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Minors and Certificates
Minors
A Minor is a structured collection of classes that make up a sub-discipline. Minors differ from "areas of specialization" in that: 1) minors (like majors) have specific course requirements rather than course suggestions, and 2) minors are usually cross-disciplinary or in a field that complements a student's given major. All minors require at least 18 credits, but many (and in some cases ALL) of these credits can be counted towards your major requirement as well. There are many minors available at Penn State. This list includes only the minors that are most related to electrical engineering or that make the best complements to a BSEE degree. How many extra credits these minors require (beyond those required for the BSEE Degree) depends on the specific minor and how you use your various electives. See your advisor to determine how you can fit these minors into your BSEE program most efficiently. The Engineering Leadership Development Minor is an interdisciplinary program designed for engineering students who wish to supplement their major field of study with knowledge of leadership concepts, principles, practices and techniques. The minor was developed as a result of strong industry, recruiter, and alumni support for training, educating, and developing engineers who are not only technically competent but also interpersonally aware and capable of leading teams. The minor provides students with the opportunity to develop essential non-technical professional skills necessary to become leader-engineers in today's evolving global society. The program aspires to produce "world-class engineers": engineers who are aware of the world, solidly grounded in their technical discipline, intellectually broad minded, effective in group operations, and people oriented. Engineering Entrepreneurship (E-SHIP) is based in the College of Engineering, but has cross-university focus, with most students in either engineering, business, or Information Sciences and Technology (IST). The 18-credit minor uses problem-based learning, where the faculty member is a project facilitator and learning guide. Cross-skill training is a key feature in the minor: engineering and IST students take a business basis course, and business students take an introduction to engineering process course. All E-SHIP core courses (12 credits) have team-based projects in product (or process) concept development, market research, prototyping, and business planning. Bioengineering (or bio-medical engineering) is the application of engineering science and engineering practice to the needs of modern medicine, and to research problems in the biological sciences. The minor is available to students in any undergraduate programs, but is particularly suitable to engineering students seeking careers in health-related professions. The Nanotechnology minor is designed to help prepare students from diverse disciplines for careers in a broad range of industries innovating with nanotechnology. The minor builds on the singular strengths of Penn State's nanofabrication facilities including its class 1 and class 10 clean rooms, its faculty, and existing academic programs. The minor provides students with fundamental knowledge and skills in simulation, design, modeling, syntheses, characterization, properties, processing, manufacturing, and applications at the nano scale. This interdisciplinary minor is designed for any engineering students who is interested in state-of-the-art practice in integrated product/process design and manufacturing. The programs culminates with a one or two semester project involving the design and manufacture of a new product. Environmental engineers are concerned with the protection of human populations from the effects of adverse environmental factors, the protection of environments from the potentially deleterious effects of human activities, and the improvement of environmental quality for public health and well-being. The minor provides students in engineering, science, and other majors with comprehensive knowledge of environmental issues and the skills necessary to formulate and solve problems associated with environmental pollution.
Other minors of interest to Electrical Engineering students
Foreign Language Minors
Because most engineering companies operate in a global marketplace, the ability to communicate in a language other than English is an important skill. Completion of any of the following minors would provide a working knowledge of the corresponding written/spoken language.
A complete list of Penn State Minors is available here . More general information about minors is available here. To sign up for a minor:
Certificate Programs
A Certificate Program, like a minor, is a collection of classes that are related in some way. Certificates, however, require even fewer courses than a minor, so they are usually very easy to obtain. Because Certficate Programs are relatively new, there are not many of them available yet. This will change, however, as the program grows. This list includes only the certificates offered through the College of Engineering. How many extra credits these certificates require (beyond those required for the BSEE Degree) depends on the specific certificate and how you use your various electives. See your advisor to determine how you can fit these certificates into your BSEE program most efficiently. The Space Systems Engineering Certificate Program is primarily designed for students in the College of Engineering who wish to be recognized for completing a core set of courses in Space Systems Engineering–related topics and for participating in a space-systems project. The project work is to be documented through a report. This certificate program, under the direction of, and jointly administered by the Electrical Engineering Department’s Communications and Space Sciences Laboratory (CSSL) and the Aerospace Engineering Department, is designed to help prepare students for a career in the space industry. It is also relevant to students with an interest in systems engineering and who wish to bolster their credentials. This certificate is intended to recognize the completion of course work, language study and international experiences that will contribute toward the attainment of a global perspective of engineering. This certificate program is designed to help students to develop some basic knowledge of the housing industry and so provide a better preparation for a career in the housing industry. The program is directed primarily buy not exclusively toward senior level engineering undergraduates. Last Updated: February 15, 2007 By: David Salvia |
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