UAA School of Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (BSE) with specializations in:
Additionally, a minor in Engineering is offered.
Graduates with a BSE degree have a broad range of engineering skills. These skills are often necessary when serving the infrastructure needs of remote rural areas typical of many Alaskan communities as well as more urban areas such as Anchorage. The BSE program emphasizes fundamental engineering principles as a basis for interdisciplinary design, teamwork, and for lifelong learning.
The BSE program is a design oriented curriculum that incorporates topics that span the foundations of engineering disciplines. BSE students select courses for a specialization track that best suits their needs. Thus, the BSE curriculum can custom fit a student's education with the needs of the community and industry.
The BSE program has had exploding enrollments during the first two years since its creation. More than 400 students have been accepted into the program specializing in Computer Systems, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering. Enrollments are expected to double within the next few years.
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PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The program has also been carefully designed to prepare students for the profession of engineering through study, experience and practice, with these objectives:
- Produce graduates who are able to successfully practice engineering to serve the State of Alaska, and national and international industries and government agencies.
- Produce graduates with the necessary background and technical skills to work professionally as individuals or in teams in engineering practice or in graduate schools.
- Prepare graduates for personal and professional success with an understanding and appreciation of ethical behavior, social responsibility, and diversity, both as individuals and in team environments.
- Prepare graduates to be interested, motivated, and capable of pursuing continued life-long learning through further graduate education, short courses, or other training programs in engineering and related fields.
Message from the Chair - The BSE Vision
BSE Program Chair, Dr. Grant Baker
BSE Mission Statement
The BSE program seeks to provide the highest quality of education through establishment of a learning environment that enables and inspires students to succeed academically and professionally, and instills a desire to embrace life-long learning.
