Academic Catalog
2024-2025

Engineering

A student learns Industrial Engineering concepts experimenting with a VEX robot.

Program Director:

Dr. David Foster, Ph.D.
Room 2-703 AB, 810-762-7958
dfoster@kettering.edu

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering program prepares students for careers in multidisciplinary engineering. The program includes a core set of engineering courses, which provides students with a foundation in Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering principles. Students will then select one of the following application areas: 

Program Educational Objectives

With their Kettering education as a foundation, within a few years of graduation, graduates will attain:

  • A reputation for working effectively and ethically in diverse professional environments.
  • Leadership in their profession while actively pursuing lifelong learning and contributing to progress within their field.
  • The ability to practice responsible decision-making and apply best practices to their professional endeavors.

BS/MASTERS PATHWAY

Undergraduate students also have an opportunity to get their bachelor's and master's degrees in five years with the BS/MASTERS Pathway

Engineering Program Curriculum Requirements

First Year Experience
CILE-101First Year Foundations1
General Education
COMM-101Rhetoric & Writing4
ECON-201Economic Principles4
LA-201Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition4
LA-489Sr. Seminar:Leadership, Ethics4
Advanced Humanities Electives 18
Advanced Social Science Electives 18
Total Credit Hours33
1

Humanities and Social Science advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses.

Mathematics and Basic Science
MATH-101Calculus I4
or MATH-101X Calculus I
MATH-102Calculus II4
or MATH-102X Calculus II
MATH-203Multivariate Calculus4
or MATH-203X Multivariate Calculus
MATH-258Probability and Statistics4
CHEM-135Principles of Chemistry3
or CHEM-137 General Chemistry I
CHEM-136Principles of Chemistry Lab1
PHYS-114Newtonian Mechanics3
PHYS-115Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory1
PHYS-224Electricity and Magnetism3
PHYS-225Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory1
Math/Science Elective4
Credit Hours Subtotal: 32
Engineering Fundamentals Core
IME-100Interdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing4
ECE-100Principles of Electrical and Computer Engineering4
IME-200Introduction to Industrial Engineering4
IME-351Engineering Economics4
ECE-101MATLAB and C Programming4
or CS-101 Computing & Algorithms I
EE-210Circuits I3
EE-211Circuits I Lab1
MECH-210Statics4
MECH-310Dynamics4
Credit Hours Subtotal: 32
Concentration - See Below52
Credit Hours Subtotal: 52
Free Electives8
Credit Hours Subtotal: 8
Culminating Undergraduate Experience
CILE-400
CILE-401
Undergraduate Thesis Initiation
and Undergraduate Thesis Completion 1
4
Credit Hours Subtotal: 4
Total Credit Hours128

(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 161

1

Students are automatically registered for CILE-400 in a co-op term when they reach Junior II status. 

 

Manufacturing Systems Concentration 

IME-300Manufacturing Processes4
MATH-204Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms4
MATH-305Numerical Methods and Matrices4
MECH-211Circuits and Mechatronics4
MECH-212Mechanics of Materials4
MECH-300Computer Aided Engineering4
MECH-307Materials Engineering4
Select Two of the Following:8
Computer Numerical Control Machining
Industrial Robotics
Applied Control Systems Design
Select Three of the Following:12
VR Systems: Modeling & Control
Internet of Things (IoT)
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Lean Work Design
Simulation
Human-Computer Interaction and Interface Design
Quality Control
Design of Experiments
Lean Six Sigma
Mechanical Component Design I
Mechanics and Design Simulation of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials
ENGR-490Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project4
Total Credit Hours52

Mechatronic Systems Concentration

MATH-204Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms4
MATH-305Numerical Methods and Matrices4
EE-320
EE-321
Electronics I
and Electronics I Laboratory
4
EE-338Discrete-Time Signals and Systems4
CE-210Intro to Digital Systems Design4
CE-320Intro to Microcomputers4
MECH-211Circuits and Mechatronics4
MECH-311Mechatronics Systems Design4
MECH-330
MECH-331
Dynamic Systems with Vibrations
and Dynamic Sys w Vibrations Lab
4
MECH-430
MECH-431
Dynamic Systems with Controls
and Dynamic Systems with Controls Lab
4
Select Two of the Following:8
Mobile Robotics
Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Driving
Computer Vision for Autonomous Driving
VR Systems: Modeling & Control
Internet of Things (IoT)
Continuous-Time Signals and Systems
Energy Storage Systems with EV Applications
Digital Signal Processing
Industrial Robotics
Applied Control Systems Design
ENGR-490Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project4
Total Credit Hours52

Robotic Systems Concentration

MATH-204Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms4
MATH-305Numerical Methods and Matrices4
EE-320
EE-321
Electronics I
and Electronics I Laboratory
4
EE-338Discrete-Time Signals and Systems4
CE-210Intro to Digital Systems Design4
CE-320Intro to Microcomputers4
CE-420Microcomputer Systems4
CE-426Real-Time Embedded Systems4
CE-442Mobile Robotics4
IME-408Industrial Robotics4
Select Two of the Following:8
Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Driving
Computer Vision for Autonomous Driving
VR Systems: Modeling & Control
Internet of Things (IoT)
Energy Storage Systems with EV Applications
Digital Signal Processing
Continuous-Time Signals and Systems
Applied Control Systems Design
Human-Computer Interaction and Interface Design
ENGR-490Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project4
Total Credit Hours52

Engineering Management Concentration

MATH-350Financial Mathematics4
IME-321Operations Research - Deterministic Models4
IME-332Engineering Statistics4
IME-452Production System Design4
IME-453Supply Chain Design4
IME-564Ethics and Practice of Engineering4
Select one of the following4
Quality Control
Lean Six Sigma
Select Five of the following:20
New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship
Innovation Development
Financial Management
Business Law
Organizational Behavior
Project Management
Data Visualization
Strategic Management
Leadership
ENGR-490Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project4
Total Credit Hours52
Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
Freshman ICredit Hours
CILE-101 First Year Foundations 1
COMM-101 Rhetoric & Writing 4
CHEM-135 Principles of Chemistry 3
CHEM-136 Principles of Chemistry Lab 1
MATH-101 Calculus I 4
IME-100
Interdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing
or Principles of Electrical and Computer Engineering
4
 Credit Hours17
Freshman II
LA-201 Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition 4
MATH-102 Calculus II 4
PHYS-114 Newtonian Mechanics 3
PHYS-115 Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory 1
IME-100
Interdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing
or Principles of Electrical and Computer Engineering
4
 Credit Hours16
Sophomore
Sophomore I
ECON-201 Economic Principles 4
ECE-101 MATLAB and C Programming 4
MATH-203 Multivariate Calculus 4
PHYS-224 Electricity and Magnetism 3
PHYS-225 Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory 1
 Credit Hours16
Sophomore II
EE-210 Circuits I 3
EE-211 Circuits I Lab 1
IME-200 Introduction to Industrial Engineering 4
MECH-210 Statics 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE ONE 4
 Credit Hours16
Junior
Junior I
MATH-258 Probability and Statistics 4
MECH-310 Dynamics 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE TWO 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE THREE 4
Advanced Humanities or Social Science Elective 4
 Credit Hours20
Junior II
IME-351 Engineering Economics 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE FOUR 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE FIVE 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE SIX 4
Advanced Humanities or Social Science Elective 4
 Credit Hours20
Senior
Senior I
CONCENTRATION COURSE SEVEN 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE EIGHT 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE NINE 4
Free Elective 4
Advanced Humanities or Social Science Elective 4
 Credit Hours20
Senior II
CONCENTRATION COURSE TEN 4
CONCENTRATION COURSE ELEVEN 4
Math/Science Elective 4
LA-489 Sr. Seminar:Leadership, Ethics 4
 Credit Hours16
Senior III
CONCENTRATION COURSE TWELVE 4
Advanced Humanities or Social Science Elective 4
Free Elective 4
ENGR-490 Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project 4
 Credit Hours16
Any Term
CILE-400
CILE-401
Undergraduate Thesis Initiation
and Undergraduate Thesis Completion
4
 Credit Hours4
 Total Credit Hours161