Engineering challenges the individual, stimulates ingenuity and resourcefulness and yields a rewarding sense of creative accomplishment. Engineering requires a thorough knowledge of mathematics and the sciences, and an understanding of the legal, economic, environmental and social issues of contemporary society. Proficient oral and written communication skills are required as engineers deliver judgments, plans and decisions. Undergraduate programs in the college are founded on mathematics and the physical sciences. Emphasis is also placed upon the humanities and social sciences to develop judgment, perspective and curiosity.
Many students continue their education beyond the bachelor's degree.
Prepare students to be socially aware and technologically skilled so that they can function as effective partners with citizen and interest groups, industries, local, state, federal and international governing bodies and others to formulate policies and plans that address the contemporary and emerging problems of society. Prepare students to be effective engineering practitioners with the ability to employ contemporary techniques, skills and engineering tools that emphasize computer capability and the access and use of information resources. Prepare students to translate scientific, mathematical and engineering theories into practical, problem-solving applications through classroom presentations, laboratory and other experimentation, data analysis, employment opportunities such as those offered by cooperative education, internships and research projects. Prepare students to function as interdisciplinary team members and leaders to address multi-dimensional engineering and social problems with ethical, public health, environmental, political, economic and other dimensions. Prepare students to recognize engineering problems and to develop strategies for solving such problems, to be competent to carry out relevant design processes, to recognize the need for considering alternative approaches to problem-solving, and to understand the realities of what society will accept as feasible solutions.