RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

Engineering Science (ES)(Division of Natural, Applied and Quantitative Sciences)Assistant ProfessorMairead Greene, Ph.D. (Program Director)Rockhurst offers course work in engineering science as part of its two-two or three-twopre-engineering program.Students who participate in the pre-engineering program have the opportunity totake a full science curriculum within a liberal arts tradition for the first two or three yearsof their engineering education. They are thus given an opportunity to examine the differentengineering options without pressure or advanced commitment.After this period, the student may transfer into an engineering program at our affiliatedschools: Iowa State University, Marquette University, Missouri University of Scienceand Technology, Santa Clara University, the University of Detroit-Mercy, the Universityof Missouri-Columbia, the University of Notre Dame, or into any of the other accreditedengineering schools in the region.The curriculum is designed with flexibility, so that students can prepare for a degreein engineering or can change to any of the traditional areas of science or mathematics.By the sophomore year, they will be able to take two engineering courses (ES 3400 andES 3500) in addition to MT 1800, 1810, 2800 Calculus I, II, and III plus one othermathematics course, which will allow them to transfer to any of the engineering schools asjuniors.Pre-engineering students have several options to choose from. One is to transferimmediately after two years and complete their professional degree in the normal numberof remaining years as required by the engineering school. These students receive a B.S.in engineering from the engineering school. Another option is to take additional coursestoward a declared major during a third year at Rockhurst before transferring to an engineeringschool. These students receive a B.S. or B.A. from Rockhurst and a B.S. fromthe engineering school—a desirable combination for entering the field of engineering. Ofcourse, the student can always choose to complete the four-year B.S. or B.A. degree atRockhurst with further graduate studies in engineering.Anyone desiring additional information may contact the program director or thechairperson of the Division of Natural, Applied and Quantitative Sciences.ES 3400 (PH 3400). Thermodynamics (3)Spring semester of odd-numbered yearsFluid properties, work and heat, first law, secondlaw, entropy, applications to vapor and ideal gasprocesses. Prerequisite: PH 2850 and MT 1810.ES 3500 (PH 3500). Statics (3)Spring semester of even-numbered yearsFundamentals of statics; static equilibrium andintroduction to elements of mechanics to elasticmaterials. Prerequisite: PH 2850. Prerequisiteor concurrent: MT 2800.116