Curriculum

Union University offers an engineering curriculum to prepare graduates for the practice of engineering at the professional level. Union offers a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, B.S.E., with a concentration in either Electrical or Mechanical engineering.

Required Courses

General Education: 37 hrs

ART 210 The Arts in Western Civilization - 3 hrs
CHR 111 Old Testament Survey - 3 hrs
CHR 112 New Testament Survey - 3 hrs
CLU 195 College Life at Union - 2 hrs
COM 112 or 235 - 3 hrs
ECF 211 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 hrs
ENG 111 English Composition I - 3 hrs
ENG 112 English Composition II - 3 hrs
ENG 201 Survey of World Literature I - 3 hrs
ENG 202 Survey of World Literature II - 3 hrs
HIS 101 World Civilization to the 18th Century - 3 hrs
HIS 102 World Civilization from the 18th Century - 3 hrs
PEWS 100 Fitness for Health - 1 hr
PEWS Activity Elective - 1 hr

Basic Science & Math: 41 hrs

BIO 100 (or 112 or 121 or 221) - 4 hrs
CHE 111 General Chemistry - 4 hrs
CHE 113 Survey of Chemical Instrumentation - 2 hrs
CSC 255 Programming in C - 3 hrs
MAT 208 Statistics - 3 hrs (Mecanical concentration)
MAT 211 Calculus I - 4 hrs
MAT 212 Calculus II - 4 hrs
MAT 213 Calculus III - 4 hrs
MAT 314 Differential Equations - 3 hrs
MAT 315 Linear Algebra - 3 hrs (Electrical concentration)
PHY 231 General Physics I - 5 hrs
PHY 232 General Physics II - 5 hrs

Engineering: 61 hrs

EGR 101 Intro to Engineering Design and Analysis - 2 hrs
EGR 105 Engineering Graphics - 3 hrs
EGR 109 Intro to MATLAB Programming - 2 hrs
EGR 210 Materials Engineering - 3 hrs
EGR 240 Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals I: Mechanics - 3 hrs
EGR 250 ME Fundamentals I: Thermo-fluid Dynamics I - 4 hrs
EGR 261 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I: Digital Logic - 3 hrs
EGR 262 EE Fundamentals II: Electric & Electronic Circuits - 4 hrs
EGR 320 Mechanics of Materials - 3 hrs (Mechanical concentration)
EGR 330 Engineering Economy - 3 hrs
EGR 342 Engineering Experimental Methods - 3 hrs
EGR 352 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory - 1 hrs (Mechanical concentration)
EGR 360 Analysis of Linear and Dynamical Systems - 3 hrs
EGR 361 Digital Electronics - 4 hrs (Electrical concentration)
EGR 375 Power Systems and Electrical Machines - 3 hrs
EGR 385 Energy Conversion - 3 hrs (Mechanical concentration)
EGR 395 Special Study in Electrical Engineering - 3 hrs (Electrical concentration)
EGR 405 Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design - 4 hrs (Electrical concentration)
EGR 416 Physical Principles of Solid State Devices - 3 hrs (Electrical concentration)
EGR 450 Thermo-fluid Dynamics II - 4 hrs (Mechanical concentration)
EGR 456 Machine & Mechanism Theory & Design - 3 hrs (Mechanical concentration)
EGR 475 Control Theory & Design - 4 hrs
EGR 491 Major Design I - 3 hrs
EGR 492 Major Design II - 3 hrs
EGR 498 Engineering Seminar - 1 hr

Total Hours: 139

Typical Courseload

Freshman

Fall

EGR 101 Introduction to Engineering Design & Analysis - 2 hrs
CHE 111 General Chemistry - 4 hrs
MAT 211 Calculus I - 4 hrs
General Ed elective - 6 hrs

Spring

EGR 105 Engineering Graphics - 3 hrs
EGR 109 Intro to Matlab Programming - 2hrs
PHY 231 General Physics I - 5 hrs
MAT 212 Calculus II - 4hrs
General Ed elective - 3 hrs

Sophomore

Fall

EGR 240 Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals I: Mechanics - 3 hrs
EGR 261 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I: Digital Logic - 3 hrs
PHY 232 General Physics II - 5 hrs
MAT 213 Calculus III - 4 hrs
General Ed elective - 1 hr

Winter

CHE 113 - 2 hrs

Spring

EGR 210 Materials Engineering - 3 hrs
EGR 250 ME Fund II: Thermo-fluid Dynamics I - 4 hrs
EGR 262 EE Fund II: Electric & Electronic Circuits - 4 hrs
MAT 314 Differential Equations - 3 hrs
Gen Ed elective - 3 hrs

Junior

Fall

EGR 330 Engineering Economy - 3 hrs
EGR 342 Engineering Experimental Methods - 3 hrs
EGR 360 Analysis of Linear & Dynamical Systems - 3 hrs
EGR 320 (Mechanical only) - 3 hrs
EGR 361 (Electrical only) - 4 hrs
MAT 208 (Mechanical only) - 3 hrs

Winter

General Ed elective - 6 hrs

Spring

General Ed elective - 3 hrs
EGR 375 Power Systems and Electrical Machines - 3 hrs
EGR 352 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (Mechanical only) - 1 hrs
EGR 385 (Mechanical only) - 3 hrs
EGR 405 (Electrical only) - 4 hrs
CSC 255 Computer Programming - 3 hrs
MAT 315 (Electrical only) - 3 hrs
General Ed elective (Mechanical only) - 3 hrs

Senior

Fall

EGR 475 Control Theory & Design - 4 hrs
EGR 491 Major Design I - 3 hrs

EGR 395 Spc. Study (Electrical only) - 3 hrs
EGR 450 (Mechanical only) - 4 hrs
General Ed elective - 6 hrs

Spring

EGR 492 Major Design II - 3 hrs
EGR 498 Eng. Seminar - 1 hr
EGR 416 Solid State (Electrical only) - 3 hrs
EGR 456 (Mechanical only) - 3 hrs
General Ed elective - 10 hrs