Top 10 Reasons to Choose BU Engineering
| 1. | Immediate Introduction to the Wonder of Engineering
As a freshman, you will experience courses that introduce you to cutting-edge technologies driven by engineers such as robotics, imaging, music technology, healthcare, clean energy, biomaterials, information technologies, photonics, microchips, and many more. |
| 2. | Cutting Edge Undergraduate Research
Paid research positions in cutting-edge faculty labs are reserved for undergraduates. You can be part of the discovery process, and may even co-author a paper presented at a national engineering science conference. Positions are available during the academic year and free summer housing is available for some student researchers. |
| 3. | Go Global
BU has study abroad programs in Germany, Mexico and Israel just for engineering students, who can spend a semester learning engineering while experiencing another culture, all without added cost. More than 70 other study abroad programs around the world are also available. |
| 4. | Engineering for Today and Tomorrow
The College is adding brand new sub-programs in clean energy and environmental engineering, and nanotechnology. In these programs you can satisfy the requirements of a degree in a core discipline, but by careful selection of degree electives and projects, you can add a distinct concentration to your diploma without taking extra courses. Minors are also available throughout all of engineering and all of Boston University. |
| 5. | College in Boston: Go Sox, Go History
Whether exploring American history, enjoying all the activities that the country’s largest college town has to offer, or taking in a ball game at nearby Fenway Park, the Boston area is easily accessible by foot or by a public transit system that runs right through the BU campus. |
| 6. | A Community in a Large University
At BU, you get the best of both worlds: membership in a close-knit community of engineering scholars where you get to know your classmates and professors; and access to all of the resources and opportunities only a large research university can offer. And, virtually all classroom instruction is provided by faculty, not graduate students. |
| 7. | An Edge Up on Employment
We offer a comprehensive career development program just for engineering students that spans everything from resume writing, to internship and co-op placements, to sophisticated job search capabilities. Nearly all students who use these services find a job or are in graduate school within six months of graduation. |
| 8. | Empowering Communities through Engineering
There are abundant opportunities to put your engineering knowledge to use through service and professional organizations, such as Engineers Without Borders. |
| 9. | Leading Edge of Innovation
We offer novel joint programs with the School of Management that show how entrepreneurs harness the excitement of innovating new technologies. You will learn how engineers engage the world of business and turn ideas into real products. |
| 10. | Life Long Success
Ultimately, our commitment is to ensure that the engineering experience at Boston University provides the extraordinary problem-solving, people and community skills that translate to life-long leadership, impact and success. Our alumni include leaders in many fields of engineering, as well as doctors, lawyers, business people, financial professionals, educators and others. |