COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is constantly asking what’s next, with our focus on research, innovation, and education.

We create a space for our students that allows them to cross disciplines in both their research and their classes. As a result, our students become adept problem solvers who are poised to tackle modern technological challenges. In all that we do, we work to include diverse voices, conduct cutting-edge research, and prepare students to join a global workforce.

Majors And Programs

Business Technology Administration

Chemical Engineering

Biotechnology/Bioengineering

Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Cybersecurity

Data Science

Game Development

Information Systems

Mechanical Engineering

A Fish Out Of Water

The challenges of building a human-powered amphibious sculpture include working without a blueprint in sight, avoiding flying sparks from your professor’s power tools, returning to the theatre department’s dumpster again and again seeking out items to upcycle, and—oh yeah —not sinking in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor when all is said and done. And those are exactly the challenges that Professor Steven McAlpine and his students—whose majors range from mechanical engineering to psychology and environmental science to music technology—take on each year. Most recently they’ve given an upcycled shark sculpture named MC Hammerhead a second life by building it a three-tricycle chassis, complete with pontoons and three pilots to compete in Baltimore’s annual Kinetic Sculpture race. This—in all its fishy, gear-filled glory—is what interdisciplinary learning looks like at UMBC.

From The Lab To The Court

One of the first things that Nicole got involved with at UMBC was club volleyball. She’s played since she was little, and she says joining the team immediately made her feel comfortable.

“It was something I knew how to do,” she explains, “but I was also meeting new people.” In her time on the team, she made some of her best friends and even traveled to nationals.