Interdisciplinary Engineering, BS

The Bachelor of Science Interdisciplinary Engineering (formerly General Engineering), offered by the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program , is an interdisciplinary, broadly focused, and customizable program. The program is intended for students interested in developing engineering skills and knowledge applied across different fields of study or emerging technologies. In the BSIDE curriculum, the first two years focus on courses in math, science and general education areas similar to that of other engineering curricula, but may include prerequisite courses required for upper division studies. The second two years include required engineering depth and breadth elective courses. Students can select one of the pre-approved engineering depth 4-course sequences (12 units) from an engineering program in the college or from a 4-course focused STEM sequence. Two or three technical elective courses (7 units) can be chosen from other engineering programs or for supplementing the chosen depth courses or meeting the prerequisite courses for a minor. The academic breadth or minor requirement (12 units) allows students to take approved courses based on their career goal or pursue a minor degree, such as: Innovation and Law, Business, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Green Engineering or Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Scientists.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

The following courses in Preparation for the Major must be completed with a “C- or better”: ENGL 1B .

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 12 (13 units may be satisfied by major coursework, 3 units of 1B waived)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 0 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 0 (waived)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied by ENGR 100W)

Major Preparation: 31

Major Requirements: 59

Academic Breadth or Minor: 12

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (31 units)

BIOL 10 - The Living World 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5B / Formerly Area B2)
CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
or CHEM 1A may be used in lieu of CHEM 30A.
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2)
or equivalent second semester composition course.
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
or MATH 30X may be used instead of MATH 30.
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
or MATH 31X may be used instead of MATH 31.
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
or MATH 32X may be used instead of MATH 32.
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)

Differential Equations or Discrete Math (3 units)

Complete one course, MATH 33A or MATH 33LA and MATH 42 depending on Depth Electives:

MATH 33A - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR 3 unit(s)
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 unit(s)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics 3 unit(s)

3. Major Requirements (59 units)

Core Courses (12 units)

CMPE 30 - Programming Concepts and Methodology 3 unit(s) OR CS 46A - Introduction to Programming ) 4 unit(s)
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis 3 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s)

Mechanics (3 units)

Complete one course:

CE 95 - Theory and Application of Statics 3 unit(s)
MATE 25 - Introduction to Materials 3 unit(s)

Interdisciplinary Courses (28 units)

Complete the required courses:

BUS3 186 - Professional and Business Ethics 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) (WID + GE UD Area 2/5 / Formerly Area R)
ENGR 102 - Renewable Energy Engineering 3 unit(s)
ENGR 120 - Programming Concepts for Behavioral and Social Science Applications 3 unit(s) OR CS 46B - Introduction to Data Structures 4 unit(s)
ENGR 130 - Introduction to Intellectual Property for Engineers 3 unit(s)
ENGR 199A - Senior Design Project I 1 unit(s)
ENGR 199B - Senior Design Project II 2 unit(s)
ISE 130 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 unit(s)
ME 106 - Fundamentals of Mechatronics Engineering 4 unit(s)
TECH 198 - Technology and Civilization 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)

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Interdisciplinary Engineering, BS

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Summary of Degree Units

2. Major Preparation (31 units)

Differential Equations or Discrete Math (3 units)

3. Major Requirements (59 units)

Core Courses (12 units)

Mechanics (3 units)

Interdisciplinary Courses (28 units)

Technical Focus (19 units)

Engineering or STEM Depth of four course sequence (12 units)

Technical Electives (7 units)

4. Academic Breadth or Minor (12 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)