Required Courses

  • MatE/EM 362 Principles of Nondestructive Testing (Cr. 3. S.)
  • MatE/EM 362L Nondestructive Testing Laboratory (Cr. 1. S.)

NDE Specific courses (2 needed for at least 6 credits)

  • MSE/EM 550 Fundamentals of Nondestructive Evaluation (Cr. 4. F.)
  • EM / AerE / MatE 490 + other departments Independent Study (Cr. 3. F.S.SS.)
  • EM 350 Introduction to NDE Engineering (Cr. 3. S.)
  • Mat E/EE 488 Eddy Current NDE (Cr. 3. F.)

Supporting Courses (2 needed for 6 credits)

  • AerE 321 Flight Structures Analysis and Laboratory (Cr. 3. F.)
  • AerE 421 Advanced Flight Structures (Cr. 3. S.)
  • AerE 423 Composite Flight Structures (Cr. 3.)
  • Stat 231 Probability and Statistical Inference for Engineers (Cr. 4. F.S.)
  • Stat 305 Engineering Statistics (Cr. 3. F.S.SS.)
  • Stat 322 Probabilistic Methods for Electrical Engineers (Cr. 3. F.S.)
  • AerE 422 Aeroelasticity (Cr. 3. Alt. F.)
  • AerE 426 Design of Aerospace Structures (Cr. 3.)
  • EE 424 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (Cr. 4.)
  • EM 424 Intermediate Mechanics of Materials (Cr. 3. F.S.)
  • EM 425 Introduction to the Finite Element Method (Cr. 3. S.)
  • ME 417 Advanced Machine Design (Cr. 3. S.)
  • ME 418 Mechanical Considerations in Robotics (Cr. 3. S.)
  • MatE 418 Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Cr. 3. S.)
  • MatE 443 Physical Metallurgy of Ferrous Alloys (Cr. 3. F.)
  • MatE 444 Corrosion and Failure Analysis (Cr. 3. S.)

For questions regarding the NDE Minor including mentor opportunities for 490 projects contact Dr. David Eisenmann (djeisen@iastate.edu) or ndeminor@iastate.edu.