AND HARDER
PROBLEMS (4). Complexity classes and
reducibilities. NP-Complete problems, proof
techniques, and heuristics, approximation
algorithms. Provably hard problems. Hierarchies.
PREREQ: CS 523.
CS 527. ERROR-CORRECTING CODES (4).
Hamming codes, linear codes, cyclic codes, BCH
and Reed-Solomon codes. Introduction to Galois
fields. Encoding and decoding algorithms. Burst
error correcting codes, asymmetric and
unidirectional codes. Applications of codes for
computer systems. PREREQ: CS 515, MTH 341.
CS 529. SELECTED TOPICS IN THEORETICAL
COMPUTER SCIENCE (1-5). Topics of interest in
theory of computation, formal languages, or
analysis of algorithms. Topics include: theory of
parsing, finite state machines, complexity of
computing, combinatorial optimization, bilinear
algorithms. May be repeated for credit. PREREQ:
CS 521 or CS 523.
CS 531. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (4). Goals
and methods of AI. Knowledge representation:
propositional logic, predicate logic, other
notations, direct representations. Reasoning and
problem solving: search methods, deduction as
search, non-deductive methods. PREREQ:
CS 530, CS 515.
CS 533. EXPERT SYSTEMS (4). Design and
implementation of expert systems. Nature of
expertise. Models of expert problem solving
including heuristic classification, fault trees,
model-based reasoning, and case-based
reasoning. Techniques for knowledge acquisition,
reasoning under uncertainty, truth maintenance
systems. Approaches to providing explanation and
performing evaluation of expert systems.
PREREQ: CS 531.
CS 534. MACHINE LEARNING (4). Survey of
practical techniques for constructing learning
programs. Probably-approximately correct learning.
Techniques for learning decision trees, neural
networks, probability distributions, Boolean
formulas. Incorporating knowledge into the learning
process; explanation-based learning. Skill
acquisition and speed-up learning. PREREQ:
CS 515, basic probability theory.
CS 535. CYBERNETICS (4). Control and
communication organisms and machines; neural
nets, cellular autonata, L-systems, genetic
algorithms. PREREQ: Graduate standing.
CS 539. SELECTED TOPICS IN ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE (1-5). Advanced topics of current
interest. Typical topics include qualitative
reasoning, reasoning under uncertainty, truth
maintenance systems, automated deduction,
neural networks, automatic programming, and
research methods. May be repeated for credit.
PREREQ: CS 531.
CS 549. SELECTED TOPICS IN INFORMATIONBASED SYSTEMS (1-5). Current topics in
information-based systems, e.g. information
management for CAD, geographical information
systems, distributed information systems, data
models for complex applications. May be repeated
for credit. PREREQ: CS 540.
CS 561. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (4). Survey
of models of software lifecycle, user interface
design, programming style, control of complexity,
testing methods, and ease of maintenance.
PREREQ: CS 361 and graduate standing or
equivalent work experience.
CS 562. APPLIED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (4).
Application of software engineering methodology to
the development of a complete software system.
PREREQ: CS 561.
CS 569. SELECTED TOPICS IN SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING (1-5). Topics include new
programming methodologies, productivity, software
development, software complexity metrics. May be
repeated for credit. PREREQ: CS 561.
CS 572. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (4).
Advanced concepts in computer architecture.
Performance improvement employing advanced
piplining and multiple instruction scheduling
techniques. Issues in memory hierarchy and
management. PREREQ: Graduate standing in
Computer Science. CROSSLISTED as ECE 570.
CS 575. INTRODUCTION TO PARALLEL
COMPUTING (4). Theoretical and practical survey
of parallel processing, including a discussion of
parallel architecture, parallel programming
language, and parallel algorithms. Programming
one or more parallel computers in a higher-level
parallel language. PREREQ: CS 325.
CS 579. TOPICS IN COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
AND PARALLEL PROCESSING (1-5). Current
topics in advanced computer architecture and
parallel processing. May be repeated for credit.
PREREQ: CS 575 or CS 572 or ECE 572.
CS 580. TRANSLATORS (4). An introduction to
compilers; attribute grammars, syntax- directed
translation, lex, yacc, LR(1) parsers, symbol
tables, semantic analysis, and peep-hole
optimization. PREREQ: CS 311, CS 321, CS 325.
CS 581. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES (4). A
study of the concepts of modern programming and
paradigms. PREREQ: CS 381, CS 511.
CS 582. OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND
PROGRAMMING (4). Introduction to the elements
of object-oriented analysis, design and
programming techniques. Topics are introduced in
a programming language-independent fashion.
Topics covered include object-oriented design,
classes, methods, inheritance, software reuse.
CS 589. SELECTED TOPICS IN PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES (1-5). An in-depth examination of a
specific topic of interest in programming language
design and implementation. Example topics include
object-oriented programming, parallel programming,
compiler optimization, programming language
semantics. May be repeated for credit. PREREQ:
CS 581.
323
ECE 199. SPECIAL STUDIES (1-16). One-credit
section graded P/N.
ECE 271. DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN (3). A first
course in digital logic design. Data types and
representations, Boolean algebra, simplification of
switching expressions, and introductory computer
arithmetic. COREQ: MTH 251 or MTH 231.
ECE 272. DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LABORATORY
(1). Laboratory to accompany ECE 271, Digital
Logic Design. Illustrates topics covered in the
lectures of ECE 271 using computer-aided design,
verification tools, and prototyping hardware.
PREREQ: ECE 112 or ENGR 201. COREQ: ECE 271.
ECE 317. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND
DEVICES (3). Semiconductor fundamentals,
mathematical models, PN junction operation and
device characteristics. PREREQ: ENGR 201 or
equivalent.
ECE 322. ELECTRONICS I (4). Fundamental
device characteristics including diodes, MOSFETs
and bipolar transistors; small- and large-signal
characteristics and design of linear circuits.
PREREQ: ECE 317. Lec/lab.
ECE 323. ELECTRONICS II (4). Transient
operation of MOSFETs and bipolar transistors;
multistage amplifiers; frequency response;
feedback and stability. PREREQ: ECE 322. Lec/lab.
ECE 331. ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY
CONVERSION (4). Nonlinear magnetic circuits;
application to reactors and transformers. Voltage
generation and energy conversion principles for
electromechanical devices. Steady-state
characteristics of induction, synchronous and
direct current machines. PREREQ: ECE 390. Lec/lab.
ECE 351. SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS I (3).
Analytical techniques for signal, system, and
circuit analysis. PREREQ: ENGR 203.
ECE 352. SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS II (3).
Analytical techniques for signal, system, and
circuit analysis. PREREQ: ECE 351.
ECE 375. COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING (4).
Introduction to computer organization, how major
components in a computer system function
together in executing a program, and assembly
language programming. PREREQ: ECE 271. Lec/lab.
ECE 390. ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS (4).
Static and quasi-static electric and magnetic
fields. PREREQ: MTH 255, ENGR 203.
ECE 391. TRANSMISSION LINES AND
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (4). Transmission
lines and electromagnetic waves with application to
engineering problems. PREREQ: ECE 390. Lec/lab.
ECE 401. RESEARCH (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
CS 601. RESEARCH (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
ECE 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Departmental approval required.
CS 603. DISSERTATION (1-16).
ECE 406. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
CS 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Departmental approval required.
CS 607. SEMINAR (1-16).
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING COURSES
ECE 111. INTRODUCTION TO ECE : TOOLS (3).
An introduction to the engineering profession,
ethics, curricula, problem solving approaches, the
UNIX OS, network practices and MATLAB, a
numerical analysis tool.
ECE 112. INTRODUCTION TO ECE: CONCEPTS
(3). Basic electrical and computer engineering
concepts, problem solving and hands-on
laboratory project. Topics include electronic circuit
and device models, digital logic, timing diagrams,
circuit analysis, and simulation tools. Lec/lab.
ECE 410. INTERNSHIP (1-16).
ECE 417/ECE 517. BASIC SEMICONDUCTOR
DEVICES (3). Theory and operation of pn
junctions, bipolar transistors, and MOSFETs.
PREREQ: ECE 317.
ECE 418/ECE 518. SEMICONDUCTOR
PROCESSING (3). Theory and practice of basic
semiconductor processing techniques. Introduction
to process simulation. PREREQ: ECE 317 or
equivalent. Lec/lab.
ECE 422/ECE 522. CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
I (4). Analysis and design of analog integrated
circuits in CMOS technology; current mirrors, gain
stages, single-ended operational amplifier,
frequency response, and compensation. PREREQ:
ECE 323.
324
Oregon State University
ECE 423/ECE 523. CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
II (4). Analysis and design of analog integrated
circuits in CMOS technology; cascaded current
mirrors, cascaded gain stages, single-ended and
fully differential operational amplifier, commonmode feedback, noise, and distortion. PREREQ:
ECE 422. Lec/lab.
ECE 466/ECE 566. COMPUTER NETWORK
PROGRAMMING (4). Review MAC protocols.
Internals of Ipv4 and Ipv6, TCP and UDP details.
Congestion control algorithms, routing protocols,
network survivability issues. Discussion of
MBONE. PREREQ: ECE 375 or consent of
instructor.
ECE 428/ECE 528. DATA CONVERTERS (4). The
functions, characterization, algorithms,
architectures and implementation of A/D and D/A
data converters. PREREQ: ECE 323, ECE 352.
Lec/lab.
ECE 471/ECE 571. ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN
(4). Theory of digital logic design, finite state
machine design and analysis, digital system
testing and design for testability, high-level
hardware description languages. PREREQ: ECE
375. Lec.
ECE 431/ECE 531. POWER ELECTRONICS (4).
Fundamentals and applications of devices, circuits
and controllers used in systems for electronic
power processing. PREREQ: ECE 323, ECE 352.
Lec/lab.
ECE 432/ECE 532. DYNAMICS OF
ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION
(4). Generalized machine theory. Techniques for
dynamic analysis of electromechanical machines:
dq representations of direct current, synchronous,
and induction machines. PREREQ: ECE 331. Lec/lab.
ECE 433/ECE 533. POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
(4). Fundamentals and control of real and reactive
power, steady-state load flow studies, unbalance,
stability and transient system analysis. PREREQ:
ECE 323 and ECE 352. Lec/lab.
ECE 441/ECE 442/ECE 443. ^ENGINEERING
DESIGN PROJECT (2,2,2). An extended team
design project to expose students to problem
situations and issues in engineering design similar
to those encountered in industry. PREREQ: Senior
standing in electrical or computer engineering;
must be taken in sequence. (Writing Intensive
Courses)
ECE 451/ECE 551. CONTROL ENGINEERING
DESIGN I (4). Mathematical modeling of physical
dynamic systems for automatic control system
applications. Control system performance
evaluation. Controller design via complex
frequency-domain methods. PREREQ: ECE 351 or
equivalent. Lec/lab.
ECE 452/ECE 552. CONTROL ENGINEERING
DESIGN II (4). Advanced techniques in controller
design: non-linear system analysis; state
feedback design; sampling issues in mixed digital/
analog dynamical systems; design of digital
controllers for dynamic systems. Practical issues
in control system implementation. PREREQ:
ECE 451, or ECE 352 and equivalent of ECE 451.
ECE 461/ECE 561. COMMUNICATIONS I (4).
Introduction to random processes with application
to analog communications systems. Analysis and
design of continuous wave modulation systems in
the presence of noise such as amplitude and
frequency modulation systems. PREREQ: ECE 352
and ST 421 or equivalent.
ECE 462/ECE 562. COMMUNICATIONS II (4).
Analysis and design of digital baseband and
passband communications systems. Specifically,
baseband techniques such as PAM and PCM, and
passband digital modulation formats like FSK,
PSK, and DPSK are studied in detail. PREREQ:
ECE 461.
ECE 463/ECE 563. COMMUNICATIONS III (4).
Introduction to information theory, source codes,
and linear channel codes like block and
convolutional codes. PREREQ: ECE 462.
ECE 464/ECE 564. DIGITAL SIGNAL
PROCESSING (4). Analysis and design of
discrete-time systems for signal processing;
design and implementation of digital filters.
PREREQ: ECE 352.
ECE 465/ECE 565. COMPUTER NETWORKS AND
PROTOCOLS (4). Communication protocols for
computer networks. Discussion of OSI hierarchy,
examples of data link layer and MAC layer
protocols, TCP/IP, performance analysis and
modeling. PREREQ: ECE 375 or consent of
instructor.
ECE 472/ECE 572. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
(4). Computer architecture using processors,
memories, and I/O devices as building blocks.
Issues involved in the design of instruction set
architecture, processor, pipelining, and memory
organization. Design philosophies and trade-offs
involved in Reduced Instruction Set Computer
(RISC) architectures. PREREQ: ECE 375.
CROSSLISTED as CS 472/572.
ECE 473/ECE 573. MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM
DESIGN (4). Introduction to the internal
organization and application of microprocessors
and microcontrollers. Topics include architecture of
microprocessors/microcontrollers, interfacing
peripheral devices, and interrupts. Several current
microprocessors and microcontrollers are
compared. Hardware and software implementation
of a complete system based on an 8-bit
microcontroller is studied. PREREQ: ECE 375.
ECE 474/ECE 574. VLSI SYSTEM DESIGN (4).
Introduction to custom and semi-custom digital
integrated circuit design as used in VLSI systems.
The use of CAD/CAE tools, design management,
and design methodology are introduced. PREREQ:
ECE 323 and ECE 375.
ECE 478/ECE 578. COMPUTER AND NETWORK
SECURITY (3). Security principles, models, and
attacks. Overview of cryptography. Building secure
systems and security evaluation criteria. Security
in operating systems and computer networks.
Management and analysis of security. Legal and
ethical issues in computer security.
ECE 482/ECE 582. OPTICAL ELECTRONIC
SYSTEMS (4). Photodetectors, laser theory, and
laser systems. PREREQ: ECE 391 or PH 481/PH
581 or equivalent. Lec/lab. CROSSLISTED as
PH 482/PH 582.
ECE 483/ECE 583. GUIDED WAVE OPTICS (4).
Optical fibers, fiber mode structure and
polarization effects, fiber interferometry, fiber
sensors, optical communication systems.
PREREQ: ECE 391 or PH 481/PH 581 or
equivalent. Lec/lab. CROSSLISTED as PH 483/PH 583.
ECE 484/ECE 584. ANTENNAS AND
PROPAGATION (4). Introduction to antennas and
radiowave propagation. PREREQ: ECE 391 or
equivalent. Offered alternate years.
ECE 485/ECE 585. MICROWAVE DESIGN
TECHNIQUES (4). Introduction to basic design
techniques for passive and active microwave
circuits. PREREQ: ECE 391 or equivalent. Lec/Lab.
ECE 499. SELECTED TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL
AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (1-16). Course
work to meet students’ needs in advanced or
specialized areas and to introduce new important
topics in electrical and computer engineering at
the undergraduate level. PREREQ: ECE 375, ECE
322, and ECE 352, or consent of the instructor.
ECE 501. RESEARCH (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
ECE 503. ECE M.S. THESIS (1-16).
ECE 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Departmental approval required.
ECE 506. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
ECE 507. SEMINAR (1-16).
ECE 511. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
PROCESSING (3). Technology, theory, and
analysis of processing methods used in integration
circuit fabrication. PREREQ: Graduate standing or
consent of instructor. Offered alternate years.
ECE 512. PROCESS INTEGRATION (3). Process
integration, simulation, and statistical quality
control issues related to integrated circuit
fabrication. PREREQ: ECE 511. Offered alternate
years.
ECE 513. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND
CHARACTERIZATION (3). Physics and chemistry
of electronic materials and methods of materials
characterization. PREREQ: Graduate standing or
consent of instructor. Offered alternate years.
ECE 514. SEMICONDUCTORS (3). Essential
aspects of semiconductor physics relevant for an
advanced understanding of semiconductor
materials and devices. PREREQ: Exposure to
quantum mechanics and solid state physics.
Offered alternate years.
ECE 515. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES I (3).
Advanced treatment of two-terminal semiconductor
electronic devices. PREREQ: ECE 514
recommended. Offered alternate years.
ECE 516. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES II (3).
Advanced treatment of three-terminal
semiconductor electronic devices. PREREQ:
ECE 515. Offered alternate years.
ECE 520. ANALOG CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
(4). Principles and techniques of design of
electronic circuits with focus on a design
methodology for analog integrated circuits.
Practical aspects of using CAD tools in analyzing
and laying out circuits will be discussed.
ECE 526. DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (3).
Analysis and design of digital integrated circuits
PREREQ: ECE 423/ECE 523.
ECE 527. VLSI SYSTEM DESIGN (3). Design,
layout, and simulation of a complete VLSI chip
using CAD tools. PREREQ: ECE 526.
ECE 530. CONTEMPORARY ENERGY
APPLICATIONS (4). Power electronic devices and
their operation. Power electronic applications to
power supplies for electronic equipment, motion
control, power distribution and transmission
systems, and power electronic interfaces with
equipment and power systems. PREREQ:
Graduate standing in ECE.
ECE 534. ADVANCED ELECTRICAL MACHINES
(3). Development of models for the dynamic
performance of all classes of electrical machines;
synchronous, induction, permanent magnet and
reluctance motors. Dynamic motor simulations.
PREREQ: ECE 530. Lec.
ECE 535. ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES AND
MOTION CONTROL (3). Adjustable speed drives,
associated power electronic converters, simulation
and control. PREREQ: ECE 530. Lec.
ECE 536. ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONIC
SYSTEMS (4). DC-AC, AC-DC, DC-DC high power
converters; devices, topologies and control
strategies. PREREQ: ECE 530. Lec/lab.
ECE 537. UTILITY APPLICATIONS OF POWER
ELECTRONICS (3). High power electronics, power
system applications, flexible AC transmission
systems, distribution applications, power quality,
renewable energy. PREREQ: ECE 530. Lec.
ECE 550. LINEAR SYSTEMS (4). Linear dynamic
systems theory and modeling. PREREQ: ECE 351
and ECE 352 or equivalent.
ECE 555. CONTROL OF LINEAR SYSTEMS (3).
Observers and controllers. Linear state feedback.
Optimal control problem formulation. Solution
methods from the calculus of variations;
Pontryagin Maximum principle and Hamilton-Jacobi
theory applied to a number of standard optimal
control problems; computational solution methods.
PREREQ: ECE 550.
College of Engineering
ECE 560. STOCHASTIC SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
(4). Stochastic processes, correlation functions,
spectral analysis applicable to communication and
control systems. PREREQ: ECE 461/ECE 561.
ECE 607. SEMINAR (1-16).
ECE 619. SELECTED TOPICS IN SOLID STATE
(3). Special courses taught on various topics in
solid state as interests and demands vary.
ECE 567. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (3).
Advanced methods in signal processing, optimum
filter design, decimation and interpolation methods,
quantization error effects, spectral estimation.
PREREQ: ECE 464/ECE 564 and ECE 560.
ECE 626. ANALOG CMOS CIRCUIT DESIGN (3).
Switched-capacitor circuit design, on-chip filters,
data converters. Practical aspects of analog
CMOS IC design.
ECE 568. DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING (3).
Image processing, enhancement and restoration,
encoding and segmentation methods. PREREQ:
ECE 461/ECE 561 and ECE 464/ECE 564.
ECE 627. OVERSAMPLED DELTA-SIGMA DATA
CONVERTERS (3). Noise-shaping theory in first,
second, and higher-order modulators. Design,
simulation, and realization in hardware of
converters using this popular architecture.
ECE 570. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE (4). Advanced concepts in
computer architecture. Performance improvement
employing advanced pipelining and multiple
instruction scheduling techniques. Issues in
memory hierarchy and management. PREREQ:
ECE 472/ECE 572. CROSSLISTED as CS 570.
ECE 629. SELECTED TOPICS IN
MICROELECTRONICS (3). Course work to meet
student’s needs in advanced or specialized areas
and to introduce the newest important results in
microelectronics. PREREQ: Graduate standing in
ECE.
ECE 575. DATA SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY
(3). Secret-key and public-key cryptography,
authentication and digital signatures, protocols,
implementation issues, privacy enhanced mail,
data and communication security standards.
PREREQ: Graduate standing.
ECE 576. PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED
ARCHITECTURES (4). In-depth study of advanced
concepts in parallel and distributed architectures,
analysis and modeling of vector supercomputers,
SIMD and MIMD multiprocessor systems. Issues in
interconnection networks, memory systems, and
software support for parallelism. PREREQ:
ECE 472/ECE 572.
ECE 577. COMPUTER ARITHMETIC (3). Number
systems; basic arithmetic operations; high-speed
and area-efficient arithmetic algorithms and
architectures; advanced topics in floating-point
and residue arithmetic. PREREQ: Graduate
standing. CROSSLISTED as CS 577.
ECE 580. NETWORK THEORY (4). Linear graphs,
multiport networks, and other topics in advanced
network theory. PREREQ: Graduate standing in ECE.
ECE 590. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (4). Basic analytical
techniques required to solve meaningful field
problems in engineering. PREREQ: Graduate
standing in ECE.
ECE 591. ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETICS (3).
Advanced techniques for analyzing problems in
electromagnetics, primarily numerical. PREREQ:
ECE 590. Offered alternate years.
ECE 592. ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONICS (3).
Principles of quantum exchange devices, fieldmaterial interaction and theory, and applications
of optical circuits and devices. PREREQ:
ECE 482/ECE 582 and ECE 590. Offered
alternate years.
ECE 593. RF MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN (3).
Active/passive RF and microwave circuit design
with emphasis to wireless systems. PREREQ:
ECE 390, ECE 391 or equivalent.
ECE 599. ECE 599 SELECTED TOPICS IN
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING (1-16).
Course work to meet graduate students’ needs in
specialized areas and to introduce new important
topics in electrical and computer engineering.
PREREQ, ECE 375, ECE 322, and ECE 352, or
consent of the instructor.
ECE 601. RESEARCH (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
ECE 603. ECE PhD THESIS (1-16).
ECE 605. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Departmental approval required.
ECE 606. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental
approval required.
ECE 650. NONLINEAR SYSTEM THEORY (3).
Nonlinear dynamics and control, stability theory,
limit cycles, Liapunov methods, Popov criterion
and describing functions. PREREQ: ECE 550.
ECE 651. SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION (3).
Statistical and deterministic methods for system
identification for both parametric and
nonparametric problems; solution methods derived
as algorithms for computational use; practical
applications. PREREQ: ECE 550 and ECE 560.
ECE 652. ADAPTIVE AND LEARNING SYSTEMS
(3). Models for deterministic and stochastic
systems. Parameter estimation, adaptive
prediction and control of deterministic systems.
Adaptive filtering, prediction, and control of
stochastic systems. PREREQ: ECE 550.
ECE 659. SELECTED TOPICS IN SYSTEMS AND
CONTROL (3). Course work to meet students’
needs in advanced or specialized areas and to
introduce the newest important results in systems
and control. PREREQ: Graduate standing in ECE.
ECE 661. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS—WAVE
FORM COMMUNICATIONS (3). Modern Shannon
communication theory. Basic receiver and
transmitter models for discrete and continuous
information; some implementations. PREREQ:
ECE 560.
325
ECE 679. SELECTED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
ENGINEERING (3). Topics to be presented at
various times include information storage and
retrieval, computer architecture, fault-tolerant
computing, asynchronous sequential circuits,
automata, data transmission, coding theory.
PREREQ: Graduate standing in ECE.
ECE 699. ADVANCED TOPICS IN
ELECTROMAGNETICS (3). Advanced studies in
field and wave theories and special devices. Topic
examples are microwave and acoustic devices,
advanced lasers and masers, electron beam
interactions with traveling waves, MHD device
dynamics. PREREQ: Graduate standing in ECE.
OREGON MASTER OF SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING COURSES
OMSE 500. PRINCIPLES OF SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING (3). Introduction to the
engineering of software processes in industry,
emphasizing process modeling and improvement
and current best practice in core software
engineering activities.
OMSE 511. MANAGING SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT (3). Provides knowledge and
skills needed to plan, organize, lead, and control a
software project. Includes planning, estimating,
measuring, controlling, leading, and directing
software projects. PREREQ: OMSE 500.
OMSE 512. UNDERSTANDING THE SOFTWARE
BUSINESS (3). Introduces the business and
economic aspects of software development. Topics
include the basics of product marketing, pricing,
finance, strategic planning and business law.
OMSE 513. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
SKILLS FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERS (3). Covers
communication and other leadership skills
including technical writing, effective presentations,
effective meetings, team and decision-making
skills, and professional ethics. PREREQ: OMSE 500.
OMSE 519. SELECTED TOPICS IN SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING (3). Topics vary according to the
interest and needs of students and availability of
faculty members. Topics are typically advanced
versions of other OMSE courses. May be repeated
for credit. PREREQ: OMSE 500.
ECE 662. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS—CODING
AND INFORMATION THEORY (3). Various aspects
of information theory, with particular emphasis on
the coding process; data compression problems,
and the development of rate distortion theory.
PREREQ: ECE 462/ECE 562 and ECE 560.
OMSE 521. USING METRICS AND MODELS TO
SUPPORT QUANTITATIVE DECISION MA (3).
Provides knowledge and skills in applying
quantitative metric-based tools to decision making
under uncertainty. Topics include measurement and
statistical concepts, decision making and model
and metric development. PREREQ: OMSE 500.
ECE 663. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (3). Wireless
communications is explored from a systems
perspective: transmitter and receiver
architectures, radiowave propagation and
coverage, modulation formats and efficiency, RF
system components, and signal processing
issues. PREREQ: ECE 563.
OMSE 522. MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (3). Provides the
fundamental concepts needed to understand
abstract models that are used to formalize
specifications of software systems, and to reason
about them. PREREQ: OMSE 500, MTH 232,
MTH 235, or equivalent.
ECE 665. MOBILE NETWORKS (3). Cellular and
ad hoc network architectures. Routing, location
management, paging. Mobile IP, TCP for mobile
networks, strategies to conserve energy, mobile
agent technology. PREREQ: ECE 465/ECE 565
and ECE 466/ ECE 566 or consent of instructor.
OMSE 525. SOFTWARE QUALITY ANALYSIS (3).
Processes, methods, and techniques for
producing and assessing quality software.
Inspections, static analysis and dynamic testing
and integrating quality into software development
processes.
ECE 666. HIGH-SPEED NETWORKS (3).
Architectures for all-optical networks, ATM
networks, SONET, switch design. Flow-control
strategies such as leak bucket, token bucket.
Examples of transport layer protocols. PREREQ:
ECE 465/ECE 565 and ECE 466/ECE 566 or
consent of instructor.
OMSE 531. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
ENGINEERING (3). Principles, tools, techniques
for requirements elicitation, specification, analysis.
Requirements development role, requirements
goals, requirements difficulties for real systems,
techniques for formally modeling, specifying
software requirements. PREREQ: OMSE 522,
OMSE 525.
ECE 669. SELECTED TOPICS IN
COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
(3). Course work to meet students’ needs in
advanced or specialized areas and to introduce
the newest important results in signal processing.
PREREQ: Graduate standing in ECE.
OMSE 532. SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND
DOMAIN ANALYSIS (3). Methods and principles of
the architectural design of complex, large-scale
software systems to accommodate change and
evolution through many product releases or
versions. PREREQ: OMSE 522.
326
Oregon State University
OMSE 533. SOFTWARE DESIGN TECHNIQUES
(3). Covers the principles of software design and
a survey of design methods, techniques, and tools
including in-depth and hands-on study of at least
one method. PREREQ: OMSE 522.
OMSE 535. SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION AND
TESTING (3). Principles and practice of
implementing, verifying, delivering, and maintaining
quality computer software, emphasizing the theory
and practice of software testing and its role in
development. PREREQ: OMSE 522, OMSE 525.
OMSE 551. STRATEGIC SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING (3). Principles, methods, and tools
for strategic software development including
process modeling and improvement, developing
software facilities, and approaches to the
generation and reuse of artifacts. PREREQ: OMSE
511, OMSE 512, OMSE 513, OMSE 521, OMSE
531, OMSE 532, OMSE 533, OMSE 535.
OMSE 555. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICUM I (3). Problem analysis, planning,
requirements definition, and implementation,
applying advanced software engineering
techniques to a disciplined development of a
realistic product and evaluating the results.
PREREQ: OMSE 511, OMSE 512, OMSE 513,
OMSE 521, OMSE 531, OMSE 532, OMSE 533,
OMSE 535.
OMSE 556. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICUM II (3). Problem analysis, planning,
requirements definition, and implementation,
applying advanced software engineering
techniques to a disciplined development of a
realistic product and evaluating the results.
PREREQ: OMSE 555.
OMSE 599. SELECTED TOPICS (1-16).
Footnotes
*Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
^Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
E
=Required for entry into the professional program.
1
=Must be selected to satisfy the requirements of the baccalaureate core.
2
=Approved engineering science elective
from departmental list.
3
=Approved technical electives from
departmental list.
4
=Recommended to satisfy core requirement.
5
=Prerequisite for several upper-division
courses. Recommended for completion
prior to entry into the professional
program.
6
=Taught alternate years.
7
=MTH 111, MTH 112, MTH 241, MTH
245, MTH 251, MTH 252, MTH 253,
MTH 256, MTH 306 approved courses.
8
=Completion of any two of these
courses is required for entry into the
professional program.
9
=Certified Health Physicist