Engineering Curriculum Overview
Faculty: Charles A. Dana Professor Michael Puddicombe; Professors Jacques Beneat, Thomas Descoteaux, Stephen Fitzhugh, R. Danner Friend, Ronald Lessard and Edwin Schmeckpeper; Associate Professors David Feinauer, Michael Kelley, Tara Kulkarni, Jack Patterson, Michael Prairie, Adam Sevi, Karen Supan and Moses Tefe; Assistant Professors Nadia Al-Aubaidy, Brian Bradke, Carolina Payares-Asprino and Charles White; Lecturers Michael Cross and Matt Rolland.
Engineering major students engage in an innovative approach to interdisciplinary engineering education that is guided by current challenges of broad human concern that address societal needs. Students attain proficiency in skills necessary to contribute to solving complex and multi-disciplinary problems. The curriculum includes innovative problem-based seminar studio courses that employ modules to develop competencies in engineering fundamentals.
Mission:
Prepare students to excel in engineering and related fields. Make clear to students that above all else, the engineering profession is committed to bettering the world. Provide fundamental, laboratory-oriented, hands-on education in engineering and related fields. Foster creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving abilities and motivate students to consider the societal and environmental consequences of their work. Enable students to be leaders in their profession, community, nation, and the world.
Upon completion of the program, students are awarded the BS in Engineering, are prepared to sit for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (F.E. exam), and have a foundational understanding of engineering and science fundamentals.
Goals:
The educational objectives of the interdisciplinary Engineering major prepare graduates who, during their first few years of professional practice will:
- Be employed by industry or government in the fields, such as, design, research and development, experimentation and testing, manufacturing, and technical sales
- Assume an increasing level of responsibility and leadership within their respective organizations
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary and multicultural work environments
- Recognize and understand global, environmental, social, and ethical contexts of their work
Outcomes:
Students in the Engineering major demonstrate an ability to:
- identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Careers for this Major:
The Engineering major allows graduates the option of beginning a career in either the military or civilian life immediately upon graduation, or furthering their education in graduate school. Studies are designed to give both a broad engineering background and a focus in a specific topic area necessary to apply engineering principles and methods to solve multi-disciplinary problems in an ever increasing range of applications.
- Clean water
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Cyber Security
- Bio-mechanical / biomedical / assistive technologies
The B.S. in Engineering major is designed to be accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, 1.410.347.7700.
Note: The application for accreditation of the Engineering major is planned to be submitted to ABET as soon as the first students in the program complete their graduation requirements.