Kurt Larsen, Director
Location: Scaife Hall 426

Minor in Engineering Studies

(for non-engineering students)

Overview

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students enrolled in colleges other than Engineering can complete a Minor in Engineering Studies in addition to their regular majors. Students pursuing this minor are required to complete courses from at least two different engineering departments in order to assure some breadth of exposure to engineering. In addition, the minor provides students the opportunity to pursue an in-depth concentration in a particular field of engineering.

For the Minor in Engineering Studies, students must complete five engineering courses as follows and must earn a cumulative QPA of 2.00 in these five courses. Students may declare the minor by contacting the director after they have successfully completed one introductory engineering courses (from list #1 below).

Course Requirements

1. At least one and up to three of the following:

   		Units
   12-100	Exploring CEE: Infrastructure and Environment in a Changing World	12
   18-100	Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering	12
   19-101	Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy	12
   24-101	Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering	12
   27-100	Engineering the Materials of the Future	12
   42-101	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering	12
   06-100	Introduction to Chemical Engineering	12

2. Of the 5 courses, students must demonstrate both breadth and depth by taking courses from at least two of the below departments; and at least two courses from the same department.

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering and Public Policy*
• Integrated Innovation Institute (EDIE major-49-300 only) 
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Up to one of the following Robotics courses can count toward the ES minor. But it cannot be double-counted with the Robotics minor or double major.

16-280	Intelligent Robot Systems	12
16-281	General Robotics	12
16-350	Planning Techniques for Robotics	12
16-362	Mobile Robot Algorithms Laboratory	12
16-384	Robot Kinematics and Dynamics	12
16-385	Computer Vision	12
16-474	Robotics Capstone	12
16-831	Introduction to Robot Learning	12

 NOTE: The following courses may NOT be included as part of the minor in Engineering Studies.

06-262	Mathematical Methods of Chemical Engineering	9
12-201	Geology	9
12-215	Introduction to Professional Writing in CEE	9
15-213	Introduction to Computer Systems	12
16-199	Robotics in the Real World	12
18-200	ECE Sophomore Seminar	1
18-202	Mathematical Foundations of Electrical Engineering	12
18-213	Introduction to Computer Systems for a core major requirement (e.g. CS minor)	12
18-384	Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing	9
19-201	Professional Issues in Engineering, Science, Technology and Public Policy	1
19-211	Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing	9
19-469	Behavior, Decision and Policy	9
19-488	Special Topics: Designing for Human Behavior: Incentives, Information & Policy	9
24-214	IDeATe Special Topics: Mazes	9
24-280	Special Topics: C++ Programming for Engineers	9
24-291	Environmental Systems on a Changing Planet	9
24-311	Numerical Methods	10
24-358	Culinary Mechanics	9
42-202	Physiology	9

Double counting of core courses in student's primary major is not permitted. (please check with your home department on what constitutes "core.")

*Because of the nature of the courses offered by Engineering and Public Policy, only two EPP courses (19-499 and lower, including 19-101) can be used toward the minor requirements. Most EPP courses (19-xxx) are not permissible for the minor; students need special permission to use 19-xxx toward this minor and should contact the director for prior approval. Students interested in EPP coursework should consider the Technology and Policy minor instead.

The following EPP courses have been pre-approved: 

19-303

Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains and Applications

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