ENGRC at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ENGRC coursework.

• CS 3152Introduction to Computer Game Architectureopens 6 courses (3 directly)
• ENGRC 3152Communication for Game Developmentopens 6 courses (1 directly)
• CS 5152Open-Source Software Engineeringopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• AEP 3640Modern Applied Physics Experimental Designopens 1 course (1 directly)
• BEE 4590Biosensors and Bioanalytical Techniquesopens 1 course (1 directly)
• BEE 4890Entrepreneurial Management for Engineersopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ENGRC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 24 ENGRC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 16 more ENGRC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ENGRC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at ENGRC 4152

  1. ENGRC 3152Communication for Game Development
  2. CS 3152Introduction to Computer Game Architecture
  3. CS 4152Advanced Topics in Computer Game Architecture
  4. ENGRC 4152Communication for Advanced Game Development

• 4 courses deep, ending at ENGRC 5152

  1. ENGRC 3152Communication for Game Development
  2. CS 3152Introduction to Computer Game Architecture
  3. CS 5152Open-Source Software Engineering

• 3 courses deep, ending at ENGRC 3640

  1. AEP 3640Modern Applied Physics Experimental Design
  2. ENGRC 3640Technical Communication for Applied Engineering Physics

• 3 courses deep, ending at ENGRC 4590

  1. BEE 4590Biosensors and Bioanalytical Techniques
  2. ENGRC 4590Communications for Capstone Design in Biological Engineering

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on ENGRC sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Allison Hutchison
• Cameron Mozafari
• Hua Wang
• Traci Nathans-Kelly

Cornell professor board

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ENGRC yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

ENGRC does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Cornell campus feed.