Concentrations
A concentration is a group of courses designed to provide specialized knowledge within a degree program. Here is an example of a form you would use to declare your concentrations:
2019-2020 LAES Concentration and Study Abroad Declaration form (SAMPLE only)
LAES students select one concentration from Engineering and one from Liberal Arts. Students may choose to follow an individualized course of study in Engineering and/or the Liberal Arts, constructed in consultation with LAES advisors.
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Liberal Arts Concentrations (select one) |
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Individualized Course of Study (ICS)
An Individualized Course of Study (ICS) concentration allows students more freedom to hand pick the classes they want to take in each college to better personalize a concentration that fits their career goals outside of the pre-defined ones. An ICS may be selected instead of a pre-defined Engineering or Liberal Arts concentration for certain catalog years.
The selection of courses must be made with LAES advisor approval and must complete the total units required for the Engineering and/or Liberal Arts concentration. Students should seek advising assistance as early as possible for help in selecting a suitable concentration. Sample courses listed below are based on past student choices.
NOTE: Enrollment in courses is not guaranteed, especially in highly impacted courses. Please consult with a LAES advisor about the classes you desire to take.
| Ui/UX Design |
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Engineering Concentration
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Liberal Arts Concentration
- Art & Design, Graphic Communication, or Technical Communication
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Sample Courses
- Computer Science
- Fundamentals of Computer Science
- Computer Organization
- Intro to Software Engineering
- Systems Programming
- User-Centered Interface Design and Development
- Human-Computer Interaction Theory and Design
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Sample Courses
- Communications
- Organizational Communication
- Business and Professional Communication
- English
- Technical Editing
- Information Design and Production
- Psychology
- General Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
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| Audio Engineering |
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Engineering Concentration
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Liberal Arts Concentration
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Sample Courses
- Intro to Electrical Engineering
- Electric Circuit Analysis
- Energy Conversion Electromagnetics
- Electromagnetic Fields and Transmission
- Power Systems
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Sample Courses
- Music Theory
- Sound Design: Technologies, Recording, Synthesis, Composition & Production
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| Game Design |
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Engineering Concentration
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Liberal Arts Concentration
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Sample Courses
- Game Design
- Intro to Mixed Reality
- Interactive Entertainment Engineering
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Sample Courses
- Art
- Figure Drawing
- Illustration I & II
- Collaborative Studio: Storyboarding, Modeling, Animation, and Rendering
- English
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Intro to Media Arts and Technologies
- Media Arts and Technologies: Storytelling & Cinematic Process
- Theatre
- Intro to Theatre
- Stagecraft
- Script Analysis
- Seminar in Playwriting
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| Industrial Design |
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Engineering Concentration
- Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or Materials Engineering
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Liberal Arts Concentration
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Sample Courses
- Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
- Intro to IME
- Process Improvement Fundamentals
- Industrial Costs and Controls
- Project Organization and Management
- Engineering Economics
- Test Design and Analysis
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Sample Courses
- Foundation in Digital Art
- Digital 3D Modeling and Design
- Animation
- Video
- Interactive Design
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| Sustainability |
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Engineering Concentration
- Environmental Engineering & Design
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Liberal Arts Concentration
- Interdisciplinary Studies
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Sample Courses
- Environmental Engineering
- Intro to Air Pollution
- Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Pollution Prevention
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Environmental Design
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Sample Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Intro to Science Technology & Society
- Values and Technology
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| Product Design |
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Engineering Concentration
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Liberal Arts Concentration
- Art & Design, Communications, or Graphic Communication
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Sample Courses
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Statics & Dynamics
- Intro to Detailed Design with Solid Modeling
- Philosophy of Design
- Design for Strength and Stiffness
- Mechanical Systems Design
- Experimental Methods in Mechanical Design
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials I & II
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Sample Courses
- Art
- Foundation in DIgital Art I & II
- Figure Drawing
- Illustration I & II
- Collaborative Studio: Storyboarding, Modeling, Animation, and Rendering
- Communications
- Organizational Communication
- Business and Professional Communication
- Graphic Communication
- Intro to Graphic Communication
- Digital Publishing Systems
- Materials for Graphic Communication Applications
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Intro to Science
- Technology & Society
- Values & Technology
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| Project Management |
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Engineering Concentration
- Industrial Manufacturing Engineering
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Liberal Arts Concentration
- Art & Design, Communications, or Graphic Communication
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Sample Courses
- Intro to IME
- Process Improvement Fundamentals
- Industrial Costs and Controls
- Project Organization and Management
- Engineering Economics
- Test Design and Analysis
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Sample Courses
- Communications
- Organizational Communication
- Business and Professional Communication
- English
- Technical Editing
- Information Design and Production
- Psychology
- General Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
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