Engineering
11 courses · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ENGR 1 Introduction to Engineering
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 110
The course explores the career branches of engineering including the functions of an engineer in various settings and the industries in which engineers work. Topics will span the life cycle of the engineering professions from education to career including guided exploration of educational pathways, time-management, study-skill development through engineering-skill building activities focused on design and creation of products and ethical practices. The engineering process will be used to develop essential project management skills in the context of being introduced to ubiquitous systems used by engineers such as sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, AC and DC motor control, simple electrical circuits, machine controllers, programming, and computational tools for testing and analysis. A spreadsheet program and high-level computer language programs are integral parts of the course. (C-ID ENGR 110).
ENGR 2 Programming and Problem-Solving in MATLAB
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- MATH C2210 or MATH C2210E
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 220
This course utilizes the MATLAB environment and commercial electronic spreadsheets to provide students with a working knowledge of computer-based problem-solving methods relevant to science and engineering. It introduces the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented programming, numerical analysis, and data structures. Examples and assignments in the course are drawn from practical applications in engineering, physics, and mathematics. (C-ID ENGR 220).
ENGR 3 Plane Surveying I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- MATH 20, MATH 28, MATH 28s or high school trigonometry
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 180
The course applies theory and principles of plane surveying: office computations and design; operation of surveying field equipment; and production of engineering plans/maps. Topics include distances, angles, and directions; differential leveling; traversing; property/boundary surveys; topographic surveys/mapping; volume/earthwork; horizontal and vertical curves; land description techniques; and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Extensive field work using tapes, levels, transits, theodolites, total stations, and GPS. (C-ID ENGR 180).
ENGR 4 Plane Surveying II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- ENGR 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to civil engineering design standards, concepts and procedures related to transportation engineering and construction management. Topics include the standards and design of horizontal curves, vertical curves and earthwork related to transportation projects in addition to survey staking, state plane coordinates, geographic information systems and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) related to project surveying. The laboratory portion of the course includes the application of 3-dimensional graphic modeling software requiring creativity in design, development of construction plans, and operation of modern surveying equipment, such as total stations and GPS.
ENGR 8 Statics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- MATH C2220, PHYS 41
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 130
A first course in engineering mechanics: properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; two- and three-dimensional force systems acting on engineering structures in equilibrium; analysis of trusses, and beams; distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, center of gravity, centroids, friction, and area and mass moments of inertia. Optional additional topics include fluid statics, cables, Mohr's circle and virtual work. (C-ID ENGR 130).
ENGR 10 Digital Logic Fundamentals
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course the student will be trained in the use of symbolic digital logic including switching algebra, optimization, Karnaugh map construction and use and the design of combinational logic networks. The student will develop skills in mapping of sequential logic theory to practical devices using flip-flops, registers and counters.
ENGR 11 Embedded Systems Development
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- CSCI 20
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces the principles and methods related to the creation of embedded systems applications at a low level. It covers the utilization of both Assembly Language and C. The topics covered encompass microprocessor architecture fundamentals, instruction set architectures, Assembly language programming, data representations, managing interrupts and execution modes, low-level C programming, as well as the utilization of on-chip and external peripherals.
ENGR 17 Electrical Circuits and Devices
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 42, MATH 40 (or concurrent enrollment)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 260/260L
An introduction to the analysis, construction and measurement of electrical circuits. Use of analytical techniques based on the application of circuit laws and network theorems. Basic use of electrical test and measurement instruments including multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators. Use of circuit simulation software. Interpretation of measured and simulated data based on principles of circuit analysis for Direct Current (DC), analysis, transient, and sinusoidal steady-state Alternating Current (AC) conditions containing resistors, capacitors, inductors, dependent sources, operational amplifiers and/or switches. Elementary circuit design. Practical considerations such as component value tolerance and non-ideal aspects of laboratory instruments. Construction and measurement of basic operational amplifier circuits. Natural and forced responses of first and second order RLC circuits; the use of phasors; AC power calculations; power transfer; and energy concepts. (C-ID ENGR 260/260L).
ENGR 45 Materials Science
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture, 51 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 41, CHEM 1
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 140B
This course presents the internal structures and resulting behaviors of materials used in engineering applications, including metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and semiconductors. The emphasis is upon developing the ability both to select appropriate materials to meet engineering design criteria and to understand the effects of heat, stress, imperfections, and chemical environments upon material properties and performance. Laboratories provide opportunities to directly observe the structures and behaviors discussed in the course, to operate testing equipment, to analyze experimental data, and to prepare reports. (C-ID ENGR 140B).
ENGR 95 Special Studies-ENGR
- Units
- 1-3
- Hours
- 51-153 hours independent study
- Prerequisite
- Permission of instructor
- Transfers to
- CSU
Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. Students may not petition for a Special Studies course until they have completed satisfactorily 12 units of study at Butte College. 51-153 hours Independent Study. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 3.00 units to complete the entire curriculum of the course.
ENGR 99 Work Experience-ENGR
- Units
- 0.5-8
- Hours
- 25.5-408 hours independent study
- Prerequisite
- Permission of Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor
- Transfers to
- CSU
Work experience is an experiential course where students apply what they have learned in the classroom to a work environment. The course offers students the opportunity to develop technical skills, explore possible career choices, build confidence, network with people in the field, and transition into the world of work. Work experience may include paid or unpaid employment. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every fifty-one hours of work experience. Students may enroll in this course up to 8 unit(s) to complete the entire curriculum of the course. A maximum of sixteen units can be earned in work experience courses during a student’s enrollment with Butte College.