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

 

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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 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.  

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^{Last Updated: April 19, 2019}