Theatre Engineering: Mechanical/Electrical Scenery

Multidisciplinary Concentration Guideline

Semester  1	Course	Cr	Semester 2	Course	Cr
CHM 115	GENERAL CHEMISTRY	4	ENGR 132	TRANS IDEAS TO INNOV II	2
ENGR 131	TRANS IDEAS TO INNOV I	2	GEN ED	GEN ED (Found Outcome OC)2	3
GEN ED	GEN ED (Found Outcome WC)1	3	MA 166	PL ANAL GEO CALC II	4
MA 165	PL ANAL GEO CALC I	4	PHYS 172	MODERN MECHANICS	4
			SCI SEL	FYE SCIENCE SELECTIVE	3
	Total	13		Total	16
Semester 3	Course	Cr	Semester 4	Course	Cr
MA 261	MULTIVARIATE CALCULUS	4	ECE 201	LIN CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I	3
ME 200	THERMODYNAMICS3	3	ECE 207	ELEC MEAS TECH LAB6	1
ME 270	BASIC MECHANICS I4	3	MA 262	LIN ALG AND DIF EQU7	4
PHYS 241	ELECTRICITY & OPTICS5	3	ME 274	BASIC MECHANICS II8	3
THTR 15001	INTRO TO DRAFTING	1	THTR 368	THEATRE PRODUCTION II	2
THTR 15002	INTRO TO SCNRY CONST TOOLS & TECH	1	THTR 550	ADV SCENERY TECH9	3
THTR 15003	INTRO TO RIGGING FOR THTR	1
	Total	16		Total	16
Semester 5	Course	Cr	Semester 6	Course	Cr
CE 340	HYDRAULICS10	3	ENGR	ENGR CLASS (elective)12	3
CE 343	HYDRAULICS LAB6	1	ENGR	ENGR CLASS (design elective)14	3
CGT 163	GRAPH COM & SPAT ANLY11	2	IDE 360	MDE STATISTICS15	3
ENGR	ENGR CLASS (elective)12	3	THTR 201	THTR APPRN (Found Outcome H)16	3
IDE 301	PROF PREP IN IDE SEMINAR	1	THTR 597	PRODUCTION&DESIGN SEM17,18	3
NUCL 273	MECHANICS OF MATERIALS13	3
THTR 550	ADV SCENERY TECH9	3
	Total	16		Total	15
Semester 7	Course	Cr	Semester 8	Course	Cr
ENGR	ENGR CLASS (elective)12	3	AREA	AREA CLASS21	1
GEN ED	GEN ED (Found Outcome STS)19	3	ENGR	ENGR CLASS (elective)12	3
GEN ED	GEN ED18	3	GEN ED	GEN ED (Found Outcome BSS)22	3
IDE 483	MDE ENGR ANALYSIS/DECISION20	1	GEN ED	GEN ED (300 level or non intro)18	3
IDE 484	MDE DESIGN METHODOLOGY	1	IDE 485	MDE ENGR DESIGN PROJ23	3
IDE 487	MDE SENIOR DEVELOPMENT	1
THTR 597	PROD & DESIGN SEM17,21	3
	Total	15		Total	13

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¹Written Communication University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html

²Oral Communication University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html

³other options include ABE 201, 210, CHE 211, MSE 260

⁴other options include CE 297, AAE 203

⁵sophomore science selective. Other options include PHYS 272 or BIOL 110, 203, 221, 230 231 or CHM 116, 255, 257, 261, 321, 333 or EAPS 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 113, 116, 117, 120, 138, 171 (May not be the same course used as FYE Science Selective.)

⁶hands on (not computer) engineering lab; other options include 1 credit engineering lab class ( AAE 20401, AAE 33301, CE 343 etc.); 1 credit from a 2 credit engineering lab class (BME 306, NUCL 205, etc.); 1 credit from a 3  credit engineering class that includes a lab (ABE 305, CE 231, IE 386, MSE 235, etc); 1 credit from a 4 credit engineering class that includes a lab (ME 309, CE 203, CHE 377, ECE 270 etc.).  Consult academic academic advisor for list of engineering lab courses.

⁷other option MA 265 + MA 266

⁸other option CE 298

⁹Topics vary by semester.  Student will enroll twice to ensure coverage of each topic –switching between scenery mechanical automation design and scenery network design. (NOTE SPECIFIC COURSE RELATED TO CONCENTRATION)

¹⁰other options include AAE 333, ME 309, CHE 377

¹¹other options include CGT 164, 110; THTR 254, 554.

¹²Engineering electives are chosen based on a student’s educational objective.  Consult with academic advisor.

¹³other “materials course” options include MSE 230, AAE 204, ABE 305, CE 231, CE 331, CHE 330, ME 323 (ME CODO only)

 ¹⁴option must be approved, consult with academic advisor.  Some examples are:  ABE 330, ABE 435, AAE 251, CE 456, CE 470, ECE 270, EPCS 300+ level, IE 386, ME 263(CODO from ME only), ME 413, ME 444 

¹⁵other options include IE 230, IE 330, STAT 350, STAT 511

¹⁶Humanities University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html THTR 201 is used to satisfy the humanities outcome for this plan of study. (NOTE SPECIFIC COURSE RELATED TO CONCENTRATION)

¹⁷Three occurrences of THTR 597 will be taken.  The first two occurrences are exposure and practicum based, and the 3^rdoccurrence is the culminating capstone structured experience, as an individual project with high-level engineering focused deliverables as an outcome.  This first occurrence counts as a general education elective 300+ level. The second occurrence counts as an Area Class.  The third occurrence counts as the engineering capstone design course.  (NOTE SPECIFIC COURSE RELATED TO CONCENTRATION)

¹⁸General education courses can be taken from the College of Liberal Arts, the Krannert School of Management, and/or the Honors College provided such courses are not focused primarily on engineering, technology, the natural sciences, or mathematics. Consult with academic advisor for acceptable general education courses.

¹⁹Science Technology and Society University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html If EPCS is used to satisfy this outcome, 3 credits of EPCS must be taken, and an additional general education elective is required. 

²⁰other option IE 343

²¹Area classes are chosen based on a student’s educational objectives.  These may be chosen to complete minors. Consult with academic advisor.

²²Behavioral/Social Sciences University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html

²³other options include EPCS 411 + 412, THTR 597(See footnote 17).  Consult with academic advisor.

Additional Requirements

A course listed on the Concentration Guideline is not a guarantee that the course will be accessible/made available to a student.  Lack of availability could be due to any number of circumstances beyond the control of either student or program.  

Engineering credits: A minimum 45 credits at 200+ level, of which at least 18 credits are at 300+ level and 6 credits of the 18 must be at 400+ level. Maximum number of credits in any engineering discipline is 24.   It is the student’s responsibility to see that all prerequisites are met for selected courses.

30 credits must be Math and Basic Science (MA, BIOL, CHM, PHYS, EAPS, SLHS are some examples)

32 credits at 300+ level (any courses) must be taken at Purdue West Lafayette.

3 credits of “hands-on” (not computer lab) required.  2 credits must be engineering (See footnote 4).  The third credit may be engineering on non-engineering. A non-engineering lab credit would be included in an AREA class.  Some examples are BIOL, CHM, or PHYS lab classes or THTR and AD classes that include a studio component. Consult academic advisor for details. 

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^{Last Updated: April 19, 2019}