DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOLS, AND PROGRAMS
The College of Engineering is organized into eight different areas of interest, including two schools and six programs. Listed below is more information about the fields of study in the college.
Departments
Schools
Programs
- Aerospace Studies & ROTC
- Construction Management
- Entertainment Engineering and Design
- Multicultural Engineering
- Pre-Engineering
Minors
General Engineering Brochure (PDF)
Departments
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Civil and environmental engineering involves the planning, analysis, design, construction, and operation of the many components of our nation's infrastructure. Civil engineering is concerned with the engineered construction of buildings, foundations, bridges, highways, power plants, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and other public works. Environmental engineering is concerned with applications of artificial intelligence and geographic information systems, development of new and improved materials used in design and construction, storm water quality, air pollution control, and solid and hazardous wastes management.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Electrical engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to the design, manufacture, and control of structures, machines, processes, and systems. Electrical engineers have been responsible for the creation of electric power, modern electronics, computers, electronic communication systems, modern flight controllers, automated manufacturing, and medical diagnostic tools. Computer engineering is involved in the processing, transmission, control, and distribution of vast quantities of information used by the industrial, commercial, and private segments of our society in everyday activities. Computer engineers are responsible for the analysis, design, and development of systems that proves, communicate, interface, and display information. They design the computer machines that are involved in all of our lives. The technical work of computer engineering may be categorized as high-level and system programming, algorithm development, data structures, operating systems, computer architecture, and general computer systems, all with a special computer science flavor.
Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical engineering involves the planning, design, manufacture, and operation of devices, machines, and systems. Mechanical engineering is a broad discipline at the forefront of technological advancements in energy conversion, manufacturing, machine design, fluid mechanics, and aerospace systems. Mechanical engineers are constantly working on new ideas and innovations, including robotics, laser systems, new energy sources, automatic controls, and computer graphics systems in applications related to space technology and aircraft design, orthopedic biomechanics, pollution control, automobile design and combustion engines, robot vision, problems of heating and lubrication, and the development of microprocessors and computer-based computational algorithms.
Schools
School of Computer Science
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Computer science is the study of theory, design, and application of computers. It is a rapidly evolving field based on mathematics, logic, electronics, linguistics, and systems engineering. The computer science program gives primary emphasis to the development of software and the use of computers by stressing study of the creation and an analysis of algorithms, the development of programming systems, and the integration of software and hardware into a rapid, highly reliable problem-solving system. Computer scientists pursue applications and new knowledge in artificial intelligence and expert systems, programming language processing, computational complexity, communication systems and networking, computer graphics and image processing, robotics, and the implementation of highly complex information systems used in industry, business, and government.
School of Informatics | PDF Brochure
Informatics is a multidisciplinary field where students major in informatics and another academic discipline such as hotel management or criminal justice. Informatics converts data into usable information, and the information is then transferred to knowledge that can be utilized by individuals in a variety of careers, including the entertainment industry, hotel management, law and law enforcement, health care, and many other fields.
Programs
Aerospace Studies
Air Force Reserve Officer Training (AFROTC) is an educational program designed to give men and women the opportunity to become Air Force officers while completing their college degrees. The Air Force ROTC program is focused on preparing cadets to become leaders in today’s high-tech Air Force. The program is open to qualified male and female students of all academic majors of the university. Upon completion of the AFROTC program and the attainment of a baccalaureate degree, the graduate receives a commission as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. A monthly subsistence is provided during the junior and senior years. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis in increments of four, three, and two years..
Construction Management Program | PDF Brochure
Construction management involves the planning, engineering, performance, and management of the construction process of all types of engineered facilities, including residential and commercial buildings, bridges, highways, power plants, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and other public works essential to the quality of life of an industrial society.
Entertainment Engineering and Design | PDF Brochure
Entertainment engineering and design is an interdisciplinary program combining mechanical engineering and fine arts. Technologies from both disciplines are interwoven to offer students the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of emerging technologies in the entertainment industry. Las Vegas is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World," largely due to the rapid growth of entertainment venues primarily located on the "Las Vegas Strip." As new venues are built, the need for new and emerging technologies increases.
Multicultural Engineering Program
The Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) is open to all students. It has been designed to focus on assisting underrepresented populations, such as African-American, Hispanic, Native American, and women students to pursue an education in the disciplines of engineering and computer science. The Howard R. Hughes MEP was founded in 1988 and now enrolls more than 160 students. The program provides a wide range of student services including academic advising, tutoring, personal counseling, and assistance in finding summer and part-time jobs within the engineering and computer science industries. MEP regularly schedules speakers on topics such as motivation and career awareness. MEP sponsors local student chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
Pre-Engineering Program
Starting in fall 2007, the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is offering a new pre-engineering program that prepares entering engineering freshman and transfer students for calculus (MATH 181) upon entry. It is important that potential engineering majors receive adequate math preparation in order to succeed with our graduation plan, which starts with calculus and introductory design courses in the first semester.
Minors
Minor in Aerospace Studies (16 credits)
A minor in aerospace studies includes: AES 110/120, 111/121, 230/240, 231/241, 351/361, 352/362, 471/481, 472/482. Sixteen credits of AES classes; 100 and 200 level classes are not prerequisites and can be taken concurrently with any other AES classes for students not pursuing commission and therefore not eligible to enroll in the labs.
Minor in Computer Science (27 credits)
A minor in computer science is available. The minor includes CPE 100, CS 135, 202, 218, 219, and 302; and nine additional credits of electives selected from the following computer science courses numbered 300 or higher; MATH 465, and MATH 466.
Minor in Engineering Science (24 credits)
- Six courses totaling at least 18 credits, including at least six upper-division credits, selected from: EGG 102 and 102L, CPE 100, CEE 241, ME 242, EE 220, EE 221 and 221L, ME 302 and 302L, CEE 367 and 367L, EE 360, ME 311, ME 314. (Select six courses.)
- Six credits of upper-division electives selected from courses in engineering disciplines.
Technology Commercialization
Technology innovation and commercialization and education of students are the mission of the Mendenhall Innovation Program. The program is the curricular component of the program’s activities and offers an opportunity for all engineering majors to gain exposure and insight into the inner-workings to the world of entrepreneurship and commercializing engineering products. This unique program, which is tailored to the needs of engineering majors, positions the graduates to become entrepreneurs or owners of small engineering businesses and or to become leaders in technology commercialization at within larger corporations.
