ENGINEERING

Subject abbreviation: ENGR The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

Advising Office, 1228 Student Services Building

• (951) 827-ENGR (3647);

student.engr.ucr.edu

Courses in Engineering are a multidisciplinary approach to providing students with training in concepts common to multiple engineering fields. The courses support the undergraduate programs in all disciplines in the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering. Refer to these programs in this section of the catalog for information on course application.

The Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) offers an online Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Engineering.

Online M.S. Graduate Program Assistant

• (951) 827-5196, MSE 313

Kambiz Vafai, Ph.D., Program Director

Online M.S. Committee Heejung Jung, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Bahram Mobasher, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Victor Rodgers, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Cengiz Ozkan, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Evangelos Christidis, Ph.D. (Computer Science) Bryan Wong, Ph.D. (Chemical and Enviromental Engineering)

The online (M.S.) degree program is designed for working professional engineers who wish to advance their knowledge in a field and enhance their value in the workplace. Students in the program receive course materials including lec- tures, notes, assignments, and announcements over the internet. Exams are given by proctors at regional locations.

The BCOE online master’s program combines engineering and professional development classes. Another key component is a significant design experience, incorporating additional read- ings and knowledge of the courses taken.

Admission The following criteria are considered during the admission process for the MSOL program:

• 1. A bachelor’s degree in engineering or

related field from an accredited institution

• 2. Official transcripts

• 3. Grade Point Average (GPA)

• 4. Graduate Record Examination (GRE)/

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) scores*

• 5. TOEFL or IELTS scores (for international

applicants)

• 6. Evidence of significant professional

engineering experience

7.Professional certifications

• 8. Reference letters

*The GRE/FE may be waived by exception with an appeal made by a student with verified and substantial work experience (two years or more) in an Engineering company with a BS in Engi- neering or Natural Sciences (such as Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry)

Course Requirements Students must complete 36 units (9 courses), six of which must be at the 200 level, including:

• 1. Any four of the following college-wide core

courses from the professional engineering series will be sufficient for the core requirements. ENGR 200: Engineering in the Global Environment, ENGR 201: Technology Innovation and Strategy for Engineers, ENGR 202: Introduction to Systems Engineering, ENGR 203: Principles of Engineering Management, ENGR 204: Projects Portfolio Management.

• 2. Four specialization courses in an

engineering concentration area are listed for each specialization below. If necessary, students may substitute a total of one course from another specialization with approval of the MSOL director. Additionally, students may substitute a total of one core course with an additional specialization course, making it a total of five specialization courses with the approval of the MSOL Director.

• 3. Four units of ENGR 296V

Bioengineering This specialization emphasizes principles and application of bioengineering based on a solid fundamental foundation in biological science and engineering to equip students with diverse communications skills and training in the most quantitative bioengineering research so that they can become leaders in their respective fields. Students can substitute a total of one course from the Environmental Engineering Systems or Mechanical Engineering specializations.

BIEN 223: Engineering Analysis of Physiological Systems

BIEN 224: Cellular and Molecular Engineering

BIEN 249: Integration of Computational and Experimental Biology

BIEN 264: Biotransport Phenomena

BIEN 270: Transport with Reactions in Biological Systems

Chemical Chemical engineering applies its unique skills to improve healthcare, energy availability, chemicals and materials, and public safety.

CEE 200: Advanced Engineering Computation Develops problem-solving techniques for basic engineering systems including heat and mass transfer, coupled reactions, fluid flow potential, and control.

CEE 202: Transport Phenomena Topics include transport phenomena, potential flow, and boundary layer theories with applications to simultaneous heat, momentum, and mass transfer. Introduces numerical techniques used to solve advanced transport phenomena problems.

CEE 204: Advanced Kinetics and Reaction Engineering Emphasizes kinetics and mechanisms of heterogeneous reactions in different types of reactors. Specific topics include gas-solid noncatalytic reactions; catalytic surfaces and catalyst characterization; and adsorption, diffusion, reaction, and heat transfer in porous catalysts.

CEE 206: Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Application of the laws of thermodynamics to phase and chemical reaction equilibrium. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics, molecular simulations, and the evaluation of thermodynamic properties from molecular simulations.

Data Science Any four of the following courses will be sufficient for the specialization course requirements for this specialization. If necessary, students can substitute a total of one course: BIEN 249, ME 230, or MSE 248.

STAT 206: Statistical Computing

STAT 208: Statistical Data Mining Methods

CS 167: Introduction to Big-Data Management

CS 229: Machine Learning

CS 230: Computer Graphics

CS 235: Data Mining Techniques CS 236: Database Management Systems

CS 242: Information Retrieval and Web Search

EE 240: Pattern Recognition

EE 241: Advanced Digital Image Processing

EE 243: Advanced Computer Vision

PHYS 243: Foundation of Applied Machine Learning

PHYS 244: Application of Visualization in Data Science

PHYS 247: Introduction to Applied Data Science

Electrical Engineering – Power Systems: This specialization emphasizes the principles and common research trends in electric power systems analysis and operation and smart grid applications.

EE 123: Power Electronics; (or EE 153: Electric Drives)

EE 155: Power Systems Analysis

EE 218: Power System Steady State and Market Analysis

EE 232: Introduction to Smart Grid

* A prerequisite for EE 218 is required. EE 155 and ENGR 160 must be taken first.

The students for EE specialization will also need to take ENGR 160 (Introduction to Engineering Optimization Techniques) in addition to the four EE specializations. That is the core professional courses for EE specialization will be ENGR 160 plus three of the four regular core professional courses which are ENGR 200:Engineering in the Global Environment; ENGR 201: Technology In- novation and Strategy for Engineers; ENGR 202: Introduction to Systems Engineering and ENGR 203:Principles of Engineering Management.

Environmental Engineering Systems (Water): Through a series of professional development and technical courses, this specialization will equip students with knowledge and insights that are needed for leadership in a water-related environmental engineering career at a consulting firm, water/wastewater agency, federal/state regulatory agency, or a large company. Students can substitute a total of one course from the Bioengineering or Mechanical Engineering specialization.

CEE 225: Physical and Chemical Separation Processes

CEE 226: Biological Treatment Processes

CEE 241: Water Chemistry in Natural and Engineered Systems

CEE 243: Advanced Water Treatment Technologies

CEE 249: Integration of Computational and Environmental Engineering

Materials at the Nanoscale In addition to course work on engineering man- agement, systems, innovation and strategy, and working in a global environment, this program will focus on a broad range of nanoscale pro- cesses and applications through courses from UCR’s interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering program. Students can substitute a total of one course from the Mechanical Engi- neering specialization. MSE 201: Thermodynamic Foundations of Materials

MSE 210: Crystal Structure and Bonding

MSE 238: Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems

MSE 248: Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering In addition to course work on engineering man- agement, systems, innovation and strategy, and working in a global environment, this program will focus on a broad range of courses in Sus- tainable Product Design, Fluid Systems, Secure and Reliable Control Systems and Manufacturing and Materials Processing. Students can substi- tute a total of one course from the Bioengineer- ing or Materials at the Nanoscale specialization.

ME 203: Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments

ME 210: Sustainable Product Design

ME 223: Secure and Reliable Control Systems

ME 230: Computer-Aided Engineering Design

ME 240A: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

ME 270: Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems

ME 272: Nanoscale Science and Engineering

ME 274: Plasma-aided Manufacturing and Materials Processing

Specialization courses are offered by the par- ticipating derpartments, whereas core courses are offered at the college level to all students. Specialization courses are taught by BCOE faculty as traditional classes to on-campus M.S. and Ph.D. students while also being delivered to online students. Online students are expected to satisfy the same requirements as on-campus students.

For areas of specialization and further information, see msol.ucr.edu.