Minor supervised by an interdisciplinary faculty committee, administered by Materials Science and Engineering. The NDE minor is a unique opportunity for engineering students to acquire a multidisciplinary engineering qualification in the rapidly evolving field of Nondestructive Evaluation.
Undergraduate Study
Students interested in completing the NDE engineering minor must be enrolled in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University. They must submit a "Curriculum Change" form and complete the minimum prescribed 16 credit-hours of course work defined below. Acceptance is based on approval by the administering department, Materials Science and Engineering.
A combined average grade of C or higher is required in courses applied to the minor. The minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other department, college, or university requirement.
The course requirements for the undergraduate minor in NDE are:
| EM 3620/3620 | Principles of Nondestructive Testing | 3 |
| MATE/EM 3620L | Nondestructive Testing Laboratory | 1 |
| At least one of the following NDE specific courses | 3-4 | |
| Structural Health Monitoring | ||
| Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
MATE 4850X | Penetrating Radiation Methods in Nondestructive Evaluation | |
| Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
| Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
| Independent Study courses on NDE projects from other engineering disciplines will need to be approved by the NDE Minor Coordinator | ||
| Aerospace Engineering Independent Study: Non-destructive Evaluation (Research Topic related to NDE for any 4900) | ||
or EE 4900 | Independent Study | |
or MATE 4900 | Independent Study | |
or ME 4900H | Independent Study: Honors | |
or ME 4900N | Independent Study: Non Technical Elective | |
or ME 4900T | Independent Study: Technical Elective | |
| Up to three of the following or additional NDE specific courses from the list above | 9-12 | |
| Flight Structures Analysis | ||
| Advanced Flight Structures | ||
| Vibrations and Aeroelasticity | ||
| Composite Flight Structures | ||
| Design of Aerospace Structures | ||
| High Speed System Engineering Measurement and Testing | ||
| Signals and Systems I | ||
| High Speed System Engineering Measurement and Testing | ||
| Intermediate Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Introduction to the Finite Element Method | ||
| Solidification Processes | ||
| Statistical Quality Assurance | ||
| Advanced Machine Design | ||
| Mechanical Considerations in Robotics | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Physical Metallurgy of Ferrous Alloys | ||
| Corrosion and Failure Analysis | ||
| Probability and Statistical Inference for Engineers | ||
| Engineering Statistics | ||
| Probabilistic Methods for Electrical Engineers | ||
| Total Credits | 16-20 | |