Welding Engineering, BSWE

Program Educational Objectives
The degree program in Welding Engineering seeks to produce graduates who make meaningful positive contributions to our technological society. Within a few years of graduation, we expect our alumni to:

  1. attain a technical, scientific or business position in industry, government or academia and/or attain or be successfully moving towards attaining post-graduate or professional degrees.
  2. establish themselves as a positive contributor to their employing organizations through their scientific and technical contribution and
  3. contribute to a wider, professional community by engaging with professional organizations, participating in technical societies and/or undertaking technical service roles.

Student Outcomes:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics.
  2. 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.
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. 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.
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives.
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed using appropriate learning strategies.