Engineering

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⭐ Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering is a five-year dual-degree program combining engineering, biology, and medicine. In the first two years, you’ll take introductory biomedical engineering courses, as well as foundational math and science courses. The third and fourth years solidify expertise in traditional engineering while building strength in biomedical engineering and physical sciences courses. Your fifth year culminates in a hands-on project with an interdisciplinary team of peers, and you’ll leave the program with two engineering degrees. The potential partner majors for biomedical engineering are mechanical, chemical and biological, or electrical engineering.

⭐ Chemical & Biological Engineering

Chemical and biological engineering is a blend of fundamental sciences and the skills to describe, predict, and control all changes of matter, including biological systems. You’ll gain the foundation to create cutting-edge materials and products, to design new devices to improve health or the environment, and to design processes for the production of alternative energy sources and waste prevention. The major offers a curriculum based in math, science, and engineering to provide a well-rounded education for the many different engineering opportunities available upon graduation.

⭐ Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering major provides a solid base in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering fundamentals, and design and management concepts. In addition to courses in all subdisciplines of Civil Engineering, students will learn design practices, information technology, technical communications, project management, and engineering ethics. The program culminates in a yearlong senior capstone design experience, along with opportunities for internships and hands-on work.

⭐ Computer Engineering

Computer engineering blends computer science and electrical engineering to further advancements in digital technology, computer networking, and computer systems. In this major, you’ll focus on how computer systems work and how they integrate into society. You’ll experience the benefits of a smaller department with top-tier faculty, while enjoying the perks of a large university. Research areas span a range of disciplines that include biomedical engineering, communications and signal processing, controls and robotics, electric power and energy systems, electromagnetics and remote sensing, and lasers, optics, and applications.

Aerospace Systems Concentration

Aerospace engineering is a broad and dynamic field that centers on the design, construction, and science behind aircraft and spacecraft. Intended for undergraduate computer engineering majors, the aerospace concentration offers students a computer engineering degree foundation and specialized training in the aerospace discipline. Coursework will focus on applications of key computer engineering principles in the areas of computer systems, programming, deep-space communications, robotics, flight avionics, and more. These courses will enable and encourage students to solve complex engineering problems in aerospace such as improved safety-critical hardware design, real-time software programming, satellite communications, and remote sensing methods. Computer engineering students concentrating in aerospace will experience first-hand the necessity of their major in innovating new solutions to support humanity’s ascent to the stars.

Embedded and IoT Systems

Approaching innovation from a holistic perspective is key to advancing our hyper-connected world. The interdisciplinary embedded and IoT computing concentration takes a bird’s eye view of computer engineering to help students understand how electronic devices, software, and networks function together to enable end-to-end solutions. Take a smart home, for example. Rather than designing one aspect of the solution, such as the temperature sensors on a thermostat, this concentration will help students design and optimize software and hardware technologies across the entire spectrum to enable an integrated, smart system. Centering on the science and design of both hardware and software for computing systems across applications ranging from medical imaging tools to wearable electronic devices, students will work on complex engineering problems such as improving energy-efficiency in mobile devices, integrating artificial intelligence into computing platforms, and developing solutions for reliability and security in safety critical applications. Coursework focuses on applications of key computer engineering principles in the areas of computer architecture, embedded systems, internet-of-things (IoT), machine learning, computer security, software algorithms, and more.

Networks and Data Concentration

Networking is a rapidly evolving field that focuses on the ubiquitous connectivity of people, machines, and things. Whether shopping online, using GPS navigation, or connecting with friends on social media, our online activities are on the rise – and we are straining our technology infrastructure with the mind-boggling amounts of data we generate every day. Combining topics from electrical engineering, computer science, and mathematics, this concentration will teach students how to optimize and bolster network systems that process the ever-growing volume of data we produce through our high-tech gadgets and applications. Experiencing first-hand the innovative technologies that fuel the digital information revolution, students will work on complex engineering problems, such as emerging 5G/6G networks, deep-space communication, Internet of Things, and social networks. The concentration offers an electrical and computer engineering foundation with specialized training in the networks field. Coursework focuses on applications of key engineering principles in the areas of digital systems, communication systems, robotics, embedded systems, cybersecurity and more.

VLSI and Integrated Circuits Concentration

Very large-scale integration, or VLSI, is the process used to design and create computer chips that enable everything from smart watches to virtual reality applications. This concentration offers students a foundation in computer engineering with specialized training in the VLSI and microelectronics disciplines. VLSI focuses on developing advanced electronic circuits and systems to compute massive amounts of data and turn it into meaningful information. For example, when sensors on self-driving cars collect data to assess the vehicle’s surroundings, such as lane markings, pedestrians, and road signs, VLSI provides the “smarts” to turn that sensing data into actionable insights to control the car. Coursework in this concentration focuses on applications of key computer engineering principles in the areas of digital systems, computer-aided design, integrated circuits, embedded systems and microelectronics, computer networks, and more. These courses will enable and encourage students to design, analyze, optimize, and implement components, circuits, and systems that are essential in our daily lives.

⭐ Electrical Engineering

From GPS to electric power, electrical engineers have developed of a wide array of new technologies. They design, test, and supervise the electrical systems and devices for a range of industries. This major allows you to choose between two concentrations: One covers a broad range of electrical engineering subdiscplines and allows you to focus on an interest with electives. The other focuses on optics and waves, electronics, information processing, and communications.

Electrical Engineering Concentration

The Electrical Engineering concentration covers a broad range of electrical engineering subdisciplines and allows a student to focus on their particular area of interest using technical electives.

Lasers & Optical Engineering Concentration

Lasers and Optical Engineering focuses on optics and waves, optical electronics, optical information processing, and communications.

7 Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineers design solutions that prevent future pollution as well as correct existing pollution problems. In the major, you’ll gain a foundation in natural sciences, mathematics, biological sciences, and engineering fundamentals, and progress to engineering applications in air, water, land pollution, and environmental toxicology. Opportunities to focus in areas such as agricultural and environmental measurements, rate-controlled separations, basic hydrology, environmental law, and environmental ethics mean you’ll be even more prepared to enter the workforce after graduation.

⭐ Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers are creative problem solvers who design, develop, and manufacture the machines and instrumentation that run energy, building, environmental, and transportation systems. Students take basic science and mathematics courses while beginning their engineering studies in design and computing. The senior year focuses on a year-long design course to help students transition from college to an engineering career. Participation in labs further develops design, modeling, and analysis skills. Mechanical Engineering at CSU is dedicated to graduating ethical mechanical engineers who make an impact on society’s global engineering challenges.

Aerospace Engineering Concentration

Study the design, manufacturing, and operating techniques of machines capable of air flight. Our government research laboratory and faculty experienced the aerospace industry guide students through the subjects of fluid mechanics, chemical propulsion, stability and control, and structures for aircraft and rockets that fly within and above Earth’s atmosphere.

Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing explores manufacturing techniques, automation, simulation, and processing of materials. This concentration is available to all mechanical engineering students who wish to delve deeper into manufacturing topics. Students will have a solid foundation in manufacturing topics through their mechanical engineering major. With the addition of the concentration in advanced manufacturing, students will earn a specialized focus in advanced manufacturing, providing additional depth in this topic area.

🔬 SMASH Lab and Concrete Materials Lab

The Structure and Materials lab, or better known as the SMASH lab, is meant for third year civil engineers to conduct small- and large-scale testing of structural systems. The equipment in this lab is used to pull, bend, twist, and compress samples of concrete, steel, wood, and other engineering materials to study their material properties. The Concrete Materials Laboratory supports teaching and research activities on aggregates, concrete materials, and small concrete structural units. In this lab, students cast and test their own concrete mixture and observe how concrete gains strength as it cures.

🔬 Fluids Lab

In this course, mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering students combine their knowledge from thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer classes to participate in this hands-on lab. There are many different experiments conducted on the various systems in this lab. These systems include a wind and water tunnel, a pressure tank, a refrigerator, pipe flow, open-channel flow, and an internal combustion engine.

🔬 Manufacturing Lab

The Manufacturing and Machining Lab is a coveted class that many mechanical engineering students look forward to taking in their second year. In this class, students learn about different processes, measuring and machining techniques, CNC machine programming, and how manufacturing impacts and limits a product's design. Students are provided the materials to manufacture set projects in this course. Each year, students make a working clock, an inscribed trivet, and a screwdriver.

🔬 Mechatronics

Mechatronics is a class that mechanical engineers take in their third year of the program. This class combines electrical engineering with mechanical design, and prompts students to creatively solve engineering problems. This course acts as a semester-long group project where the goal is to design an autonomous device to complete a necessary task. Students practice working in teams, delivering results with deadlines, problem solving, and prototyping in this course.

🔬 Instrumentation and Materials Lab

As with every engineering discipline, a product's material determines what it can be used for. In this lab, mechanical engineers study the mechanical properties of different materials and apply these concepts when deciding which material to use for different real-world applications. The instrumentation side of the lab teaches students how to write lab reports, design experiments, and collect data using software and techniques commonly found in industry.

🔬 Idea2Product Lab

The Idea2Product lab houses all of the 3D printers available for ANY student's use. With a fee and a training course, engineering students can utilize this resource to print out anything they want, whether it's for personal use or for a prototype to support a class project. This additive manufacturing lab is also utilized by students with the Entrepreneurship minor, which is available for engineering students to take to supplement their engineering degree.

🔬 ECE Teaching Labs

The main lab space for students in electrical and computer engineering, these teaching labs act as versatile spaces for students throughout their curriculum. In this curriculum, students explore multiple concepts in both the hardware and software realm of electrical and computer engineering. Electrical and computer engineering students are given a circuit building kit they can use to complete labs and build their projects all throughout their academic career.

🔬 ECE Senior Design Lab

Focused on hands-on learning, there are many options within the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students who participate in senior design, open option projects, and vertically integrated projects have access to the Senior Design Lab. In here, students can utilize engineering computers, soldering equipment, study spaces, 3D printers, and out Engineers in Residence program, which connects professionals in industry to undergraduates to provide an in-depth resource to the electrical engineering field.

🔬 BC Infill and Internet Café

Just like the Lockheed Martin Design Studios in the Scott Building, the Engineering Building has plenty of design studios and study spaces for all engineering students to study, do homework, and collaborate with classmates. The Internet Café and BC Infill are great spots to meet Teaching Assistants (TAs) for office hours, print out a report, or complete design work on the computers.

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