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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Engineering Technology
  

  • EGT 317 Introduction to Capstone Project in EGT (1 Credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 310 .
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Will cover the bases of product design that an engineering technology student needs to know in order to conceptualize their project. Students will follow the product design concepts covered in the class, in order to assemble their build lists, complete their design projects and reach production more quickly in EGT 417 .
    Repeatable: No
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  • EGT 417 Senior Design in Technology (2 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 317 .
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Development and preparation of the capstone project in an area of student’s primary program major. With prior permission obtained at the end of EGT 416, from their EGT advisors, students will complete, building, documenting, demonstrating, and presenting the results. Must be taken within three semesters of graduation.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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