Undergraduate
Education is a life-long endeavor that does not end when a degree is conferred. Our undergraduate programs emphasize process as well as product, so that our graduates not only develop the necessary technical skills required for immediate entry into industry or graduate school, but also continue to educate themselves and to prosper in a society whose problems will require increasingly multi-disciplinary solutions. Our graduates should not only be successful in their professional lives, but also be capable of becoming leaders in tomorrow’s world.
The result of a recent merger between the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, the new BU Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a multidisciplinary educational experience in which accredited degrees are currently offered in three programs: Aerospace Engineering (AE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Manufacturing Engineering (MFG). Students in these programs interact on a regular basis, for many core courses at the 300 level service all three programs. The result is a synergistic curricula that offer a maximum in flexibility and afford students the opportunity to engage in project research with faculty active in a variety of fields spanning three engineering disciplines – all under one roof!
It is important to note that the curricular evolution of the merged department is not yet complete. Starting in the fall of 2009 we will no longer be accepting new applicants in the AE and MFG programs. Rather, incoming ME students will be given the option of getting an accredited foundational degree in ME with optional Concentrations in Aerospace and Manufacturing. These students will receive the best of both worlds: a foundational degree in arguably the broadest and most marketable degree programs in engineering (ME) with specialized training in the alternate discipline. It is also important to note that any students currently enrolled in either AE or MFG as of the fall of 2008 will of course be given the opportunity to fully complete their accredited degree program.