a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m sCollege of Engineering
Faculty :: Introduction :: College of Engineering Arts and Humanities Requirements :: Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Joint-Degree Program :: Class Entrance Requirements :: Graduation Requirements :: List of Programs
Richard J. Scranton, SM, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Cynthia Snow, MA, Associate Dean for Administration
Yaman Yener, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Walter Buchanan, PhD, Director of the School of Engineering Technology and the Lowell Institute School
Richard Harris, BS, Director of Multicultural Engineering
Rachelle Reisberg, MS, Director of Women in Engineering
David Navick, PhD, Assistant Dean for Engineering Enrollment
Lisa Koch, PhD, Assistant Dean for Educational and Computer Technology
Candace A. Martel, MEd, Director of Engineering Student ServicesThe mission of the College of Engineering is to provide a teaching, learning, and research environment that results in the highest-quality education for our students. Consistent with our goal of providing the highest-quality, practice-oriented program, the College of Engineering prepares students to contribute to the accumulation and application of technical knowledge. The college helps students master the fundamental mathematical and scientific principles underlying a particular branch of engineering; develop and demonstrate competence in analysis and design appropriate to an engineering specialization; reason clearly and communicate effectively; and recognize the need to continue professional development.
Through laboratory exercises, senior design projects, professional association activities, and cooperative work assignments, students put theory into practice and clarify their professional goals.
The college offers a Bachelor of Science degree with specializations in chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering. The five-year Bachelor of Science degree program, which includes eighteen months of cooperative education work experience, is the standard and most popular program. Four-year programs with and without co-op experience are also available.
The college encourages students to study the arts, sciences, business, and other areas outside of engineering, for they provide an awareness of the social, economic, political, aesthetic, and philosophical influences that shape the world in which graduates will practice their professions. Students may complete a minor in areas such as business, computer science, biomedical engineering, math, or music. In many cases, the minor can be completed without course overloads.
In addition to a full array of University services, special advising and other support services (including tutoring) are provided. Students may qualify to participate in honors sections of many courses. Active student chapters of many national professional engineering organizations and honor societies are supported by the college as an enriching addition to academic studies and co-op experience.
The Bachelor of Science degree programs with specification in chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET).
College of Engineering Arts and Humanities Requirements
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ELECTIVE Complete any one HST course or any one course from the following list: AFR U312 Black History of Boston 4 SH AFR U350 History of Blacks in the Media 4 SH and the Press ASL U350 Deaf History and Culture 4 SH ECN U293 European Economic History 4 SH ECN U470 American Economic History 4 SH INT U305 Maritime History of New England 4 SH SOCIAL/CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ELECTIVE Complete any one course from the following departments AFR, LNA, LNC, LNF, LNG, LNI, LNJ, LNL, LNM, LNR, LNS, or SOA or any one course from the following list:
ARC U223 American Architecture 4 SH ART U305 Renaissance Art 4 SH ART U310 Nineteenth-Century Art 4 SH ART U319 Gender and the Visual Arts 4 SH ART U320 American Art 4 SH ASL U150 Deaf People in Society 4 SH ECN U240 Economics of Crime 4 SH ECN U270 Economic Status of Ethnic Minorities 4 SH ENG U226 Backgrounds in English 4 SH and American Literature ENG U409 The Modern Novel 4 SH ENG U425 Literature and Law 4 SH ENG U427 The Literature of Science 4 SH ENG U454 History of English 4 SH ENG U520 American Novels 2 4 SH ENG U611 Shakespeare 4 SH ENG U671 Multiethnic Literature of the U.S. 4 SH ENG U687 Modern Poetry 4 SH ENG U688 Contemporary Poetry 4 SH GEO U112 Environmental Geology 4 SH GEO U510 Environmental Planning 4 SH HRM U201 Organizational Behavior 4 SH HST U110 Introduction to World History 4 SH HST U204 Third World Women 4 SH HST U242 Women in America 4 SH HST U261 The Modern Caribbean 4 SH HST U270 Ancient Greece 4 SH HST U272 The Invention of Europe 4 SH HST U286 History of the Soviet Union 4 SH HST U290 Modern Middle East 4 SH HST U311 Colonialism/Imperialism 4 SH HST U322 Work and Leisure 4 SH HST U330 Colonial and Revolutionary America 4 SH HST U337 African-American History before 1900 4 SH HST U340 Cultural History of the U.S. 4 SH HST U342 Environmental History of North America 4 SH HST U344 U.S. Urban History 4 SH
HST U370 Renaissance to Enlightenment 4 SH HST U376 The British Empire 4 SH HST U391 Modern African Civilization 4 SH HST U392 African Diaspora 4 SH HST U394 Islamic Nationalism 4 SH HST U432 Latin America in Boston 4 SH HST U475 The Culture of Europe 4 SH INT U240 War and Conflict in Nuclear Age 4 SH INT U310 Water Resources Policy and Management 4 SH JRN U150 Interpreting the Day’s News 4 SH MTH U201 History of Mathematics 4 SH MUS U103 Music as a Social Expression 4 SH MUS U121 Medieval and Renaissance Music 4 SH PHL U135 Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice 4 SH PHL U137 Philosophical Problems of War and Peace 4 SH PHL U145 Technology and Human Values 4 SH PHL U150 Understanding the Bible 4 SH PHL U160 Philosophical Problems of Economic Justice 4 SH PHL U165 Moral Problems in Medicine 4 SH PHL U180 Ecology Ethics 4 SH PHL U265 Latin American Religions 4 SH PHL U275 Eastern Religions 4 SH PHL U280 Islam 4 SH PHL U325 Ancient Philosophy 4 SH PHL U330 Modern Philosophy 4 SH POL U165 Public Policy and Administration 4 SH POL U375 Gender and Politics 4 SH POL U380 Latino Politics in the United States 4 SH POL U390 Science, Technology, and Public Policy 4 SH POL U415 Ethnic Conflict in Comparative Politics 4 SH POL U420 War and Political Violence 4 SH POL U425 U.S. Foreign Policy 4 SH POL U435 Politics in Western Europe 4 SH POL U440 Politics in Northern Ireland 4 SH POL U445 Politics in Central and Eastern Europe 4 SH POL U450 Government and Politics in Russia 4 SH POL U460 Government and Politics in Africa 4 SH POL U465 Government and Politics in the 4 SH Middle East POL U470 Arab-Israeli Conflict 4 SH POL U475 Government and Politics in Latin America 4 SH POL U480 Government and Politics in Japan 4 SH POL U485 Government and Politics in China 4 SH POL U487 Politics of Developing Nations 4 SH SOC U246 Environment and Sociology 4 SH SOC U280 Sociology of Work 4 SH SOC U402 Feminist Perspectives on Society 4 SH SOC U415 Society and Culture in Russia 4 SH SOC U440 Sociology of Human Service Organization 4 SH SOC U485 Environment, Technology, and Society 4 SH SOC U528 Computers and Society 4 SH THE U210 Theatre and Society 4 SH Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Joint-Degree Program
The departments of electrical and computer engineering and mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering offer programs leading to both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years. Degree candidates must maintain a 3.200 cumulative grade-point average, carry extra courses, and reduce the number of cooperative education semesters to complete the course requirements.
Academic standards are published in the College of Engineering Student Guide, available at 220 Snell Engineering Center.
The college reserves the right to amend programs, courses, and degree requirements to fulfill its educational responsibility to respond to relevant changes in the field.
Students must complete all of the requirements in the degree program in which they are candidates. Degree requirements are based upon the year of graduation, determined by the date of entry or reentry into the College of Engineering. Degree requirements and the year of graduation for a degree candidate who fails to make normal academic progress will be subject to review and possible change.
Students transferring from another college or university must complete 32 of the last 40 semester hours at Northeastern University immediately preceding graduation to be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Science degree.
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