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Mechanical Engineering was the first degree granting program when Georgia Tech opened its doors for classes in 1888. The first bachelor's degrees were granted in 1890. Today, the Woodruff School offers the following degrees:

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)
  • Bachelor of Science in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (B.S.N.R.E.)
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Regional Engineering
    (RME)  
  • Master of Science (M.S.), an undesignated degree
  • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.)
  • Master of Science in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
    (M.S.N.E.)
  • Master of Science in Medical Physics (M.S.M.P.)
  • Master of Science in Paper Science and Engineering (M.S.PSE)
  • Master of Science in Bioengineering (M.S.BioE)
  • Doctor of Philosophy

ACCREDITATION

Georgia Tech's bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and the bachelor of science degree in nuclear and radiological engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4012. Telephone: (410) 347-7700. (Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

The regional engineering mechanical engineering (RME) program offered through Georgia Tech Savannah a new program and will be considered for accrediation until 2008.

The Georgia Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Georgia Tech's Cooperative Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Undergraduate Programs in Mechanical Engineering and
Nuclear and Radiological Engineering


The faculty of the Woodruff School strives to continuously improve our undergraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear and Radiological Engineering. The educational objectives reflect the needs, and have been reviewed by, among others, the Advisory Board, the faculty, and the students:

  • To prepare students for successful careers and lifelong learning;
  • To train students thoroughly in methods of analysis, including the mathematical and computational skills appropriate for engineers to use when solving problems;
  • To develop the skills pertinent to the design process, including the students' ability to formulate problems, to think creatively, to communicate effectively, to synthesize information, and to work collaboratively;
  • To teach students to use current experimental and data analysis techniques for engineering application;
  • To instill in our students an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities.

Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program in
Mechanical Engineering

  • To graduate engineers prepared for successful careers and empower them to be lifelong learners;
  • To graduate engineers who are able to solve problems using
    analysis that is anchored in the engineering sciences and/or
    computational tools;
  • To graduate engineers who are able to design engineering systems
    for a global economy. This necessitates the development of
    skills that include the ability to formulate problems, to think
    creatively, to communicate effectively, to synthesize information, and to work ethically and collaboratively in a distributed engineering environment;
  • To graduate engineers who are able to use experimental and data analysis techniques to understand engineering phenomena and/or validate them;
  • To graduate engineers who understand their professional and
    ethical responsibilities to society.


Graduate Program Educational Objectives

To achieve the general goals of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, the following Educational Objectives for the Graduate Program reflect the needs of our constituencies and have been reviewed and validated by our constituents:

Ph.D. Programs

  • To prepare students for successful careers in industry and/or academia and to promote and instill an ethic for lifelong learning;
  • To educate students in methods of advanced analysis, including
    the mathematical, computational, and experimental skills
    appropriate for professionals to use when solving problems;
  • To provide a substantial depth of knowledge in a particular field
    or subfield of study that allows the student to be recognized
    as an expert;
  • To provide a breadth of knowledge in a minor field of study that fosters an awareness of and skill in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving;
  • To develop the skills pertinent to the research process, including the students' ability to formulate problems, to synthesize and integrate information, to work collaboratively, to communicate effectively, and to publish the results of their research;
  • To promote a sense of scholarship, leadership, and service among
    our graduates.

Master's Programs

  • To prepare students for successful careers in industry and to promote and instill an ethic for lifelong learning;
  • To educate students in methods of advanced analysis appropriate
    for professionals to use when solving problems;
  • To provide a depth of knowledge in a particular field of study
    that allows the student to apply innovative techniques to solve
    problems;
  • To provide a breadth of knowledge that fosters an awareness of and skill in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving;
  • To develop the skills pertinent to the research process, including the students' ability to formulate problems, to synthesize and integrate information, to work collaboratively, to communicate effectively, and to publish the results of their research (MS thesis students).

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