An Engineering student at Methodist University poses for a shot during class

Engineering Curriculum

Curriculum Plans

Three different plans based on a student’s incoming freshman math course are provided below. These plans are only examples as there are many paths a student may take to complete the degree and do not substitute for the semester-by-semester advising appointments with an engineering faculty member.


Major Requirements

Engineering Core

Required Engineering (EGR) Courses

  • EGR 1100 Introduction to Engineering I (3 credits)
  • EGR 1200 Introduction to Engineering II (3 credits)
  • EGR 2100 Engineering Mechanics (3 credits)
  • EGR 2300 Materials (3 credits)
  • EGR 3100 Engineering Economy (3 credits)
  • EGR 3200 Electrical Engineering Principles (3 credits)
  • EGR 3310 Engineering Probability and Statistics I (3 credits)
  • EGR 3320 Engineering Probability and Statistics II (3 credits)
  • EGR 4900 Engineering and Society (3 credits) (writing intensive course)
  • Senior Capstone Experience* (3 credits)

* The Capstone Experience course is based on a student’s major(s):

  • Engineering majors (no double major):  EGR 4910
  • Engineering and Mathematics double majors: MAT 4800
  • Engineering and CSC/CIT double majors: CSC 4900
  • Other double majors: Consult the Department of Engineering for the appropriate course.

Required Mathematics Courses

  • MAT 2310 Calculus I (3 credits)
  • MAT 2320 Calculus II (3 credits)
  • MAT 3090 Calculus III (3 credits)
  • MAT 3100 Calculus IV (3 credits)

Required Science Courses

  • CHE 1510 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • PHY 2510 General Physics I-Calculus Based (4 credits)
  • PHY 2520 General Physics II-Calculus Based (4 credits)

Required Economics Course

Select one course from the following:

  • ECO 1510 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
  • ECO 1520 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)

Other Major Requirements

  • ENG 3210 Technical Writing (3 credits)

Industrial & Systems Engineering Concentration

Required Industrial & Systems Engineering Courses

  • ISE 3200 Work Analysis and Design (3 credits) (writing intensive course)
  • ISE 3300 Operations Research (3 credits)
  • ISE 3500 Ergonomics and Safety (3 credits)
  • ISE 4200 Product Engineering (3 credits)
  • ISE 4310 Engineering Management (3 credits)
  • ISE 4320 Systems Engineering (3 credits)

Engineering Elective (choose a minimum of 3 credits)

  • CSC 2010 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits)
  • CSC 2020 Introduction to Programming (3 credits)
  • EGR 4850 Engineering Special Topics (3 credits)
  • EGR 4990 Independent Study in Engineering (1-4 credits)
  • ISE 4400 Design of Experiments (3 credits)
  • ISE 4850 Industrial & Systems Engineering Special Topics (3 credits)
  • EGR 4990 Independent Study in Industrial & Systems Engineering (1-4 credits)

Required Mathematics Course

  • MAT 3120 Linear Algebra (3 credits)

Mathematics/Sciences Elective

  • Choose a minimum of one mathematics/science course for a minimum of 3 credits (see academic catalogue for list of previously approved courses)

Additional General Education Requirements

Interdisciplinary Studies

  • MUJ 1100, 2200, 3300 MU Journey
  • IDS 2100 Reading Circle

Computer Competency

  • CSC 1000 Computer Literacy

Communications

  • ENG 1010 Composition
  • ENG 1040 Composition and Rhetoric
  • ACL 1500, 1510, 3540, or 3600

Global Perspective Elective

  • Choose any 3 semester hour course from the approved list in the academic catalog

Humanities

  • Any literature (ENG) course 2000 or higher except ENG 3610 or 3620
  • History (HIS) course
  • Religion (REL) course

Fine Arts Appreciation (choose one option)

Wellness (choose one option)

Library Competency

  • Completed in MUJ 1100 or by signing up for a workshop in the library (no credit, but required for graduation)