The Department of Engineering provides hard working students with the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge in a professional field that offers challenging careers in a wide range of disciplines. Engineers use applied math and physics to design the components, products, and systems for the 21st century.
Our ABET accredited general engineering program is taught by faculty who have practiced as engineers. The program emphasizes the fundamentals of engineering design, with a focus on both the theoretical foundations as well as practical applications which are reinforced by hands-on laboratory experiences, state-of-the-art computer software, and real-world projects. In the junior and senior years each student focuses on an engineering discipline, selected from civil, electrical, industrial, or mechanical engineering. Each student participates in an engineering internship and a year-long capstone design project. The student culminates their degree by passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, a necessary step toward becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer.
All engineering students are required to participate in a summer internship. These are paid positions in engineering firms in which the student gains direct engineering experience. There are also opportunities for year-long co-op experiences.
Students from our program are actively recruited by excellent graduate schools. Most of these graduate positions come with paid living expenses and free tuition. Currently 20% of our students continue on to graduate schools.
Career paths include
Civil engineers are involved in the areas of structural, environmental, transportation, water resources, and geotechnical engineering. These engineers design structures and/or systems such as bridges, buildings, dams, foundations, water and sewage treatment plants, drainage systems, residential and commercial water supply systems, freeways, traffic control systems, airports, and residential and commercial subdivision site plans. Our graduates work for government, state, or local municipal agencies, or for private engineering firms.
Electrical engineers are primarily involved with power systems, communications and control, or high speed digital systems including computers, embedded systems, and digital signal processing. These engineers design products and/or systems such as electric power stations, transmission lines, satellite systems, avionics, computers, cell phones, and electronic systems that process all forms of digital information. Our graduates work for local and regional power companies, defense contractors, electronic design firms, or in manufacturing related companies.
Industrial engineers are involved with the manufacturing processes that bring products from raw materials to the consumer. They often work closely with design and management engineers, optimizing the manufacturing process, taking into account inventory, speed, safety, ergonomics, and cost. Our graduates work for small and large manufacturing companies, at both the regional and national levels.
Mechanical engineers are involved with machine design, fluid and gas propulsion systems, robotics and controls, material development, and manufacturing. These engineers design products and/or systems such as new materials, automobiles, airplanes, jet engines, heating and air conditioning systems, and aerospace systems. Our graduates work for defense contractors, manufacturing firms, automobile designers and suppliers, and private engineering firms.
Engineering students can join one or more of six professions student chapters within the department: the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
The Department of Engineering has two dedicated General Purpose Computer Laboratories for engineering majors, an Engineering Study Room, and eight instructional laboratories: the Electrical Laboratory, the Electrical Development Laboratory, the Vibrations, Controls, and Instrumentation Laboratory, the Automation and Manufacturing Laboratory, the Civil and Mechanical Laboratory, the Engineering Development Laboratory, the Soils Laboratory, and the Asphalt Laboratory.
The engineering faculty together has over 90 years of professional engineering practical experience. The faculty has expertise in computational mechanics, laser physics, hydrology, earthquake engineering and structural control, geothermal energy systems, nonlinear fluid dynamics, multimedia signal processing, embedded systems, engineering management, wood and timber structural design, structural steel connection design, and pavement design. Four of the engineering faculty members are Licensed Registered Professional Engineers.
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- A number of scholarships are available from the Department of Engineering, depending on concentration, year in the program, academic achievement (GPA), financial need, and hometown of the student.
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