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ENGINEERING MINORS

At 51, Engineering students have more than 60 minors and concentrations to choose from, including 14 within the College of Engineering. Nearly 65% of our students graduate with a minor. Current students must submit a request to pursue a minor and should work with their advisor to be certain the required courses will be completed in order to earn it.

You can search the Program Explorer to find minors in the 51 School of Business and College of Arts and Sciences. The following are offered through the College of Engineering or as interdisciplinary programs:

MINORS OFFERED IN ENGINEERING

LEARN MORE ABOUT AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Provides a thorough background in aerospace topics to prepare students for careers or advanced study in the aerospace field. Courses include Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design & more. 

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Prepares graduates to design and optimize biopharmaceutical processes for the manufacture of antibiotics, vaccines, antibodies and cell therapy products. 

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Combines engineering principles with medical and biological sciences to design devices, material, and interventions that can improve human health.

CELLULAR ENGINEERING

CELLULAR ENGINEERING

Teaches students how to manipulate the genome of a host cell to alter its properties for use in the clinic, industry, or other applications. 

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Provides the fundamentals of computer engineering offering electives in networks, security, programming, design, signal processing, electrical engineering & more.

CYBERSECURITY

CYBERSECURITY

Offered jointly with the Computer Science Department, the Cybersecurity minor equips students with the technical skills to address evolving cybersecurity threats.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Provides a foundation in MATLAB programming and electromagnetics and offers courses in Signal Processing, Electronic Materials and Devices, & more.

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Provides a thorough introduction to the “entrepreneurial mindset,” teaching students of all majors to take their ideas from paper to prototype.

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER INSTITUTE

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SUMMER INSTITUTE

Allows students to earn the Engineering Entrepreneurship minor in just seven-weeks during the summer.

HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING MINOR

HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING

Supports the intellectual development of students with an interest in sustainable humanitarian initiatives with a global perspective while fostering collaboration.

MECHATRONICS

MECHATRONICS

An interdisciplinary look at the design, development and control of advanced hybrid systems—robotics, vehicles, drones, electric machines & more.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

For Civil Engineering students, this minor teaches commercial real estate development in partnership with the 51 School of Business.

SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING

SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING

This new minor, open only to engineering undergraduates, prepares students as engineers to confront complex sustainability challenges in the 21st century.

SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

This interdisciplinary minor examines ways to limit actions that adversely affect the environment, and which have social and economic implications as well.