Stony Brook Undergraduate Bulletin - Spring 2025ESGDegrees & Requirements

Requirements for the Major in Engineering Science (ESG)

Acceptance into the Major

Qualified freshman and transfer students who have indicated their interest in the major on their applications may be admitted directly as a degree major or as a pre-major. Pre-majors are placed into the Area of Interest (AOI) program and to be eligible for the degree, they must be admitted to and declare the major. The requirements and application process for matriculation are detailed below. Students admitted to other programs within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) follow the same admissions process as students in the AOI program. Students in programs outside of CEAS (non-CEAS students) and double major applicants may apply for admission to the degree program following a separate process, outlined below.

Intellectual honesty and academic integrity are cornerstones of academic and scholarly work. The department may table any applications for major/minor admission until academic judiciary matters are resolved. An academic judiciary matter will be identified by a grade of “Q” in the instance of a first offense.

Area of Interest and Other CEAS Students (excluding double major applicants)
Applications for major admission from AOI and other CEAS students are reviewed twice per year and must be received by January 5 for Spring admission and June 5 for Fall admission. Students who submit their application on time will be admitted if they meet the following requirements:

• A cumulative g.p.a. of 3.00;
• Earned a g.p.a. of 3.00 or above in all mathematics, physics, and chemistry courses with no more than one grade in the C range;
• Received completed course evaluations for all transferred courses that are to be used to meet requirements for the major.

Students must complete these requirements no later than one year after they enroll in the first course that applies towards major entry. Students must apply for admission by the application deadline immediately following completion of the above requirements, but no later than the one year limit. Admission of AOI students and other CEAS students who apply late will follow the process of Non-CEAS Students and Double Major Applicants below.

Non-CEAS Students and Double Major Applicants
Applications for major admission from non-CEAS students and double major applicants are reviewed twice per year and must be received by January 5 for Spring admission and June 5 for Fall admission. Students who do not meet the requirements for AOI admission above will not be considered. Fulfilling the requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Admission is competitive and contingent upon program capacity.

Requirements for the Major

The major in Engineering Science leads to the Bachelor of Engineering degree.

Completion of the major requires approximately 108 credits, in addition to any credits needed for Stony Brook Curriculum (SBC) and other University requirements.

A. Core

1. Mathematics

• AMS 151, AMS 161; AMS 261 or MAT 203; AMS 361 or MAT 303

Note: The following alternate calculus course sequences may be substituted for AMS 151, AMS 161 in major requirements or prerequisites: MAT 125, MAT 126, MAT 127; or MAT 131, MAT 132.

2. Natural Sciences

• PHY 131/PHY 133 and PHY 132/PHY 134; PHY 251/PHY 252 or ESG 281; CHE 131/133, CHE 132/134

Notes:
a. The following alternate physics course sequences may be substituted for PHY 131/PHY 133, PHY 132/PHY 134: PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 127, PHY 133, PHY134 Classical Physics A, B, C and Laboratories or PHY 141, PHY 142, PHY 133, PHY 134 Classical Physics I, II: Honors
b. The following alternate chemistry course sequence may be substituted for CHE 131/133, CHE 132/134: CHE 152 Molecular Science I and CHE 154 Molecular Science Laboratory I

3. Computer Science

• ESG 111 or CSE 114

4. Engineering Science

• ESG 100; ESG 201; ESG 312; ESG 375; ESG 420; ESM 450; ESM 460; and the following eight courses:
• Materials Science and Engineering: ESG 302 or CME 304, ESG 332, ESG 333
• Electrical Engineering and Electronic Properties: ESE 271
• Mechanical Engineering and Properties: MEC 260, MEC 363, ESM 335
• Environmental Engineering: ESM 212

5. Engineering Synthesis and Design

• ESG 316, ESG 440, ESG 441; ESM 455

B. Engineering Specialization and Technical Electives

The area of specialization, composed of four technical electives, must be declared in writing by the end of the junior year. The area of specialization should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor to ensure a cohesive course sequence with depth at the upper level.

The eight areas of specialization are biotechnology, civil engineering, environmental engineering, electronics engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical and manufacturing engineering, nanoscale engineering, and engineering management.

C. Upper-Division Writing Requirement: ESG 300 Writing in Engineering Science

All degree candidates must demonstrate skill in written English at a level acceptable for Engineering Science majors. The Engineering Science student must register for the writing course ESG 300 concurrently with ESG 312. The quality of writing in the technical reports submitted for ESG 312 is evaluated and students whose writing does not meet the required standard are referred for remedial help. Detailed guidelines are provided by the Department. If the standard of writing is judged acceptable, the student receives an S grade for ESG 300, thereby satisfying the requirement.

Grading

All courses taken to satisfy Requirements A and B above must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of C or higher is required in the following courses (or their equivalents):

1. AMS 151, AMS 161, AMS 261, AMS 361 or equivalents; PHY 131/133 and PHY 132/134 or equivalents; CHE 131/133 and CHE 132/134 or equivalents; ESG 100; MEC 260; ESG 302 or equivalents; ESG 312, ESG 332, ESG 440 and ESG 441.

2. Each of the four required technical electives offered by the college

Areas of Specialization

Each area of specialization requires four elective courses above those used toward Requirement A, Core. Other technical electives may be substituted only with the approval of the undergraduate program director.

Biotechnology

Biotechnology involves the application of various engineering disciplines to biomedical problems, requiring a sound understanding of an engineering discipline coupled with principles of biology and biomaterials. Students utilize elective courses to learn the fundamentals of biology and bioengineering. To achieve an area of specialization in biotechnology, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The following two courses must be completed:

a. BIO 202 Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology
b. ESM 453 Biomaterials

2. Two courses from the following list:

• ESM 469 Polymer Engineering
• BIO 203 Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology
• BIO 328 Mammalian Physiology
• BIO 334 Principles of Neurobiology
• BME 304 Genetic Engineering
• BME 354 Advanced Biomaterials
• BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
• BME 402 Contemporary Biotechnology
• BME 404 Essentials of Tissue Engineering
• BME 430 Quantitative Human Physiology
• BME 481 Biosensors
• ESM 488 or ESM 499 (See Note)

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director may be used ONCE as a technical elective.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering entails the study, research, and design of infrastructure or processes responding to societal needs for sustainable development, transportation, or energy production and delivery. To achieve an area of specialization in civil engineering, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Three required courses:

a. GEO 102 The Earth
b. GEO 112 Physical Geology Laboratory
c. CIV 310 Structural Engineering

2. Two technical electives chosen from the following:

• ARH 205 Introduction to Architecture
• CIV 210 Land Surveying
• CIV 305 Transportation Systems Analysis I
• CIV 407 Transportation Economics
• CSE 391 Special Topics in Computer Science (Solid Modeling topic only)
• MEC 442 Intro to Experimental Stress Analysis
• MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis
• EST 330 Natural Disasters
• EST 392 Engineering Economics
• ECO 373 Eco of Env & Natural Resources
• MAR 392 Waste Management Issues
• MAR 393 Waste Treatment Tech
• MEC 262 Engineering Dynamics
• ESM 488/489   See Note*

Environmental engineering involves interdisciplinary research and technology design, deployment and operations related to: environmental protection and remediation, pollution, prevention, sustainable manufacturing, recycling and waste minimization, and protection of human health from environmental hazards. To achieve an area of specialization in environmental engineering, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• BIO 201 Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems
• CHE 312 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences (or CHE 301 Physical Chemistry I)

2. Two technical electives chosen from:

• ATM 205 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences
• ATM 247 Atmospheric Structure and Analysis
• ATM 305 Global Atmospheric Change
• ATM 345 Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Dynamics
• ATM 348 Atmospheric Physics
• ATM 397 Air Pollution and Its Control
• CHE 302 Physical Chemistry II
• CHE 321 Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 361 Nuclear Chemistry
• CHE 362 Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory
• ECO 373 Economics of Environment and Natural Resources
• ENV 301 Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens
• ESM 336 Electronic Materials
• ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research with permission of the program director
• GEO 309 Structural Geology
• GEO 316 Geochemistry of Surficial Processes
• MAR 301 Environmental Microbiology
• MAR 308 Environmental Instrumental Analysis
• MAR 320 Limnology
• MAR 333 Coastal Oceanography
• MAR 336 Marine Pollution
• MAR 340 Environmental Problems and Solutions
• MAR 385 Principles of Fishery Biology and Management
• MAR 392 Waste Management Issues
• MAR 393 Waste Treatment Technologies
• MAR 394 Environmental Toxicology and Public Health

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits), or other departmental independent research may be used once as a technical elective, with permission of the program director.

Electronics Engineering

Electronics engineering involves research, design and manufacturing of electronic materials of devices, from discrete components and systems to nanoscale circuitry. To achieve an area of specialization in electronics engineering, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• ESM 336 Electronic Materials
• ESM 339 Microfabrication and Thin Film Processing of Advanced Materials

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• ESE 118 Digital Logic Design
• ESE 304 Applications of Operational Amplifiers
• ESE 411 Analog Integrated Circuits
• ESE 315 Control System Design
• ESE 325 Modern Sensors
• ESE 330 Integrated Electronics
• ESE 272 Electronics
• ESM 488/499 See Notes below
• MEC 456 Introduction to Mechanics of Composites
• MEC 457 Engineering Composites Fabrication and Characterization

Materials Science and Engineering

This specialization provides the opportunity for in-depth study of the relationship between performance-properties-processing in materials engineering and its applications. To achieve an area of specialization in materials science and engineering, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• ESM 336 Electronic Materials
• ESM 325 Diffraction Techniques and Structure of Solids

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• ESM 213 Introduction to Nanotechnology Studies
• ESM 339 Microfabrication and Thin Film Processing of Advanced Materials
• ESM 453 Biomaterials
• ESM 469 Polymer Engineering
• ESM 400 Research and Nanotechnology
• ESM 475 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum
• ESM 486 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering
• ESM 488/499 See Notes below.
• MEC 456 Introduction to Mechanics of Composites
• MEC 457 Engineering Composites Fabrication and Characterization

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

This specialization addresses the rapidly changing technology in the mechanical engineering and manufacturing industries that requires a highly educated workforce with knowledge of mechanical properties of materials, materials processing, design, thermodynamics, statistics, and analysis. To achieve an area of specialization in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• MEC 262 Dynamics
• MEC 310 Introduction to Machine Design

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• AMS 310 Survey of Probability and Statistics
• ESM 339 Microfabrication and Thin Film Processing of Advanced Materials
• ESM 486 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering
• MEC 325 Manufacturing Processes
• MEC 410 Design of Machine Elements
• MEC 411 Control System Analysis and Design
• MEC 442 Introduction to Experimental Stress Analysis
• MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis
• MEC 457 Engineering Composites Fabrication & Characterization
• ESM 488/499 See Notes below.

Note: Other upper level MEC coursework (completed with a grade of C or higher) may be counted as technical electives with permission of the ESG Undergraduate Program Director.

Note: ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice (3 credits) or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (3-4 credits) or other departmental independent research may be used once as a technical elective with permission of the program director.

Nanoscale Engineering

The creation of functional materials and devices which involve controllable processes and transformations at the scale of billionths of a meter promises to become a major focus of future efforts in both engineering and scientific research. With a thorough background in materials science, engineering design, and surface and molecular chemistry and devices, this specialization prepares students for graduate study, as well as professional positions in materials and process engineering and research and development. To achieve an area of specialization in nanoscale engineering, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• ESM 213 Introduction to Nanotechonology Studies
• ESM 336 Electronic Materials

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• ESM 339 Microfabrication and Thin Film Processing of Advanced Materials
• ESM 469 Polymer Engineering
• CHE 301 Physical Chemistry I
• CHE 302 Physical Chemistry II
• CHE 312 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences
• CHE 321 Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 322 Organic Chemistry IIA
• CHE 345 Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry
• CHE 351 Quantum Chemistry
• CHE 378 Materials Chemistry
• BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
• ESM 325 Diffraction Techniques and Structures of Solids
• ESM 453 Biomaterials
• ESM 400 Research and Nanotechnology
• ESM 488 Cooperative Industrial Practice or ESM 499 Research in Materials Science (see Notes below)

Engineering Management

Strong engineering skills alone are not sufficient to guarantee professional success in today's global economy. Industry requires that engineers also understand the business side of the organization, helping to ensure that products are quickly developed, brought to market and meet the ever increasing needs of the consumer. This specialization will help prepare students to become effective leaders in the expanding global marketplace by equipping them with thorough technical as well as business skills. To achieve an area of specialization in engineering management, students must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Two required courses:

• EST 392 Engineering Economics
• EST 326 Management for Engineers

2. Two technical elective courses chosen from the following:

• AMS 310 Survey of Probability and Statistics
• ACC 210 Financial Accounting
• BUS 330 Principles of Finance
• BUS 340 Information Systems in Management
• BUS 348 Principles of Marketing
• EST 305 Applications Software for Information Management
• EST 327 Marketing for Engineers
• EST 391 Technology Assessment
• EST 393 Project Management
• ESM 486 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering
• ISE 320 Information Management

Engineering Chemistry

The Engineering Chemistry major combines work in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemistry and leads to the Bachelor of Science degree, awarded through the College of Arts and Sciences. See the major entry for additional information.

Physics of Materials

Physics majors may wish to pursue a career in engineering physics, particularly in the application of solid-state physics to materials science and engineering. After taking five courses in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the student may become eligible for the master's degree program. See the physics major entry for additional information.

Bachelor of Engineering Degree/Master of Science Degree Program

An engineering science student may apply at the beginning of the junior year for admission to this special program, which leads to a Bachelor of Engineering degree at the end of the fourth year and a Master of Science degree at the end of the fifth year. In the junior year, the student takes ESM 455, which is normally taken in the senior year, instead of ESM 335. In the senior year, a student takes ESM 513, to use in lieu of ESM 335, in the fall and another graduate course in the spring. In the fifth year, the student takes 24 credits. The advantage of this program over the regular M.S. program is that a student may start his or her M.S. in the senior year, and that he or she needs only 24 credits in the fifth year as opposed to 30 credits for a regular M.S. student. For details of the M.S. degree requirements, see the graduate program director.