Popular Minors for Engineers: Present and Future October, 2011

Business Minor Seven courses (21 credits, some of which satisfy general education & elective requirements) – Economics I (Micro) – Business Finance – Financial Accounting – Management Information Systems – Marketing Principles – Organizational Behavior – Plus one 300-Level Management-related Elective Established 2001

Robotics Minor Seven courses (24 credits, some of which satisfy engineering major requirements) – Computers: Programming – Electrical Engineering: Logic Design – Electrical Engineering: Microprocessors Systems – Mechanical Engineering: Dynamics – Mechanical Engineering: Statics – Robotics: Dynamics of Robots – Robotics: Mobile Robots – Plus one 400-Level Robotics-Related Elective Established 2010

Biomedical Engineering Minor Six Courses (18 credits, some of which may satisfy major requirements) – Biology for Engineers with Laboratory – Applied Statistics – Anatomy and Physiology – Introduction to Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology – Plus two 300-Level or Biomedical Engineering Electives Biomaterials I, Biomedical Instrumentation, Introduction to Biosensors, Medical Device Design, Medical Diagnostic Imaging, Polymers in Medicine, … Proposed 2011

Energy Minor Seven courses (21 credits, some of which may satisfy major requirements) – Thermodynamics (or equivalent) – Circuit Theory I (or equivalent) – Engineering Economics – Energy, Policy, & Society – Energy Conversion Systems – Plus two 300-Level or Higher Energy Engineering Electives: Aero/Wind Engineering, … Alternative Energy Sources, Industrial Heat and Mass Transfer, Electric Vehicle Technology, Engineering Systems Analysis, Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering, Green Energy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering I Solar Fundamentals, Proposed 2011

Teaching Minor Seven courses (26 credits, some of which satisfy general education and elective requirements) – 1 cr Seminar: Approaches to teaching – 1 cr Seminar: Lesson design – Functions and Modeling (for math certification) – Perspectives in Math and Science (Gen Ed. AH) – Reading in the Content Area (Gen Ed. AH) – Knowing and Learning (Gen Ed. SS) – Classroom Interactions (Gen Ed. SS) – Research Methods – Problem Based Instruction – Practicum Proposed 2011

Survey of Student Interest # Students Responding Very lowLowNeutralHigh Very HighSum Interest in enrolling in Biomedical Engineering Interest in enrolling in Energy Engineering Interest in enrolling in Uteach Program BusinessRoboticsBiomedicalEnergyUTeachNoneSum Most interested minor Percentages Responding Very lowLowNeutralHigh Very High Interest in enrolling in Biomedical Engineering29.4%27.1%23.7%11.7%8.0% Interest in enrolling in Energy Engineering15.1%17.9%34.9%21.5%10.6% Interest in getting a teaching license22.1%23.3% 21.8%9.6% BusinessRoboticsBiomedicalEnergyUTeachNone Most interested minor28.4%9.1%11.9%22.5%19.4%8.8%