Course Descriptions
Safety Engineering
(SENG)
309. Radiological Safety. (3-0). Credit 3.
Interactions of nuclear radiations with matter and biological systems; theory and practice of radiation dosimetry as applied to radiation protection; design and application of radiation dosimetry systems for personnel monitoring, area radiation monitoring and accident situation; includes external and internal dosimetry as well as long-term risk analysis. Prerequisite: NUEN 302. Cross-listed with NUEN 309.
310. Industrial Hygiene Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Application of scientific and engineering principles in the selection and design of control systems related to chemical, physical and ergonomic exposures in the process and manufacturing industries; relationships of criteria, analysis and specifications for the assessment and control of occupational related illnesses. Prerequisites: CHEM 107; MATH 308; PHYS 208; or approval of instructor.
312. System Safety Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Application of system safety analytical techniques to the design process; emphasis on the management of a system safety or product safety program; relationship with other disciplines such as reliability, maintainability, human factors and product liability applications. Prerequisite: Junior classification.
313. Product Safety Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. I
Application of engineering principles to control hazards affecting the safety of manufactured products; statistical concepts applied to analysis and prediction of product failure; responsibilities of designer, manufacturer, distributor and user; design criteria for system modification; case studies. Prerequisite: Junior classification.
321. Industrial Safety Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. I
Concepts of designing, operating and maintaining optimally safe systems, risk management, economic impact, legislation, performance measurement and accident investigation/analysis; principles and practices in industrial hygiene engineering, fire protection engineering and introduction to systems safety engineering. Prerequisite: Junior classification.
424. System Safety Analysis and Design. (1-6). Credit 3. II
Individual or group system safety engineering analysis and design project including statement of problem, systems analysis, alternate solutions and systems design; formal technical reports required. Prerequisites: SENG 310, 312, 321.
439. Ergonomics Design. (1-6). Credit 3.
Capstone design course emphasizing the analysis and design of job requirements, workplace arrangements, material handling devices/systems and machine controls which improve the human workplace; integrates knowledge gained from all required industrial engineering courses in a system design project; for students in their final semester of undergraduate studies. Prerequisites: INEN 404 and 430.
455. Process Safety Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Applications of engineering principles to process safety and hazards analysis, mitigation, and prevention, with special emphasis on the chemical process industries; includes source modeling for leakage rates, dispersion, analysis, relief valve sizing, fire and explosion damage analysis, hazards identification, risk analysis, accident investigations. Prerequisite: Senior classification in any engineering major. Cross-listed with CHEN 455.
477. Air Pollution Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. I
Design of air pollution abatement equipment and systems to include cyclones, bag filters and scrubbers; air pollution regulations; permitting; dispersion modeling; National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Prerequisite: ENGR 214 or equivalent. Cross-listed with BAEN 477 and MEEN 477.
485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4. I, II, S
Permits students to develop special projects in industrial hygiene engineering, safety engineering or fire protection engineering. Project must be approved by department head.