The B.S. in Engineering Physics is the degree conferred by the College of Engineering. There is only one curriculum for students pursuing a major under this degree. The physics and math requirements for this degree are very similar to those of the B.S. in Physics Option A. In addition, the College of Engineering requires certain core courses as well as a coherent set of technical electives in a field of engineering.
Core Requirements
- Required Physics: 71 hours. This is a minimum, as most options require additional physics courses.
- 131-2-31; 261-2-3;295; 416; 5172; 555-656; 616; 631-2-3; Two-quarter sequence of the Engineering Physics Capstone Course, and one Physics Elective (621 or 664 or 622 or 657 or 780.xx)
- Required Math: 30 hours
- Calculus and Analytic Geometry:
151-152-153-254
OR 161-162-263 (accelerated sequence) - Vector Analysis:
513: Vector Analysis for Engineers - focuses on applications of vector algebra. 3 credit hours
OR 551: Vector Analysis - focuses on vector operations and applications. 5 credit hours - Differential Equations:
415: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations. 4 credit hours - Linear Algebra:
568: Intro to Linear Algebra - matrix algebra, systems of equations, determinants, dot product. 3 credit hours
OR 571: Linear Algebra for Applications - linear systems of equations, vector spaces, matrices, linear operations, projections and least squares. 3 credit hours
- College requirements: 62 hours.
- Engineering GEC Requirements Please remember to follow the GEC requirements for the year you entered OSU.
- Chem 121;
- Chem 125 or Bio 113 or Earth Sciences 121;
- Eng 181 and Eng 1833,
- Eng Graph 167 or CS&E 202;
- Mech Eng 4103
- Specialization options: 30 hours
- At least 30 hours of technical electives are required, such that they form a coherent sequence involving both laboratory and design experience in a specific engineering specialization. The list of courses required for each specialization are given in the tables below.
Notes on Core Requirements:
- H131-2-3 (honors physics) is strongly recommended.
- Engineering physics students with technical electives in Electrical Engineering should seek permission from a physics advisor to substitute a different 4-hour physics course at the 200 level or higher for Phys 517.
- Or equivalent courses in the FEH Program
Specialization Options
As mentioned above, the technical electives in Engineering physics are grouped in a coherent sequence of 10 specializations, according to the particular sub-field. The specializations are:
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Aerodynamics/Fluid Mechanics/Propulsion Option
- Flight Vehicle Structures and Dynamics Option
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Computer and Information Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Energy Conversion Engineering Option
- Mechanical Design Engineering Option
- System Dynamics and Control Engineering Option
- Nuclear Engineering
| Aeronautical and Astonautical EngineeringAERONAUTICAL AND ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING |
| Required Courses (10 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| 200 | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering I | 5 | Au | Phys 131 |
| 201 | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering II | 5 | Wi | 200 |
| Plus at least 20 hours from Option 1: Aerodynamics/Fluid Mechanics/Propulsion |
| 405 | Thermodynamics | 4 | Sp | 201 |
| 530 | One-dimensional Gasdynamics | 4 | Au | 405 |
| 550 | Principles of Flight Vehicle Propulsion | 4 | Sp | 530 |
| 560 | Fundamentals of Aerodynamics | 4 | Wi | 530, 581 |
| 570 | Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer | 4 | Sp | 560, 581 |
| 615 | Introduction to Computational Aerodynamics | 4 | Wi | 560, 581 |
| Or at least 20 hours from Option 2: Flight Vehicle Structures and Dynamics |
| 510.xx2 | Aeronautical Laboratory (3 options) | 2 | | 542 or 530 or 560 |
| 520 | Flight Vehicle Dynamics | 4 | Au | 201 |
| 542 | Flight Vehicle Structures I | 4 | Au | ME 410, 581 |
| 543 | Flight Vehicle Structures II | 4 | Wi | 542 |
| 5151 | Preliminary Design of Flight Vehicles | 3 | Au | 521, 543 |
| 6202 | Automatic Control of Aerospace Vehicles I | 3 | Wi | 521 |
| 621 | Aircraft & Spacecraft Automatic Control Systems II | 4 | Wi | 521 |
| 752 | Rocket Propulsion | 3 | Sp | 550, 530 |
| 771 | Aerodynamics of Viscous Compressible Flows | 4 | Wi | 570 |
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| 1: Requirements normally waived for Engineering Physics majors. See instructor for permission to enroll. |
| 2: Requires prereq. EE 300,309, which do not count toward the Technical Electives for this specialization. |
| Computer and Information Science |
| Required Courses (27 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| Math 366 | Discrete Mathematical Structures I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | Math 152 |
| 221 | Software Development Using Components | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 202 or EngGraph 167 |
| 222 | Development of Software Components | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 221 |
| 321 | Case Studies in Component-Based Software | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | Math 366 |
| 360 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 214 or 222 |
| 541 | Elementary Numerical Methods | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 221 |
| 560 | Systems Software Design, Development and Documentation | 5 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 321, 360 |
| Plus at least 3 hours from the following choices: |
| 625 | Introduction to Automata and Formal Languages | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 321 |
| 670 | Introduction to Database Systems I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 222 |
| 675.02 | Introduction to Computer Architecture | 4 | Au, Sp, Su | 360 |
| 676 | Microcomputer Systems | 3 | Sp | 675.02 |
| 677 | Introduction to Computer Networking | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 360 |
| 680 | Data Structures (note additional prerequisite=Statistics 427) | 3 | Au, WI, Sp, Su | 560, Stat 427, Math 566 |
| 681 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 4 | Au, Wi, | 560, 581 |
| Notes: |
| Students choosing this specialization should see a physics advisor to request preferential enrollment status in these courses. |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Required Courses (20 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| 2051 | Circuit Analysis | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | EngGraph 167 or CSE 202 |
| 206 | Switching Circuits Laboratory | 1 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 261 |
| 209 | Circuits and Electronics Laboratory | 2 | Au, Wi, Sp | 205, Math 415 |
| 261 | Introduction to Logic Design | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | EngGraph 167 or CSE 202 |
| 301 | Analysis and Design in Circuits and Electronics | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 205, Math 415 |
| 323 | Electronic Analysis, Design and Simulation | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 301 |
| 327 | Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory I | 2 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 209, 323 |
| 351 | Systems I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 205 |
| Plus at least 10 hours from the following choices: |
| 265 | Introduction to Microprocessor-Based Systems | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 261 |
| 331 | Introduction to Materials for Electrical Engineering | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | Chem 121, Math 415, Phys 133 |
| 352 | Systems II | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 351, 301 |
| 341 | Energy Conversion | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 205 |
| 432 | Physics of Semiconductor Devices | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 331, 323 |
| 447 | Electrical Energy Conversion Laboratory | 2 | Su, Au, Wi, Sp | 341 |
| 501 | Communication Theory | 3 | Au, Wi | 352, Math 530 or Stat 427 |
| 508 | Communication Laboratory | 2 | Au, Wi | 501 |
| 551 | Introduction to Feedback Control Systems | 3 | Au, Sp | 352 |
| 557 | Signals and Systems Laboratory | 2 | Au, Wi, Su | 551 |
| 561 | Digital Circuit Design | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 206, 261, 320 or 323 |
| 567 | Microprocessor Laboratory | 2 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | 206, 261, 265 |
| 624 | Power Electronic Devices and Circuits | 3 | Au | 323 |
| 628 | Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory II | 2 | Au | 327, 624 |
| Notes: |
| 1: Admission to Engineering Physics major program (not pre-major) required |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Required Courses (17 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| Stat 427 | Probability and Statistics I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | Math 254 |
| Stat 428 | Probability and Statistics II | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | Stat 427 |
| ISE 5011,4 | Operations Research I | 5 | Au, Wi | 520, Math 245 & 415 & 568 |
| ISE 5201 | Operations Research II | 3 | Au, Wi | 500, Math 254 & 415 & 568 |
| ISE 5211 | Operations Research III | 3 | Wi, Sp | 520 |
| Plus at least 13 hours from the following choices: |
| ISE 3502 | Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | |
| ISE 5603 | Work Physiology and Biomechanics | 3 | Au, Wi | ME 410, Stat 427 |
| ISE 510 | Quality Control and Quality Management | 3 | Au, Sp | Stat 427 & 428 |
| ISE 5401 | Production Systems I | 4 | Wi, Sp | |
| ISE 5411 | Production Systems II | 4 | Au, Sp | 501, 520, 521, 540 |
| ISE 5421 | Production Systems III | 4 | Au, Sp | 504, 501, 520, 521, 540 |
| ISE 670 | Cognitive Engineering I | 3 | Wi, Sp | Stat 427 & 428 |
| ISE 650.03 | Manufacturing Processes and Simulation | 4 | Wi | 650.01 |
| ISE 610 | Planning of Engineering Experiments | 3 | Au, Wi | 520 |
| ISE 602 | Automation | 3 | Au, Sp | 350 |
| ISE 681 | Engineering Project Management | 3 | Au, Sp | |
| ISE 684 | Introduction to Applied Decision Analysis | 3 | Au, Wi | Stat 427 |
| Notes: |
| 1: ISE 350 is a prerequisite of ISE 650.03 |
| 2: ME 410 is a prereq of ISE 560 |
| 3: For these courses, prerequisite of ISE 500 is not required for Engineering Physics Majors |
| 4: CSE 202 or 205 may be substituted for ENG GRAPH 167 in the Engineering College Requirements (p.11) and as a prerequisite for ISE 501. |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Required Courses (31 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Qtrs | Prereqs |
| Chem 251 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | Au, Wi | Chem 123 |
| 200 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Process Calculations | 3 | Au, Wi | Chem 123, Math 254 |
| 201 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Process Calculations II | 3 | Wi | 200, Math 415 |
| 420 | Elements of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Transport Phenomena I | 4 | Sp | 201 |
| 509 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 | Wi | 508 |
| 522 | Elements of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Transport Phenomena III | 3 | Wi | 521 |
| 523 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Unit Operations | 4 | Sp | 522, Chem 532 |
| 610 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Kinetics | 4 | Sp | 509, 522 |
| 762 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Process Development | 4 | Sp | 624,760 |
| | Total | 31 | | |
| Notes: |
| 1: Engineering Physics students should take ChBE 200 in Winter term due to course enrollment concerns. |
| 2: Engineering Physics students will need to see the Vice Chair or his advising designate to enroll in ChBE 509 and 522. Students should not take these courses until after completion of phyiscs courses covering thermodynamics. Students will also need to see the Vice Chair or his advising designate to enroll in ChBE 762. |
| 3: ChBE 200, 201 and 420 must be taken before ChBE 509 and 522; ChBE 509 and 522 both must be taken before either 523 and 710. ALL required courses must be completed before taking ChBE 762 |
| Materials Science and Engineering |
| 20 hours of basic courses, with the remainder to reach a total of at least 30 hours to be selected from a list of options |
| Required Courses (20 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| 205 | Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | Math 151, Chem 121 |
| 282 | Materials Characterization Lab | 1 | Wi | Prereq or concur 342 or 571.01 |
| 341 | Atomic Scale Structure of Materials | 3 | Au | prereq or concur: 205 |
| 342 | Microstructure and Characterization of Materials | 3 | Wi | prereq or concur: 205 or 341 |
| 401 | Materials Thermodynamics | 4 | Au | 205, Phys 132, Math 254, Chem 121 |
| 525 | Phase Diagrams | 3 | Wi | 401 |
| 543 | Structural Transformations | 3 | Sp | 342 or 525 or 401 |
| | Total Basic Courses | 20 | | |
| Plus at least 10 hours from the following choices: |
| 3611 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 | Sp | 205, Math 153, ME 420 |
| 371 | Electronic Materials | 3 | Sp | 205, Phy 132, Math 153 |
| 526 | Transport and Kinetics | 3 | Au | 341, Math 415 |
| 533 | Modeling of Materials Processing Methods | 3 | Sp | 525, 526 |
| 581.02 | Materials Lab II | 2 | Wi | 205 |
| 600 | Materials Selection and Performance I | 3 | Wi | Senior Standing |
| 601 | Materials Selection and Performance II | 3 | Sp | 600 |
| 612 | Structure and Defects of Crystalline Ceramics | 3 | Au | 205, 341 |
| 642 | Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 | Au | Phy 132, Math 254, Chem 121 |
| 644 | Structure and Properties of Composite Materials | 3 | Wi | 341, 361 |
| 645 | Materials in Medicine I | 3 | Wi | 642 |
| 661 | Ferrous Metallurgy | 3 | Au | 543 |
| 662 | Corrosion | 3 | Au | Senior Standing |
| 668 | Process Metallurgy | 3 | Sp | 526 |
| 676 | Processing of Electronic Materials | 3 | Wi | 371, 543 |
| Notes: |
| 1: ME 420 or ME 440 must be taken either concurrently or as a prerequisite |
| Mechanical Engineering (3 separate options are provided) |
| Energy Conversion Engineering Option |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| 5011 | Thermodynamics I | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | 430, Chem 121, Math 415 |
| 502 | Thermodynamics II | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 250, 501 |
| 503 | Fluid Dynamics I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 250, 501 |
| 504 | Fluid Dynamics II | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 502, 503 |
| 505 | Introduction to Nuclear Science and Engineering | 3 | Au, Sp | Math 153, Phys 133 |
| 510 | Heat Transfer | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 501, 504 |
| 512 | Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Lab | 2 | Au, Wi, Sp | 510 |
| 612 | Principles of Heat Exchangers | 3 | Au | 510 |
| 630 | Energy Conversion in Internal Combustion Engines | 3 | Au | 500 or 502 |
| 736 | Nuclear Power Plants | 3 | Wi | |
| | Total Course hours this option | 30 | | |
| Mechanical Design Engineering Option |
| 2501 | Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | Math 415, CSE 202 or EngGraph 167 |
| 4811 | System Dynamics and Vibrations | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 250, Phys 517 |
| 500 | Engineering Thermal Sciences | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | Math 415, Phys 132, Chem 121 |
| 553 | Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | 250, 561, Phys 263 |
| 561 | Failure Modes, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Principles | 5 | Au, Wi, Sp | 420, MSE 205 |
| 562 | Design of Selected Machine Elements I | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 561 |
| 563 | Design of Selected Machine Elements II | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 562 |
| 6821 | Product Design Fundamentals | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | 561 |
| MSE 205 | Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp, Su | |
| | Total Course hours this option | 33 | | |
| System Dynamics and Control Engineering Option |
| 4811 | System Dynamics and Vibrations | 3 | Au, Wi, Sp | 250, EE300 |
| 4821 | System Dynamics and Electromechanics | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | 481 |
| 500 | Engineering Thermal Sciences | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | Math 415, Phys 132, Chem 121 |
| 5701 | Mechanical Engineering Measurements | 5 | Au, Wi, Sp | 482, EE 320 or ECE 320 |
| 571 | Principles of Automatic Control | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | 482 |
| 770 | Measurement System Application and Design | 4 | Wi | 570 |
| 672 | Control Systems Design | 3 | Sp | 571 |
| 674 | Introduction to Mechatronics | 3 | Au | 482 |
| | Total Course hours this option | 30 | | |
| Notes: |
| 1: See ME Dept. adviser for permission to enroll |
| *: Alternate even years |
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| Nuclear Engineering |
| Required Courses (16 hours): |
| Course # | Name | Hours | Quarters | Prereqs |
| ME 500 | Engineering Thermal Sciences | 4 | Au, Wi, Sp | Math 415, Phys 132, Chem 121 |
| NE 505 | Introduction to Nuclear Science and Engineering | 3 | Au, Sp | Math 153, Phys 133 |
| 701 | Introduction to Nuclear Power Engineering | 3 | Wi | 505 |
| 606 | Radiological Safety | 3 | Au | |
| 736 | Nuclear Power Plants | 3 | Wi | 505, ME 501 or ME 500 |
| Plus at least 15 credit hours from the following choices: |
| 610 | Reactor Safety 1 | 3 | Wi | 505 |
| 716 | Probabilistic Reliability & Safety Analysis | 3 | Sp | Senior Standing |
| 720 | Reactor Dynamics and Control | 3 | Au | 605 |
| 735 | Power Plant Operations I | 3 | Wi | 505 |
| 737 | Heat Transfer Applications in Nuclear Reactor Systems | 3 | Sp | 736, ME 510 or 500 |
| 742 | Nuclear Radiations and their Measurement | 3 | Wi | 605, 606 |
| 743 | Nuclear Radiations and their Shielding | 3 | Sp | 742 |
| 745 | Power Plant Operations II | 3 | Sp | 735 |
| 771 | Radioactive Waste Management | 3 | Au | 505 or 606 |
| 776 | Nuclear Fuel Cycles | 3 | Au | 505, 636 or 736 |
| | Total Course hours | 31 | | |
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