Academic Programs

The College of Engineering offers four-year curricula leading to bachelor of science degrees in engineering. All are ABET accredited.

Master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees are also available. The College also offers a master of engineering degree.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

• Aerospace Engineering
  
  • The design, manufacture and operation of airplanes and spacecraft.
• Biosystems Engineering*
  • Design systems for the production, processing and use of food, fiber, and biological and biochemical products. Learn about management of water and environmental resources.
• Chemical Engineering
  • Produce materials and energy in a safe and environmentally sound way. Study how to design, develop and construct processes and machinery to convert raw materials into finished materials.
• Civil Engineering
  • Construction, management and maintenance of buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels, dams and power plants. Also learn about water treatment systems, waste disposal systems, and air and water pollution control systems.
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical focus: Study electronics theory and learn to apply the theory to integrated circuits, power generating systems, machinery controls, and computers and electrical systems, such as those found in automobiles and aircraft.
    Computer focus: Learn to design the hardware and software associated with computers and computer systems.
• Engineering Management
  • Knowledge of basic sciences, engineering sciences, and mathematics with business management tools. Specialize in a technical area of your choice, and choose courses relating to an industry or profession that interests you. This major prepares students for management positions with technology-based companies.
• Industrial Engineering
  • Design and implement systems that integrate people, materials, machines, energy and information. Such systems might include production planning, quality assurance, management information, facility planning, inventory control, and workplace design.
• Materials Science and Engineering
  • Materials microstructure, properties and processing and how they relate to the behavior of metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, semiconductors and composites.
• Mechanical Engineering
  • Design tools, engines, machines and other mechanical equipment. Study the fields of solid and fluid mechanics, thermosciences, dynamics and control, and engineering design.
• Mining Engineering
  • Plan, develop and operate mines, as well as other engineering excavations.
• Optical Sciences and Engineering†
  • Optical design, fabrication and testing and the use of lasers, optical detectors, optical instrumentation, and optical fiber communications.
• Systems Engineering
  • Modeling, analysis and design of technologically advanced systems that integrate machines, people, software, hardware, materials and energy.

*Jointly administered with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
†Jointly administered with the College of Optical Sciences.

The Master of Engineering Degree Partnership

• Three Universities, One Flexible Degree

Master of Science Degrees

• Aerospace Engineering
• Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering*
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Science & Engineering
• Mining, Geological, and Geophysical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

*Jointly administered with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

• Aerospace Engineering
• Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering*
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Science & Engineering
• Mining, Geological, and Geophysical Engineering
• Systems and Industrial Engineering

*Jointly administered with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Undergraduate Specializations

Students can specialize in specific areas by taking technical elective classes. Students should discuss these course selections with their academic advisors. Areas of specialization include:

• Computer Systems Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• Pre-Med