Degree Program in Engineering, Undesignated

• Degree Program in Engineering, Undesignated
  • UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
    • Major
    • Minor
    • Engineering
    • Science
    • Management Science
    • History of Technology and Science
    • Economics

Degree Program in Engineering, Undesignated

Engineers in modern society fulfill many responsibilities. One is to furnish the technological expertise required by industry to develop new products, to modernize production and distribution methods, to improve processing and information handling systems, and to develop better and less expensive materials.

Another responsibility is to furnish the engineering expertise needed in the public sector--assisting in the solution of the technological problems that are critical to our society, such as pollution, transportation, low-cost housing, elective medical care, and crime control. For students who plan to pursue a career in these areas the Undesignated Degree Program in Engineering may be appropriate. This program provides the opportunity for a minor in such programs as management science, history of technology and science, and economics.

The undesignated program may also be appropriate for the student who aspires to a career that, although not an engineering career, may benefit from a technological background. Such a career may be in health sciences and medical care, technological management, systems economics, sociology, or law.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

A student electing an undesignated degree must submit to the Engineering Dean's office a proposed schedule with a clear statement of career goals and of the way in which the proposed program will meet those goals.

The program must be approved by the Dean of Engineering or designate in consultation with representatives of the major and minor departments. A total of at least 130 semester credits are required for graduation.

Since each student's program is unique, no single curriculum can be shown. Every program must fulfill the requirements described below.

Every student must demonstrate graphics proficiency by taking an examination or by taking EMAE 192, Graphics (2), as an open elective.

Major

The major must contain a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of work in one of the following engineering fields:

This work includes a senior projects laboratory (3) and usually a course with a physical measurements laboratory.

Minor

The minor program requires a minimum of 15 semester credit hours. Suggested minors for students pursuing the undesignated degree program in engineering are the following. Other minors are available with approval of the Office of Collegiate Affairs.

Engineering

A minor program may be chosen in any engineering field that differs from the major and that, when combined with the major, fulfills a specific purpose or career plan.

The purpose of a minor program is to allow more breadth, with less depth in any one engineering area. For example, such a program may appeal to the student who prefers a broad design-oriented background or the student who wishes to couple knowledge in systems and control engineering with knowledge in a field such as civil engineering, chemical processing, or computer engineering.

Other major and minor combinations that may be of interest are the coupling of a mechanical engineering or civil engineering major with a metallurgy or materials minor or a combination of electrical and mechanical engineering.

Science

A minor field may be chosen in any field of science wherein the major-minor combination fulfills a unique purpose.

Many engineering majors and science minors can be successfully combined. For example, a major in fluid and thermal sciences coupled with a minor in geology leads to a program aimed at geophysical sciences or oceanography. The student with electrical engineering interests in lasers, optics, solid state, plasmas, and the like may profit by coupling an electrical engineering major with a physics minor.

In particular, an engineering major coupled with a minor in biological sciences or in biomedical engineering (plus chemistry) leads to a biomedical engineering background for the student interested in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-nursing, or pre-biomedical engineering. This combination also provides a unique background for a student interested in biomaterials or a student who wishes to explore the bioelectronics area or biomechanics, systems biology, or a combination that deals with information processing and the computer in biomedical applications.

Management Science

Many students enter the engineering program at CWRU in preparation for industrial management careers. Generally their plan is to work in an engineering capacity and gradually assume management responsibilities. Some of these students plan to take a graduate program in management, such as the Master of Business Administration degree. However, others rely on a combination of undergraduate elective courses, job experience, and industrial training programs for this career preparation.

To serve engineering students whose career goals involve management science, a minor program has been developed in cooperation with the School of Management. This program gives the student the options of direct entry into industry in either an engineering or a management tracing program or entry into graduate school to earn the Master of Science degree in engineering or the Master of Business Administration degree.

A management science minor requires the following courses:

The student may choose any one of the following electives:

History of Technology and Science

The purpose of coupling an engineering major with a minor in the history of technology and science is primarily to prepare for entry into the field of history of technology. Beyond this, however, knowledge of the history of technology may be invaluable to engineers who take decision-making roles during their careers. This minor provides a much needed emphasis on the consequences of technology and technological decisions on society and the importance of historical insight in such decisions.

The minor program can be tailored to individual interests, based on the following offerings:

Economics

The field of economics is moving rapidly toward a more quantitative approach and is an important field for engineers. The economics minor requires the following courses:

The following electives in economics are suggested:

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING DEGREE
MAJOR IN ENGINEERING (UNDESIGNATED)

Graduation requirements, 130 hours plus graphics proficiency.

a One of the courses must be a humanities/social science elective.
b Engineering Core Course.

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