Engineering Innovation Minor
This minor provides the academic background for graduates to think more creatively, innovatively, and entrepreneurially. Graduates are more rounded with innovative skill sets that enhance career advancement opportunities, either for employers or in their own entrepreneurial pursuits.
Fast Facts
- Open to undergraduate students in any engineering discipline.
- 15 credits, completed with a minimum 2.8 combined GPA
- To declare a minor, you will need to fill out this FORM.
- Course schedules, deadlines, and other information are available via the University Registrar.
- For more detailed information, refer to the Undergraduate Catalog
- Students cannot earn both the Engineering Innovation minor and the Engineering Innovation certificate.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENC 3246 | Professional Communication for Engineers | 3 |
| EGN 4643 | Engineering Innovation | 3 |
| Select up to 9 credits: | 9 | |
| EGS 2036 | Fundamentals of the New Engineer (1 credit) | |
| EGN 2020C | Engineering Design & Society (Freshman Design) (2 Credits) | |
| EGN 4641 | Engineering Entrepreneurship (3 Credits) | |
| EGS 4038 | Engineering Leadership (3 Credits) | |
| EGS 4625 | Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management (3 Credits) | |
| EGS 4100 | Divergent Thinking (3 Credits) | |
| Up to 3 credits of the below courses can count towards the 9 credits above: | 3 | |
| EGN 4940 | NSF Fellowship Preparation (1 Credit) | |
| ABE 4949 | Work Experience in Biological Engineering (1-3 Credits) | |
| BME 3941 | Internship Experience for Biomedical Engineering (3 Credits) | |
| CEN 4940 | Practical Work in Computer Engineering (1-3 Credits) | |
| CGN 4949 | Co-op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| CIS 4940 | Practical Work (1 Credit) | |
| CIS 4949 | Co-Op Work in CISE (1 Credit) | |
| EAS 4949 | Co-op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| ECH 4948 | Internship Work Experience (1-3 Credits) | |
| ECH 4949 | Co-op Work Experience (1-3 Credits) | |
| EEL 4948 | Practical Work in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3 Credit) | |
| EEL 4949 | Co-op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| EGN 4949 | Engineering Internship/Co-op (1-3 Credits) | |
| EGN 5949 | Prac/Intern/Coop Work (1-6 Credits) | |
| EIN 4944 | Practical Work in Industrial and Systems Engineering (1-3 Credits) | |
| EMA 4949 | Co-Op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| EML 4945 | Practical Work in Mechanical Engineering (1 Credit) | |
| EML 4949 | Co-op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| ENU 4949 | Co-op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| ENV 4949 | Environmental Engineering Internship/Co-op (1-3 Credits) | |
| ESI 4949 | Co-Op Work Experience (1 Credit) | |
| Total Credits | 15 |