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The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is home to nine departments and offers bachelor of science, master and doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines.
Approximately 50 percent of our undergraduate students earn a minor in fields such as applied mathematics, engineering business, and the history of science and technology; many earn a minor in non-engineering programs at the University of Virginia such as economics and religious studies. We have 9 accredited undergraduate degrees.
Graduate | Undergraduate | Off-Grounds & Collaborative | Minors | Program Descriptions
Graduate Degree ProgramsUndergraduate Degree Programs
Off-Grounds and Collaborative Programs
| Accelerated Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering | Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia |
| Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) | MBA/ME Program |
Minors
| Applied Math (APMA) | Science and Technology Policy |
| Engineering Business | Technology and the Environment |
| History of Science and Technology | Technology Leaders |
| MSE minor |
Program Descriptions
Accelerated Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering
Developed with the guidance of Virginia's most advanced technology companies, the Accelerated Master's Degree in Systems Engineering is designed for business executives and technical professionals headed. SIE Department | Program Website
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace engineers develop innovations and technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration. They often use solid modeling software, robotics, and lasers and advanced optical techniques. While many aerospace engineers are employed in the aerospace industry, their skills are increasingly valuable in other fields. For example, in the motor vehicles manufacturing industry, aerospace engineers design vehicles that have lower air resistance and, thus, increased fuel efficiency. MAE Department | Undergraduate Program
Applied Math (APMA)
The minor in applied mathematics for undergraduate students consists of five courses at the 300 level or above, selected with the approval of the director. These courses must include at least two courses from APMA 308, 310, and 314. Courses may be selected from APMA offerings as well as offerings in MATH and/or STAT in the College of Arts and Sciences which are not substantial duplicates of courses in the School of Engineering and Applied Science taken by the student. Applied Mathematics
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineers discover new biological knowledge, invent new medical devices and develop solutions to clinical problems. Still a young field, biomedical engineering stands at the threshold of an explosion of knowledge in the biological sciences and bioengineering. Faculty and students in the BME department work together to build collaborative research excellence in areas where they can make the greatest impact. BME Department | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs
Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineers apply mathematics, chemistry and other natural sciences, such as biology, to develop economic ways of using materials and energy for the benefit of mankind. Chemical engineers are involved in developing, processing, and marketing such varied products as fuels, pharmaceuticals, foods, plastics, metals, microelectronics, and basic chemicals. ChE Department | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers are the fabricators of our modern society and the protectors of the quality of the environment. They deal with people and their management, materials and their use, designs and their application, and the problems of beneficially interweaving these factors to serve society. Typical civil engineering projects include environmental facilities, such as systems for water quality control, toxic and hazardous waste control, and storm water networks; structures, such as high-rise buildings, bridges, off-shore platforms, shuttle launch pads, and dams; and transportation facilities, such as airports, highways, and rail. CEE Department | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs
Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program
This program is offered through broadcasts of regular master's courses via video conferencing from special classrooms on University of Virginia Grounds to sites in Virginia as well as out of state. The classes are received live, and students are able to participate fully in all classroom discussions. Classes are scheduled in late after-
noon and early evening hours. Program Website
Computer Engineering (CpE)
The Computer engineering program focuses on the unique issues associated with design, operation and maintenance of computers and other digital systems, drawing content from electrical engineering and computer science in such fields as microelectronics, electrical circuits and devices, algorithms and computer architecture. Students take on some of the most challenging and important technical problems we will face. CS Department | ECE Department | CpE Program
Computer Science
With strength in experiential systems and applied research, computer science researchers are blazing new trails in areas of secure and dependable software systems, wireless sensor networks, high-performance computing, programming languages, medical record security, temperature-award electronics, embedded computing, fault analysis, computational biology, software assurance, graphics and grid computing. The department attracts over $6 million in research support annually. CS Department | Graduate Programs
Electrical Engineering
Graduate students in the electrical and computer engineering department have countless opportunities to engage in innovative research that benefits society in the areas that include logic design, communication theory, device physics, control theory, dependable computing, electromagetics, nanoelectronics, MEMS and intelligent systems, signal processing, computer architecture, nanoelectronic architectures, photovoltaics, sensor and communications networks, bio-imaging and –electronics and superconducting electronics. ECE Department | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs
Engineering Business
The engineering business minor provides students with the opportunity to learn how modern business organizations function and to acquire the concepts and language they will need to be effective in the corporate world. The minor involves coursework in economics, business, and new product development, and students take classes in both SEAS and the McIntire School of Commerce. Engineering Business Minor
Engineering Physics
Current research areas in engineering physics include rarefied gas dynamics, ion interactions with applications to planetary science and electronics, atomic collisions, surface modifications and interactions, plasma physics, precise physical measurements, medical physics, gravitational and magnetic physics, computational fluid mechanics, space plasma physics, nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos, accelerator design and reactor science. MSE Department | Engineering Physics Graduate Program
Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia
Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia (Providing Undergraduate Connections to Engineering Education in Virginia) is an academic outreach initiative of the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). Through this program SEAS is reaching out to bring undergraduate engineering education to communities throughout Virginia. PRODUCED Website
Engineering Science (Engr Sci)
The Engineering Science Program offers imaginative students the opportunity to design a program of studies which appeals to their special academic interests and prepares them for graduate school. Students typically select engineering science to prepare for a career in materials science, engineering physics, biomedical engineering, medical research, or medicine. On the other hand, some seek to obtain a broad engineering/science background as a preparation for work in non-engineering fields such as teaching. Engineering Science Undergraduate Program
History of Science and Technology
The Department of Science, Technology, and Society offers, in conjunction with the history department, a minor in the history of technology and science. Open to all university undergraduates, this minor provides students with an opportunity to become familiar with humanistic perspectives of technology and science. For the engineering student, the minor offers an occasion for placing his or her professional education in a larger social and intellectual context; likewise, it provides the liberal arts student with a better understanding of science and technology as key components in human culture. STS Department | History of Science and Technology Minor
Materials Science
Graduate students in the materials science and engineering department have backgrounds ranging from metallurgy, polymer science, chemistry, physics, ceramics and mathematics to all branches of engineering. These students also have equally varied interests which allow students and faculty alike to solve research problems with the aid of many unique and innovative perspectives. The department has state-of-the-art facilities. MSE Department | Graduate Programs
MBA/ME Program
Offered by the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and the Engineering School, the MBA/ME joint-degree program creates an opportunity for graduate students to acquire breadth of understanding and added flexibility needed to operate effectively at the interface between the commercial and technical units of modern industry and society. Program Website
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is one of the largest, broadest, and oldest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers use the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design, analyze, optimize, and manufacture machines and devices of all types. Many of the department’s research facilities are among the only laboratories of their kind in the world. These include the Center for Applied Biomechanics and the Aerospace Research Laboratory.
MAE Department | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs
Science and Technology Policy
Science, technology, engineering, and government are intertwined. Federal, state, local, and foreign governments shape science and technology in a variety of ways, including through grants, contracts, regulations, and foreign policy. Science and engineering reshape governments in turn by supplying tools and expertise and, indirectly, by transforming social and economic structures. This minor equips students with the basic skills to understand those interactions. Along with core courses in politics and economics, all students take a course in science and technology policy designed for this minor. Three electives--from fields such as history, philosophy, and planning as well as politics and economics—deepen and broaden students’ education. STS department | Science and Technology Policy Minor
Systems Engineering
The undergraduate program is designed for students interested in bringing people and technologies together to dramatically improve an organization’s productivity and effectiveness. Graduate students benefit from a comprehensive curriculum, which entails fundamental and advanced courses, independent research, participation in systems engineering colloquia and involvement in the intellectual life of the University of Virginia. Intersecting department research groups include computational statistics and simulation, human factors, optimization and control, risk analysis and systems integration. SIE Department | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs
Technology and the Environment
A corner stone of the TE minor is basic knowledge of technologies that directly impact environmental systems. This foundation allows students to build a more sophisticated understanding of how technology and the environment are inter-related. According to the interests of a student, courses from the areas of environmental planning and policy, history of the environment and technology, and management may be selected to complete the TE minor. Thus students from across the university may participate in the Technology and the Environment minor. Technology and the Environment Minor
Technology Leaders
The Technology Leaders Program (TLP) is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program focused on developing engineering leaders who can bring both a top-down systems perspective and bottom-up component perspective to the problems they face… problems that are increasingly complex and require solutions that are agile enough to respond to changing needs. Technology Leaders Program