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The Best of Both Worlds The advantages of studying engineering AND the liberal arts at Lafayette
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Students in the Engineering Studies program, earning an A.B. Engineering degree, have an opportunity to combine the study of engineering with courses in the social sciences and humanities. It represents a liberal arts education for a technological age. Lafayette has offered this distinctive degree since 1970. It reflects the College’s tradition of integrating engineering and liberal arts at the undergraduate level. As technology’s role increases in society, professionals who possess a strong understanding of technology are becoming assets in almost every field. You can obtain the technical background and problem-solving skills of an engineer through the Engineering Studies program in preparation for entering such fields as industrial management, information systems management, architecture, law, finance, public policy analysis, and technical sales. |
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The degree will enable you to bring a broader perspective to working in an engineering context. The degree provides you with:
Course of StudyThe first year of the engineering studies curriculum is identical to the bachelor of science engineering programs. In the second year the programs begin to differ, with engineering studies students taking courses in engineering economics, management, and policy. The engineering studies curriculum is more flexible than a B.S. program, allowing the opportunity to select and combine technical and non-technical courses to meet personal and career goals. All engineering studies students have access to the same labs with modern equipment used by students in the B.S. engineering programs. In addition to preprofessional studies in fields such as law and architecture, students in the engineering studies program tend to pursue careers in two primary areas: engineering and public policy, and engineering management. Students who pursue careers in engineering and public policy tend to focus on issues which have a strong engineering component, including energy policy, environmental policy, and transportation policy. Students who pursue areas in engineering management tend to focus on the business aspects of engineering industries, including manufacturing, construction and telecommunications. The engineering studies curriculum is more flexible than a B.S. program, allowing the opportunity to select and combine technical and non-technical courses to meet personal and career goals. Students in this program often choose a minor or a second major in disciplines such as economics, government, and art. Special FeaturesStudents in the engineering studies program are encouraged to spend a semester abroad. In recent years, engineering studies students have studied in London, Brussels, Florence, Tokyo, Sydney, and Bremen, Germany. Students also have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of internships. Some recent examples include developing a computer-based cost estimating system for a construction company, analyzing cost issues associated with superfund liability, evaluating running socks for Runner’s World magazine, and analyzing alternative processes for a foundry. Some of the businesses and organizations where students have interned include Air Products, Victaulic Corp., the City of Easton, Turner Construction, Mallinckrodt Baker Inc., Follett Corp., SI Handling Systems, Pennsylvania Power and Light, Wallace & Watson Architects, Bethlehem Department of Public Works, DataLink Associates, Cintas, Flowserve, Paxinosa Elementary School, Iron Hill Construction Management, R+D Architecture, and National Canal Museum. The Leonardo Society is an organization of engineering studies students that arranges for guest speakers and field trips to places of interest. Excellent FacilitiesLafayette’s 90,000-square-foot engineering complex includes a student learning area where students can work on individual and group projects around the clock. Engineering studies students also have access to the laboratories with extensive modern equipment used by students in the B.S. engineering programs. The Acopian Engineering Center includes innovative student learning centers, labs designed specifically for collaborative student/faculty research, and high-tech classrooms equipped with the latest instructional technology. The student learning centers, labs, and faculty offices are grouped together to facilitate interaction among students and faculty. After GraduationThe A.B. Engineering degree earned from the Engineering Studies program can be a stepping-stone to a broad range of jobs in the worlds of manufacturing, marketing, finance, and government. It is also excellent preparation for graduate study in a wide variety of areas. Among graduates in the Class of 2006, 73 percent accepted full-time positions, 13 percent enrolled in graduate school, and 13 percent were volunteering, traveling, applying to graduate school, or working part-time by choice. Recent graduates accepted jobs with firms including Accenture, Bohler Engineering, Clark Construction Group, Con Edison, Crayola, Environmental Resources Management, Flowserve Corp., IBM, Ingersoll Rand Co., Johnson & Johnson, Malcom Pirnie, Inc., T-Mobile, Turner Industries, and Walden Associates. Positions of alumni include professor of management, New Jersey Institute of Technology; attorney, Pace Energy Project; vice president, Lipco Partners LP; consultant, Transamerica Corp.; senior manager, Bristol-Myers Company; director of public works, City of Altamonte Springs (Fla.); environmental coordinator, ITT Electron Technology Division; vice president, JP Morgan Chase; president/CEO, Crowder Engineers; manager, Accenture; applications engineer, Peterbilt Motors; mechanical engineer, Naval Air Warfare Center; plant engineer, Crayola, Inc.; biological product head, Merck & Co., Inc.; pilot, USAF; senior manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP; architect, Kelly Maiello Inc.; patent attorney, Elliott & Riley; supervisor, Lucent Technologies; project engineer, Turner Construction; and internist, Northwestern Internists, Chicago, Ill. Graduates have pursued advanced study in various areas including architecture—University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University; business—Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Lehigh University, University of Chicago, Penn; engineering—Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania State; law—George Washington University, American University, University of Virginia; medicine—Johns Hopkins University, environmental management—Duke; and public policy—Rutgers University. FacultySharon A. Jones, (Home Page), Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ph.D., Lehigh University. Teaching areas: engineering economics and engineering management. Research interests: management of technology, life cycle economics, sustainable buildings, and project management. Recipient of Marquis Award for Distinguished Teaching. James P. Schaffer, Professor and Chair of Engineering Studies. Ph.D., Duke University. Teaching areas: engineering ethics, materials science, and transport properties. Research interests: physical and electronic structure of materials, and spectroscopy. Recipient of Jones Faculty Lecture Award, Student Government Superior Teaching Award, and Marquis Distinguished Teaching Award. David A. Veshosky, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, P.E., Oregon, California, and Pennsylvania. Teaching area: engineering and public policy. Research interests: sustainability assessment for industrial facilities, infrastructure projects, and developing countries. Recipient of Fulbright Fellowship and Marquis Award for Distinguished Teaching. James Schaffer For general information: |
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Milena Petrova ’07, an Engineering Studies major, works with Professor Sharon Jones, analyzing the feasibility of fire protection
options for small, rural, drinking water systems.
