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ENGINERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREES
Engineering and Applied Science Bio-Engineering focus
Engineering and Applied Science Engineering Physics focus
Engineering and Applied Science Environmental focus
Engineering and Applied Science Mission Applications focus
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Major/Minor Time Schedule
Major/Minor Course Descriptions
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:

BIO 2101 | BIO 2102 | BIO 2103 | BIO 2129 | BIO 2130 | BIO 3310 | BIO 3351 | BUS 2700 | CHM 1211 | CHM 1212 | CHM 1330 | CHM 3225 | CSC 1230 | EE 2726 | EE 2727 | EE 3028 | EE 3500 | EE 3510 | EE 3550 | EE 4310 | EE 4950 | EGR 1125 | EGR 1402 | EGR 2200 | EGR 2891 | EGR 3000 | EGR 3391 | EGR 3401 | EGR 3402 | EGR 3600 | EGR 3650 | EGR 3800 | EGR 3841 | EGR 3871 | EGR 4899 | EGR 4940 | MAT 1225 | MAT 1226 | MAT 1228 | MAT 2228 | MAT 2401 | MAT 3724 | PHY 1121 | PHY 1122 | PHY 1123 | PHY 2321 | PHY 3311 | PHY 3312 | PHY 3313 | VIEW ALL

BIO 2101: () Offerings
Prerequisites: One year of high school chemistry, CHM 1100, or equivalent. Intended for students majoring in biology. Surveys scientific method, chemistry of living organisms, organization of cells, and foundations of genetics and molecular biology. Includes laboratory. Extra fee.
Attributes:Natural Science A
BIO 2102: () Offerings
Prerequisite: BIO 2101 or permission of instructor. Intended for students majoring in biology. Surveys animal classification, structure, function, development, and behavior. Includes laboratory. Extra fee.
Attributes:Natural Science A
BIO 2103: () Offerings
Prerequisite: BIO 2101 or permission of instructor. Intended for students majoring in biology. Surveys the non-animal kingdoms. Also covers plant structure and function, evolutionary mechanisms, and ecology. Includes laboratory. Extra fee.
Attributes:Natural Science A
BIO 2129: () Offerings
Studies the structure and function of the human organism. Includes cells and tissues, skeletal, integumentary, muscular, and nervous systems. Includes laboratory.
Attributes:Natural Science A
BIO 2130: () Offerings
Studies the structure and function of the human organism. Emphasizes the circulatory, immune, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, renal, and reproductive systems. Includes laboratory.
Attributes:Natural Science A
BIO 3310: () Offerings
Prerequisites: BIO 2103 and MAT 1360, or HSC 4044. Explores the factors and mechanisms responsible for population dynamics, community structure, and the function of ecosystems. Includes laboratory.
Attributes:Advanced Writing In Your Major, Upper-Division
BIO 3351: () Offerings
Prerequisite: BIO 2101, or BIO 2129 and 2130. Gives an overview of the field of microbiology with an emphasis on the bacterial, viral and fungal organisms that cause disease in humans and animals. Required laboratory focuses on the appropriate handling, growth, and processing of microorganisms for clinical applications. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
BUS 2700: () Offerings
Prerequisite: Bus 1700 and passing score on Mathematics Proficiency exam or completion of Arithmetic Review. Explores descriptive statistics, probability, random variable distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, and nonparametric statistics.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
CHM 1211: () Offerings
Prerequisites: Requires two years high school mathematics (including algebra), a passing score on the SPU Mathematics Proficiency exam (or completion of the required MAT 0120 credits), one year of high school chemistry, or CHM 1100 and passing the Chemistry Placement test. Introduces properties of matter, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, states of matter, chemical bonding, and atomic and molecular structure. Includes laboratory. Extra fee.
Attributes:Natural Science B
CHM 1212: () Offerings
Prerequisite: CHM 1211 or equivalent. Builds upon CHM 1211 topics. Introduces molecular and solid state structure and bonding, properties of gases, liquids and solutions, concepts of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibribia, acid-base and oxidation-reduction reactions. Includes lab. Extra fee.
CHM 1330: () Offerings
Prerequisite: CHM 1211. Studies simpler laws of organic chemistry, nomenclature, and classification. Simple chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, integration of metabolisms, and chemistry of heredity. Includes laboratory. Extra fee.
Attributes:Natural Science B
CHM 3225: () Offerings
Prerequisite: CHM 1212, or permission of instructor. Laboratory-oriented course dealing with chemical equilibria in solution and their applications to quantitative analysis. Some types of reactions to be studied are precipitation, acid-base, complex formation, and oxidation-reduction. Traditional wet chemical and instrumental methods will be used. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
CSC 1230: () Offerings
Prerequisites: High school pre-calculus, math analysis, or equivalent and demonstratable computer literacy. An introduction to computer science, this course covers problem-solving methods and algorithm development; modern programming methodologies; and fundamentals of a high-level block structured language.
EE 2726: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1228 (can be taken concurrently). Study of Basic Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, voltage/current sources, nodal and mesh analysis, power transfer, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems and superposition. Introduction to operational amplifiers, inductance, capacitance and first-order circuits. Includes lab problems and introduction to Circuit Simulation and MATLAB computer software. The first of a three-course sequence in which the engineer as servant is discussed. Extra fee.
EE 2727: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EE 2726. Introduction to second-order circuits and state variable analysis. Alternating current theory and analysis, power, frequency response, resonance and pole-zero concepts. Introduction to transformers. Includes lab problems, Circuit Simulation and MATLAB. Extra fee.
EE 3028: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EE 2727. Introduction to two-port theory, three-phase analysis, Laplace transforms, analog filtering, and additional AC analysis techniques. The lab portion includes a design project, the use of Circuit Simulation, and Matlab. Includes a quarter long, team-based design project. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EE 3500: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EE 2727. Three-phase power generation, transmission and distribution systems. Safety and electric code standards. Practical training in material and component selection for commercial and industrial applications.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EE 3510: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EE 3722. Studies semiconductor switching devices, rectification; switch-mode AC-DC and DC-DC converters; switching dc power supplies, conditioners and uninterruptible supplies, residential and industrial applications. Includes laboratory exercises.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EE 3550: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EE 2727. An introduction to principles of modern communication systems with an emphasis on current technological applications. Covers basics such as transmission media (electrical, optical and wireless), analog and digital signaling techniques, data encoding methods and multiplexing mechanisms. Modern communication protocols for networks (Ethernet, IP) and radio links (CDMA, GSM) are analyzed. High-level issues such as security, encryption, and cellular management are studied. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EE 4310: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 1228, MAT 2228, and either PHY 1103 or PHY 1123. Study of electrostatics, magnetostatics, boundary conditions and boundary-value solutions, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves and their propagation, transmission lines, and antennas. Includes computer and laboratory experiments. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EE 4950: () Offerings
An advanced course studying a special interest topic in electrical engineering. Topics and credits may vary between offerings. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
EGR 1125: () Offerings
Designed to provide additional skill sets in math and science problem solving, test taking and study habits. Students will develop an individualized study/work plan to ensure engineering success. Required for EE and EAS majors taking MAT 1226 who received a grade of C or lower in MAT 1225 and/or for those who are taking MAT 1225 in winter quarter. Required for EE and EAS majors taking MAT 1228 who received a grade of C or lower in MAT 1226. Waived for students in the University Scholars program. May be repeated for credit up to 4 credits.
EGR 1402: () Offerings
Required for all freshmen engineering students. This course is an introduction to the engineering career field with a variety of activities related to the engineering profession and a team-based robotic design competition. The course provides students with additional skill sets in math and science problem solving, test taking and study habits. Students will develop an individualized study/work plan to ensure success in math, science, and engineering courses. Extra fee.
EGR 2200: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1226. MAT 1228 recommended. Introduces students to concepts of probability and statistics along with methodology for applying these to engineering applications.
EGR 2891: () Offerings
Prerequisite: PHY 1121. Studies vector forces and their analysis, equilibrium of particles and of rigid bodies, structural analysis, distributed forces, center of gravity and centroids, and internal forces on beams and cables. Extra fee.
EGR 3000: () Offerings
Seminar and group discussion of various EAS upper-division topics and on the engineering mission statement and goals. Includes resume preparation, interviewing-skills development, exploration of job opportunities, and discussion of the Christian worldview on the internship experience.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3391: () Offerings
Prerequisites: CSC 1230 and EGR 2891. Study of stress and strain, properties of materials, axial load, torsion, bending, shear, strain and stress transformations, deflections of beams and shafts. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3401: () Offerings
Prerequisites: CHM 1211, MAT 1228, and either PHY 1103 or PHY 1123. Studies, at the macroscopic level, equilibrium properties of matter, conservation laws, equations of state and transformations of state for systems in which temperature is an appropriate variable. Considers engineering applications. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3402: () Offerings
Required for all transfer engineering students who have not taken EE 2726 at SPU. Introduction to the SPU engineering program. Provides instruction on the software and hardware that is utilized in the labs at Seattle Pacific University, which is normally covered in beginning classes. Included is the discussion of a Christian worldview, the engineering department's mission statement and goals, and their implications for engineers.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3600: () Offerings
Prerequisites: CHM 1211, BIO 2101. Studies the fundamentals of air- and water-quality systems: filters, scrubbers and precipitators, control of volatile organic compounds, gaseous emissions, particulate matter, waste water, and solid and hazardous wastes, environmental toxicity and industrial health and safety issues.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3650: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EE 2726. Introduces different energy sources and investigates methods to convert this energy into a useful form. Energy sources that are investigated, designed, built and tested include solar, hydro, wind, biomass, hydrogen fuel cell and water purification. Includes examples of the use of each of these power sources. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3800: () Offerings
Prerequisites: BIO 2101 and EE 2726, or special permission of instructor. Introduction to the history of biomedical engineering, biosensors, bioelectric phenomena, bioinstrumentation, biosignal processing, biomechanics, cardiovascular mechanics and ultrasound.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3841: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 1228, 2401, and PHY 1101 or 1121. Study of vectorial treatment of Newton's laws for undamped and damped linear, rotational and vibrational motion in several coordinate systems. Includes solving problems for particles and rigid bodies using energy, momentum and angular momentum conservation laws. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 3871: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 1228, MAT 2401 and PHY 1123. Studies fluid mechanics, both statics and dynamics. Emphasis is on the control volume approach, covering the transport of mass, energy, momentum and angular momentum, with engineering applications. Offered on demand. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EGR 4899: () Offerings
Prerequisite: EGR 4940. Intended for EAS students only. Individualized or group senior project. Includes instruction on design and appropriate use of technology. Periodic progress reports and final presentations are required. Includes study of vocation in engineering, writing reflective responses, and preparation of a multimedia portfolio of major projects students have finished. The University Christian Faith Exploration (CFE) senior project requirement is met through assignments in this course. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes:Advanced Writing In Your Major, Upper-Division Restrictions:Enginering and Applied Science Majors only.
EGR 4940: () Offerings
Internship is normally a paid summer job with an engineering company or a university research lab. Other career-related job experiences may be considered. Students will give a written and oral presentation of their work the following Autumn Quarter. The job is fully coordinated between the intern's faculty advisor and an engineer in the host company. The jobs are intended to be a professional learning experience for the student.
Attributes:Advanced Writing In Your Major, Upper-Division
MAT 1225: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1110 or its equivalent and passing score on Mathematics Proficiency exam. Explores differential and integral calculus of functions of one or more variables. Sequence begins both Autumn and Winter Quarters.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 1226: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1225. Explores differential and integral calculus of functions of one or more variables. Sequence begins both Autumn and Winter Quarters.
MAT 1228: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1226. Studies infinite series, general solutions of linear, and certain nonlinear differential equations, solutions of systems of differential equations and series solutions.
MAT 2228: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 1226, 2401. Studies vectors and analytic geometry in three dimensions, partial differentiation, and multiple integration.
MAT 2401: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1226. Studies vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations.
MAT 3724: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 1228 and 2228. Studies vector analysis, Fourier series, partial differential equations, and boundary value problems. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
PHY 1121: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1225 may be taken concurrently. The first quarter of an introduction to physics using calculus. Covers mechanics. Lectures and laboratory each week.
Attributes:Natural Science B
PHY 1122: () Offerings
Prerequisite: PHY 1121 and MAT 1225. The second quarter of an introduction to physics using calculus. Covers gravitation, oscillations, fluid mechanics, thermal physics, waves and electrostatics. Lectures and laboratory each week.
Attributes:Natural Science B
PHY 1123: () Offerings
Prerequisite: PHY 1122. The third quarter of an introduction to physics using calculus. Covers electricity, magnetism and optics. Lectures and laboratory each week.
Attributes:Natural Science B
PHY 2321: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 1228 and either PHY 1103 or 1123. (MAT 1228 may be taken concurrently). Introduction to the physics of the 20th century: relativity, waves and quanta with applications to areas of contemporary physics such as atoms, nuclei, particles and solids.
PHY 3311: () Offerings
Prerequisite: PHY 1103 or 1123, may be taken concurrently. Laboratory applications of electronics and instrumentation. Special emphasis will be given to experimental automation and data analysis using LabView.
Attributes:Advanced Writing In Your Major, Upper-Division
PHY 3312: () Offerings
Prerequisite: PHY 3311. Provides an integrated advanced laboratory course including experiments in optics, solid state physics, atomic physics and nuclear physics.
Attributes:Advanced Writing In Your Major, Upper-Division
PHY 3313: () Offerings
Prerequisite: PHY 3312. Provides an integrated advanced laboratory course including experiments in optics, solid state physics, atomic physics and nuclear physics.
Attributes:Advanced Writing In Your Major, Upper-Division



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