Concentrations

The College of Engineering offers concentrations in Energy Technologies & Environmental Engineering and Nanotechnology. These concentrations are available to all engineering majors. Additionally, the Department of Mechanical Engineering offers concentrations in Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering. These concentrations are available to mechanical engineering majors. Unlike minors, the concentrations may be satisfied with no extra credits beyond what is required for the major.

The concentration in Energy Technologies & Environmental Engineering consists of a sequence of four courses and an approved experiential component. The courses include two required courses, ENG EK 335 Introduction to Environmental Engineering and ENG EK 408 Introduction to Clean Energy Generation and Storage Technologies, and two elective courses. The two elective courses can consist of either one CAS course and one ENG course or two ENG courses selected from a list of elective courses. The specific list of elective courses can be found on the concentration application and on the concentration website.

The concentration in Nanotechnology consists of a sequence of four courses and an approved experiential component. The courses include one required course, ENG EC 481 Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, and three elective courses. The specific list of elective courses can be found on the concentration application and on the concentration website.

The concentration in Manufacturing Engineering for Mechanical Engineering majors consists of four courses that will fulfill the four advanced electives in the major and an approved experiential component. Currently, the courses that must be taken include ME 345 Automated Manufacturing, ME 415 Product Design, ME 420 Supply Chain, and either EK 409 Engineering Economy or ME 465 Materials Processing.

The concentration in Aerospace Engineering for Mechanical Engineering majors consists of two required courses and two Aerospace electives that will fulfill the four advanced electives in the major, and an approved experiential component. The required courses are ME 321 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering and ME 425 Compressible Flow and Propulsion. The Aerospace electives include courses in both aeronautics and astronautics.

Please visit www.bu.edu/eng/ugrad/concentrations for more information.