PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SECTION IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
2014-2016
Type of Change Academic Change
1. IF THE ANSWER TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IS YES, THE COLLEGE MUST CONSULT NEAL ARMSTRONG TO DETERMINE IF SACS-COC APPROVAL IS REQUIRED.
Is this a new degree program? No
Does the program offer courses that will be taught off campus? No Will courses in this program be delivered electronically? No
2. EXPLAIN CHANGE TO DEGREE PROGRAM AND GIVE A DETAILED RATIONALE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CHANGE (include page numbers in the catalog where changes will be made):
1. CE 314K, Properties & Behavior of Engineering Materials, will move into the 1st semester of the 3rd year of the degree program changing it from basic sequence to major sequence. The CE 314K course number will change since we will be applying for an upper-division number for this course. This is due to the movement in the degree plan of prerequisite courses, EM 319, which is a prerequisite for CE 314K and EM 306, which is a prerequisite for EM 319. EM 306 needs to be moved since PHY 303K, 103M, and M 408D will be prerequisites for EM 306 instead of co-requisites.
2. CE 319F, Elementary Mechanics of Fluids, will change from major sequence to basic sequence. This course will move into the 2nd semester of the 2nd year of the degree program since it will now be in the basic sequence. This movement is to have this course classification be consistent with the BS Civil Engineering degree.
3. Mathematics 427K, Advanced Calculus for Applications I, will change from a basic sequence course to an “other required” course. This is changing to be consistent with the course classification in the BS Civil Engineering degree program.
3. SCOPE OF PROPOSED CHANGE
a. Does this proposal impact other colleges/schools? No
b. Will students in other degree programs be impacted (are the proposed changes to courses
commonly taken by students in other colleges)? No
c. Will students from your college take courses in other colleges? No d. Does this proposal involve changes to the core curriculum or other basic education
requirements (42-hour core, signature courses, flags)? No
e. Will this proposal change the number of hours required for degree completion? No
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering [No changes to this section.]
Program Outcomes [No changes to this section.] Program Educational Objectives [No changes to this section.]
Dual Degree program in Architectural Engineering and Architecture [No changes to this section.]
Curriculum
Course requirements are divided into three categories: basic sequence courses, major sequence courses, and other required courses. In addition, each student must complete the University’s Core Curriculum. In some cases, a course required for the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below. To ensure that courses used to fulfill the social and behavioral sciences and visual and performing arts requirements of the core curriculum also meet ABET criteria, students should follow the guidance given in ABET Criteria.
In the process of fulfilling engineering degree requirements, students must also complete coursework to satisfy the following flag requirements: one independent inquiry flag, one quantitative reasoning flag, one ethics and leadership flag, one global cultures flag, one cultural diversity in the US flag, and two writing flags. The independent inquiry flag, the quantitative reasoning flag, the ethics and leadership flag, and one writing flag are carried by courses specifically required for the degree; these courses are identified below. Students are advised to fulfill the second writing flag requirement with a course that meets another requirement of the core curriculum, such as the first-year signature course. Courses that may be used to fulfill flag requirements are identified in the Course Schedule.
Enrollment in major sequence courses is restricted to students who have received credit for all of the basic sequence courses and have been admitted to the major sequence. Requirements for admission to a major sequence are given in Admission and Registration. Enrollment in other required courses is not restricted by completion of the basic sequence.
Courses Sem Hrs
Basic Sequence Courses
Architectural Engineering 102, 217 3
Chemistry 301 (may be used to fulfill the science and technology, part II, requirement of the core curriculum.)
3
Civil Engineering 311K, 311S, 314K, 319F 9
Engineering Mechanics 306, 319 6
Mathematics 408C, 408D, 427K (Mathematics 408C may be used to fulfill the mathematics requirement of the core curriculum; it carries Mathematics 408C and 427K each carry a quantitative reasoning flag.)
8 12
Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N (Physics 303K and 303L may be used to fulfill the science and technology, part I, requirement of the core curriculum; both courses carry a quantitative reasoning flag.)
8
Rhetoric and Writing 306 (may be counted toward the English composition requirement of the core curriculum.)
3 Undergraduate Studies 302 or 303 (some sections carry a writing flag) 3
Total
Major Sequence Courses Architectural Engineering 320K, 320L, 323K, 335, 346N, 346P or 370, 465, 366
(Architectural Engineering 465 carries an independent inquiry flag.) (Architectural Engineering 366 carries an ethics and leadership flag)
25
Civil Engineering 314K, 319F, 329, 331 or 335, 333T, 357 (Civil Engineering 333T carries a writing flag.)
15
Approved technical electives 9
Total 49
Other Required Courses
Mathematics 427K (carries a quantitative reasoning flag) 4
Geological Sciences 303 3
Mechanical Engineering 320 3
Approved architectural history elective (may be used to fulfill the visual and performing arts requirement of the core curriculum.)
3
Approved mathematics or science elective 3
Total 16
12
Remaining Core Curriculum Courses
English 316K (humanities) 3
American and Texas government 6
American history 6
Social and behavioral sciences 3
Total 18
Minimum Required 126
Technical Electives [No changes to this section.] Area 1, Structures [No changes to this section.]
Area 2, Building Energy and Environments [No changes to this section.]
Area 3, Construction and Materials [No changes to this section.]
Suggested Arrangement of Courses
Courses Sem
Hrs First Year
Fall
Architectural Engineering 102, Introduction to Architectural Engineering 1
Mathematics 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus 4
Rhetoric and Writing 306, Rhetoric and Writing 3
Undergraduate Studies 302 or Undergraduate Studies 303, First-Year Signature Course 3
Total
14
Spring
Engineering Mechanics 306, Statics 3
Approved architectural history elective 3
Geological Sciences 303, Introduction to Geology 3
Mathematics 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus 4
Physics 303K, Engineering Physics I 3
Physics 103M, Laboratory for Physics 303K 1
Social and behavioral sciences 3
American and Texas government 3
Total
17 Second Year
Fall
Civil Engineering 311K, Introduction to Computer Methods 3
Engineering Mechanics 306, Statics 3
Engineering Mechanics 319, Mechanics of Solids 3
Mathematics 427K, Advanced Calculus for Applications I 4
Physics 303L, Engineering Physics II 3
Physics 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L 1
American history 3
Approved architectural history elective 3
Total
17
Spring
Architectural Engineering 217, Computer-Aided Design and Graphics 2 Civil Engineering 311S, Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers 3
Engineering Mechanics 319, Mechanics of Solids 3
Civil Engineering 319F, Elementary Mechanics of Fluids 3
Mechanical Engineering 320, Applied Thermodynamics 3
Civil Engineering 314K, Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials 3
English 316K, Masterworks of Literature 3
Social and behavioral sciences 3
American history 3
Approved mathematics/science elective 3
Total
17 Third Year
Architectural Engineering 320K, Introduction to Design I 3
Civil Engineering 319F, Elementary Mechanics of Fluids 3
Civil Engineering 314K, Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials 3
Civil Engineering 329, Structural Analysis 3
Architectural Engineering 323K, Project Management and Economics 3
English 316K, Masterworks of Literature 3
Mechanical Engineering 320, Applied Thermodynamics 3
American government 3
Total
15
Spring
Architectural Engineering 320L, Introduction to Design II 3
Architectural Engineering 335, Materials and Methods of Building Construction 3
Architectural Engineering 346N, Building Environmental Systems 3
Civil Engineering 331, Reinforced Concrete Design; or Civil Engineering 335, Elements of Steel
Design
3
Civil Engineering 333T, Engineering Communication 3
Total
15 Fourth Year
Fall
Architectural Engineering 323K, Project Management and Economics 3
Civil Engineering 357, Geotechnical Engineering 3
Architectural Engineering 346P, HVAC Design; or Architectural Engineering 370, Design of
Energy Efficient and Healthy Buildings
3
Approved mathematics/science elective 3
Approved technical elective 3
American history 3
American and Texas government 3
Total
15
Spring
Architectural Engineering 465, Integrated Design Project 4
Architectural Engineering 366, Contracts, Liability, and Ethics 3
American history 3
American government 3
Approved technical electives 6
Total
