Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology Concentration, B.S.

Engineering Technology
615-898-2776
Saleh Sbenaty, program coordinator
Saleh.Sbenaty@mtsu.edu

Engineering Technology is a technologically advanced program at the Bachelor of Science level utilizing theoretical concepts and hands-on instruction. Program selection is from the following concentrations: Computer Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology.

The Computer Engineering Technology concentration is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (http://www.abet.org) and provides the student with a sound technical base in electric and electronic circuits, digital systems, and computer hardware, software, and networking. Microcontroller, microprocessor, FPGA, embedded system, and microcomputer applications in the area of control and automation as well as programming, data acquisition, transfer, and analysis are also emphasized.

Employment opportunities exist in various fields that require the design, development, analysis, implementation, operation, optimization, and maintenance of electronic circuits, computer hardware, software, networking systems, and/or embedded computer systems. Typical employers include manufacturing, medical, aerospace, instrumentation and control, electrical power management, networking, and customer service sectors.

NOTE: A grade of C or better is required on transfer credits accepted as part of a major in Engineering Technology.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	53 hours
Engineering Technology Core	21 hours
Computer Engineering Technology Concentration	32 hours
Supporting Courses	41 hours*
TOTAL	124-135 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the program of study may be completed in 124 hours.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

MATH 1730 (Math)
CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 (Nat Sci)
PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (53 hours)

Engineering Technology Core (21 hours)

ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours
ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety 3 credit hours
ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours
ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours
ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours

Computer Engineering Technology Capstone

ET 4801 - Computer Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required)

Computer Engineering Technology Concentration (32 hours)

ET 3620 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ET 3630 - Electronics 3 credit hours
ET 3640 - Digital Circuits Design 3 credit hours
ET 3650 - Introduction to Microprocessors 3 credit hours
ET 3670 - Computer-Assisted Printed Circuit Board Design 2 credit hours
ET 4600 - Programmable Logic Controllers 3 credit hours
ET 4610 - Instrumentation and Controls 3 credit hours
ET 4630 - Local Area Networks 3 credit hours
ET 4640 - Industrial Electricity 3 credit hours
ET 4660 - Microprocessor Interfacing 3 credit hours
ET 4670 - Microprocessor Design 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (41 hours)

CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
CSCI 3160 - Introduction to Assembly Language 3 credit hours
CSCI 3180 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 credit hours
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing 3 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Optional Computer Science Minor

The minor will include CSCI 1170 , CSCI 2170 , CSCI 3160 , CSCI 3180 (14 hours) and at least 3 additional hours in upper-division computer science courses as approved by the minor and major advisors.

Curriculum: Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours
ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours
ET 3620 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

ET 3630 - Electronics 3 credit hours
ET 3640 - Digital Circuits Design 3 credit hours
ET 3650 - Introduction to Microprocessors 3 credit hours
ET 3670 - Computer-Assisted Printed Circuit Board Design 2 credit hours
ET 4600 - Programmable Logic Controllers 3 credit hours
ET 4660 - Microprocessor Interfacing 3 credit hours
CSCI 3160 - Introduction to Assembly Language 3 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

CSCI 3180 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 credit hours
ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours
ET 4610 - Instrumentation and Controls 3 credit hours
ET 4670 - Microprocessor Design 3 credit hours
ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety 3 credit hours
ET 4801 - Computer Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours
ET 4630 - Local Area Networks 3 credit hours
ET 4640 - Industrial Electricity 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours