Visual Design Engineering

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

CGT 163

GRAPH COM & SPAT ANLY3

2

AREA

CGT CLASS7

3

MA 261

MULTIVARIATE CALCULUS

4

ECE 201

LINEAR CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I

3

ME 200

THERMODYNAMICS4

3

ECE 207

ELEC MEAS TECH LAB8

1

ME 270 

BASIC MECHANICS I5

3

MA 262

LIN ALG AND DIF EQU9

4

PHYS 241

ELECTRICITY & OPTICS6

3

ME 274

BASIC MECHANICS II10

3

 

Total

15

 

Total

14

 

Semester 5

Course

Cr

Semester 6

Course

Cr

AREA

AD CLASS7

3

AREA

CGT OR AD CLASS7

3

CE 340

HYDRAULICS11

3

ENGR

ENGR CLASS (elective)12

3

CE 343

HYDRAULICS LAB8

1

ENGR

ENGR CLASS (design elective)15

3

ENGR

ENGR CLASS (elective)12

3

GEN ED

GEN ED (Found Outcome BSS)16

3

GEN ED 

GEN ED (Found Outcome H)13

3

IDE 360

MDE STATISTICS17

3

IDE 301

PROF PREP IN IDE SEMINAR

1

 

 

 

NUCL 273

MECHANICS OF MATERIALS14

3

 

 

 

 

Total

17

 

Total

15

 

Semester 7

Course

Cr

Semester 8

Course

Cr

AREA 

CGT OR AD CLASS7

3

AREA

CGT OR AD CLASS7

3

ENGR

ENGR CLASS (elective)12

3

ENGR

ENGR CLASS (elective)12

3

GEN ED

GEN ED (300 level or non intro)18

3

GEN ED 

GEN ED (300 level or non intro)18

3

GEN ED

GEN ED (Found Outcome STS)19

3

GEN ED

GEN ED18

3

IDE 483

MDE ENGR ANALYSIS/DECISION20

1

IDE 485

MDE ENGR DESIGN PROJ21

3

IDE 484

MDE DESIGN METHODOLOGY

1

 

 

 

IDE 487

MDE SENIOR DEVELOPMENT

1

 

 

 

 

Total

15

 

Total

15

 


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 CGT 164

4other options include ABE 201, 210, CHE 211, MSE 260

5other options include CE 297, AAE 203

6sophomore 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.)

7Area classes must be either CGT or AD.  For the Visual Design Engineering Concentration, 20 credits of  AD + CGT are required with at least 5 credits of CGT and at least 6 credits of AD.  15 credits of that 20 credit total is achieved through the Area classes.  3 credits of (AD) are achieved through the Humanities Foundational outcome (see footnote 13) or general education electives (see footnote 18).  2 credits of CGT are achieved through the CGT requirement (see footnote 3).

8hands 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 advisor for list of engineering lab courses. 

9other option MA 265 + MA 266

10other option CE 298

11other options include AAE 333, ME 309, CHE 377 

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

13Humanities University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html

14other “materials course” options include MSE 230, AAE 204, ABE 305, CE 231, CE 331, CHE 330, ME 323 (CODO from ME only)

15option 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 

16Behavioral/Social Sciences University foundational outcome.  Courses can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html(Choose AD class) 

17other options include IE 230, IE 330, STAT 350, STAT 511

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.

20other option IE 343

21other options include EPCS 411 + 412.  

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 6).  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.  


Last Updated: April 19, 2019