Non-destructive Evaluation Engineering
Minor supervised by an interdisciplinary faculty committee, administered by Aerospace Engineering.
The NDE minor is a unique opportunity for engineering students to acquire a multi-disciplinary 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 the “Request for Minor” form and complete the minimum prescribed 16 credit-hours of course work defined below. Acceptance is based on approval by the administering department, Aerospace Engineering.
The course requirements for the undergraduate minor in NDE are:
| MAT E/E M 362 | Principles of Nondestructive Testing | 3 |
| MAT E/E M 362L | Nondestructive Testing Laboratory | 1 |
| Two of the following NDE specific courses | 6-7 | |
| Fundamentals of Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
| Introduction to Nondestructive Evaluation Engineering | ||
| Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
| Independent study course | ||
| Two of the following | 6-7 | |
| Flight Structures Analysis | ||
| Advanced Flight Structures | ||
| Composite Flight Structures | ||
| E E 323 | Introduction to Digital Signal Processing | 4 |
| E E 418 | High Speed System Engineering Measurement and Testing | 4 |
| CPR E 418 | High Speed System Engineering Measurement and Testing | 4 |
| I E 348 | Solidification Processes | 3 |
| I E 361 | Statistical Quality Assurance | 3 |
| Probability and Statistical Inference for Engineers | ||
| Engineering Statistics | ||
or MAT E 316 | Computational Methods in Materials | |
| Probabilistic Methods for Electrical Engineers | ||
| Vibrations and Aeroelasticity | ||
| Design of Aerospace Structures | ||
| Intermediate Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Introduction to the Finite Element Method | ||
| Advanced Machine Design | ||
| Mechanical Considerations in Robotics | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Physical Metallurgy of Ferrous Alloys | ||
| Corrosion and Failure Analysis | ||
| Total Credits | 34-36 | |
A combined average grade of C or higher is required in courses applied to the minor and the minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other department, college, or university requirement.
