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College of Engineering 331 Engineering Building General Statement Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Master of Science
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Doctor of Philosophy In addition to the University application and admission requirements, applicants to the Ph.D. in Engineering degree program must have at least 24 semester hours of graduate-level engineering, physical science, or mathematics courses, with a minimum grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0. The general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for admission to the program; but students wishing to be nominated for University-sponsored fellowships and/or Teaching or Research Assistantships must take GRE. The TOEFL examination is required of international applicants. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Prospective students must submit samples of their technical writing abilities. These will normally be technical journal papers, conference papers, or course project reports. In addition, an interview may be required to verify the applicant’s verbal communication skills. For application forms, course information or other details, write or contact the Director of Graduate Studies. Degree Requirements The Ph.D. in Engineering degree requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate-level courses in engineering, science, and/or mathematics beyond the master’s degree (if the student has entered the program with a master’s degree in engineering or the physical sciences). For those students who do not have a master’s degree, at least 60 semester hours of graduate-level engineering, science, and/or mathematics courses are required, at least 30 semester hours of which must be taken at Temple University. Students must pass a qualifying examina-tion, which evaluates communication, research, and information-synthesis skills; and a comprehensive examination, which evaluates breadth in engineering/applied science. All Ph.D. students must define a dissertation problem and present it to their doctoral advisory committee both in writing and orally at an open seminar. They then must carry out the research toward the problem’s solution and ultimately defend the resulting Ph.D. dissertation in a public seminar before their dissertation examining committee. The Ph.D. dissertation is a creative process and consists of novel advanced work. The student must contribute to the publication of two research papers in either peer-reviewed journals or refereed conference proceedings. The section on "General Guidelines for Degree Programs," presented at the beginning of this Graduate Bulletin, should be consulted for further details on these and other degree requirements. Professional Certificate Programs The College of Engineering recognizes the importance of life-long learning and continuing graduate education to practicing engineers, and offers several Graduate Certificate Programs to help working engineers enhance their professional skills. Each department of the College has designated specific groups of three courses within some specific technical areas to form the certificate programs. In order to make the Certificate programs available to practicing engineers, classes are scheduled in the evening, during the regular Fall and Spring semesters at the Fort Washington campus of Temple University. Students who complete certificate programs in good standing may apply for admission to the M.S.E. degree program. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers five Graduate Certificates: Computer Engineering, Digital Data Communication, Signal Processing, Digital VLSI Design, and Systems Engineering. Graduate Certificates offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering are: Reliability and Failure Prevention, Integration of Manufacturing and Management (in collaboration with the Richard J. Fox School of Business), and Finite Element Methods. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a Graduate Certificate Programs on Construction Management and Environmental Hygiene. Program Requirements Each Certificate Program requires the successful completion of three graduate level courses (9 semester-hours) with a GPA in the program of at least 3.0, and no grade in any course below C. Admission To be admitted into a Certificate Program a student must have an engineering or a related baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, with a GPA of at least 2.5. Students with lower GPA but with related active professional experience may also be considered for admission. For admission, a student must complete an application form and submit it along with a statement of professional goals, an official transcript, and one letter of recommendation. International students are not admitted to certificate programs. Admission to Master’s Program Credits earned in certificate programs may be applied towards the completion of a master’s degree in the College. For credits to be transferred to a master’s program, the certificate program GPA must be at least 3.0 with no grade below "B". University regulations allow transfer of a maximum of 9 semester-hours of coursework from a certificate program to a master’s program. For details of admission to a master’s program, please review the general admission requirements for MSE programs. Course Descriptions Civil Engineering/Environmental Health Additional courses are listed below under Engineering (ENGR).
CE 400. Engineering Project Management. (3 s.h.) Overview of the basic principles underlying all methods of project management, including project estimating, planning and scheduling, budgeting, cost accounting and cost control, project documentation, tracking and resource leveling; utilization of project management software packages for selected civil engineering projects; different types of projects, organizing the project management functions, setting up the project team, starting up and managing engineering projects and ensuring the effective completion of the project on time, within budget and meeting specifications. CE 410. Environmental Engineering. (3 s.h.) Generation, transport, effects, and control of environmental pollution within and across media. Problem analysis and control design. The theoretical development will be augmented with applications of state-of-the-art software packages. Students will complete a term project. CE 420. Structural Mechanics. (3 s.h.) Principles of mechanics and stress and strain at a point; analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures with static and moving loads using energy methods and force and deformation methods; beam theory, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, introduction to numerical methods and computer techniques; introduction to the use of the GT-STRUDAL and ANSYS computer programs. CE 430. Transportation Engineering. (3 s.h.) The principal modes of transportation including highway, rail, and air; analysis of elements of transport technology; transportation system development, planning, design, construction, and maintenance. CE 500. Construction Administration. (3 s.h.) The engineering and construction industry; basis of construction contracting; organizational structure and its functions; management structure and its functions; office administration, employment practices, and labor relations; organizational financing and accounting; safety practices, risk management, and industrial insurance. CE 504. Industrial Safety. (2 s.h.) In-depth presentation of the safety hazards that can be found in a working environment and their control. Students will identify different classes of safety hazards and design and present solutions for them. CE 505. Industrial Ventilation. (2 s.h.) Problems of air movement related to ventilation for the maintenance of suitable environmental conditions in work areas. Topics include dilution ventilation, comfort ventilation, fans, duct and hood design, and the testing of ventilation systems. CE 506. Radiological Health. (3 s.h.) Nuclear reactions, source and nature of natural and induced radioactivity, methods of radiation detection and determination, practice of radiological safety. Laboratory provides familiarization with instruments for detection and determination, and demonstrates the properties of ionizing radiation. CE 507. Environmental Noise. (3 s.h.) The physical aspects and properties of sound with a concentration on the evaluation of noise-related hazards and the abatement of noise. CE 508. Introduction to Epidemiology. (3 s.h.) Discussion of rates, incidence and prevalence, and study design. Cohort and case-control studies. Risk and odds ratios, confidence intervals, and study power. Case studies of occupational epidemiologic research reports.
CE 509. Environmental Toxicology. (3 s.h.) A review of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of environmental toxicants. Methods used to measure acute and chronic toxicity (including carcinogenesis) are explored. CE 510. Transportation Systems Management. (3 s.h.) Cost effective techniques for the rebuilding of deteriorated transportation systems; pavement management and traffic systems management; extensive use of advanced computer software packages. CE 511. Environmental Health. (3 s.h.) A review of environmental health hazards, including chemical, biological, and physical pollutants in air, water, and soil; risk analysis applied to environmental health. CE 513. Analytical Instrumentation. (3 s.h.) Sampling and analysis of environmental contaminants. Real-time monitoring. Sample collection and proper handling. Analytical applications of absorption spectroscopy in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared; atomic absorption; emission spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; separation methods including liquid chromatography. CE 515. Hazardous Waste Management. (2 s.h.) An introductory course on the problems and solutions of hazardous waste management, including the federal Superfund waste clean-up program. The course is designed to familiarize the students with applicable federal and state laws. The technology, abatement, control practices, and siting of waste facilities considering community relations will be used. CE 516. Air Pollution Control. (3 s.h.) Theory and principles of the design and operation of the major categories of air pollution control equipment. Introduction to dispersion modeling. An extensive design problem is a major course component. CE 517. Industrial Hygiene. (3 s.h.) Anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational and environmental health hazards. Topics include recognition of hazards from chemical, physical, and biological agents; analytical and survey methods of hazard evaluation; engineering solutions, administrative actions, and personal protective equipment for hazard control. CE 518. Computer Applications in Quantitative Industrial Hygiene. (3 s.h.) Introduction to the uses of computers in quantitative problems in industrial hygiene. Students will study the application of simple spreadsheet applications, advanced analytical decision aids, and expert systems in industrial hygiene practice. Internet resources are explored, and students design and post their own page on the World Wide Web. CE 519. Medical Aspects of Occupational Health. (2 s.h.) The physiology and the relationship to occupational health of the following: allergies; cardiovascular system; ear, nose, and throat; eye; hematology; lung; neurology; neuromuscular-skeletal system; occupational hepatitis; psychiatry; and skin. CE 521. Seminar in Occupational Health. (1 s.h.) Participation by students and guest lecturers in discussions relating to occupational health. CE 525. Ergonomics/Human Factors. (2 s.h.) Ergonomic concepts and solutions are discussed covering low back pain, manual handling tasks, cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive tasks, human fatigue, job design, anthropometry, workplace design, human error, equipment design, vibration, and illumination. CE 530. Fundamentals of Process Engineering. (3 s.h.) Basic principles of process engineering as they relate to pollution control. Includes heat and mass transfer, mixing, chemical, and biological reactions and reaction and kinetics.
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