School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Survey
This questionnaire exists to help you decide which School of Engineering & Applied Sciences major will be the perfect fit for you. If you have any questions or concerns, please email seas@wku.edu.
Interested in designing structures and buildings?
For those interested in designing structures or buildings, computer-aided drafting,
or building information modeling, the architectural science program is the perfect fit. Students majoring in architectural science study drafting
techniques and design principles. They learn about building codes and how to design
environmentally-friendly buildings. Students will earn an ATMAE-accredited degree.
Interested in designing bridges, roads, and transportation systems?
For those interested in designing bridges, roads, transportation systems, and/or designing
and building foundations, our civil engineering program is the perfect fit. Students in this program take courses in construction
methods, structures, transportation, and surveying. They will earn a degree accredited
by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Interested in managing construction projects?
For those interested in managing construction projects, our construction management program is the perfect fit. Students in this program learn to manage large construction
programs from beginning to end. They will earn an ATMAE-accredited degree.
Interested in managing technology in manufacturing?
If you have a two-year associate's degree and wish to further your career in the manufacturing
sector, consider the engineering technology management program. This is a 2+2 transfer program available in-person, online, or On Demand
to equip students to obtain a leadership position in the industry.
Interested in optimizing manufacturing?
For those interested in the manufacturing process, the manufacturing engineering technology program is the perfect fit. This program offers classes that teach students to use
manufacturing equipment, manage manufacturing facilities, and apply simple mathematical
principles to improve quality and make the manufacturing process as efficient as possible.
Students will earn an ATMAE-accredited degree.
Interested in designing the products used in manufacturing?
For those interested in developing new mechanical products or managing the high-tech
process needed to create the smart devices used in modern society, the mechanical engineering program is the perfect fit. This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of ABET.
Interested in controlling how a device operates?
For those interested in electronics, controlling a physical device such as a robot,
power systems and how electricity is generated, and/or how information is processed
in the media such as Bluetooth® and the internet, the electrical engineering program is a good choice. Students in this program learn about circuits, electronics,
microprocessors, and power. They will earn a degree accredited by the Engineering
Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Interested in designing devices?
For those interested in designing physical devices such as automobiles, aircraft,
heating and cooling systems, robots, and machinery, the mechanical engineering program is the perfect fit. Our mechanical engineering students take classes to
learn to be able to design electro-mechanical systems and thermal devices. These students
will earn a degree accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Interested in controlling the flow of information?
For those interested in network architecture, database administration, and information
security, the computer information technology program is a good fit. This is a 2+2 online program that gives students the foundation
to work in the area of networking and managing information.
Interested in writing code, programming chips, and networks?
For those interested in developing software, computer games, mobile apps, database
programming, computer graphics, computer vision, and developing algorithms, computer science is a good choice. Students in this program take a variety of courses to prepare them
to work in this rapidly-changing area.
Interested in programming chips and using them for applications?
For those interested in developing new electrical products and/or managing the high-tech
process needed to create the smart devices used in modern society the electrical engineering program is a good fit. This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of ABET.
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