About the Program
Personal Attention, Academic Development
The Department of Physics and Engineering supports the University’s mission by offering a learner centered environment with small class sizes and attention by each faculty member to each student’s personal and academic development. We offer a rigorous academic curriculum to ensure student success during the time at UST as well as preparedness for future studies and employment. The Physics and Engineering faculty embraces the Ethos, culture and spirit of UST and aims to educate students to become not only to think critically and become competent in their field of study, but also to communicate effectively and become ethical leaders.
This program’s curriculum is aligned to ABET (Engineering Accreditation Commission) quality standards.
Mechanical Engineering
Program Educational Objective of B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Within three to five years following graduation, graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of St. Thomas are expected to:
- Attain professional competence, sustain the intellectual curiosity of lifelong learners, and continuously contribute to the global body of knowledge in the field through scholarly work, inventions, and other forms of innovation.
- Acquire leadership competence by applying scholarly knowledge and effectively communicating ideas and solutions through written, oral, and visual means.
- Demonstrate social responsibility, professional commitment, and ethics through community engagement and active participation in professional organizations, reflecting the core values of the University of St. Thomas.
Mechanical Engineering
The Student Outcomes of the Mechanical Engineering Program
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.