Academics

Undergraduate Programs

Program Description

For students wishing to major in this field, the Engineering Program offers several options that make it possible for them to live and work in the Boston area while completing either two or three years of the course work required for the bachelor's degree in engineering. The program has been developed in cooperation with UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell and UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Boston has articulation agreements with these campuses.
A student admitted to the UMass Boston Engineering Program and who successfully completes its first two years is guaranteed admission to other schools of engineering within the UMass system to complete a degree in civil, electrical, mechanical or industrial engineering.
Finally, students can apply to transfer to Boston University, Northeastern University, Tufts University, or the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Engineering students who wish to complete their education at UMass Boston may pursue a degree in engineering physics. This discipline, a branch of applied science that emphasizes both engineering and physics, is a challenging general alternative to the more specialized undergraduate engineering curriculum.
While at the Boston campus, students enrolled in the Engineering Program will follow a pattern of course work that closely parallels the curriculum followed by students in one of the four engineering majors who begin their studies at the School of Engineering at UMass Amherst or at Northeastern University.

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Curriculum and Requirements

While at the Boston campus, students enrolled in the Engineering Program will follow a pattern of course work that closely parallels the curriculum followed by students in one of the four engineering majors who begin their studies at the School of Engineering at UMass Amherst or at Northeastern University.

Engineering Courses

A total of three to six engineering courses:

  1. Introduction to Engineering (ENGIN 103), which provides a general overview of the field and is taken in the first semester of the freshman year.
  2. Two semesters in the student's chosen major, taken during the sophomore year.

Math Courses

A total of five to six math courses:

  1. Two semesters of freshman year calculus (MATH 140-141).
  2. Two sophomore year courses, including a third calculus course and an additional course that varies depending on major.
  3. A required second semester freshman year course in C language programming.
  4. An additional mathematics elective course, usually taken in the junior year, but optional for sophomores if schedules permit.

Physics Courses

A total of two to three physics courses:

  1. Two semesters of calculus-based fundamentals of physics (PHYSIC 113-114) with laboratories (PHYSIC 181 and 182).
  2. For majors in electrical engineering, an additional semester of physics (PHYSIC 211: Introduction to Contemporary Physics).

Chemistry Courses

A total of two courses in chemical principles (Chem 115-118).

Additional Course Work

In addition to the specific requirements listed above in engineering, math, chemistry and physics, students will take additional course work in English, the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences in order to meet graduation requirements of the institution to which they will transfer. Transferring students need not meet CAS graduation requirements, such as completion of the core curriculum and the passing of the Writing Proficiency Examination.

 

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