Students admitted prior to Fall 2024 need to complete the Enrichment Experience Core. Please contact the graduate program office or your academic advisor if you have any questions.
The Enrichment Experience is an 8 unit requirement for all M.S. degree seeking students that is common to most departments in the School of Engineering. Civil Engineering majors may complete the Enrichment Experience with 7 units. The various components that are associated with this requirement were designed to broaden the scope of the student’s knowledge, and develop professional skills that are widely perceived as essential for operating in a global environment such as the ability to communicate clearly, to function on interdisciplinary and diverse teams, and to make ethically and socially responsible decisions.
The Enrichment Experience requirement cannot be waived and no substitution will be approved.
In order to fulfill this requirement, students must complete Part A and B.
- Part A (minimum 4 units)
- A course in at least two of the three areas of
- Emerging Topics in Engineering
- Engineering and Business/Entrepreneurship
- Engineering and Society
- A course in at least two of the three areas of
- Part B
- The remaining 4 units can be accumulated by:
- a) Taking one or more major technical electives. *(Directed Research, Independent Study, Capstone, Thesis, Seminars and CSE foundation courses cannot be approved as a technical elective)
- b) Taking additional classes from the Graduate Core List below
- c) Taking Cooperative Education courses (Engr 288 and 289) Please note As of Fall 2024 Engr 288 is no longer offered. Engr 289 can be repeated up to 3 times
- Combining courses from categories (a), (b) and (c)
- The remaining 4 units can be accumulated by:
EMERGING TOPICS IN ENGINEERING
- AMTH 308 Theory of Wavelets
- AMTH 351 Quantum Computing
- AMTH 367 Mathematical Finance
- AMTH 387 Cryptology
- BIOE 256/ENGR 256 Introduction to Nano-bioengineering
- CENG 213 Sustainable Materials
- CENG 215 Sustainable Structural Engineering
- CENG 219 Designing for Sustainable Construction
- CENG 282 Intro to Building Information Modeling
- ECEN 280/MECH 287 Introduction to Alternative Energy Systems'
- ECEN 285 Introduction to the Smart Grid
- ECEN 331 Autonomous Driving Systems
- ENGR 260 Nanoscale Science and Technology
- ENGR 273 Sustainable Energy and Ethics
- ENGR 371/MECH 371 Space Systems Design & Engineering I
- ENGR 372/MECH 372 Space Systems Design & Engineering II
- MECH 268 Computational Fluid Dynamics I
ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- AMTH 367 Mathematical Finance
- BIOE 357/EMGT 357 Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Effective Problem Solving
- CENG 208 Engineering Economics and Project Finance
- CENG 292 Infrastructure Project Management
- CSEN 287 Software Development Process Management
- ENGR 245 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Silicon Valley
- ENGR 302 Managing in the Multicultural Environment
- ENGR 304 Building Global Teams
- ENGR 336 Engineering for the Developing World
- ENGR 338 Mobile Applications for Emerging Markets
- ENGR 350 Success in Global Emerging Markets
- Any 2-unit course in Engineering Management. (EMGT)
ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
- BIOE 210 Ethical Issues in Bioengineering
- CENG 208 Engineering Economics and Project Finance
- CSEN 250 Information Security Management
- CSEN 288 Software Ethics
- ECEN 217 Chaos Theory, Metamathematics, and the Limits of Science: An Engineering Perspective on Religion
- ENGR 238- Critical Tools for Social and Environmental Projects
- ENGR 261 Nanotechnology and Society
- ENGR 272 Energy Public Policy
- ENGR 273 Sustainable Energy and Ethics
- ENGR 302 Managing in the Multicultural Environment
- ENGR 303 Gender and Engineering
- ENGR 304 Building Global Teams
- ENGR 306 Engineering and the Law
- ENGR 330 Law, Technology, and Intellectual Property
- ENGR 332 How Engineers, Businesspeople, and Lawyers Communicate with Each Other
- ENGR 334 Energy, Climate Change, and Social Justice
- ENGR 336 Engineering for the Developing World
- ENGR 337- Social Entrepreneurship- Innovating with Impact
- ENGR 340 Distributed & Renewable Energy For the Developing World
- ENGR 341 Innovation, Design and Spirituality
- ENGR 342 3D Print Technology and Society
- ENGR 344 Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
- ENGR 349 Topics in Frugal Engineering
Please Note: Although certain courses (such as ENGR 302, ENGR 304, ENGR 336, and AMTH 367 for example) may appear in multiple categories, they cannot be used to satisfy more than one Core requirement.
Through the Enrichment Experience, in conjunction with students’ specific program of study, Engineering graduate students will achieve the following objectives:
- Academic competence
- Graduate students will demonstrate broad content knowledge and the ability to integrate and apply concepts from their course of study to professional situations.
- Creative and collaborative learning
- Graduate students will demonstrate an ability to collaborate in creative ways, and communicate effectively with professionals and others in their discipline.
- Professional development
- Graduate students will exhibit professionalism, consistent with the University’s Jesuit mission that includes attention to ethics, integrity, and responsible engagement with their communities–both locally and globally.