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School of Engineering
Phone: (540) 568-7020
Web site: www.jmu.edu/engineering/
Mission
The JMU engineering program empowers and motivates students to engineer systems for sustainable societies by:
- analyzing and solving real-world human problems;
- integrating business, social, and ethical aspects into engineering solutions;
- communicating effectively with diverse audiences;
- striving toward lifelong learning & creative critical thinking;
- modeling, simulating, and testing complex interdependent socio-technical systems;
- working effectively in interdisciplinary teams & international environments;
- preparing graduates for the professional engineering licensure test; and
- managing engineering projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Objectives
Programmatic learning objectives are available from the School of Engineering Web site at http://www.jmu.edu/engineering/learningobjectives.html.
Career Opportunities
- Business Opportunities:
- Project Managers
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- R&D/Engineering Department
- Product Design
- Environmental Engineering
Major and Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Degree Requirements
| General Education1 |
41 |
| Quantitative requirement2 |
3 |
| Scientific Literacy requirement2 |
3-4 |
| Major requirements (listed below) and electives |
73-77 |
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120 |
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 In addition to General Education. |
Recommended Schedule for Majors
| First Year |
Credit Hours |
| Fall |
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| Math 235. Calc I |
4 |
| Chemistry 131 & 131L |
4 |
| General Education #1 |
3 |
| General Education #2 |
3 |
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14 |
| Spring |
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| MATH 236. Calc II
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4 |
| CHEM 132 & 132L |
4 |
| Introduction to Engineering & Computer Assisted Design |
3 |
| General Education #3 |
4 |
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15 |
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| Second Year |
Credit Hours |
| Fall |
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| Mathematics Engineering Calc 3 |
4 |
| PHYS 240 & 140L |
4 |
| Business Management of Technology 1 |
3 |
| General Education #4 |
3 |
| Engineering Design |
1 |
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15 |
| Spring |
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| Mathematics Engineering Calc 4 |
4 |
| PHYS 250 & 150L. |
4 |
| Engineering Statistics & Dynamics |
3 |
| BIO 114 |
4 |
| Engineering Design |
1 |
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16 |
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| Third Year |
Credit Hours |
| Fall |
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| Engineering Fluids & Transport |
4 |
| Engineering Instrumentation & Circuits |
3 |
| General Education #5 |
3 |
| General Education #6 |
3 |
| Engineering Design |
2 |
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15 |
| Spring |
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| Engineering Thermo & Heat Transfer |
4 |
| Engineering Materials |
3 |
| Business Management of Technology II |
3 |
| General Education #7 |
3 |
| Engineering Design |
2 |
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15 |
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| Fourth Year |
Credit Hours |
| Fall |
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| Engineering Sustainability I |
3 |
| Engineering Systems Analysis |
4 |
| Elective #1 |
3 |
| General Education #8 |
3 |
| Engineering Design |
2 |
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15 |
| Spring |
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| Engineering Sustainability II |
3 |
| Elective #2 |
4 |
| General Education #9 |
3 |
| General Education #10 |
3 |
| Engineering Design |
2 |
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15 |
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