U-M College of Engineering (CoE) Courses Focusing on Design*
General Engineering Division / CoE Undergraduate Education (via Office of ADUE):
ENGR 100. Introduction to Engineering (Various sections with different disciplinary themes, often coordinated with respective departmental faculty) (4 credits)
ENGR 255/355/455. (Intro/Inter/Adv). Multidisciplinary Engineering Project (Various sections, designated for work with respective ongoing project teams or for certain capstone course options) (1-4 credits)
ENGR 345. Introduction to Design Processes (2 credits)
ENGR 354. Engineering Design Practice (1 credit)
ENGR 450. Multidisciplinary Design (Multidisciplinary Capstone) (4 credits)
Department of Mechanical Engineering:
MECHENG 250. Design and Manufacturing I (4 credits)
MECHENG 350. Design and Manufacturing II (4 credits)
MECHENG 450. Design and Manufacturing III (4 credits)
MECHENG 452 (MFG 452). Design for Manufacturability (3 credits)
MECHENG 455. Analytical Product Design (3-4 credits)
MECHENG 483 (MFG 502). Manufacturing System Design (3 credits)
MECHENG 489. Sustainable Engineering and Design (3 credits)
MECHENG 551 (MFG 560). Mechanisms Design (3 credits)
MECHENG 552 (MFG 552). Mechatronic Systems Design (4 credits)
MECHENG 555 (MFG 555). Design Optimization (3 credits)
MECHENG 558 (MFG 558). Discrete Design Optimization (3 credits)
MECHENG 577. Use of Materials and their Selection in Design (3 credits)
MECHENG 589. Sustainable Design of Technology Systems. (3 credits)
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (including all designated capstone/MDE courses for EE, CE, or CS):
EECS 200. Electrical Engineering Systems Design I (2 credits)
EECS 300. Electrical Engineering Systems Design II (3 credits)
EECS 373. Introduction to Embedded System Design (4 credits).
EECS 411. Microwave Circuits I (4 credits)
EECS 413. Monolithic Amplifier Circuits (4 credits)
EECS 425. Integrated Microsystems Laboratory (4 credits)
EECS 427. VLSI Design I (4 credits)
EECS 430 (SPACE 431) (CLIMATE 431). Wireless Link Design (4 credits)
EECS 438. Advanced Lasers and Optics Laboratory (4 credits)
EECS 440. System Design of a Search Engine (4 credits)
EECS 441. Mobile App Development for Entrepreneurs (4 credits)
EECS 467. Autonomous Robotics Design Experience (4 credits)
EECS 470. Computer Architecture (4 credits)
EECS 473. Advanced Embedded Systems (4 credits)
EECS 480. Social Computing Systems (4 credits)
EECS 494. Computer Game Design and Development (4 credits)
EECS 495. Software Development for Accessibility (4 credits)
EECS 497. Human-Centered Software and Design and Development (4 credits)
EECS 498 [Designated Section(s)].
EECS 627. VLSI Design II (4 credits)
Department of Chemical Engineering:
CHE 487. Process Simulation and Design (5 credits)
CHE 488. Chemical Product Design, Part I (2 credits)
CHE 489. Chemical Product Design, Part II (3 credits)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering:
CEE 402. Professional Issues and Design (4 credits)
CEE 413. Design of Metal Structures (3 credits)
CEE 415. Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3 credits)
CEE 480. Design of Environmental Engineering Systems (3 credits)
CEE 515. Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3 credits)
CEE 526. Design of Hydraulic Systems (3 credits)
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering:
IOE 424. Practicum in Production and Service Systems (4 credits)
IOE 481. Practicum in Hospital Systems (4 credits)
IOE 499 [Designated Section(s)]. Senior Design Projects (4 credits)
IOE 548. Integrated Product Development (3 credits)
Department of Biomedical Engineering:
BIOMEDE 350. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Design (4 credits)
BIOMEDE 450. Biomedical Engineering Design (Single-Semester) (4 credits)
BIOMEDE 451. Biomedical Engineering Design, Part I (3 credits)
BIOMEDE 452. Biomedical Engineering Design, Part II (3 credits)
BIOMEDE 458 (EECS 458). Biomedical Instrumentation and Design (4 credits)
BIOMEDE 499 [Designated Section]. Intro to Medical Product Design
BIOMEDE 599 [Designated Section]. Graduate BME Innovative Design, Part I of II
BIOMEDE 599 [Designated Section]. Graduate BME Innovative Design, Part II of II
Department of Materials Science & Engineering:
MATSCIE 480. Materials Engineering Design (3 credits)
MATSCIE 481. Designing Sustainable Products and Processes (3 credits)
MATSCIE 482. Product Design and Manufacturing (3 credits)
MATSCIE 485 (MFG 458). Design Problems in Materials Science and Engineering (1-4 credits)
MATSCIE 489. Materials Processing Design (3 credits)
MATSCIE 585. Materials or Metallurgical Design Problem (2 credits)
Department of Aerospace Engineering:
AEROSP 481. Aircraft Design (4 credits)
AEROSP 483. Space System Design (4 credits)
AEROSP 583. Management of Space Systems Design (4 credits)
AEROSP 588. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (3 credits)
Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering:
NAVARCH 270. Introduction to Vessel/Platform Design (4 credits)
NAVARCH 370. Conceptual Vessel/Platform Design (3 credits)
NAVARCH 470 (MFG 470). Foundations of Ship Design (4 credits)
NAVARCH 471. Advanced Ship Design (3 credits)
NAVARCH 475. Capstone Design Project (4 credits)
NAVARCH 570 (MFG 572). Advanced Marine Design (4 credits)
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences:
NERS 491. Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Design, Pt. 1 (1 credit)
NERS 492. Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Design, Pt. 2 (3 credits)
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering:
CLIMATE 455 (SPACE 455). Senior Capstone Design (1-4 credits)
SPACE 584. Space Mission Design and Implementation on a High-Altitude Balloon (4 credits)
Other Departments/Programs:
ENTR 390 [Designated Section]. Intro to Entrepreneurial Design
ISD 520. Introduction to Systems Engineering (3 credits)
ISD 528. Advanced Design for Manufacturability (3 credits)
DESCI 501. Analytical Product Design (3 credits)
DESCI 502. Design Process Models (3 credits)
DESCI 791. Design Science Seminar (1-2 credits)
AUTO 501. Integrated Vehicle Systems Design (3 credits)
*Please consult the CoE bulletin and respective department/program pages for course descriptions, for these and other courses. This list is not necessarily exhaustive, and certain courses that may not be deemed design-focused may nonetheless involve relevant skills and tools. Also, cross-listed courses might only appear under one department. Faculty can request additions or deletions to this list via the email address provided.