Engineering Physics Curriculum 2021-2022

Our interdisciplinary program prepares students for life in the 21st century. Students work in the classroom and in cutting edge research opportunities. Engineering Physics Department Website.

Aerospace Systems Design Concentration

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 245	Intro to Aerospace Engineering	3
	KU Core Goal 2.1*^H	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus 1	4
PHSX 150	Seminar in Phys., Astr., & Engineering Physics	.5
CHEM 130 CHEM 150	General Chemistry I, or Chemistry for Engineers	5
	TOTAL HOURS	15.5

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 211 EECS 138	Computing for Engineers, or Intro to Computing	3
	KU Core Goal 2.1*^H	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
PHSX 211^H	General Physics I	4
PHSX 216 PHSX 213	General Physics I Laboratory, or General Physics I Honors	1 5
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 345	Fluid Mechanics	3
CE 260	Statics and Dynamics	5
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
MATH 220^H	Applied Differential Equations	3
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
PHSX 236 PHSX 214	General Physics II Laboratory, or General Physics II Honors	1 4
	TOTAL HOURS	18

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 445	Aircraft Aerodynamics and Performance	3
C&PE 221 ME 212	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I, or Basic Engineering Thermodynamics	3
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
CE 310	Strength of Materials	4
PHSX 313	General Physics III	3
PHSX 316	Intermediate Physics Lab	1
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 507	Aerospace Structures	3
AE 545	Fundamentals of Aero Design	5
AE 550	Dynamics of Flight I	3
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
EPHX 521	Mechanics I	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 421	Aerospace Computer Graphics	4
AE 551	Dynamics of Flight II	5
AE 572	Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion	3
AE 508 EPHX 536	Aerospace Structures II (a), or Electronic Circuit Measurement & Design (s)	3 4
	TOTAL HOURS	15-16

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
AE 520 AE 521	Aerospace Material & Processes (s), or Aerospace Systems Design I (a)	3 4
	KU Core Elective*^H	6
EPHX 516	Physical Measurements	4
EPHX 531	Electricity & Magnetism	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16-17

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EPHX 536 AE 523	Electrical Circuit Meas. and Design (a), or Space System Design (s)	4
EPHX 601	Design of Physical and Electronic Systems	4
	KU Core Electives*^H	6
	TOTAL HOURS	14

CURRICULUM NOTES

(a) Aircraft track
(s) Spacecraft track
* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 211
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 150
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: PHSX 150, 216, 236, 316, and 516

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EPHX 601

2021-2022 Curriculum

Our interdisciplinary program prepares students for life in the 21st century. Students work both in the classroom and in cutting edge research opportunities. Engineering Physics Department Website.

Chemical Systems Concentration

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CHEM 170^H	Chemistry for Chemical Sciences**	5
	KU Core Goal 2.1*^H	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus 1	4
PHSX 150	Seminar in Phys., Astr., & Engineering Physics	.5
	KU Core Electives*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15.5

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CHEM 175^H	Chemistry for Chemical Sciences II*	5
	KU Core Goal 2.1*^H	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
PHSX 211^H	General Physics I	4
PHSX 216 PHSX 213	General Physics I Laboratory, or General Physics I Honors	1 5
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CHEM 330^H	Organic Chemistry I	3
C&PE 211	Material & Energy Balances	4
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
PHSX 236 PHSX 214	General Physics II Laboratory, or General Physics II Honors	1 4
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 325	Numerical Methods and Statistics	3
C&PE 221	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I	3
MATH 220^H MATH 320	Applied Differential Equations, or Elementary Differential Equations	3
PHSX 313	General Physics III	3
PHSX 316	Intermediate Physics Lab	1
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CHEM 525	Physical Chemistry for Engineers	4
C&PE 511	Momentum Transfer	3
C&PE 512	Process Engineering Thermodynamics II	3
EPHX 521	Mechanics I	3
	TOTAL HOURS	13

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 522	Economic Appraisal of C&PE Projects	2
C&PE 525	Heat and Mass Transfer	4
C&PE 524	Kinetics & Reactor Design	3
EPHX 536	Electronic Circuit Measurement & Design	4
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 611	Design of Unit Operations	3
C&PE 615	Introduction to Process Dynamics & Control	3
C&PE 616	Chemical Engineering Lab I	4
EPHX 516	Physical Measurements	4
EPHX 531	Electricity & Magnetism	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 613	Chemical Engineering Design II	2
C&PE 626	Chemical Engineering Laboratory II	2
EPHX 511	Introductory Quantum Mechanics	3
EPHX 601	Design of Physical and Electronic Systems	4
	KU Core Electives*^H	6
	TOTAL HOURS	15

CURRICULUM NOTES

* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements.
**CHEM130H/135H can be substituted for CHEM 170/175.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 211
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 170
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: PHSX 150, 216, 236, 316, and 516

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EPHX 601

2021-2022 Curriculum

Digital Electronic Systems Concentration

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CHEM 130	General Chemistry I	5
	KU Core Goal 2.1*^H	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus 1	4
PHSX 150	Seminar in Phys., Astr., & Engineering Physics	.5
	KU Core Electives*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15.5

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 168^H	Programming I	4
	KU Core Goal 2.1*^H	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
PHSX 211^H	General Physics I	4
PHSX 216, or PHSX 213	General Physics I Laboratory General Physics I Honors	1 5
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 202	Circuits I	3
EECS 140	Introduction to Digital Logic Design	4
MATH 220^H, or MATH 320	Applied Differential Equations Elementary Differential Equations	3
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
PHSX 236, or PHSX 214	General Physics II Laboratory General Physics II Honors	1 4
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 212	Circuits II	4
EECS 268	Programing II	4
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
PHSX 313	General Physics III	3
PHSX 316	Intermediate Physics Lab	1
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 312	Electronic Circuits I	3
EECS 361	Signal & System Analysis	4
EECS 388	Computer Systems & Assembly Language	4
EPHX 521	Mechanics I	3
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 443	Digital Systems Design	4
EECS 448	Software Engineering I	4
MATH 526	Applied Mathematical Statistics I	3
EPHX 511	Introductory Quantum Mechanics	3
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 470	Electronic Devices & Properties of Materials	4
EECS 541	Computer Systems Design Lab I	3
	EECS Elective	3
EPHX 516	Physical Measurements	4
EPHX 531	Electricity & Magnetism	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 542	Computer Systems Design Lab II	3
EECS 645	Computer Architecture	3
EPHX 601	Design of Physical and Electronic Systems	4
	KU Core Electives*^H	6
	TOTAL HOURS	16

CURRICULUM NOTES

* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements.
**CHEM 150H can be substituted for CHEM 130.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 211
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 130
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: PHSX 150, 216, 236, 316, and 516

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EPHX 601

2021-2022 Curriculum

Electromechanical Control Concentration

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CHEM 130^H	Foundations of Chemistry 1	5
ENGL 101	Composition (or any KU Core GE 2.1)	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus 1	4
ME 228	Computer Graphics	3
PHSX 150	Seminar in Phys., Astr., & Engineering Physics	.5
	TOTAL HOURS	15.5

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 168^H	Programming I	4
ENGL 102^H	Critical Reading & Writing (or any GE 2.1)	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
PHSX 211^H	General Physics I	4
PHSX 216, or PHSX 213	General Physics I Laboratory General Physics I Honors	1 5
	TOTAL HOURS	16

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**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 202	Circuits I	3
EECS 140^H	Introduction to Digital Logic Design	4
MATH 220^H, or MATH 320	Applied Differential Equations Elementary Differential Equations	3
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
PHSX 236, or PHSX 214	General Physics II Laboratory General Physics II Honors	1 4
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 212	Circuits II	4
EECS 268	Programing II	4
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
ME 210	Statics and Intro to Mechanics	1
PHSX 313	General Physics III	3
PHSX 316	Intermediate Physics Lab	1
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 361	Signal & System Analysis	4
EPHX 521	Mechanics I	3
ME 311	Mechanics of Materials	3
ME 212	Basic Engineering Thermodynamics	3
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 312	Electronic Circuits I	3
EPHX 511	Introductory Quantum Mechanics	3
ME 501	Mechanical Engineering Design Process	4
ME 628	Mechanical Design I	4
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	14

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EPHX 516	Physical Measurements	4
EPHX 531	Electricity & Magnetism	3
	Elective**	3
ME 640 or 627	Design Project	2
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15-16

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 444	Control Systems	3
EPHX 601	Design of Physical and Electronic Systems	4
ME 641/642/643	Capstone Design Project	3
	KU Core Electives*^H	6
	TOTAL HOURS	15-17

CURRICULUM NOTES

* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements.
**Elective must be Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or Math.
***ME 642 (Design Project B – Formula Car) requires ME 627 to be taken in the previous semester as the engineering elective. ME 643 (Design Project C – Biomechanics) requires ME 633 to be taken in the previous semester as the engineering elective. ME 641 (Design Project A) is also available but has several prerequisite courses that would need to be taken.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 211
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 130
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: PHSX 150, 216, 236, 316, and 516

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EPHX 601

2021-2022 Curriculum