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Within this diverse spectrum of
activity, the Electrical Engineering curriculum is
designed to provide a strong foundation in the
fundamentals, while providing substantial flexibility
to the student to design a curriculum tailored to
individual interests and needs. The individual program
of study will be shaped by the student’s goal to
specialize in some area in Electrical Engineering as a
prelude to working in industry in that area, and to
design a curriculum with an eye to preparing for
further study at the graduate level. A degree in
Electrical Engineering can be used as a stepping stone
to a career in business, finance, law, medicine, or
government, as many recent Electrical Engineering
graduates have done. Students are also prepared
to succeed in graduate school at the master’s and
Ph.D. levels in electrical engineering.
Program Educational Objectives: Graduates of the Electrical
Engineering program will:
• Successfully
integrate the fundamentals of electrical engineering
and design/realization practices to develop innovative
solutions to complex technological problems;
• Possess effective
communication skills, excel in
multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, and have an appreciation for non-technical disciplines;
• Be prepared to
launch their careers or pursue graduate studies in
electrical engineering or their chosen field; and
engage in life-long learning; and
• Be recognized in
their chosen fields for their leadership, integrity and
sensitivity to global societal issues.
The minimum requirements for the
BSE degree in Electrical Engineering are:
• Five Mathematics
courses
• Five and one half
Natural Science courses
• Fifteen and one half
Engineering courses
• Four Technical
Elective courses
• Seven Social
Science, Humanities or Technology in Business and
Society courses
• Three Free Elective
courses
Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
(MSE) involves the study of the relationships between
the synthesis, processing, structure, properties, and
performance of materials that enable an engineering
function. The properties of interest can be mechanical,
electrical, magnetic or optical; the engineering
function can impact industries involved in electronics,
communications, medicine, transportation,
manufacturing, recreation, energy, and the environment.
While the field has evolved from
materials formed from metals, ceramics, polymers and
their various composites, in
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recent years there has been
increasing focus on creating novel nanostructured materials
using, for example, routes inspired by nature. The new
fields of nanotechnology and biomaterials are providing the
materials scientist with an entirely new palette of
molecular, organic, biological and inorganic building
blocks to design and assemble nano-engineered materials
with unique functionalities. The research and academic
programs in MSE at Penn reflect these exciting new
developments and our goal is to provide students enrolling
in our programs with the tools to be part of this materials
revolution.
Program Educational Objectives: Graduates of the Bachelor of
Science in Engineering Program in Materials Science and
Engineering will:
• Excel in careers in
materials science and engineering practice and research
in materials-relevant industries, such as biomedical,
electronics, energy, telecommunications, and
transportation;
• Make use of the
rigor and creativity of our materials science and
engineering program to excel in diverse career paths;
• Excel in top ranked
engineering graduate programs and professional schools;
• Be quantitative,
critical, creative and independent thinkers who direct
their technical expertise towards addressing the needs
of society; and
• Be recognized as
leaders in their chosen fields.
The MSE undergraduate program has
recently undergone extensive revision to reflect the
explosive growth of interest in the nano and bio
sectors of engineering science and technology.
Building upon an introductory knowledge of
physics, mathematics and chemistry, the sequence starts
with an ‘Introduction to Nanotechnology’
followed by the courses ‘Introduction to
Nanoscale Functional Materials’ and
‘Structural and Materials’. Each of these
courses incorporates the fundamentals of materials
science with illustrations focusing on applications in
nano and biotechnology. The parallel courses
‘Nano-scale Materials Laboratory’ and the
‘Energetic of Macro/Nanoscale Materials’
round out the sophomore year. At the next level, the
MSE program involves a study of the structure, bonding,
and phase transformations in materials systems and on
the selection of materials for specific technological
applications. Armed with a basic understanding of
materials of all types, students are able to select
upper level courses that concentrate on specific areas
of interest such as polymers, biomaterials, soft
materials, nanostructured systems, mechanical
properties, and electronic materials.
The MSE program emphasizes
hands-on-experience and supports state-of-the-art
undergraduate laboratories for teaching, research,
independent study and work-study programs. In addition,
students have the opportunity to utilize the
outstanding research facilities of the Laboratory
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