2025-2026 Course List

<p><span data-teams="true">This clinic and lab course provides the student with opportunities to deepen and refine their skills and judgments in providing advanced dental therapy scope of practice to underserved patients across the lifespan. In the clinical setting ethics, responsibility, self-assessment, and self-improvement continue to be emphasized as well as professional referrals and collaborations to provide comprehensive patient care.</span></p>

This course advances the competency of Master of Science in Advanced Dental Therapy students. The oral healthcare of special needs and underserved patients are addressed in non-traditional and university dental settings. Critical thinking, clinical judgment, ethics, and professional responsibility are emphasized, in addition to health equity.

This course requires capstone topic identification in an area related to Advanced Dental Therapy. The student composes a scholarly reading list, an abstract for the capstone paper and an outline of paper contents.

This course is the zenith of advanced dental therapy student educational experiences. Knowledge, skills, clinical judgments, and critical thinking appropriate for successful advanced dental therapy practice are demonstrated in clinical practice.

Students complete their capstone project and present their conclusions to faculty and/or colleagues in the oral and allied health professions.

This course is designed to provide students new to the major an opportunity to explore issues relevant to the university, department, and career field. The goal is to provide an open forum for discussion about transitioning to college life, and to promote greater self-awareness, growth, and understanding as a scholar, individual, and global citizen. Over the course of the semester, the student will investigate college and department experiences holistically, which will allow them the ability to make informed decisions paving the way for a richer, fuller college career.

This course is centered on the theory, operation and service of the systems found in modern automobiles. Lectures and demonstrations cover the course topics and open lab sessions allow students to practice procedures on their own vehicles in the completion of course assignments.

This course focuses on the functionality of an engine's mechanical, ignition, fuel, and emission systems using a systems approach to diagnose problems. Test equipment used in the course includes: fuel and fuel system; emission system; ignition; and mechanical diagnostic equipment.

This course is centered on the theory, components, and diagnostic procedures related to modern automobile electrical and electronic systems. The major emphasis of the course involves the computer, sensors, and actuators as used in vehicles to control the ignition, fuel, emission, ABS, and chassis systems.

Prerequisites:

EET 113, AE 160, AE 261

This is an introductory course to graphical programming and data acquisition. Fundamental programming concepts are introduced including variables and data types, conditions, loop structures, functions, and data file input/output. Students will learn how to use data acquisition equipment, acquire and analyze signals, and present results.

Prerequisites:

EET 113, MATH 121

This course focuses on fluid (both hydraulic and pneumatic) power systems; including, physical properties of fluid, force, pressure, pressure head, energy, power, efficiency, losses, and applications of the laws of continuity, energy conservation, Pascal and Bernoulli laws in fluid power systems; analysis, usages, troubleshoot, and applications of pumps, cylinders, motors, shock absorbers, valves, fittings, reservoirs, accumulators, pressure gauges, flowmeters, venturi meters, pitot tubes, manometers, pressure intensifiers, application of ideal gas laws, usages and applications of compressors, pneumatic actuators, both pneumatic and hydraulic circuit designs and analyses. It also includes labs on pumps, cylinders, motors, and measuring devices.

Prerequisites:

MATH 121, PHYS 221

This course focuses on the theory and design of chassis systems as well as the evaluation and testing of these systems. Fundamentals of tires, suspension, brakes, vehicle dynamics, and other chassis systems are covered. Hardware and software tools are used for the evaluation of physical and simulated systems.

Prerequisites:

MATH 121, PHYS 221

This course focuses on the study of thermodynamics as it relates to internal combustion engines and their design. Static and dynamic engine measurements are thoroughly covered as well as their impact by various engine hardware configurations. Thermochemistry topics are covered including fuel characteristics, mixture ratios, emission characteristics, and combustion fundamentals.

Prerequisites:

MATH 121, PHYS 221. Select One Course: CHEM 191 or CHEM 201

An examination of the engineering design process and research along with a review of topics such as ethics, professionalism, teamwork, statistics, and career development/placement. This course prepares the student for AE 488W, Senior Design Project I, where the design proposal, design project and final report are completed.

Prerequisites:

STAT 354

This course covers advanced vehicle propulsion systems within the electric and hybrid electric category. Fundamentals of the operation of electric motors, controllers, inverters, and batteries utilized in electric and hybrid platforms will be covered. In addition, a significant focus will be placed on the application, integration, and testing of the systems in electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

Prerequisites:

AE 280, AE 366

This course is designed to provide experience in management, organization, supervision, training, and maintenance in a laboratory environment. Small scale continuous improvement projects will be performed along with peer to peer training on equipment and safe working practices. Enrollment is limited. Sign up at least two semesters ahead. Permission is required.

Prerequisites:

AE 364

Automotive research techniques and equipment form the basis of this course. Environmental measurements, airflow testing, dynamometer testing, emissions measurement, and fuel efficiency testing is covered. Emphasis is placed on research procedures, data acquisition, and interpretation.

Prerequisites:

STAT 354, AE 366

The first of a two course sequence where students carry out their capstone design project. Weekly meetings are scheduled where the design team carries out the tasks required for completion. Formal design presentations and research papers are presented at the end of the course. Corequisites of MFE 324 and AE 468.

Prerequisites:

MFE 341, AE 364, AE 387

The second of a two course sequence where students build upon the first semester's work. This course culminates with the completion of the capstone project with a formal technical paper following SAE format that would be ready to be submitted for publication.

Prerequisites:

MFE 324, AE 468, AE 488W

An overview of careers, technology and requirements of the Automotive Engineering Technology program. Careers in engineering technology are examined along with professional organizations and ethics.

This course is centered on the theory, operation and service of the systems found in modern automobiles. Lectures and demonstrations cover the course topics and open lab sessions allow students to practice procedures on their own vehicles in the completion of course assignments.

This course focuses on the engine's mechanical, ignition, fuel, and emission system using a systems approach to diagnose problems. Test equipment used in the course includes: fuel and fuel system; emission system; ignition oscilloscopes; valve refurbishing and mechanical diagnostic equipment.

This course is centered on the theory, components, and diagnostic procedures related to modern automobile electrical and electronic systems. The major emphasis of the course involves the computer, sensors, and actuators as used in vehicles to control the ignition, fuel, emission, ABS, and chassis systems.

Prerequisites:

AET 160, AET 261, EET 113

This is an introductory course to graphical programming and data acquisition using LabVIEW®. Fundamental programming concepts are introduced including variables and data types, conditions, loop structures, functions, and data file input/output. Students will learn how to use data acquisition equipment, acquire and analyze signals, and present results.

Prerequisites:

EET 113, MATH 121

Course provides a fundamental understanding of the physical principles of fluid power, along with a practical working knowledge of the components utilized in designing, installing, operating, and maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic power systems.

Prerequisites:

MATH 121, PHYS 211