Input from the engineering industry indicates the need for students
to develop better multidisciplinary skills, including teamwork and systems
integration, as well as an understanding of the design process from a systems
perspective. It is the opinion of many people in the engineering
industry that students in the minor would develop skills that would significantly
enhance their career opportunities, both entering the workforce and reaching
higher responsibility positions within a company.
The minor will enhance the student’s ability to work in multidisciplinary teams. Students will develop an understanding of the design process and the role of systems engineering in product design and development including cost analysis. Students will also learn the systems integration process and how different subsystems are interfaced to develop a successful product.
Introductory courses (14 units):
IME 314 Engineering Economics - 3 units
IME 418 Product-Process Design - 4 units
BUS 271 Principles of Management - 3 units (BUS 382 Organizational and Management Theory - 4units may be substituted during the 2005-08 academic year)
PSY 350 Teamwork - 4 units (PSY 351 Group Dynamics- 4 units may be substituted during the 2005-07 academic year)
Core courses (16 units):
AERO 360 Creative Problem Solving & Engineering Design - 2 units
AERO 450 Aerospace Systems Engineering - 4 units
AERO 443/444/445 Aircraft Design or 447/448/449 Spacecraft Design - 10 units
Minor in Multidisciplinary Design Minor Requirements
Questions concerning the minor should be directed to the College of Engineering Advising Center (40-115).
The Multidisciplinary Design minor consists of 30 units. The introductory course requirements total 14 units and the core courses total 16 units. Minor courses can be counted toward the student’s major and support requirements.
Once students have completed three of the introductory courses, they should make an appointment to see Dawn Sirois or Kim Marsalek the College of Engineering Advising Center (40-115) to request acceptance into the minor.
Minor courses cannot be graded CR/NC except for courses that have mandatory CR/NC grading.
Cal Poly cumulative grade point average must be 2.5 or higher.
The core courses must be taken at Cal Poly.
Completion of the minor introductory course requirements does not guarantee admission into the minor.
Contact Information
CENG Advising Center
Building 40, Room 115 view map
Office Hours / 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(closed the week after finals)
