2019-2020 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Description of courses offered by the various departments

The symbols FA (fall), IN (interim), SP (spring), and SU (summer) indicate when each course is offered. The credit (semester hours) for each course is indicated in parentheses after the course name. Interim course descriptions are made available during the fall semester and are published online.

 

 

Environmental Studies

  
  • ENST 285 - Environmental Practicum

    (2)
    FA, SP. This course examines the job market and graduate programs in environmental sciences. Topics include exploring environmental careers as part of a broader Christian vocation as well as career options and necessary qualifications. Students conduct personal evaluations, prepare a resume, and set career goals. This course also pairs students with environmental programs/organizations, primarily at Calvin University, where they apply the concepts, principles, and skills they are learning as part of the environmental science or environmental studies major (e.g., the Ecosystem Preserve, Plaster Creek Stewards, or Coastal Cleanup). The course is pass/fail and is intended for students in their second year.
  
  • ENST 302 - Environment and Society

    (3)
    FA. The interactions among population, resources, technology, economics, and public policy are studied in order to understand and address the environmental issues and problems of our day. Attention is focused upon energy, material, and food resource issues as well as upon population and resource relationships. Not open to first-year students. Prerequisite: ENST 210  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENST 385 - Internship in Environmental Studies

    (3)
    FA or SP. This course is an internship involving field application of the concepts and principles learned as part of the environmental studies major or minor or the environmental science major. A student is placed in a position in a governmental agency, a not-for-profit organization, or a business, which builds on previous instruction in the student’s program of concentration in an area related to environmental matters. Students are assigned a specific project and work under the direct supervision of an employee of the governmental, non-profit, or business entity, as well as under the supervision of the instructor. Prerequisites: ENST 210 , ENST 302 , and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENST 395 - History and Philosophy of Environmental Thought

    (3)
    SP. This course aims to develop a Christian philosophy of the environment and environmental management. Issues, problems, and controversies in environmental ethics are explored. Environmental thought is explored historically, through the perspectives of contemporary environmental movements, and finally from a Reformed, Christian perspective. Prerequisites: ENST 210  and ENST 302  or permission of the instructor.

Engineering

Prerequisite to all courses numbered 300 or higher is formal admission to a BSE concentration.

  
  • ENGR 101 - Introduction to Engineering Design

    (3)
    FA. An introduction to the engineering design process and resource design tools by means of projects, lectures, homework, mentor visits, and team meetings. Team projects, including service learning, require application of creativity, engineering analysis, and computational tools. Readings, lectures, and discussions also examine the areas of technology in society, engineering ethics, and library research methods. Various computer software tools are introduced and used. This course fulfills the foundations of information technology core category.
  
  • ENGR 181 - Engineering Graphical Communication Lab

    (1)
    FA. This laboratory course focuses on techniques and computer software tools used for visualization and engineering communication. The course introduces graphical techniques for spatial analysis, including orthographic projection, free-hand sketching, pictorial representation, basic dimensioning, and 3-D modeling.
  
  • ENGR 184 - Sustainability Challenges

    (1)
    FA. Sustainability involves meetings the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This course examines the challenges to achieving sustainability in three arenas: economic, social, and environmental. Topics include global energy usage, personal carbon footprint, world population, and climate change. The trade-offs among biblical principles related to sustainability (stewardship, justice, and the cultural mandate) are examined.
  
  • ENGR 185 - Engineering Internship

    (0)
    Students who complete an Engineering Internship during the summer as part of the department’s internship program, may receive transcript recognition for their effort. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will receive credit for ENGR 185, ENGR 285 , and ENGR 385  respectively. These internships, consisting of engineering work at an appropriate level, should be for a minimum of nine (9), full-time, consecutive weeks. Students must provide a brief written report of their activities under the signature of their supervisor. The students must also make a presentation of their internship work during the following semester. The report and copies of the presentation material should be submitted to the department’s internship coordinator for approval. Other procedures and activities may be given internship credit. Application for exceptional cases must be made to the internship coordinator.
  
  • ENGR 202 - Statics and Dynamics

    (4)
    FA, SP. A study of fundamental principles of mechanics and their application to the problems of engineering. Vector algebra, forces, moments, couples, friction, virtual work, kinematics of a particle, kinematics of a rigid body, dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, impulse, momentum, work, and energy are presented in two and three dimensions. Prerequisites: PHYS 133 , MATH 172 .
  
  • ENGR 204 - Circuits Analysis and Electronics

    (4)
    FA, SP. An introduction to the theory and application of electronic circuits and devices. The following topics are covered: basic linear circuits (including frequency and transient response), semiconductor devices (diodes, op-amps, comparators, etc.), electric power, electric safety, and DC machines. Laboratory exercises are used to illustrate the material covered in the lecture portion of the course. Students will measure voltage, current, resistance, power, transient response, resonant circuits, voltage regulators, operational amplifiers. Students will investigate digital logic circuits. Corequisite: PHYS 235 .
  
  • ENGR 205 - Principles of Materials Science

    (3)
    SP. An introductory course in the science of engineering materials. Engineering properties of materials—mechanical, electrical, and chemical—are closely linked to the underlying solid state and molecular structure. Issues of stewardship and resources are addressed. Laboratory. Prerequisites: CHEM 103  and MATH 161 , MATH 170 , or MATH 171 .
  
  • ENGR 209 - Introduction to Conservation Laws and Fluid Mechanics

    (4)
    FA, SP. This course introduces several foundational engineering topics, including engineering problem-solving techniques, process data and calculations, single- and multi-component process material and energy balances (conservation laws), and fluid statics and dynamics. Issues of stewardship of materials and resources are addressed. Prerequisites: CHEM 103  and MATH 172  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENGR 220 - Introduction to Computer Architecture

    (4)
    FA. A study of computer organization (including memory hierarchy, I/O, bus-based systems, distributed systems, and parallel systems), and computer architecture (including CPU control, pipelining, and instruction set architecture). Laboratory exercises emphasize principles. Prerequisite: a programming-language course, normally CS 104  or CS 106  or CS 108 , or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENGR 285 - Engineering Internship

    (0)
    Students who complete an Engineering Internship during the summer as part of the department’s internship program, may receive transcript recognition for their effort. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will receive credit for ENGR 185 , ENGR 285, and ENGR 385  respectively. These internships, consisting of engineering work at an appropriate level, should be for a minimum of nine (9), full-time, consecutive weeks. Students must provide a brief written report of their activities under the signature of their supervisor. The students must also make a presentation of their internship work during the following semester. The report and copies of the presentation material should be submitted to the department’s internship coordinator for approval. Other procedures and activities may be given internship credit. Application for exceptional cases must be made to the internship coordinator.
  
  • ENGR 294 - Engineering Seminar

    (0)
    FA, SP. A seminar devoted to an exploration of topics in engineering. Seminars will cover areas such as the practice of engineering design, non-technical issues in engineering practice, engineering graduate studies, and aspects of engineering analysis. Students will receive transcript recognition for ENGR 294 if they attend eight (8) seminars before being admitted to a BSE concentration and will receive transcript recognition for ENGR 394  if they attend eight (8) seminars after being admitted to a BSE concentration. Plant tours and technical society meetings may be substituted for seminars upon approval.
  
  • ENGR 295 - Internship Workshop

    (0)
    FA. A five session workshop intended to prepare freshman/sophomore level engineering students to successfully obtain a summer internship and to be a responsible employee. The workshop topics include: Calvin’s engineering internship program, finding an internship, writing a resume, interviewing, and on-the-job behavior. Completion of the workshop is a requirement for admission to a concentration in the engineering program.
  
  • ENGR 302 - Engineering Electromagnetics

    (4)
    SP. A study of the laws and engineering applications of electric and magnetic fields in various conductive, dielectric, and magnetic materials and under various boundary conditions. Emphasis is on the analysis and design aspects of transmission line circuits. Prerequisites: MATH 231  and PHYS 235 .
  
  • ENGR 303 - Chemical Engineering Principles and Thermodynamics

    (3)
    FA. This course continues the study of chemical engineering principles begun in ENGR 209 . Included are material and energy balances with reaction and introduction to vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibrium including the concepts of dew and bubble points and the flash process. Process simulators (UNISIM) are introduced. Principles are reinforced with an in-depth team design project of a commercial process. Basic concepts of thermodynamics, i.e., equilibrium, reversibility, system are presented. This material provides the foundation for the in-depth study of thermodynamics in ENGR 312 . Laboratory Prerequisites: ENGR 209  and concurrent registration in CHEM 317 .
  
  • ENGR 304 - Fundamentals of Digital Systems

    (4)
    SP. An introduction to the fundamental principles of logic design in digital systems. Topics include: Boolean algebra, analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential networks, register transfer language, micro-operational description and applications to computer design, computer organization and assembly language programming, and asynchronous logic. The student is introduced to digital logic families and programmable logic devices, digital logic CAD tools, logic synthesis and hardware description languages (VHDL). Laboratory work will include logic design and assembly language programming. Prerequisites: ENGR 204  and a programming language course (normally CS 104  or CS 106  or CS 108 ).
  
  • ENGR 305 - Mechanics of Materials

    (4)
    FA. Application of principles of mechanics to the solution of problems in stress and strain of engineering materials, including resistance to force, bending, torque, shear, eccentric load, deflection of beams, buckling of columns, compounding of simple stresses, introduction to theory of failure, and energy methods. Prerequisites: ENGR 205  and ENGR 202 . Corequisite: MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 306 - Principles of Environmental Engineering

    (4)
    FA. A study of environmental engineering and science principles relevant to engineered and natural systems. Topics considered in this course include an overview of the domains of environmental engineering, relevant units of measurement, population dynamics, contaminant types, sources and presence, chemical stoichiometry, equilibria, and kinetics, mass and energy balances, mass/particle transport processes, microbial ecosystem structure and function, biogeochemical cycling, and oxygen demand. Prerequisite: ENGR 209  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENGR 307 - Electrical Signals and Systems

    (4)
    FA. Advanced techniques for the analysis of analog electrical systems. Topics include: frequency domain analysis, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, and continuous versus discrete signal analysis. Frequency response is analyzed using transfer functions, Bode plots, and spectral plots. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is introduced. Prerequisites: ENGR 204 , MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 308 - Environmental Engineering Design

    (4)
    SP. Application of environmental engineering and science principles to the design of environmental control measures and engineered systems. Problems considered in this course will include design of water supply and treatment processes, wastewater treatment processes, processes for air pollution control, groundwater remediation, and solid and hazardous waste management. Prerequisite: ENGR 306  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENGR 311 - Electronic Devices and Circuits

    (4)
    FA. A study of the characteristics and qualitative internal action of commonly used micro-electronic devices for discrete and integrated circuits, such as diodes, metal-oxide semi-conductors FETs (MOSFETS), and bipolar junction transistors (BJTs). Application of these devices in basic amplifier circuits is explored. Laboratory exercises are used to illustrate concepts. Prerequisites: ENGR 204  and MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 312 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

    (4)
    SP. Thermodynamic topics important in Chemical Engineering are addressed, including the properties of real fluids and equations of state, properties of mixtures, phase equilibrium, and chemical equilibrium. Prerequisites: ENGR 303  and CHEM 317 .
  
  • ENGR 314 - Vibration Analysis

    (4)
    SP. Analysis of mechanical vibration in both transient and steady state regimes is introduced, employing analytical and computer techniques for solution. Linear and non-linear problems are investigated with original inquiry suggested and encouraged. Prerequisites: ENGR 202  and MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 315 - Control Systems

    (4)
    FA. An introduction to linear feedback control theory, including transient and frequency response, stability, systems performance, control modes, and compensation methods. Hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, and inertial components and systems are investigated and employed. Students will not normally receive credit for both this course and ENGR 342 . Prerequisites: ENGR 204  and MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 318 - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design

    (4)
    SP, alternate years. Soils studied as engineering materials whose behavior is dependent upon soil types, index properties, and soil moisture conditions. The scope of the course includes soil structures, index properties, soil classification, permeability, compressibility and consolidation, soil testing, soil stresses, and foundation design. Laboratory experiments are used to emphasize principles. Prerequisite: ENGR 305 . Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • ENGR 319 - Introduction to Thermal Sciences

    (4)
    FA. An introduction to the engineering thermal sciences including elements of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Thermodynamics concepts include state properties, the first and second laws, and common cycles. Heat transfer concepts include steady state and transient conduction, forced and natural convection, radiation, and heat exchangers. Laboratory and design exercises are used to illustrate concepts. Prerequisites: ENGR 202  and ENGR 209 , MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 320 - Hydraulic Engineering

    (4)
    FA. Application of the basic principles of fluid mechanics to practical problems in hydraulic and hydrologic analysis. Topics include fluid statics, hydrology, open channel flow, closed conduit flow, and centrifugal pumps. Computer techniques and laboratory exercises are used to emphasize principles. Prerequisite: ENGR 209 .
  
  • ENGR 321 - Hydraulic Engineering Design

    (4)
    SP. Application of principles of hydraulics and hydrology to the design of hydraulic systems. Problems considered in this course will include design of pipe networks for water distribution, design of sewage collection systems, design of pumping facilities, design of groundwater remediation systems, and design of flood control structures. Computer techniques will be frequently employed. Prerequisite: ENGR 320 .
  
  • ENGR 322 - Machine Design with Finite Element Analysis

    (4)
    SP. Application of engineering mechanics, materials, and failure theories to the analysis and design of mechanical elements and systems. Computer techniques are used as aids to analysis and design. Prerequisite: ENGR 305 .
  
  • ENGR 324 - Materials and Processes in Manufacturing

    (4)
    SP. This course introduces students to the various mechanical and management issues involved in the fabrication of manufactured goods. Scientific and engineering principles are applied to fabricating processes such as casting, forming, and machining so as to determine the relation of process to material properties, economics, dimensional accuracy, and energy requirements. Topics such as computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), numerical control (NC), statistical quality control (SQC), and quality management are also explored. Field trips and laboratories are used to support the lecture material. Prerequisites: ENGR 205  and ENGR 305 .
  
  • ENGR 325 - Computer Architecture and Digital Systems Design

    (4)
    FA. Design of advanced digital systems using programmable logic, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), and microprocessors. Microprocessor architecture including pipelining, memory hierarchy, cache, instruction set architecture, CPU control, bus standards, I/O, superscalar, and Very Long Instructive Word (VLIW) approaches. Interfacing and communication techniques, including data error detection and correction codes. Introduction to parallel processing. Laboratory exercises emphasize the design of microprocessor-based digital systems. Prerequisite: ENGR 304 .
  
  • ENGR 326 - Structural Analysis

    (4)
    SP. A study of beams, two-dimensional trusses, and rigid frames. Course work includes calculation of shear forces and bending moments due to fixed and moving loads, calculation of deflection, analysis of moving loads using influence lines, and the analysis of statically indeterminate structures. The course also includes an introduction to matrix methods in structural analysis. Prerequisite: ENGR 305 .
  
  • ENGR 327 - Structural Design

    (4)
    FA. Application of principles of mechanics of solids and structural analysis to the design of structural members made of steel or reinforced concrete. Load and factored resistance design procedures are studied along with the current steel specification for the design, fabrication, and erection of structural steel for buildings and the building code requirements for reinforced concrete. Computer techniques are used as aids to analysis and design. Prerequisite: ENGR 181  and ENGR 326 .
  
  • ENGR 328 - Intermediate Thermal/Fluid Sciences and Design

    (4)
    SP. An intermediate treatment of heat transfer and thermodynamics including analysis and design related to steady and unsteady conduction with an emphasis on two and three dimensions, free and forced convection, radiation modes of heat transfer, power and refrigeration cycles, air conditioning processes, chemical equilibrium, and combustion. Laboratory, design, and computer exercises are utilized to emphasize principles. Prerequisite: ENGR 319.
  
  • ENGR 330 - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

    (4)
    SP. Applications of fluid flow and heat transfer fundamentals to Chemical Engineering problems including heat exchanger design and designs for the transportation and metering of fluids. Unit operations of filtration and evaporation are covered. Prerequisites: ENGR 209 and ENGR 303.
  
  • ENGR 331 - Kinetics/Reactor Design

    (4)
    FA. An introduction to chemical kinetics and reactor design. Principles of kinetics of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions with differential and integral analysis of kinetic data are included. Ideal reactor design concepts, non-isothermal reactor design, and design of catalyzed fluid-solid reactors are presented. Mass transfer, as it impacts multiphase reactor design, is introduced. One open-ended team design project and one kinetics lab project will be done to reinforce concepts presented in class. Prerequisites: ENGR 312, ENGR 330, and CHEM 317 .
  
  • ENGR 332 - Analog Circuits and Systems Design

    (4)
    SP. Feedback principles and electronic circuit theory and device theory applied to multistage transistor amplifiers. Detailed study of operational amplifier specs, non-idealities, and compensation. Introduction to filter theory and practical realizations. Power supply design: Rectifier circuits, linear, and switching regulators. Nonlinear circuits: Comparators, multipliers, Schmitt trigger, S/H circuits, multi-vibrators, and oscillators. Introduction to noise analysis and low noise design. Emphasis on realization of designs using commercially available IC’s. Design experience emphasized in projects and the laboratory. Prerequisites: ENGR 307 and ENGR 311.
  
  • ENGR 333 - Thermal Systems Design

    (4)
    FA. Advanced heat transfer, thermodynamic, and fluid flow topics important for the design of thermal systems are presented. Sustainability and creation care topics are covered as they pertain to energy generation and fossil fuel resource depletion. Availability (exergy) analysis and methods for the optimization of system components are discussed. Selection and design of fluid flow and heat transfer equipment used in energy conversion systems are emphasized. Economic evaluation is studied. A co-generation system is studied throughout the semester to emphasize basic principles of analysis and design. A design project focused on sustainable energy generation or energy conservation is required. Prerequisite: ENGR 328.
  
  • ENGR 334 - Dynamics of Machinery

    (3)
    SP. This course investigates various dynamic aspects of machinery. An in-depth study is made of mechanisms such as the four-bar linkage. Cams and gears are studied in the context of their use in machines. Vibration concerns are addressed including methods of balancing rotating machinery. Kinematics and kinetics are studied in a three-dimensional space with an emphasis on application in the area of robotics. Computer simulation of mechanisms is used to reinforce basic concepts. Prerequisite: ENGR 202.
  
  • ENGR 335 - Mass Transfer and Staging Operations

    (4)
    FA. Mass transport fundamentals are applied to Chemical Engineering design problems. Principles of equilibrium mass transport operations are applied to distillation, gas absorption, extraction, and humidification design. Prerequisite: ENGR 312 and ENGR 330.
  
  • ENGR 337 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory

    (2)
    SP. Principles of fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, stage-operations, and chemical kinetics are studied using small-scale equipment. Evaluation and analysis of experimental observations, project proposals, and report writing is emphasized. Prerequisites: ENGR 331, ENGR 335, and CHEM 317 .
  
  • ENGR 338 - Introduction to Traffic Engineering and Highway Design

    (4)
    SP, alternate years. Introduction to the basic concepts of traffic engineering and highway design. The traffic-engineering portion introduces basic concepts including how the motorist, vehicle, road, and pedestrian interact, roadway capacity and Level-of-Service, traffic flow and queue theory, and traffic signal timing. Software applications are introduced regarding traffic simulation and capacity analysis. The highway design portion of the course focuses on the basics of horizontal and vertical alignment of roadways, design vehicle, design speed, superelevation, sight distance, and other design considerations. Prerequisite: admission to the civil & environmental engineering concentration or permission of the Instructor.
  
  • ENGR 339 - Senior Design Project

    (2)
    FA. This is the first course in the senior design project sequence. Emphasis is placed on design team formation, project identification, and production of a feasibility study. Students focus on the development of task specifications in light of the norms for design and preliminary validation of the design by means of basic analysis and appropriate prototyping. Lectures focus on integration of the design process with a reformed Christian worldview, team building, and state-of-the-art technical aspects of design. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged. Prerequisites: admission to an engineering concentration, Developing a Christian Mind, at least concurrent registration in PHIL 153  and REL 121 /REL 131  or permission of the instructors. This course (together with ENGR 340) fulfills the integrative studies core category.
  
  • ENGR 340 - Senior Design Project

    (4)
    SP. This is the second course in the senior design project sequence. Emphasis is placed on the completion of a major design project initiated in ENGR 339. This project should entail task specifications in light of the norms for design by means of engineering analysis and an appropriate prototype focused on primary functionality. A final presentation is given at the May senior design project program. Lectures continue to focus on integration of the design process with a reformed Christian worldview, team activity, and state-of-the-art technical aspects of design. Prerequisites: Admission to an engineering concentration, ENGR 339 (taken the semester immediately prior). This course (together with ENGR 339) fulfills the integrative studies core category.
  
  • ENGR 342 - Process Dynamics, Modeling, and Control

    (4)
    SP. Introduction to the analysis of process dynamics, and to the design and analysis of process control systems. Covers transient and frequency response, transfer functions, stability, performance, linearization, decoupling, and multivariable control. Students will not normally receive credit for both this course and ENGR 315. Prerequisites: ENGR 209 and MATH 231 .
  
  • ENGR 382 - Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory

    (1)
    SP. Laboratory course, which serves as an introduction to the characteristics and uses of transducers to measure displacement, strain, pressure, temperature, velocity, acceleration, and other physical quantities. Emphasis is on the usefulness, accuracy, and reliability of measurement systems in actual applications. Electronic signal conditioning techniques are covered. A design project using LabVIEW software and FilePoint data acquisition hardware is required. Written reports required. Prerequisites: ENGR 204.
  
  • ENGR 384 - Analysis of Sustainability Engineering Systems

    (1)
    SP. Sustainability engineering seeks to serve the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This course analyzes the effectiveness of proposed sustainability engineering systems and methods to obtaining that goal in three arenas: economic, social, and environmental. It also discusses analysis approaches for sustainability. Topics include global energy usage, personal carbon footprint, world population, and climate change. The trade-offs among biblical principles related to sustainability (stewardship, justice, and the cultural mandate) are examined. Prerequisites: ENGR 184 and admission to an engineering concentration.
  
  • ENGR 385 - Engineering Internship

    (0)
    Students who complete an Engineering Internship during the summer as part of the department’s internship program, may receive transcript recognition for their effort. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will receive credit for ENGR 185, ENGR 285, and ENGR 385 respectively. These internships, consisting of engineering work at an appropriate level, should be for a minimum of nine (9), full-time, consecutive weeks. Students must provide a brief written report of their activities under the signature of their supervisor. The students must also make a presentation of their internship work during the following semester. The report and copies of the presentation material should be submitted to the department’s internship coordinator for approval. Other procedures and activities may be given internship credit. Application for exceptional cases must be made to the internship coordinator.
  
  • ENGR 387 - International Engineering Internship

    (0)
    Students, who complete an International Engineering Internship during the summer as part of the department’s internship program, may receive transcript recognition for their effort. These internships, consisting of engineering work at an appropriate level, should be for a minimum of nine (9), full-time, consecutive weeks and shall take place in a country other than the United States and Canada. This internship must be in a country other than the home country of an international student. Students must provide a brief written report of their activities under the signature of their supervisor. The students must also make a presentation of their internship work during the following semester. The report and copies of the presentation material should be submitted to the internship coordinator for approval. Other procedures and activities may be given international internship credit. Application for exceptional cases must be made to the internship coordinator.
  
  • ENGR 390 - Independent Study

    (1-4)
    FA, IN, SP. Independent readings and research. Prerequisite: permission of the chair.
  
  • ENGR 394 - Engineering Seminar

    (0)
    FA, SP. A seminar devoted to an exploration of topics in engineering. Seminars will cover areas such as the practice of engineering design, non-technical issues in engineering practice, engineering graduate studies, and aspects of engineering analysis. Students will receive transcript recognition for ENGR 294 if they attend eight (8) seminars before being admitted to a BSE concentration and will receive transcript recognition for Engineering 394 if they attend eight (8) seminars after being admitted to a BSE concentration. Plant tours and technical society meetings may be substituted for seminars upon approval.

Finance

  
  • FIN 301 - Corporate Finance

    (3)
    FA, SP. A study of the principles and problems of the financial management of the firm, including such topics as stock and bond valuation, working capital management, cost of capital and capital budgeting, capital structure, and dividend policy. Prerequisites: ACCT 204 , ECON 221 , STAT 143 , and IS 171  or DATA 175 .
  
  • FIN 302 - Investments

    (3)
    FA. An application of finance theory to investment instruments, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, and futures as well as the related investment theory including risk, return, valuation and asset allocation. The course also examines the financial markets and institutions through which these instruments trade, including investment companies, funds, exchanges and clearing houses. Prerequisite: FIN 301 .
  
  • FIN 310 - Special Topics in Finance

    (3)
    SP. This course will cover special topics in finance which will allow students more advanced study in specific areas of interest. Topics could include mergers and acquisitions, derivatives, capital markets, pensions, insurance, corporate valuation, credit analysis, real estate, capital budgeting, international finance, structured products, private investing, risk management, corporate social responsibility, financial planning, estate planning, retirement planning, and insurance planning and employee benefits. The topics may differ from year to year; if so, the course can be taken more than once. Prerequisite: FIN 301 .

French

  
  • FREN 101 - Elementary French I

    (4)
    FA. An introductory course in the comprehension and use of spoken and written French.
  
  • FREN 102 - Elementary French II

    (4)
    SP. Continuation of FREN 101.
  
  • FREN 111 - Multisensory Structured French I

    (4)
    FA. An introductory course in the comprehension and use of spoken and written French designed to meet the needs of at-risk students. Materials are presented with an emphasis on understanding the nature of language. General language-learning skills are developed as specific world language goals are met. Students are admitted to this course on the basis of adequate documentation of being at-risk. Students in this sequence take FREN 112 in the interim and complete the core foreign language requirement with FREN 113 in the spring.
  
  • FREN 112 - Multisensory Structured French II

    (3)
    IN. The second course in a three-course sequence of language study designed to meet the needs of at-risk students. Materials are presented with an emphasis on understanding the nature of language. General language-learning skills are developed as specific foreign language goals are met. The course is open to students who are continuing from FREN 111 and expect to complete through the FREN 113 level.
  
  • FREN 113 - Multisensory Structured French III

    (4)
    SP. The third course in a three-course sequence of language study designed to meet the needs of at-risk students. Materials are presented with an emphasis on understanding the nature of language. Introduction to cultures where French is spoken, including North Africa, West Africa, and Quebec provides the opportunity for understanding how the language and culture interacts to shape expression in various contexts. The course is open to students who are continuing from FREN 112. Completion of French 113 satisfies the foreign language requirement.
  
  • FREN 131 - Introductory French

    (5)
    FA. This is the first course in a closely integrated sequence of language study involving two semesters and the interim. This course is open to students who have had no previous French or who have completed some high school French but who are not ready for FREN 201. Students in this sequence take FREN 132 during interim and complete the foreign language core requirement with FREN 202 in the spring.
  
  • FREN 132 - Intermediate French I

    (3)
    IN. This is the second course in a closely integrated sequence of language study involving two semesters and the interim. The course is open to students continuing from FREN 131 as well as students wishing to brush up on their French skills. Students in this sequence complete their foreign language core requirement with FREN 202.
  
  • FREN 201 - Intermediate French I

    (4)
    FA. Further training in oral and written French, study of the structure of the language, practice in speaking, listening, reading, writing and introductory study of francophone cultures. Students in this course complete their foreign language core requirement with FREN 202.
  
  • FREN 202 - Intermediate French II

    (4)
    SP. Further training in spoken and written French, study of the structure of the language, practice in listening, reading, and writing, and continuing study of francophone cultures. This course provides insights into the historical, cultural, and sociological contexts which have shaped the French language. Completion of French 202 satisfies the foreign language core requirement.
  
  • FREN 203 - Advanced Intermediate French

    (4)
    An accelerated review of essential grammar topics and vocabulary, as well as practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students learn about the historical, cultural, and sociological contexts which have shaped the French language. This course is intended for students who are beyond the FREN 201 level but are not yet ready for the advanced level. Completion of French 203 fulfills the foreign language core requirement. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 301 - Advanced Conversation

    (3)
    FA. This course is designed to develop advanced aural comprehension skills, as well as continuing competence in spoken French through exercises, conversation in class, and small groups. Prerequisite: FREN 202, or the equivalent.
  
  • FREN 302 - Advanced Grammar

    (3)
    SP. Systematic study of advanced grammar and composition. Prerequisite: FREN 202, FREN 203, or the equivalent.
  
  • FREN 351 - Survey of French Literature

    (4)
    SP. An overview of selected major writers, movements, and genres from the Middle Ages to the present. Conducted mainly in French. This course fulfills the core literature requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302.
  
  • FREN 361 - Francophone Literature and Culture in Quebec

    (3)
    An introduction to French-language culture and society in Quebec. Conducted mainly in French. This course fulfills the core literature requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302, FREN 351 recommended. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 362 - Francophone Literature and Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora

    (3)
    FA. An introduction to representative writers and works of French expression from Sub-Saharan Africa and the African Diaspora. Conducted mainly in French. This course fulfills the core global and historical studies requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302, FREN 351 recommended.
  
  • FREN 363 - Francophone Literature and Culture in North Africa

    (3)
    An introduction to representative writers and works of French expression from the Maghreb. This course fulfills the core global and historical studies requirement. Conducted mainly in French. Prerequisites: FREN 301 or FREN 302, FREN 351 recommended. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 372 - French Linguistics

    (3)
    SP. An introduction to French linguistics, including phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, lexicology and derivational morphology, pragmatics, and historical perspectives. Conducted mainly in French. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302.
  
  • FREN 373 - French for International Business

    (3)
    An introduction to French business concepts and structures in a contemporary context. Various aspects of the French economy (transportation, trade, banks and the European Union) as well as French business practices and language nuances in Quebec will be studied. This course develops proficiency in written and oral communication in French in a business context. Students will have the opportunity to earn the Diplôme de Français des Affaires conferred by the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris. Conducted mainly in French. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 374 - Women and Gender in French Literature and Culture

    (3)
    An introduction to women’s writing from the Middle Ages to the present. Conducted mainly in French. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302, FREN 351 recommended. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 375 - French Cinema

    (3)
    This course introduces French Cinema from the silent era to the present. Conducted mainly in French. This course fulfills the Arts core requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302, FREN 351 recommended. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 381 - Special Topics

    (3)
    For spring 2017 the theme of this course is Francophone Cinema. Conducted mainly in French. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 302, FREN 351 recommended. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 394 - Medieval and Early Modern French Literature

    (3)
    SP. One of three possible capstone courses in the French major, this integrative studies course is designed to nurture Christian reflection on issues related to French literary studies of narrative, theater and poetry in France from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century. This course fulfills the integrative studies core requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 351. Conducted in French.
  
  • FREN 395 - French Literature Before and After the French Revolution

    (3)
    One of three possible capstone courses in the French major, this integrative studies course is designed to nurture Christian reflection on issues related to French literary studies of narrative, theater and poetry in France from the beginning of the 18th century to the end of the 19th century. This course fulfills the integrative studies core requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 351. Conducted in French. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • FREN 396 - Contemporary French Literature and Thought

    (3)
    One of three possible capstone courses in the French major, this integrative studies course is designed to nurture Christian reflection on issues related to literature in France from the twentieth century to the present. This course fulfills the integrative studies core requirement. Prerequisites: FREN 351. Conducted in French. Not offered 2019-2020.

Geography

  
  • GEO 110 - World Regional Geography

    (4)
    FA, SP. An analysis of Earth’s principal culture regions from a geographic perspective: Africa, Europe, Russia, North Africa and Southwest Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, Caribbean, and Latin America. These areas will be examined in the light of several foundational geographic themes: the locational organization of physical and cultural features, society-land relationships, cultural landscapes, and patterns of spatial interaction among and within regions.
  
  • GEO 190 - Colloquium

    (0)
    FA, SP. This course gives students a broad overview of the fields of geography, geology, and environmental studies through presentations by guest lecturers, faculty members, and students as well as focused discussions about vocational choices, professional opportunities, films, and critical issues in the department’s three disciplines. Students are expected to pose questions to the specialist(s) who present. This course must be taken at least two times by geography majors.
  
  • GEO 200 - People, Place, and Community

    (3)
    FA, SP. Explores the role of humans in the context of their inhabitation of the earth. Humans create spatial landscapes and patterns in their interaction with the natural environment, through their economic activities and as expressions of their cultural values. Individual responses to these spatial patterns are expressed in their sense of place and assessment of risk related to cultural and natural landscapes. The tools of human geography involve the interpretation of these cultural landscapes, including settlement and land use patterns, religion, language, ethnicity, population flows and structures, interactions between culture and nature, and political boundaries, as well as the study of the understanding of behavioral responses to these landscapes. Not offered spring 2020.
  
  • GEO 230 - The Global Economy

    (4)
    FA, alternate years. This course examines the changing geography of economic activity within the contemporary world economy. Its main foci include perspectives on globalization, processes of economic change, patterns of world economic activity, and prospects for the future of economic geography. All four sectors of the economy—agriculture, manufacturing, services, and information-based transactions—are covered. Theoretical concepts are grounded by way of case illustrations that focus on representative places and people in the global economy. Students develop skills for doing social research. Laboratory. Prerequisite: GEO 200 GEO 110 , or one social science course. Lab fee: $25.
  
  • GEO 240 - Geography of Latin America

    (3)
    FA, alternate years. A survey of the geography of Latin America with an emphasis on the region’s physical, cultural, and economic diversity and with a particular focus on issues of development and poverty. Emphasis is put on historic migrations, physical resources, and relative location in the understanding of the formation of regional patterns. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • GEO 242 - Geography of Africa

    (3)
    SP, alternate years. A survey of the geography of Africa with a focus on the region’s physical, cultural, and economic diversity. Featured emphases include the historical experience of colonialism, challenges of environmental degradation, spatial patterns of forced and voluntary migration, intensification of poverty under structural adjustment programs, and the quest for successful development practices.
  
  • GEO 243 - The United States and the World

    (3)
    FA, SP. This course is a geographic survey of major world regions with a strong emphasis on the United States. Students analyze geographic factors that shaped the settlement of the United States; interpret cultural, social, environmental, economic, and geopolitical processes in world region; better understand the strong economic relationships between the “1st World” and the rest of the world; and appreciate “culturally distant vantage points” posed by regions outside the US. The course is designed to address the Michigan Social Studies Standards for Elementary Teachers. Note: Core requirements may not be met by this course.
  
  • GEO 250 - Meteorology

    (4)
    SP. This course is a study of the atmosphere and the complex processes that control weather and climate. Special attention is given to: the different forms of energy that are operative in the atmosphere and how these control temperature, the various optical phenomena that are observed in the atmosphere, the hydrologic cycle and the mechanisms of cloud formation and precipitation, air pressure and the winds that result from its differences at the surface and aloft, and the formation of air masses and their movement as frontal systems. Human interactions with atmospheric processes will be examined, including the topics of air pollution, hurricanes, tornadoes, ozone depletion, global warming, acid rain, and photochemical smog. Laboratory. Lab fee: $25.
  
  • GEO 261 - Geographic Information Systems and Cartography

    (4)
    FA, SP. Focus on geographic information systems (GIS) and the art and science of mapping for spatial analysis. Map-design techniques and visual communication using GIS vector and raster data forms will be explored, as well as a variety of methods for analyzing spatial relationships. Topics include those of the physical world and landscape, social justice, poverty, and a significant end-of-semester project. This course has a lecture and lab component, and lab work will give practical experience to students using the ArcGIS suite. Students will complete a GIS project tailored to their disciplinary interest.
  
  • GEO 290 - Seminar

    (0)
    FA, SP. This course gives students a broad overview of the fields of geography, geology, and environmental studies through presentations by guest lecturers, faculty members, and students as well as focused discussions about vocational choices, professional opportunities, films, and critical issues in the department’s three disciplines. Students are expected to pose questions to the specialist(s) who present. This course meets concurrently with GEO 190 , but is more advanced than the student colloquium. Each student is required to make a presentation on an approved research topic with guidance from a department faculty member. This course must be taken at least one time. Prerequisite: at least one semester of GEO 190 .
  
  • GEO 295 - Special Topics in Geography

    (2-3)
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
  
  • GEO 310 - Urban Geography

    (4)
    FA. A study of the spatial organization of cities and systems of cities. Both the internal structure and external relations of cities receive attention. The historic and present-day spatial organization of infrastructure, economic life, social activities, ethnicity, institutions, and politics are examined. Laboratory. Prerequisite: GEO 110 , GEO 200 , or one social science course. Lab fee: $25.
  
  • GEO 351 - City and Regional Planning

    (3)
    FA, alternate years. A survey of the practice of urban and regional planning including its theory, history, techniques, issues, and careers. Land use planning and zoning, housing and community development, environmental planning, recreation planning, health care systems planning, transportation planning, historic preservation and urban design, and other subfields are examined within neighborhood, downtown, suburban, regional, and Third World contexts. Prerequisites: Two 200-/300-level social science and/or geography courses or department approval.
  
  • GEO 352 - Urban Planning for Sustainable Communities

    (3)
    SP, alternate years. In this course we examine the relationship between the built environment and the natural environment and explore ways to make cities more livable, equitable, and ecologically sustainable. We study key thinkers and movements in urban-environmental planning, paying particular attention to garden cities, New Towns, the New Urbanism, and eco-communities. Topics for exploration include transportation and land use, sustainable food systems, reclamation of derelict land, regional planning, and ecological design for buildings and whole neighborhoods. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • GEO 361 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

    (4)
    SP. This course introduces advanced themes in Geographic Information Systems including spatial database design, spatial algorithms, implementation and design, and advanced GIS applications including designs for community development and service tailored to individual students’ major field of study. Prerequisites: GEO 261  with the grade of C or better.
  
  • GEO 362 - Remote Sensing of Earth

    (4)
    FA, alternate years. This course provides an introduction to remote sensing of Earth. During the semester students engage in the physics and technical aspects of photogrammetry and satellite imagery for the study of physical and human created aspects of Earth. This course includes a laboratory component as an integral learning method using Erdas Imagine software. Topics covered in this course range from aerial photography to analysis of 3D models of terrain to the sustainability of sprawl in urban systems. Multiple themes of application will be discussed. Prerequisite: GEO 261 .
  
  • GEO 380 - Seminar in Geographic Thought

    (3)
    SP, alternate years. This course includes a study of significant episodes and crucial issues in the history and philosophy of geography with an emphasis on present-day human geography. The philosophical underpinnings of geography’s domains and paradigms are critically examined. This seminar requires geography majors to reflect on integrating their geographical knowledge and fitting this into a Reformed worldview. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing in the geography program, or permission of the instructor.
  
  • GEO 385 - Internship in Geography

    (3)
    FA, SP, SU. This course is an internship involving professional application of the concepts and principles learned as part of the geography program. A student is placed in a government agency, a private firm, or a not-for-profit organization, which builds on previous instruction in the program in an area of applied geography, such as urban and regional planning, mapping, and geographic information systems. Students are assigned a specific project and work under the direct supervision of an employee of the outside agency or firm as well as under the supervision of the instructor. Prerequisites: senior standing in the geography major or permission of the instructor.
  
  • GEO 395 - Research in Geography

    (2)
    FA, IN, SP. Field or library research on an approved geographical problem and presentation of the results of this research in a seminar. Open to qualified students by permission of the department.
 

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