Engineering (B.S.)

Student Learning Outcomes for Engineering:

Students will be able to:

• identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
• apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
• communicate effectively with a range of audiences
• recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
• function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
• develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
• acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

The Engineering major is a rigorous program designed to lead to a technical career in industry or graduate school in engineering. The Engineering degree with concentrations in Biomedical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, and Industrial and Systems Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201, telephone: (410) 347-7700, www.abet.org. Our Engineering program is designed around attention to the needs of individual students and a breadth of engineering knowledge and skills. The Program Education Objectives encapsulate the values and goals of Elizabethtown College within the current and emerging needs of industry and society: 1) Elizabethtown Engineering graduates develop distinguished careers in a wide variety of technical and non-technical fields, utilizing the skills developed through a broad engineering curriculum complemented by strong engagement with the liberal arts. In particular, students are equipped to design, develop, and implement innovative solutions to challenging problems within fields integrating electrical and mechanical systems within the context of sustainable design; 2) Our graduates become industry and civic leaders in a variety of fields as skilled problem solvers. Graduates possess the multidisciplinary background to help shape solutions and define the problems faced by our rapidly changing world and global marketplace; 3) Graduating students embrace and adapt to emerging technologies, supported by the combination of a strong foundation in underlying theory and proficiency with modern engineering tools. Graduates have the necessary knowledge, skills, and motivation to pursue advanced degrees, licensing as a Professional Engineer (PE) or certifications such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); 4) Our graduates value the opportunity to utilize their professional skills to meet the needs of their local communities and our shared global community, finding fulfillment serving the needs of others with creativity, personal drive and accountability, humility, and unwavering ethics.

Engineering majors may substitute PHY 201  for one of their Natural and Physical Science Core courses. PH 275  is approved to satisfy Humanities Core. Students may take up to 19 credits in up to three semesters at Elizabethtown without paying a credit overload fee. Engineering and Physics students must earn a C- or better in ALL prerequisite Engineering and Physics courses to continue in the major.