Engineering ENGR

7 courses · San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027

ENGR 003 Introduction to Engineering

Units
3
Hours
Lecture Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 3
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 110

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 4

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will be introduced to the engineering profession and to the devices, processes, and techniques utilized in solving engineering problems. Students will learn modern engineering tools in hands-on and computer-based labs. They will further develop engineering leadership and team self-management skills. As an orientation to the engineering field, students will learn what engineers do and what guides their thinking, both analytically and ethically. Students will learn and employ research-driven, affective strategies for academic success. As they explore career and academic pathways, students will develop their long-term engineering goals and will leave with a detailed plan for success in the inspiring world of engineering.

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections) · Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ENGR 006 Engineering Graphics

Units
3
Hours
Lecture Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite
MATH 022 or MATH 025 with a C or better
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 150

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will learn how to communicate engineering designs through engineering drawings. Students will be introduced to 2-D and 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) software. Topics include sketching, orthographic projections, visualization skills, mechanical dimensioning and tolerancing practices, and the engineering design process.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ENGR 008 Programming and Problem-Solving in MATLAB

Units
3
Hours
Lecture Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite
MATH 071 or MATH 071H with C or better
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 220

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will learn computer-based problem-solving methods relevant to science and engineering utilizing the MATLAB environment. This course draws from practical applications in engineering, physics, and mathematics. Topics include procedural and object-oriented programming, numerical analysis, and data structures.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

ENGR 032 Statics

Units
3
Hours
Lecture Hours: 3
Prerequisite
PHYS 004A and MATH 072; both with C or better
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 130

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will analyze engineering structures in equilibrium. This is the first course in engineering mechanics and covers principles of statics as applied to particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions under concentrated and distributed force systems. Topics include properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; two- and three-dimensional force systems, analysis of trusses, and beams; distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, center of gravity, centroids, friction, and area and mass moments of inertia.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ENGR 033 Circuit Analysis

Units
4
Hours
Lecture Hours: 3, Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite
PHYS 004B with C or better; Corequisite: MATH 078 previous or concurrent
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 260, ENGR 260L

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will analyze DC and AC circuits. This is an introductory course in the analysis of DC and AC linear circuits containing resistors, capacitors, inductors, dependent sources, operational amplifiers, and/or switches. Analyses of circuits are performed using circuit laws and network theorems. Topics will include Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, nodal and mesh analyses, Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems, superposition, first and second order RLC circuits, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, phasors, AC power calculations, power transfer and energy concepts. Lab component includes construction, testing, simulation and analysis of linear electrical circuits.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section)

ENGR 038 Materials Science and Engineering

Units
3
Hours
Lecture Hours: 3
Prerequisite
CHEM 001A or CHEM 001AH and PHYS 004A; all with C or better
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 140, ENGR 140B when combined with ENGR 038L

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will learn the structure-property-processing relationships in materials. Materials used in engineering applications include metals, ceramics, polymers, and semiconductors. Students will gain an understanding of the effects of heat, stress, imperfections, and chemical environments upon material properties and performance and selecting appropriate materials to meet engineering design criteria.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section)

ENGR 038L Materials Science and Engineering Lab

Units
1
Hours
Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite
CHEM 001A or CHEM 001AH and PHYS 004A; all with C or better
Corequisite
ENGR 038
Transfers to
CSU, UC
C-ID
ENGR 140L, ENGR 140B when combined with ENGR 038

Repeatable: No

Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will explore the structure-property-processing relationships in materials through experiments. Students will directly observe the structures and behaviors discussed in the lecture course. Students will learn to operate testing equipment, analyze experimental data, and to prepare reports.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section)

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