This requirement provides students with the opportunity for some hands-on experience. Each student must complete at least one of the approved Capstone Design courses. In many cases, this course may also be used to satisfy either the depth or coverage requirements. The Capstone Design courses are intended to enhance the student's repertoire of professional problem-solving and engineering design skills in the context of realistic engineering situations.
In the Capstone Design courses, students work in teams to formulate the problem, propose an engineering solution or a design in the presence of technical and socioeconomic constraints, and make sound professional judgments among alternative solutions.
One course from the following list must be taken (12 units):
| Course | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | ||
| 18510 | Sensor Systems Design | 12 |
| 18513 | RF Circuits and Antennas for Wireless Systems | 12 |
| 18517 | Data Storage Systems Design Project | 12 |
| Circuits | ||
| 18510 | Sensor Systems Design | 12 |
| 18513 | RF Circuits and Antennas for Wireless Systems | 12 |
| 18525 | Integrated Circuit Design Project | 12 |
| Computer Hardware | ||
| 18540 | Rapid Prototyping of Computer Systems | 12 |
| 18544 | Network Design and Evaluation | 12 |
| 18545 | Advanced Digital Design Project | 12 |
| 18549 | Embedded Systems Design | 12 |
| Signals and Systems | ||
| 18510 | Sensor Systems Design | 12 |
| 18551 | Digital Communication and Signal Processing Systems Design | 12 |
| 18578 | Mechatronic Design | 12 |
| Undergraduate Projects and Special Topics | ||
| 18510 | Sensor Systems Design | 12 |