Engineering
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he mission of the Benedictine College Engineering Department is to provide outstanding undergraduate engineering education built on an authentically Catholic liberal arts foundation. Graduates of the program will be professionals who are excellent problem solvers, committed to the highest ethical standards, and proficient communicators. They will understand the role of engineering as a profession and their duty, as engineers, to promote the common good of society.
Engineering. Approximately three-fourths of the courses will be taught by BC faculty with the remaining one-quarter being unique distance learning courses delivered on campus at BC. The average credit hour load for each of these cooperative dual-degree programs is approximately 16 hours per semester. Please see below for detailed descriptions of the ABET-accredited engineering programs as well as suggested course sequences at the end of this section. Several other dual-degree options are also available and additional options can also be designed to achieve students’ personal and professional goals. That is, dual-degree options are available that pair an ABET-accredited bachelor’s degree in one of the major engineering disciplines with a liberal arts degree in majors ranging from chemistry, physics, or mathematics to theology and philosophy. Requirements for a B.S. in General Engineering include courses in general education, basic science and mathematics, engineering fundamentals, engineering and technical electives, and discipline-specific engineering in one of the concentration areas described below.
B.S. Degree in General Engineering
The Benedictine College (BC) General Engineering degree is a Bachelor of Science degree that combines the liberal arts with the discipline of engineering. The General Engineering major focuses on establishing a solid foundation in those areas that are common to all engineering disciplines so that graduates will have a broad base upon which to build their engineering careers. This expansive engineering background will produce graduates who are valuable employees in industry and, also, well-prepared for graduate study. To augment the broad foundation established by the engineering program, students must specialize in at least one of the following areas of their choosing: chemical engineering, civil engineering, or electrical engineering. In addition to the above BC General Engineering degree, BC has developed five-year, dual-degree programs in collaboration with the University of North Dakota (UND) that will expand student capabilities in the four major engineering disciplines. Graduates of the dual-degree engineering program will leave BC with a complete liberal arts education as well as an ABET-accredited degree in engineering. Students choosing the dualdegree option will remain at BC all five years and will simultaneously earn the BC General Engineering degree described herein and an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree from UND in one of the following: Chemical, Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical
General education courses specified for major Ph 325, Ethics (Philosophical Inquiry Foundation) Th 200, Christian Moral Life (Faith Foundation)
Science and Mathematics
Ch 103, General Chemistry I Ch 104, General Chemistry II Ch 105, General Chemistry Laboratory I Ch 106, General Chemistry Laboratory II Ma 131, Calculus I Ma 132, Calculus II Ma 233, Calculus III Ma 310, Differential Equations Pc 210, Classical Physics I Pc 211, Classical Physics II 149