It includes the introductory courses and selected foundation courses. It differs from the professional degree programs in that the department concentration courses can be varied to provide flexible programs in science and engineering. Students who wish to pursue a program of this nature should consult the dean before the end of the sophomore year and secure written approval of a curriculum leading to this degree. The manufacturing engineering program provides a strong technological base that prepares the student to fully participate in the rapidly changing technology of the future. The program provides a broad intellectual foundation from which the graduate can either begin a career as a practicing manufacturing engineer, pursue graduate education in engineering, or even pursue another related profession such as business administration or law.
Students begin to specialize in manufacturing engineering in the sophomore year.
The School of Engineering, in cooperation with the Department of Physics, offers a combined program of study leading to a bachelor of science in engineering physics. The program combines an emphasis on the mastery of the fundamental principles of physics and basic mathematical techniques with the disciplined practicality of professional engineering. Students enrolled in this program are members of the College Of Engineering but will have academic advisers in both engineering and physics. While a student may enter the engineering physics program at any time, it is expected that he or she will have taken the introductory course in basic science and mathematics common to all Tufts engineering programs. An interdisciplinary program offered jointly by the departments of mechanical engineering and psychology.