Engineering Program
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Program Overview
A wide range of core engineering skills, a firm foundation across many disciplines, and a personalized learning experience to prepare you for your future in the field. That is what you’ll gain as a student in 西瓜视频’s engineering program—the first four-year general engineering degree program on the North Shore.
Program Overview
Offering an interdisciplinary approach to engineering—with a hands-on focus—the program prepares you for careers in:
- Biomedical
- Civil
- Electrical
- Environmental
- Industrial
- Mechanical
You’ll leave 西瓜视频 equipped to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, the first step to leading in numerous engineering roles.
The engineering curriculum integrates coursework from other STEM areas and leverages our strong programs in applied mathematics, bioengineering, and computer science. You’ll take a set of core general engineering courses and explore many different electives—across disciplines—or choose to focus your electives and pursue one of our four program tracks.
Tracks include:
- Computer Engineering
- Energy and the Environment
- Mechanical Engineering
- Robotics
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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Minimum Credits Required: 131
First Year - Credits: 36
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues聽General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
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CHE 105/105L聽-聽General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
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CHE 106/106L聽-聽General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
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EGR 100聽-聽Introduction to Engineering (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Science and Technology General Education Requirement.
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EGR 200聽-聽Engineering Computer Applications (Cr: 3)
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ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement.
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ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement.
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INT 100聽-聽Internship I (Cr: 2)
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MTH 134聽-聽Calculus I (Cr: 4)
Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement.
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MTH 137聽-聽Calculus II (Cr: 4)
Sophomore - Credits: 34
- Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement聽(Cr: 3)
- Engineering Elective (Cr: 3)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
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EGR 201聽-聽Statics (Cr: 3)
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EGR 210聽-聽Introduction to Materials Science (Cr: 3)
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INT 200聽-聽Internship II (Cr: 2)
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MTH 138聽-聽Introduction to Probability and Statistics in R (Cr: 3)
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MTH 237聽-聽Calculus III (Cr: 3)
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MTH 330聽-聽Ordinary Differential Equations (Cr: 3)
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PHY 201/201L聽-聽Physics with Calculus I and Lab (Cr: 4)
Satisfies General Education Elective above the 100 Level Requirement.
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PHY 202/202L聽-聽Physics with Calculus II and Lab (Cr: 4)
Satisfies General Education Elective above the 100 Level Requirement.
Junior - Credits: 31
- World Cultures General Education Requirement聽(Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives聽聽(Cr: 3)
- Engineering Electives聽 (Cr: 3)
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EGR 305/305L聽-聽Introduction to Circuits and Electronics Lab (Cr: 4)
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EGR 310/310L聽-聽Strength of Materials and Lab (Cr: 4)
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EGR 315聽-聽Introduction to Systems Engineering (Cr: 3)
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EGR 320/320L聽-聽Instrumentation and Data Acquisition and Lab (Cr: 4)
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EGR 330聽-聽Thermodynamics (Cr: 3)
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EGR 379聽-聽Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
Senior - Credits: 30
- General Education Electives (Cr: 3)
- Engineering Electives聽 (Cr: 6)
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EGR 450聽-聽Mathematical Modeling for Engineers (Cr: 3)
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EGR 480聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
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EGR 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
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EGR 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Engineering Electives - 12 credits
Any BEN or EGR Elective above 100-level.
*EGR220 may be repeated for up to 3 credits total covering different topics.
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ARC 220聽-聽Electronic Media I (Cr: 3)
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CSC 160/160L聽-聽Introduction to Programming and Lab (Cr: 4)
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CSC 161/161L聽-聽Data Structures and Algorithms (Cr: 4)
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CSC 280聽-聽Computer Architecture (Cr: 3)
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CSC 285聽-聽Introduction to Applied Robotics (Cr: 3)
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CSC 380聽-聽Operating Systems (Cr: 3)
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CSC 385聽-聽Sensor Networks and Physical Computing (Cr: 3)
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CSC 440聽-聽Data Mining and Visualization (Cr: 3)
Program Educational Objectives
After graduation, engineering graduates should demonstrate the following abilities:
- Lifelong Learning - to pursue professional and personal development by obtaining professional licensure, certifications, post-graduate study or other means as appropriate to meet and adapt to emerging and evolving societal challenges.
- Innovation - to have a successful career as an engineer or other professional and welcome cross-discipline innovation, entrepreneurship and a willingness to take intellectual risks.
- Professional, Inclusive and Broad Minded - to contribute to the field of engineering or a related field as a professional by mentoring and other forms of service, celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual and applying the principles of liberal arts and engineering to support community.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the engineering program students will demonstrate:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to 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.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to 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.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
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Internships and Careers
An 西瓜视频 education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.
Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at 西瓜视频 will prepare you for the next step.