Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction Department

College of Education and Professional Studies
Ellensburg
Hogue Technology Building, room 101
509-963-1756

www.cwu.edu/engineering
    See website for how these programs may be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Sathyanarayanan (Sathy) Rajendran, PhD, CSP, ARM, LEED-AP

Professors
Scott Calahan, MEd, industrial/technology education
Craig Johnson, PhD, mechanical engineering technology

Associate Professors
David Martin, construction management
Lad Holden, MT, electronics engineering technology
Darren Olson, PhD, industrial technology
P. Warren Plugge, PhD, construction management
Charles Pringle, MS, mechanical engineering technology
Sathyanarayanan (Sathy) Rajendran, PhD, CSP, ARM, LEED-AP, safety and health management

Assistant Professors
Morgan Bliss, MS, safety and health management
John Choi, PhD, mechanical engineering technology
Hongtao Dang, PhD, construction management
Greg Lyman, MS, electronics engineering technology
Jennifer Serne, MS, safety and health management

Senior Lecturer
Michael Andler, MS, safety and health management

Lecturer
Ted Bramble, MS, industrial engineering technology
Darryl Fuhrman, MS, construction management

Emeritus Professors
Roger Beardsley, MS
D. Ken Calhoun, EdD
David Carns, MS
Stanley A. Dudley, MEd
Robert M. Envick, EdD
Ronald M. Frye
Robert Wieking, PhD
Norman H. Wolford, MS
Taiqian Q. Yang, PhD
Tim Yoxtheimer, MS

Staff
Matthew Burvee, instructional and classroom support technician
Shelley Spencer, department manager
Jeff Wilcox, instructional and classroom support technician

Department Overview
The Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction offers BS and BAS degree programs in various technologies.

Accrediting Information
The Construction Management program is fully accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).

The B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

The B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Department Information
Some programs have specific admission requirements and admission deadlines. Specific information for each program can be found on the program Web site.

Students should seek advising from their program advisor prior to registration each quarter.

Courses with an additional fee are identified in the special course fee section of the student handbook published by the registrar.

Program Outcomes
For information on program outcomes, please go to: www.cwu.edu/mission/assessment-improvement/slo-assessment-plans. 

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: www.cwu.edu/engineering or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Risk, Insurance, and Safety Management, BAS

• Construction Management Major, BS
• Electronics Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Industrial Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Mechanical Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Risk, Insurance, and Safety Management, BS
• Safety and Health Management Major, BS
• Technology Education Broad Area Major, BS
• Technology Education Major, BS

• Insurance Management Certificate
• Risk Management Certificate

• Industrial Technology Minor
• Risk Management Minor
• Robotics and Automation Minor
• Traffic Safety Education Minor

• Construction Minor or Certificate
• Safety and Health Management Minor or Certificate

Courses

• ETSC 312 - Strength of Materials
• ETSC 341 - Programmable Logic Controller Applications II
• ETSC 380 - Quality Control
• ETSC 385 - Product Design and Development
• ETSC 389 - Technical Presentations (Put on reserve 9/16/19)
• ETSC 396 - Individual Study
• ETSC 397 - Honors
• ETSC 398 - Special Topics
• ETSC 399 - Seminar
• ETSC 430 - Methods of Teaching Technology Education
• ETSC 433 - Technology Education Laboratory Planning
• ETSC 435 - Technology Education Exit Assessment
• ETSC 442 - Alternative Energy Resources and Technology
• ETSC 455 - Engineering Project Management
• ETSC 457 - Advanced Foundry
• ETSC 485 - Industrial Engineering Technology Capstone
• ETSC 490 - Cooperative Education
• ETSC 491 - Workshop
• ETSC 496 - Individual Study
• ETSC 497 - Honors
• ETSC 498 - Special Topics
• ETSC 499 - Seminar

• MET 255 - Machining
• MET 257 - Casting Processes
• MET 298 - Special Topics
• MET 299 - Seminar
• MET 310 - Hydraulics/Pneumatics
• MET 314 - Applied Thermodynamics
• MET 314LAB - Applied Thermodynamics Laboratory
• MET 315 - Fluid Dynamics
• MET 315LAB - Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
• MET 316 - Applied Heat Transfer
• MET 316LAB - Applied Heat Transfer Laboratory
• MET 320 - Fundamentals of Laser Technology (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• MET 327 - Technical Dynamics
• MET 327LAB - Technical Dynamics Laboratory
• MET 345 - Lean Manufacturing
• MET 351 - Metallurgy/Materials and Processes
• MET 351LAB - Metallurgy/Materials and Processes Laboratory
• MET 355 - Advanced Machining and CNC Programming
• MET 357 - Welding/Fabrication
• MET 382 - Plastics and Composites
• MET 387 - Engineering Ethics
• MET 388 - Tool Design (Put on reserve 9/16/17)
• MET 396 - Individual Study
• MET 397 - Honors
• MET 398 - Special Topics
• MET 399 - Seminar
• MET 411 - Energy Systems I
• MET 411LAB - Energy Systems I Laboratory
• MET 418 - Mechanical Design I
• MET 418LAB - Mechanical Design I Laboratory
• MET 419 - Mechanical Design II
• MET 419LAB - Mechanical Design II Laboratory
• MET 420 - Finite Element Analysis
• MET 423 - Computer-aided Design and Manufacturing
• MET 426 - Applications of Mechanics of Materials
• MET 426LAB - Applications of Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
• MET 483 - Ceramics and Composites
• MET 488 - Professional Certification Exam Preparation
• MET 489A - Senior Project I
• MET 489B - Senior Project II
• MET 489C - Senior Project III
• MET 496 - Individual Study
• MET 497 - Honors
• MET 498 - Special Topics
• MET 499 - Seminar

• SHM 101 - Evolution of Workplace Safety and Health (Put on reserve 9/16/19)
• SHM 102 - Occupational Health
• SHM 201 - Introduction to Safety and Health Management (Put on reserve 9/16/17)
• SHM 298 - Special Topics
• SHM 299 - Seminar
• SHM 301 - Fundamentals of Safety and Health Management
• SHM 302 - Workplace Safety and Substance Abuse Program
• SHM 321 - Agriculture Safety (Put on reserve 9/16/19)
• SHM 323 - Construction Safety and Health
• SHM 325 - General Industry Safety and Health
• SHM 327 - Research and Laboratory Safety
• SHM 351 - Incident Analysis
• SHM 352 - Systems and Design
• SHM 353 - Risk and Insurance
• SHM 371 - Emergency Planning and Preparedness
• SHM 375 - Transportation and Fleet Safety
• SHM 377 - Hazardous Materials Management
• SHM 379 - Facility and Building Safety
• SHM 396 - Individual Study
• SHM 397 - Honors
• SHM 398 - Special Topics
• SHM 399 - Seminar
• SHM 423 - Advanced Construction Safety Management (Put on reserve 9/16/19)
• SHM 450 - Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
• SHM 451 - Commercial Liability Risk Management and Insurance
• SHM 452 - Risk Management for Public Entities
• SHM 453 - Construction Risk and Insurance Management
• SHM 454 - Risk Management Principles and Practices
• SHM 455 - Risk Assessment and Treatment
• SHM 456 - Risk Financing for Safety and Health Management
• SHM 471 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
• SHM 472 - Ergonomics
• SHM 474 - Safety and Health Management Systems
• SHM 477 - Environmental Management