Welcome To Engineering!
The Engineering Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston offers several options for students wishing to major in this field. Starting in 2012, students can enroll in the newly approved four-year BS degree program in Electrical Engineering with anticipated graduation date in 2016, In 2013, students can begin to enroll in Computer Engineering and expect to receive their BS in 2017. In Civil and Mechanical Engineering, students can complete the first two years of their undergraduate study at UMass Boston, and need to apply to another institution to complete their BS degree. Our faculty hold doctoral degrees from such schools as Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, and Cornell University and are distinguished scholars and scientists. They publish articles in leading journals, receive significant support from major funding agencies and provide expert consulting to private companies and public agencies. Students get research experiences by working with our faculty on research projects leading to presentations at local and international conferences. The Program has a number of state-of-the-art teaching and research labs. As internship opportunities from local companies arise, they are made available on to our students.
Something About Engineering
When it is time to consider what field you should choose to study in college, you will find a wide range of high quality, yet affordable selections at UMass Boston. Engineering is the application of knowledge and If you are interested in making technology work, or simply curious about the various kinds of technology that you have been able to enjoy in your daily life, then you should look into the Engineering Program at UMass Boston.
In deciding to study engineering, you have taken the first step toward joining a remarkable profession. If you are puzzled on exactly what engineers do, you are not alone. There is no other profession quite like it, because engineering is so broad and diverse that it is almost impossible to give it a neat and concise description. Engineering is markedly different from the professions such as medicine, law, and education. The public is usually somewhat confused about what engineers do, and one of the principle reasons for this is because they do so many different kinds of things impacting everyday life in so many different ways.
It has become commonplace to observe that there is practically nothing we use in our daily lives that has not been subject to the influence of engineers. The connection is obvious when we drive a car, cross a bridge, fly in an airplane, use a computer, or watch television. The connection is less obvious when we buy a book in a bookstore, pick up a package of frozen vegetables at the supermarket, or purchase a home.
Within the broad field of engineering, there are a wide variety of disciplines that focus on different aspects of the engineering. At UMass Boston, we offer four choices of study:
Electrical Engineering
Extremely broad, and most relevant to almost everything in our daily life, ranging from fancy toys to highly sophisticated electronics like computers, audio and video components. A BS degree in Electrical Engineering prepares students for work in such diverse fields as telecommunications, microelectronics, power electronics and RF electronics, working for such companies as Raytheon, BAE Systems, Draper Laboratoriies and a host of small to medium size local and national startup companies.
Computer Engineering (Coming in 2013)
Focusing on the design, analysis and application of computers and on their applications as components of systems.
Mechanical Engineering
Present in virtually every industry, applies the principles of mechanics to the design of machines such as airplanes, rockets, engines, automobiles.
Civil Engineering
Primarily responsible for planning the design and construction of large-scale facilities, such as highway systems, skyscrapers, dams.
There has always been a great demand for engineers. As the economy continues to grow at a rapid pace, so does the need for the latest technology as well as the people who invent and apply it. For the past few years, there has been a shortage of engineers nationwide including Massachusetts. Thousands of engineering positions in Massachusetts alone are left unfilled, even with high salaries. The average salary of engineers is nearly twice of that across all industries. It certainly pays to be an engineer.