Professional Concentrations in Engineering

Architectural Engineering
A professional concentration in Architectural Engineering is available to students who are planning a career in building design, including architectural, structural, construction, foundation and environmental aspects. The professional concentration allows students to satisfy the accreditation requirements in civil engineering while pursuing a concentration in architectural engineering.

Courses required for a concentration in architectural engineering are listed below. The total number of credits required for the concentration is 24, of which 18 credits have to be selected as professional electives.

REQUIRED COURSES			PREREQUISITE
CE448	Introduction to Architectural Engineering		ES220, CE212
	(3 cr.)
CE447	Reinforced Masonry and Timber Design (3 cr.)		CE441
CE415/515	Foundations Design (3 cr.)		CE310
CE441	Concrete Design (3 cr.)		CE320
CE442	Steel Design (3 cr.)		CE320
CE492	Senior (Building, Architectural) Design (3 cr.)		CE448, CE441, CE442,
			CE415, CE447 (Corequisite)
Choose at least two of the following (6 credits):
CE405	Construction Management
CE411	Construction Materials		CE320 & CE441 (cor.)
CE420/520	Advanced Structural Analysis		CE320
CE421/521	Composite Mechanics and Design		ES222 & ES260
CE542	Advanced Steel Design		CE442, CE420/520 (cor.)
CE544	Advanced Concrete Design		CE441 & 420/520
CE453/553	Properties and Performance of Concrete Mat’ls		ES260
CE455/555	Structural Damage, Rehabilitation, and Repair		ES222
CE457/557	Environmental Degradation of		CE411/CE441/CE453
	Concrete Structures
ME310	Thermodynamic System Engineering		ES340
ME411	Introduction to Heat Transfer		ES330, ES340, MA232
ME444	Computer Aided Engineering		ES100, MA231
CE438 or CE538	Finite Element Methods		ES222, ES330, MA232
CE401/501	Fracture Mech. of Concrete Structures		ES222 (corequisite)
CE486/586	Intro to Industrial Ecology		CE340 or CH250
Or other course as designated by CEE Department Chair

In addition to the required number of credits, it is recommended that students in the architectural engineering concentration take relevant liberal arts courses such as Painting and Drawing, as well as writing intensive communication (COMM) courses. Architecture related liberal arts courses such as History of World Architecture, Architecture and Culture, Idea and Image, Greek Art and Architecture, Roman Art and Architecture may also be taken by cross-registration at an Associated College. A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 is required in the courses taken for this professional concentration. At least nine of the credit hours required in the concentration must be completed at Clarkson University unless the dean of the Coulter School of Engineering approves an exception.

Biomolecular Engineering
A professional concentration in Biomolecular Engineering has been designed for chemical engineering majors who desire a strong background in biochemical engineering and biology. This will benefit students pursuing careers in medicine, biomedical engineering or in the following industries: consumer products, food processing, and pharmaceuticals. The decision to obtain this concentration is made optimally in the sophomore year.

The professional concentration in Biomolecular Engineering offers a chemical engineering major an alternative path for obtaining a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. Students in the classes of 2010, 2011 and 2012 must take BY160 Cellular & Molecular Biology (3 Cr. Hrs.) and BY162 Cellular & Molecular Biology Lab (2 Cr. Hrs.) in spring semester of sophomore year.  BY160 is a requirement for all chemical engineering students in the classes of 2013 and later; students pursuing the concentration must also take the BY162 laboratory course.  For all students, the required mathematics elective must be a suitable statistics course (STAT383 Applied Statistics) and science and engineering electives are replaced with the required courses CM460 Biochemistry I and CH465 Biochemical Engineering.  An undesignated elective is replaced with a course selected from the following list of courses relevant to biomolecular engineering: BR400 Introduction to Biomedical Rehabilitation Engineering and Science, BY214 Genetics, BY312 Advanced Cell Biology, BY316 Immunobiology, BY320/322 Microbiology with Lab, BY360/362 Physiology with Lab, BY412 Molecular Biology Laboratory, CM426 Intro to Biophysics, CM453 Intro to Biomaterials, CM464 Physical Biochemistry, ES380 Biomechanics or ES452 Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Applications. Further information on this concentration is available in the Department of Chemical Engineering office.

By successfully completing the courses recommended above, upon graduation, students receive a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering with a Dean’s Certificate indicating a “Professional Concentration in Biomolecular Engineering” and a notation to that effect on their transcript.

Construction Engineering Management
A professional concentration in Construction Engineering Management is available to permit civil engineering majors to focus their electives on courses pertinent to the field of construction engineering and management. Electives used to satisfy the requirements of the concentration include a set of courses that reflect the subdiscipline of Construction Engineering as defined by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET).

To obtain a Professional Concentration in Construction Engineering Management, a student must choose required and professional electives in order to complete the following seven courses:

CE415/515	Foundations, Stability and Retaining Structures
CE441	Reinforced Concrete Design
CE442	Steel Design
Any two of the following:
CE405	Constructional Planning and Management
CE406	Construction Engineering
CE407	Introduction to Construction Estimating and Scheduling
CE411	Construction Materials Engineering
And any two of the following:
IH309	Introduction to Occupational Health or IH416 Principles of Occupational Health
OS466	Negotiations and Relationship Management
OM480	Project Management
OM351	Quality Management & Lean Enterprise
LW466	Law of the Workplace
PHIL341	Professional Ethics
or other course as designated by CEE Department Chair

In addition to the required courses, it is recommended that MA383 Applied Statistics I be taken as a mathematics elective course for this concentration.

By successfully completing the courses recommended above, upon graduation, students receive a bachelor’s degree in their major with a Dean’s Certificate indicating a “Professional Concentration in Construction Engineering Management” and a notation to that effect on their transcript.

Environmental Engineering
A professional concentration in Environmental Engineering is available to students interested in the important field of environmental restoration, preservation and sustainability. This involves the design of water, wastewater and air treatment processes, solid and hazardous waste management, fate and transport of contaminants in the ecosphere, and incorporation of environmental sustainability principles into engineering practice.

Any student can qualify for a Dean’s Certificate for a Professional Concentration in Environmental Engineering.
      To achieve this, the student must take six courses:
      CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering or CH250 Chemical Process Calculations
      One course in Cell Biology or Microbiology
      One course in Organic or Physical Chemistry
      One course in Environmental Engineering design
      Two courses distributed between two of the following five subdisciplines:
      Air Pollution Engineering
      Water and Wastewater Engineering
      Environmental Quality Engineering
      Environmental Health Science Engineering
      Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering

A list of courses acceptable for this Environmental Engineering Concentration can be obtained from any engineering department office. The Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering oversees the concentration requirements, and may be consulted for additional details.

In addition to the required courses indicated above, it is recommended that MA383 Applied Statistics I be taken as a mathematics elective course for this concentration.

By successfully completing the courses recommended above, upon graduation, students receive a bachelor’s degree in their major with a Dean’s Certificate indicating a “Professional Concentration in Environmental Engineering” and a notation to that effect on their transcript.

Manufacturing Engineering
The requirements for the Professional Concentration in Manufacturing Engineering are listed in the table below. Interested students must fill out an application form available from the MAE Department office. Changes to the Manufacturing Engineering concentration requirements must be approved by the MAE department chair or executive officer. Students successfully completing the following requirements receive a Dean’s Certificate in Manufacturing Engineering.

Required Courses			Elective Courses (three required)
ES260	Materials Science		ME399	Computer-aided Manufacturing
MA383	Applied Statistics I or		ME444	Computer-aided Engineering
MA330	Advanced Engineering Mathematics		ME448	Fundamentals of Robotics
OM331	Operations/Production Management		ME393	Analyses of Materials Processing
ME390	Manufacturing Processes		AE/ME457	Composite Mechanics and Design
OM485	Quality Management		ME492	Welding Metallurgy
			ES360	Materials Science II
			ES405	Design of Experiments &
				Analysis of Data
			ES351	Materials Characterization Laboratory
			ES/ME490	Mechanical Behavior of Materials
			ES357	Microelectronic Fabrication
			ES365	Polymer Materials
			ES405	Design of Experiments and Analysis
				of Data

Materials Engineering
Many engineers and scientists are employed in the materials processing and manufacturing industries. Increasing demands on the mechanical and environmental durability of national infrastructure require improving the strength and useful life of steels, concrete, ceramics and other engineering/structural materials. Space exploration and miniaturization of electronic devices, for example, are made possible by the development and processing of nanostructured composite materials through nanotechnology.

To help students improve employment opportunities in materials-related areas, Clarkson University is offering a certificate program in Materials Engineering Concentrations.

A Clarkson student can qualify for a Certificate from the dean of the Coulter School of Engineering verifying satisfactory completion of the coursework necessary to create a Professional Concentration in Materials Engineering. To attain this, the student must complete five (5) courses, which include two (2) required courses and three (3) electives from the list given. The required courses are:

ES260	Materials Science and Engineering I (Fall or Spring)
ES360	Materials Science and Engineering II (Spring only

The three elective courses must be chosen from the following list of materials engineering
and science courses:

CE411	Construction Materials Engineering		ME390	Manufacturing Processes
CM430	Colloids and Interfaces		ME393	Analysis of Materials Processing
CM450	Introduction to Polymer Chemistry		ME457	Composite Mechanics and Design
EE439	Dielectrics		ME591	Selected Topics in Materials Engineering:
ES357	Microelectronic Circuit Fabrication			“Micro- & Nano-Systems Eng.” (Spring)
ES365	Polymer Materials		PH341	Solid State Physics I
ES452	Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Applications		PH442	Solid State Physics II
ES464	Corrosion Engineering

One of the following laboratory elective courses must be chosen
ES361  Fine Particle Technology
ME492 Welding Metallurgy     

Application forms may be obtained from the Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (MAE) at 253 CAMP or from any other engineering department office.

Structural Engineering
One of the most important activities of civil and environmental engineers is to modernize and increase the effectiveness of the nation’s physical infrastructure. This challenge involves the design and construction of new physical systems such as our highways, harbors and waterways, bridges, buildings, and water treatment facilities. This effort requires a variety of specialized talents that can in part be developed through the selection of professional electives.

To obtain a Professional Concentration in Structural Engineering, a student must choose required and professional electives in order to complete the following seven courses:

CE420/520	Advanced Structural Analysis
CE415/515	Foundations, Stability, and Retaining Structures
CE441	Reinforced Concrete Design
CE442	Steel Design
CE490	Senior Design
And any two of the following:
CE401/501	Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures
CE411	Construction Materials Engineering
CE421/521	Composite Mechanics and Design
CE438/538	Finite Element Methods
CE544	Advanced Reinforced Concrete
ME444	Computer-aided Engineering
	or other course as designated by CEE Department Chair.

It is of particular importance for transfer students to be aware of the sequence of prerequisite courses required to complete Steel and Concrete Design for the Structural Engineering concentration. This sequence consists of ES220, ES222, CE320, CE441 (Fall), CE442 (Spring) and requires five semesters if transfer students have not taken ES220 Statics before entering Clarkson. In special circumstances ES222 and CE320 can be taken concurrently.

By successfully completing the courses recommended above, upon graduation, students receive a bachelor’s degree in their major with a Dean’s Certificate indicating a “Professional Concentration in Structural Engineering” and a notation to that effect on their transcript.