{"id":21886,"date":"2025-03-10T00:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T04:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/?page_id=21886"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:40:19","slug":"engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/academic-programs\/engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/madrid\/files\/2018\/04\/ICAI-lab-1050x340.jpg\" alt=\"ICAI-lab-1050x340\" width=\"1050\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/files\/2018\/04\/ICAI-lab-1050x340.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/files\/2018\/04\/ICAI-lab-1050x340-650x210.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/files\/2018\/04\/ICAI-lab-1050x340-768x249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/files\/2018\/04\/ICAI-lab-1050x340-1024x332.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>The Madrid Engineering Program (Spring) gives sophomore students the opportunity to take technical and engineering courses through the ICAI &#8211; <em>Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The program consists of five classes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Students enroll in the following <strong>four\u00a0required courses<\/strong> (4.0 credits each):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS LS XXX Spanish Language\/Literature<\/strong> (pending placement test results)\n<ul>\n<li>Taught at the <em>Instituto Internacional\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS LS 241 Cultures of Spain<\/strong> (Social Science)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Instituto Internacional\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG EK 307 Electric Circuits<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Taught at ICAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS MA 226 Differential Equations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>ICAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Students choose <strong>one<\/strong> of the following\u00a0<strong>elective courses<\/strong> (4.0 credits):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS PY 321 Thermal Physics <\/strong>(2.0 credits) and <strong>CAS PY 322 Quantum Physics <\/strong>(2.0 credits)\n<ul>\n<li>Together, PY 321 and PY 322 fulfill the <em>Natural Science Elective<\/em><\/li>\n<li>ICAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG BE 209 Principles of Molecular Cell Biology &amp; Biotechnology<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>ICAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG ME 304 Engineering Thermodynamics\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>ICAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Students may also opt to fulfill additional Hub units by completing the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/specialty-courses\/study-abroad-the-hub\/the-individual-in-community-with-study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HUB SA 230 The Individual in Community with Study Abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/specialty-courses\/study-abroad-the-hub\/global-citizenship-and-intercultural-literacy-with-study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HUB SA 225 Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy with Study Abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate students who study abroad can fulfill a single Hub requirement in The Individual in Community (IIC) or Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy (GCIL). No course enrollment is required. This is separate from and in addition to any courses a student may take while abroad that satisfy IIC\/GCIL.<\/p>\n<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>0-credit course<\/li>\n<li>Available to BU undergraduate students studying abroad<\/li>\n<li>Requires a written reflection of 750-1000 words submitted for review to the Hub<\/li>\n<li>Fulfills 1 Hub requirement in IIC or GCIL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Curious about our ENG program? Check out BU Madrid ENG student Amanda&#8217;s <em>Day in the Life<\/em> video below!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"402\" height=\"608\" id=\"kaltura_player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_gjbbaay1\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"A day in the life of a BU Madrid ENG student by Amanda Kopelman\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more information about program logistics, check out this video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"608\" height=\"402\" id=\"kaltura_player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_tim9tgno\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Kaltura Player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*White lab coat and safety goggles required for lab component. Students should bring them if they already have them or they can purchase them in Madrid if need be.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Additional Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ENG Classes (DiffEq, Circuits, Physics, Bio, Thermodynamics): <a href=\"https:\/\/sp.upcomillas.es\/centros\/facultades\/ICAI\/blogs\/ICAIInternational\/Lists\/EntradasDeBlog\/Post.aspx?ID=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICAI Syllabi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Instituto Internacional<\/em> Spanish Language &amp; Culture Classes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/classes\/coursesyllabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syllabi<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/schedules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/programs\/madrid-engineering-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bu.edu\/abroad &#8211; Madrid Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comillas.edu\/icai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICAI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madrid Engineering Program (Spring) gives sophomore students the opportunity to take technical and engineering courses through the ICAI &#8211; Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. 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