TCNJ School of Engineering

School of Engineering
The College of New Jersey
Type Public
Dean Dr. Steven Schreiner
Undergraduates ~500
Location Ewing, New Jersey, USA
Campus Suburban
Website TCNJ School of Engineering

TCNJ School of Engineering is one of seven schools at The College of New Jersey, consisting of roughly 500 students centered in Armstrong Hall. It offers several undergraduate programs in various engineering disciplines including the traditional mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering fields, but also extending to newer fields such as computer and biomedical engineering. An Order of the Engineer chapter was started in Spring 2009 for all graduating seniors.

Faculty

The current dean of the school is Dr. Steven Schreiner, who received the post in 2008. The mechanical engineering department is chaired by Professor Bijan Sepahpour; the electrical and computer engineering departments are chaired by Dr. Orlando Hernandez; the civil engineering department is chaired by Dr. Michael Horst, and the biomedical engineering department is chaired by Dr. Connie Hall. The Department of Technological Studies is chaired by Dr. Steve O'Brien.

Programs and academics

School of Engineering is centered in Armstrong Hall.

TCNJ's School of Engineering offers the following programs and degrees.

Department of Biomedical Engineering

The biomedical engineering program at The College of New Jersey is relatively young, having its first graduating class in 2007. Students enrolling in the program have two main decisions - whether to pursue a BS or BA degree, and whether to express a preference in electrical or mechanical engineering. The BS/BA distinction is important - students pursuing a BA have fewer courses to take than those pursuing a BS, and need not perform a senior project. Most students in the BA track are interested in entering medical school or graduate school, and feel that in the long run the exact nature of their undergraduate degree will not be crucial. Biomedical engineering students take a substantial number of courses in the biology department, and thus graduate with roughly the same number of credits as the traditional engineering programs, despite being in the engineering science department.

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Technological Studies

Students

Like most of the nation's engineering schools, the School of Engineering at TCNJ is predominantly male, but at approximately 25% female it has one of the highest percentages of women in the nation. Additionally, 12% of TCNJ engineers are minorities.

Student-run organizations within the School of Engineering include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Biomedical Engineering Society, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers, among others.

Courses and facilities

Like many engineering schools, the courseload can be very heavy, with most students requiring exemptions from college credit limits to fulfill a four-year graduation plan. The traditional mechanical and electrical engineering departments focus almost entirely on courses within the engineering department - typically only the minimum number of non-engineering courses required for graduation can be taken without deviating from a four-year plan. Other programs, such as the computer and biomedical engineering and engineering management fields include courses from other departments (computer science, biology, and business, respectively).

Armstrong Hall contains two general purpose computer labs, two electrical/computer engineering labs with radio-frequency, optics, imaging, control systems, and other specialized sub-rooms, a robotics lab, woodshop, two machine shops, a thermofluids lab, a materials (and separate biomaterials) lab, a windtunnel, and number of other facilities.

Senior Capstone Project

All graduating seniors in programs intended to procure a BS degree are required to do a senior capstone project. Projects can be performed in a group or individually. The project is divided into two courses, "Senior project I" and "Senior project II", and includes a formal presentation at the end of each course. Many graduating students consider the senior capstone project to be the most intensive coursework in the engineering department at TCNJ - stories of students being evicted from the engineering building at odds hours of the night and early morning by campus police while working on their senior projects are popular. The nature of the senior project is left to the discretion of the student, although each project must have an advisor to help guide the students in their research. A passing grade in the senior project is required for graduation.

Many students choose to work on projects that may be entered in national or international competitions, most of which occur before the end of the school year. Some popular examples of these are:

Many senior projects are multi-disciplinary, requiring one or more students from both the mechanical and electrical/computer engineering departments. Projects are displayed for the community during "Student Achievement Day" at the end of the spring semester of each year.

Post-graduation

TCNJ Engineering students who pursue post-graduation employment enjoy a near 100% placement rate within 6 months of graduation. Many students choose to remain within New Jersey, where major employers of TCNJ graduates include AECOM, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Merck, PSE&G, York International, and the U.S. Army CECOM (Communications and Electronics Command). Many students choose to pursue a graduate degree as well, with Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Drexel University, and others being popular.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TCNJ Engineers Without Borders - Home". Tcnjewb.weebly.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

External links

Coordinates: 40°16′12″N 74°46′43″W / 40.269899°N 74.778614°W / 40.269899; -74.778614

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