Undergraduate Programs

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

    The Stevens engineering curriculum is rooted in a tradition that has set it apart since the founding of the Institute in 1870, yet it remains responsive to the changing demands of the workplace into which one graduates. The Stevens tradition recognizes the value of a broad core curriculum that provides significant breadth in engineering, the sciences, and the humanities, combined with the necessary depth in your chosen engineering discipline.

    To meet these goals, the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering offers a demanding curriculum. It prepares you technically and instills a work ethic that has proven of considerable value to our graduates throughout their lives. In addition to strong technical competencies in general engineering and the specific discipline, the curriculum teaches key competencies that are highly valued by employers. These include strong problem-solving skills, effective team-participation skills, and the ability to communicate effectively, in both written and oral modes.

    A major vehicle for achieving these competencies in the engineering curriculum is the Design Spine. The Design Spine is a sequence of design courses each semester; initially it is integrated with science and engineering core courses and, in future semesters, the discipline-specific program. Design is at the heart of engineering. Design activities allow you to gain confidence in applying and reinforcing the knowledge learned in the classroom.

    As an engineering student, you take core courses for the first three semesters. The choice of the engineering discipline in which you will concentrate is made late in the third semester. You are provided many opportunities to explore the various engineering fields.

    You may choose to specialize in biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, or mechanical engineering, as well as engineering management. A program in engineering is also available which presently has concentrations in information systems engineering, naval engineering, and biomedical engineering.

    A strength of the Stevens engineering curriculum is the requirement for a significant thread of humanities and general education courses throughout the four-year program. You may take advantage of this as a platform to pursue a minor or to pursue the double degree program, a B.A. degree in addition to the B.E. degree.

    The following pages outline the structure of the engineering curriculum by semester, showing core course and technical elective requirements. Specific concentrations are described by the department, as are requirements for their minor programs.

Mission and Objectives
    The Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering is dedicated to educating students to have the breadth and depth required to lead in their chosen profession in an environment replete with the excitement of new knowledge and technology creation.

    The graduates of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering shall:

• Demonstrate technical competence in engineering design and analysis consistent with the practice of a specialist and with the broad perspective of the generalist;
  
• Develop the hallmarks of professional conduct, including a keen cognizance of ethical choices, together with the confidence and skills to lead, to follow, and to transmit ideas effectively; and

• Inculcate learning as a lifelong activity and as a means to the creative discovery, development, and implementation of technology.

    Our graduate programs prepare students to:

• Expand the scope of their professional activities in academia, industry, and government and increase the diversity of their careers; and
  
• Create and transfer knowledge through cutting-edge research and succeed in bringing innovations to the marketplace.         

Course Sequence
    The general template of the engineering curriculum for all programs is as follows: