Project-based Engineering (CERT)

Summary

The certificate may not be eligible for federal financial aid. Speak with the Campus Hub for details. 

Catalog Year

2024-2025

Degree

Certificate

Major Credits

15

Total Credits

15

Locations

Normandale

Mesabi Range

Career Cluster

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

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Program Requirements

Major Common Core

Students learn about engineering practice through seminars with practicing engineers from industry and are assisted in their development as learners through workshops. This course is repeated by Integrated Engineering students every semester.

Prerequisites: none

Engineering Design - Choose 3 Credit(s). Students with junior standing in an engineering program will take ENGR 301. Students with senior standing or an earned engineering bachelors degree will take ENGR 401.

Students learn and practice the essential elements of engineering design through industry project implementation: scoping, modeling, experimentation, analysis, modern tools, design reviews, multi-disciplinary systems view, creativity, safety, business plans, global/societal/environmental impacts.

Prerequisites: none

The first in a two-semester sequence of capstone design. Students build on the experience gained in ENGR 301/302 to bring their implementation to that expected of contributing engineers in industry.

Prerequisites: ENGR 302, ENGR 312W. At least 14 credits earned in technical competencies.

Professionalism - Choose 3 Credit(s). Students with junior standing in an engineering program will take ENGR 311W. Students with senior standing or an earned engineering bachelors degree will take ENGR 411W.

Students learn and develop the elements of professionalism while operating in project teams interacting daily with clients from industry. Topics include leadership, metacognition, teamwork, written and oral communication, ethics and professional and personal responsibility.

Prerequisites: none

Students further learn and develop the elements of professionalism while operating in project teams interacting daily with clients from industry. Further development/practice of leadership, metacognition, teamwork, written and oral communication, ethics, and professional and personal responsibility in project context.

Prerequisites: ENGR 312W

Major Unrestricted Electives

Choose 8 credits from the following. Courses ENGR 450-463 and 475-479 may be taken for more than 1 credit. All other courses are 1 credit each.

Choose 0 - 2 Credit(s).

Choose 0 - 6 Credit(s).

Choose 0 - 6 Credit(s).

Choose 0 - 2 Credit(s).

Choose 0 - 4 Credit(s).

Repeatable Courses - Choose 0 - 8 Credit(s).

Policies

The certificate is not available for Integrated Engineering majors.

Admission: To be considered for admission to the certificate program, students must meet Integrated Engineering program pre-requisites and GPA requirements. Students must complete the application process for the program indicated at https://cset.mnsu.edu/departments/integrated-engineering/admission-to-program/, indicating relevant course experience and completing the essays. Students must have a 2.5 or higher GPA and be a junior or senior in an engineering major or have already earned a bachelors degree. Application deadlines are June 15 for fall semester and November 15 for spring semester. Admission to the certificate is selective and subject to the approval of the Integrated Engineering faculty.

GPA Policy: Students earning a certificate in Project-Based Engineering must have:

  1. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in certificate courses.
  2. Grades of 1.67 ("C-") or better for individual certificate courses.
  3. P/N Grading Policy. P/N credit will not be applied to any course used to meet the certificate requirements.