Minor supervised by an interdisciplinary faculty committee, administered by Aerospace 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 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 |
At least one of the following NDE specific courses | 3-4 | |
Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation | ||
AER E 429X | Penetrating Radiation Methods in 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 490) | ||
or E E 490 | Independent Study | |
or M E 490 | Independent Study | |
or MAT E 490 | Independent Study | |
Up to three of the following or additional NDE specific courses from the list above | 9-12 | |
Flight Structures Analysis | ||
Advanced Flight Structures | ||
Composite Flight Structures | ||
High Speed System Engineering Measurement and Testing | ||
Signals and Systems I | ||
High Speed System Engineering Measurement and Testing | ||
Solidification Processes | ||
Statistical Quality Assurance | ||
Probability and Statistical Inference for Engineers | ||
Engineering Statistics | ||
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 | ||
Computational Methods in Materials | ||
Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
Physical Metallurgy of Ferrous Alloys | ||
Corrosion and Failure Analysis | ||
Total Credits | 16-20 |
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.