Engineering Science

Students learn the foundational skills and knowledge of engineering principles and apply them in areas such as computing, manufacturing, infrastructure and more. Upon completion of the major’s core courses, students have two options:

Earn an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science at Millikin by taking additional advanced coursework.
Complete a dual-degree program with one of our partner institutions. After completing three years of coursework at Millikin, students study a specific engineering discipline at the partner school for two to three years.

You can earn two undergraduate degrees in five years, or stay at the partner school for one more year and earn a master’s degree! Millikin maintains dual-degree programs with the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Washington University in St. Louis.

Program Overview

Engineering Science is an interdisciplinary major designed to provide students with a diverse set of skills and the knowledge to apply those skills to engineering principles to areas such as computing, finance, manufacturing, politics and more.

Upon completion of the engineering science major’s core courses, students have two options to earn a degree:

Students wishing to remain at Millikin for four years to complete their undergraduate degree may choose to complete an additional 16 hours of coursework at the 300-level, along with any additional graduation requirements.
Students may complete a dual-degree program with one of our partnership institutions. Students typically will complete three years of coursework at Millikin and two years at the partner school.

Millikin University maintains dual-degree programs with the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Washington University in St. Louis. These programs allow students to earn two degrees in five years.

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Engineering Science Core Courses

(52-53 credits)

BI105 Ecology and Evolution – BI155 Ecology and Evolution Lab
BI200 Genetics
CH121 General Chemistry I – CH151 General Chemistry Lab I
CH122 General Chemistry II – CH152 General Chemistry Lab II
CS135 Introduction to Computer Science
CS235 Introduction to Data Science
MA140 Calculus I
MA240 Calculus II
MA305 Differential Equations
MA340 Calculus III
PY151 University Physics I – PY171 Physics Lab I
PY 152 University Physics II – PY172 Physics Lab II
PY 162 Experimental Physics I – Electronics

Choose one of the following:

BI240 Analysis of Biological Data
CH232/253 Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
MA230 Regression Analysis and Time Series

Upon completion of these courses, students will select one of the following options:

Option One

Select at least 16 additional hours from this list:

BI301 Comparative Anatomy
BI407 Molecular Genetics
CH301 Organic Chemistry I
CH302 Organic Chemistry II
CH303 Physical Chemistry I
CH304 Physical Chemistry II
CH353 Physical Chemistry Lab I
CH 354 Physical Chemistry Lab II
CS300 Advanced Discrete Mathematics
CS308 Theory of Computing
CS337 Algorithms and Data Structures
CS342 Artificial Intelligence
MA303 Linear Algebra
MA304 Probability
PY352 Classical Mechanics
PY362 Experimental Physics II
PY403 Electrodynamics I
PY404 Electrodynamics II

With approval from the Engineering Science coordinator, another 300-level course in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics or physics may be substituted for one or more of the above options.

Option Two

Coursework may be completed at a dual-degree partnership school and transfer back to Millikin at least 16 credit hours of 300-level coursework approved by the Natural Science and Mathematics division and any additional credit hours necessary to satisfy Millikin’s degree requirements.

For more information on Millikin’s dual-degree programs, visit millikin.edu/dual-degree.