1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

College of EngineeringCurtis J. Tompkins, Ph.D., DeanJohn T. Jurewicz, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and ResearchThomas R. Long, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Academic AffairsDegrees Offered:Bachelor of Science in Aerospace EngineeringBachelor of Science in Chemical EngineeringBachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringBachelor of Science in Computer EngineeringBachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringBachelor of Science in Industrial EngineeringBachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringNature of ProgramThe College of Engineering programs are administered through five departments:Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering,Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Its undergraduateprograms are recognized by industry as ranking with the best in the nation. Thecurricula have been planned to give the student a balanced background in the basicsciences, engineering sciences, engineering analysis, the humanities, and the socialsciences. In addition, each curriculum features creative programs in engineeringsynthesis and design. This blend of science and practice has been developed to givethe student the tools to solve today's problems and the background to develop theexpertise needed for the future.The College of Engineering staff uses modern teaching techniques, includingprogrammed material, guest lectures by visiting authorities, and team projects and inhouseindustrial assignments to provide a breadth of training experiences.Teaching laboratories are equipped with modern instruments, machines, and tools toimprove and enrich the student's understanding of engineering principles and problems.Analog and digital computer laboratories and facilities are available for classroomwork.Graduate programs, dedicated to the development of engineering practice,engineering science, and research, are offered in numerous creative specialities. Bothmaster's and doctor's degrees are offered. These exciting programs, where thefrontiers of knowledge are explored through study and research, provide an academicenvironment in which all programs—undergraduate and graduate—are updatedconstantly to give the student the professional education needed in a technologicalscientificsociety.EAC/ABET AccreditationThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is recognized bythe U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation(COPA) as the sole agency responsible for accreditation of educational programsleading to degrees in engineering. ABET accomplishes its accreditation missionthrough one of its commissions, the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC).ABET, through its participating bodies (American Academy of Environmental Engineers,American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, American Institute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics, Inc., American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AmericanInstitute of Industrial Engineers, Inc., American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical andPetroleum Engineers, American Nuclear Society, American Society of AgriculturalEngineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for EngineeringEducation, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,Inc., The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Institute of Electrical andCollege of Engineering 201