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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Electronic Media and Broadcasting
  

  • EMB 202 Electronic Media Production Assistance 2 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 102  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this practicum course, students will broaden their understanding of production by volunteering as production assistants for upper level student work. The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 102 . 
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 210 Single Camera Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to small format, video program design and development; theory and practice of single camera storytelling and editing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 215 Audio Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory and practice in planning and producing audio program elements typical of the present industry; coordinating the control console; audio recording, mixing, and editing in a digital audio workstation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 230 Broadcast Announcing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 215  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory and practice in delivery techniques for media, including work on voice, diction, and pronunciation; development of a cultural framework essential for versatility in announcing; interpretation of the most commonly used scripts in broadcasting; the studio interview.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 260 Writing for the Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of General Education Written Communication II requirement.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Non-journalistic writing techniques and styles used in television and radio including narrative and documentary modes of storytelling.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 301 Electronic Media Appreciation 3 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 201  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this seminar course, students will broaden their media intake by attending and volunteering for various media screenings and related events at NKU and throughout the community. Content various by semester. The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 201 .
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 302 Electronic Media Production Assistance 3 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 202  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this practicum course, students will broaden their understanding of production by volunteering for leadership roles for upper level student work (examples: Director, Director of Photography, Editor). The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 202 .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 305 Multicamera Video Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  and EMB 215  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and techniques of directing both scripted and non-scripted multi-camera studio-based productions; examination of problems of the director and aesthetics of television; discussion, selected readings, and productions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 307 Broadcast Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Strategies of program selection, scheduling, and evaluation; audience ratings, research, and analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 308 Electronic News Gathering (3 Credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  or JOU 380  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course develops the principles of single camera electronic newsgathering and provides students the opportunity to develop their skills as a storyteller and creator of high quality, professional media productions.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 310 Newscast Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  or JOU 230  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Television studio-based classwork focused upon the creation of a newscast with an emphasis on newscast producer and newscast director.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 311 History of Electronic Media and Broadcasting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Development of electronic media, principally in the U.S., from their origin as 19th century instruments of science to the present; broadcasting as a vehicle of expression and as an industry.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 313 Media Sales, Advertising, and Promotion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    An examination of the principles and problems associated with valuing, selling, and promoting media. Includes campaign development, the valuation of air time, working inside and outside a network environment and the use of alternative media outlets.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EMB 315 Media Performance (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 230  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory and practice in television performance techniques; interpretation and use of scripts in television; various non- scripted types of performance; work on the commercial, the public service announcement, the newscast, and the interview.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 320 Multitrack Audio Mixing (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 215  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Practicum in advanced audio production including multitrack recording and mixing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 322 Video Editing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts and techniques of digital, non-linear video editing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 325 Advanced Media Performance (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 315  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Intensive practice in the form of television performance currently employed in both commercial and noncommercial television; the dramatic and comedy sequence, announcing, show-hosting, and news reporting.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 326 Digital Compositing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  or MIN 307 with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    This course introduces the theoretical and aesthetic elements germane to the creation of composited graphics and video. Students will create their own composite projects using provided and self-created elements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 330 Live Broadcast Production (3 Credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 305  or EMB 310 .
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Through successful completion of this course, students will develop the skills necessary to execute a live television event by actively participating in the actual production of such telecasts.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 335 Sports Media Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An introduction to the theory and practice of live sports media production. Students will explore and perform the roles and duties that accompany a live sports production and will produce broadcast quality television sports productions for NKU Athletics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 340 Film Festivals (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 210   or instructor permission
    Taught: Fall only
    Students study film festivals and their historic and current role in filmmaking, distribution, networking and audience building. They explore how and why filmmakers submit to specific festivals, what makes a festival successful and what festival curators look for in films.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EMB 370 International Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey and analysis of the social, cultural, economic, and political factors that influence the creation and consumption of media around the world.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 380 Documentary Theory and History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Development of film and television documentary mode; theoretical paradigms used to critically study documentaries.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 394 Topics: Electronic Media & Broadcasting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic, check with Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study of a specific and significant topic concerning electronic media and broadcasting. Topics vary from semester to semester.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 395 Special Topics: Study Away (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic, check with department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Course includes a classroom portion and a travel experience inside the United States.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EMB 396 Internship: Electronic Media and Broadcasting (3-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12-24 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written consent of the supervising faculty member; junior or senior standing; GPA of at least 2.75.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Selected placement of qualified students in off-campus telecommunications (television, radio, or audio facilities. Work experiences include programming, writing, production, sales, promotion, and management and may involve broadcast or non-broadcast facilities.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 397 Projects (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Practical application of various broadcasting techniques.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EMB 400 Media Criticism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better; junior or senior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Seminar designed to develop an increased sensitivity to the effectiveness of broadcasting in fulfilling its societal role both as an art form and as a vehicle for the dissemination of information to society. Criteria of criticism are developed largely in response to broadcast programming.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 421 Narrative Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Theory and practice of digital cinema production through the pre-production, production and post-production on individual student projects. Working alone and in groups students will develop their cinematic storytelling skills while creating short films.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 423 Documentary Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course involves planning and producing video documentaries. Students will develop the tools to tell reality-based stories, to document and give voice to ideas and perspectives on events from our shared world to raise public awareness about social matters.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 423S Documentary Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course involves planning and producing video documentaries. Students will develop the tools to tell reality-based stories, to document and give voice to ideas and perspectives on events from our shared world to raise public awareness about social matters.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 424 Digital Cinema Projects (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Exploration and execution of the cinematic production process. Students fill a specific role for each collaborative project with the goal of creating festival-quality short films.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 425 Multicamera Arts and Events Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is a hands-on practical class that utilizes television multi-camera skills to produce an in-studio music program for television distribution.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EMB 435 Media Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course explores a genre of media along with the historical position, development and social significance of the genre. The specific approach and genre may vary with each session.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EMB 450 Screenwriting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 260  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Practice in creative writing for broadcast or cinema, stemming from original stories and those based upon existing works.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 460 Production Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in EMB 210 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course trains students to develop movies, documentaries and television programs. Addresses planning, organizing, budgeting, motivation, staffing, and controlling media productions of various scales.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 492 Directed Research or Creative Work (0-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0-6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Instructor Permission
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research/creative experience that culminates in completion of one of the following: at least one peer-reviewed presentation/publication, an exhibition/performance, or at least one mentored, out-of-class presentation that exhibits the student’s project outcomes.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EMB 495 Special Topics: Study Abroad (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Varies by topic. Course includes a classroom portion and a trip abroad.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

    ♦
  

  • EMB 495S Special Topics: Study Abroad (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Varies by topic. Course includes a classroom portion and a trip abroad.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • EMB 499 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 -12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing; minimum GPA of 2.50; written consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised work involving reading, research and/or production in a specified area of interest. Topic selected before registration in conference with instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

Engineering Technology
  

  • EGT 110 Introduction to Engineering/Technology - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101 , or Math ACT score of 22 or higher.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    The course introduces concepts from introduction to computer graphics and parametric design, basic electronics, basic mechanics, and engineering calculations; technology computer applications; and spreadsheets for engineering calculations.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • EGT 116 Introduction to Manufacturing (3credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamentals of welding and metal processing methods; metal casting, shaping, metal forming, bulk deformation processes.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EGT 161 DC Circuit Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 102  or Math ACT score of 25 or higher.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Basic laws and theories, voltages, current, power, and resistance; resistive circuits in direct current circuits; analysis and applications. Mesh and node equations used in circuit analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 162 Industrial Electricity (3 credits)

    Hours: (2 classroom + 1 lab/studio)
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101  OR ACT math score of 22 or higher OR ALEKS score of 30 or higher
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Students will learn the fundamentals of DC and AC circuits, networks, electrical code, and Industrial applications of electrical theory and circuitry.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 211 Quality Control (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Control and assurance of quality and reliability; management of quality function in the industrial setting.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 212 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamentals of computer-aided drafting; production of technical drawings using CAD software; working drawings; standard machine elements; tolerance dimensioning.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EGT 243 AC Circuit Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  and either EGT 161  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Application of basic electrical circuit analysis to alternating current systems; capacitors, inductors, transformers, and circuits using these components. Mesh and loop analysis, multiphase.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 245 Digital Electronics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): B- or greater in MAT 119  or placement.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EGT 161  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Digital circuits; logic, registers, counters, arithmetic circuits, and memories.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 260 Industrial Standards, Safety, and Codes (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    This course is designed to teach an overview of the standard or occupational health systems such as: Six Sigma, ISO 9001, ISO 1400, OSHA standards, ISO 13485, or Baldrige Criteria.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EGT 261 Engineering Materials (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 120 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Structures, properties, applications, and failure modes of materials, both metallic and nonmetallic; heat treatment and processing effects on microstructure; introduction to chemical properties; principles and applications of destructive and nondestructive testing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 265 Manufacturing Processes and Metrology (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EGT 116 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and applications of precision machining, volume production, assembly methodology, advanced concepts in manufacturing operations, and introduction to metrology (e.g. calibration, documentation, and standards are discussed).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 267 Programming for Engineering Applications (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  or EGT 162  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Engineering programming using Integrated Development Environment. Topics include: data types, control flow, decisions, functions, routines, algorithms, real time considerations, embedded applications, and use of micro-controllers (e.g. Arduino, Raspberry Pi) for engineering applications, case studies, projects, and problems as applied to Engineering Technology applications (e.g. LabView environment).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 280 Introduction to Microtechnology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Introduction to microtechnology including materials properties (physical, thermal, electrical, and mechanical), fundamentals of microfabrication including various deposition methods, photolithography, etching, LIGA electroplating, and self-assembly characterization of small structures and applications of microdevices such as MEMS sensors and actuators, accelerometers, optical switches and microfluidics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 291W Writing in Engineering Technology - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 104 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to writing for the engineering and engineering technology professions. Definitions, descriptions, presentations, reports, manuals, and proposals are covered. Reader-centered, process-driven writing and presentation skills are developed centered on the engineering professions. Open to engineering technology, pre-engineering, or others with permission of the instructor.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
    ♦
  

  • EGT 292 Research Experience in Engineering Technology (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department chair.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Original research work directed by one or more members of the engineering technology faculty. May be taken more than once. Pass/fail grade only.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

    ♦
  

  • EGT 300 Statics and Strength of Materials (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 211  or PHY 220 , MAT 119  or MAT 128 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Theory and application of the mechanics of rigid bodies in equilibrium; mechanical properties of materials; stress; strain; torsion; shear force and bending moments; beam deflection; combined loading.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 301 Cooperative Education in Engineering Technology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    This course provides students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they are learning in the classroom to an employment position in business or industry. It allows students to test and refine career plans and interests; gain experience in their field of specialty before they begin searching for a permanent position; and build a network of professional contacts from which they may draw technical and employment information.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 310 Project Management and Problem Solving (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Industrial project management practices: project implementation methods; resource selection; risks and failures; project management tools and techniques related to manufacturing projects. Problem-solving models; quantitative and qualitative decision-making strategies, including economic analysis; ethical, environmental, and social issues; impact of creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem solving on the design and quality of products and services.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 317 Introduction to Capstone Project in EGT (1 Credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EGT 310 .
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Will cover the bases of product design that an engineering technology student needs to know in order to conceptualize their project. Students will follow the product design concepts covered in the class, in order to assemble their build lists, complete their design projects and reach production more quickly in EGT 417 .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 120 .
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Introduction to nanotechnology, fabrication and characterization of nano-scale structures, properties of nanostructures, nanostructured materials, wires and dots, nanobiology/nanomedicine, nanomagnetics, nanotubes, nanoelectronics, and nanoelectromechanical systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  or EGT 162  or PHY 222  
    Taught: Spring only
    Structure and operational characteristics; principles and theory of robot movement, robot teach/programming, program languages, robot arm, robot controller, work station. Material handling related to manufacturing, warehousing, type of equipment used and different concepts of material handling are covered.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 321 Productivity Management, Scheduling, and Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  and EGT 211 .
    Taught: Fall only
    The integration of systems required to improve work flow through the system, scheduling and coordination of projects. Systems of time management and work simplification; analysis of manufacturing and production problems including purchasing, work methods, inventory, material handling, production planning, and cost analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 330 Electrical Machines (3 credits)

    Hours: (2 classroom + 1 lab/studio)
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 243   or EGT 162  
    Taught: Spring only
    An introduction to the design, operation, and use of electrical machines.  DC machines, asynchronous, synchronous and permanent magnet machines are studied.  Analysis and calculation of magnetic fields in machines, induced voltage, current, torque, rotational speed, and losses are covered.  Students will study how machines work and are designed.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 340 Applied Dynamics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 300 , PHY 211  or PHY 220 , and MAT 129  or MAT 227 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Theories and applications of dynamic mechanics, including Newton’s laws, work, kinetics, impulse, and momentum.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 341 Integrated Resource Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 321 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course utilizes the techniques of enterprise management. The course will focus on contrast and integration strategies, JIT techniques, integration, application, and implementation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 344 Analog Electronics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  and a B- or better in MAT 119  or placement.
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to solid state, diodes, bipolar and field-effect transistors, small-signal amplifiers; power amplifiers, voltage regulators, and active filters.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 361 Fluid Power (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  or MAT 227 ; PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Basic laws and concepts of fluid mechanics and their applications to fluid power circuits.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 362 Tool Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 116  and EGT 212 .
    Taught: Spring
    Design and selection of mechanical elements such as fasteners, cams, jigs, fixtures, and tools, utilizing Computer Aided Manufacturing software.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 365 CNC & Manufacturing Process Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 212  and EGT 265  and a C- or greater in MAT 119  or placement.
    Taught: Fall only
    Course provides knowledge needed to set up and program Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines equipped with EIA or Conversational programming formats. The general application of information will be discussed, along with practical training on CNC machines. Topics such as: Manufacturing process planning, selecting resources for use in the execution and completion of a CNC project will be covered.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 367 Microprocessors (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 245  and EGT 267 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Architecture and instruction sets; programming, interfacing, and designing with microprocessors.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 377 Power Electronics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 243  
    Taught: Spring only
    The objective of this course is to present the principles of power electronics and its applications. This course covers topics such as power electronics circuits, semiconductor switching devices, single and three phase rectifiers, DC-DC converter topologies, AC voltage converters and inverters.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 386 Electro-Mechanical Instrumentation and Control (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  or EGT 162  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the design of instrumentation and control systems. Study of thermal, mechanical, optical, and digital sensor operations and applications. Introduction to data acquisition systems. Laboratory experimentation involving the programmable logic controls for designing different logics to control devices and selecting sensors to gather and utilize data from the equipment at hand.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 394 Special Topics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study of a specific topic. Topics vary from semester to semester.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EGT 396 Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Engineering Technology GPA of at least 3.0, Junior standing and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Participation in planning, setting-up, teaching, conducting reviews, and testing for an undergraduate laboratory course. For students majoring in engineering technology. Not applicable to major or minor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EGT 399 Independent Study: Engineering Technology (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    For advanced students seeking to study selected problems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 402 Control Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: (2 classroom + 1 lab/studio)
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 386  
    Taught: Fall only
    Components, principles, and techniques which are fundamental to automated control systems.  The study of transfer functions, network analysis using Laplace transforms, Z transforms, feedback contol systems theory, digital computer simulation, and computer-based control systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 404 Signals and Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 243  and MAT 227  or MAT 129 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced circuit analysis techniques; time domain and frequency domain solutions; Laplace transforms; z-transforms; Fourier analysis; discrete- time systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 405 Metrology and Geometric Tolerancing (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 211  and EGT 212 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Metrology requirements and geometric tolerancing; calibration systems, gauge studies, measurement elements, analysis and presentation of measurement data, quality implications.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 408 Mechatronics Topics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 386 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Design, optimization, and simulation of electronic, mechanical, and control systems. Applications and case studies in system control, electromechanical systems, and intelligent adaptive systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 411 Quality Assurance and Auditing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 211 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Organizing and implementing the quality audit; types of audits; ISO 9000 quality standards; audit planning, execution, testing, reliability, and system appraisal.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 412 Advanced CADD (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 212 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced features of three dimensional and parametric modeling, using one of the common parametric (CADD) packages.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 417 Senior Design in Technology (2 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 317  and 18 credit hours of EGT upper level classes.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Development and preparation of the capstone project in an area of student’s primary program major. With prior permission obtained at the end of EGT 317 , from their EGT advisors, students will complete, build, document, demonstrate, and present the results. Must be taken within three semesters of graduation.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

    ♦
  

  • EGT 423 Planning and Design of Industrial Facilities (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 212 .
    Taught: Spring only-odd years
    Planning, estimating, designing, and modeling industrial facilities; management, personnel, production, aesthetics, and the environment.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 448 Network Hardware (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 245 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Concepts and examples of network hardware used in data communications, including introduction to advanced concepts. Transmission media, data links, multiplexing, carrier systems, digital transmission systems, routers, interfaces, data transmission.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 450 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  or MAT 227 , and PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Fundamentals of thermodynamics, first and second laws of thermodynamics, properties of liquids and gases; air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; power cycles; modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation and their applications in technology); computer simulations of thermodynamics and heat transfer processes.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 462 Finite Element Modeling (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 412 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Fundamentals of finite element modeling, creation of geometry, material selection, and problem solving. The course focuses on FEA modeling techniques utilizing CAD/CAE software.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 465 Automated Manufacturing Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 320  and EGT 365 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Integrated manufacturing automation including CIM/FMS, system controls, fixed systems, robotics, and economics of automation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 467 Advanced Microprocessors (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 367 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced architectures, multitasking, virtual memory, networking, assembly language.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 477 Electrical Power Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 330  
    Taught: Fall only
    This course introduces electric power system, from generation of the electricity all the way to the distribution systems. It familiarizes students with technical terms of the electric utility industry. Topics include fundamentals of energy conversion, transformers, power flow analysis and protection. Smart grid technologies are also introduced.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 480 Machine Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 211  or PHY 220  ; also EGT 340  or PHY 310  .
    Taught: Fall only
    Techniques involved in designing and selecting individual machine parts. An integrated approach to the design of machine elements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦

English
  

  • ENG 101 College Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): English and Reading ACT/SAT/COMPASS/IELTS/TOEFL scores as announced in current Schedule of Classes; OR placement test; OR, depending upon placement, completion of ENGD 090 , ENGD 094 , ENGI 099 , and/or RDG 091 , or transfer equivalent with a C- or better.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Study and practice of writing with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication I
    ♦
  

  • ENG 101I College Writing International Students - WC (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): English and Reading ACT/SAT/COMPASS/IELTS/TOEFL scores as announced in current Schedule of Classes; OR placement test.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Study and practice of critical reading and writing designed for non-native speakers of English. Attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual. 
    Repeatable: Yes
    General Education Credit: Written Communication
    ♦
  

  • ENG 101R College Writing and Critical Reading - WC (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Placement of college-ready in Writing/English and below college-ready in Reading. 3 credits in General Education (Written Communication).
    College Writing, with Reading 4,0,4 Study and practice of critical reading and writing with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication
    ♦
  

  • ENG 101W College Writing and Workshop - WC (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Placement of college-ready in Reading with an 18 or higher on Reading ACT (or established placement equivalent) and below college-ready in Writing/English. 3 credits in General Education (Written Communication).
    Study and practice of writing process and writing with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; use of workshop model for enhanced instruction in reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication
    ♦
  

  • ENG 102 Advanced College Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or HNR 101  
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: RDG 110  or equivalent
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Study and practice of writing in a variety of expository forms, with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; emphasis on research-based writing and persuasive strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
    ♦
  

  • ENG 104 Honors College Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 26 or above on the current ACT or comparable score on the enhanced ACT, or equivalent; or approval of department.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced study and practice of writing with attention to both narrative and rhetorical writing strategies; attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situations; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II, Written Communication I
    ♦
  

  • ENG 200 Understanding Literature - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Students will develop skills in critical thinking and in understanding multiple perspectives and identities through the study of fiction, poetry, drama, and visual narrative.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • ENG 201 Ideas in Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  ,ENG 104 , HNR 101   or equivalent and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Works representing a variety of literary forms and reflecting a common theme or motif. Topics vary.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 202 Survey of British Literature I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  , ENG 104 , HNR 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century; emphasis on more important writers, with attention to their cultural background.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 203 Survey of British Literature II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 104  , HNR 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Romantic period to the present; emphasis on more important writers with attention to their cultural background.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
 

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