Academic Plans
Academic Plan for Engineering Science Major
The engineering science curriculum is designed so students can complete their first two years at a Penn State campus and then transfer to Penn State University Park without delaying graduation.
View the Engineering Science Advising Flowchart and Checklist, which displays the typical semester-by-semester placement of courses at the University Park campus.
Undergraduate Courses
Engineering Science (E SC) Courses:
- E SC 97: Special Topics
- E SC 120: Design for Failure--First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- E SC 121: Science/Engineering Fiction and the Engineering Sciences--First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- E SC 122: Weird, Wild, and Wonderful Materials and Devices--First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- E SC 197: Special Topics
- E SC 211: Material, Safety and Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology (3 credits)
- E SC 212: Basic Nanotechnology Processes (3 credits)
- Concurrent: E SC 211
- E SC 213: Materials in Nanotechnology (3 credits)
- E SC 214: Patterning for Nanotechnology (3 credits)
- E SC 215: Nanotechnology Applications (3 credits)
- Concurrent: E SC 211
- E SC 216: Characterization, Testing of Nanotechnology Structures and Materials (3 credits)
- E SC 261M: Computational Methods in Engineering (3 credits)
- Prerequisite or Concurrent: MATH 141
- E SC 296: Independent Studies
- E SC 297: Special Topics
- E SC 312: Engineering Applications of Wave, Particle, and Ensemble Concepts (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: PHYS 214
- E SC 313: Introduction to Principles, Fabrication Methods, and Applications of Nanotechnology (3 credits)
- E SC 386: Engineering Principles of Living Organisms (3 credits)
- E SC 397: Special Topics
- E SC 400: Electromagnetic Fields (3 credits)
- E SC 404: Analysis in Engineering Science (3 credits)
- E SC 407: Computer Methods in Engineering Science, Honors (3 credits)
- E SC 409: Senior Research and Design Project Preparation, Honors (1 credit)
- E SC 410H: Senior Research and Design Project I, Honors (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E SC 409
- E SC 411H: Senior Research and Design Project II, Honors (2 credits)
- Prerequisite: E SC 410H
- E SC 412: Nanotechnology: Materials, Infrastructure, and Safety (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: 7th semester standing
- E SC 414M: Elements of Material Engineering (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- Prerequisite or Concurrent: E SC 312 or PHYS 237
- E SC 417 (MATSE 417): Electrical and Magnetic Properties (3 credits)
- E SC 419: Electronic Properties and Applications of Materials (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E SC 312
- E SC 433: Engineering Science Research Laboratory Experience (1 credit)
- Prerequisite: MATH 251
- E SC 445: Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices (3 credits)
- E SC 450 (MATSE 450): Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials (3 credits)
- E SC 455: Electrochemical Methods Engineering and Corrosion Science (3 credits)
- E SC 475 (MATSE 475): Particulate Materials Processing (3 credits)
- E SC 481: Elements of Nano/Micro-electromechanical Systems Processing and Design (3 credits)
- E SC 482: Micro-Optoelectromechanical Systems (MOEMS) and Nanophotonics (3 credits)
- E SC 483 (MATSE 483): Simulation and Design of Nanostructures (3 credits)
- E SC 484: Biologically Inspired Nanomaterials (3 credits)
- E SC 496: Independent Studies
- E SC 497: Special Topics
Engineering Mechanics (E MCH) Courses:
- E MCH 197: Special Topics
- E MCH 210: Statics and Strength of Materials
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: MATH 141
- E MCH 210H: Statics and Strength of Materials, Honors
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: MATH 141
- E MCH 211: Statics (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: MATH 141
- E MCH 212: Dynamics (3 credits)
- E MCH 212H: Dynamics (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 211, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210, MATH 141
- E MCH 213: Strength of Materials (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 211
- E MCH 213D: Strength of Materials with Design
- E MCH 296: Independent Studies
- E MCH 297: Special Topics
- E MCH 315: Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials (2 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 316: Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials (1 credit)
- Prerequisite: or concurrent: E MCH 315
- E MCH 397: Special Topics
- E MCH 400: Advanced Strength of Materials and Design (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 402: Applied and Experimental Stress Analysis (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 403: Strength Design in Materials and Structures (4 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 315, E MCH 316, E MCH 416H
- E MCH 407: Computer Methods in Engineering Design (3 credits)
- E MCH 409: Advanced Mechanics (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 212 or E MCH 212H; MATH 230
- E MCH 416: Failure and Failure Analysis of Solids (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210 or E MCH 210H
- E MCH 440 (MATSE 440): Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 213, E MCH 210H or E MCH 210
- E MCH 446: Mechanics of Viscoelastic Materials (3 credits)
- E MCH 461: (M E 461): Finite Elements in Engineering (3 credits)
- E MCH 470 (M E 470): Analysis and Design in Vibration Engineering (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 212 or E MCH 212H; M E 370 or E SC 407
- E MCH 471: Engineering Composite Materials (3 credits)
- E MCH 473 (AERSP 473): Composites Processing (3 credits)
- Prerequisite: E MCH 471
- E MCH 496: Independent Studies
- E MCH 497: Special Topics
