Santa Clara University

School of Engineering

Dean: M. Godfrey Mungal
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies: Ruth E. Davis
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies: Aleksandar Zecevic
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development: Nam Ling

The mission of the School of Engineering is to educate and serve students for the benefit of the Silicon Valley area, the state, the nation, and the world. The engineering school does this through academic programs that educate professional engineers who practice with competence, conscience, and compassion, through scholarly activities that create and disseminate new knowledge, and through service activities that benefit our various constituencies and humanity in general. The specialized Bachelor of Science programs in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

All courses offered through the School of Engineering are taught under tenets set forth in the Engineering Honor Code. The Engineering Honor Code is a long-standing Santa Clara tradition instituted at the request of students. The code states: “All students taking courses in the School of Engineering agree, individually and collectively, that they will not give or receive unpermitted aid in examinations or other coursework that is to be used by the instructor as the basis of grading.” Students and teachers cooperate and share responsibilities under the code. Teachers are responsible for making clear what aid is permissible and for using procedures that minimize temptations to violate the code. Students are responsible for behaving honorably, for actively ensuring that others uphold the code, and for being responsive to violations.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

The School of Engineering confers the degree of Bachelor of Science with majors in civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, and mechanical engineering. The Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering can be individualized to accommodate the interests of a student. There is a predefined concentration that prepares a student for the field of bioengineering. In addition, the engineering school offers minors in engineering, computer engineering, and electrical engineering as well as an interdisciplinary minor in biomedical engineering. All of the undergraduate engineering programs require students to complete extensive course sequences in mathematics and natural science as well as engineering. Success in completing these critical course sequences is highly dependent upon having the necessary technical background at each stage. Accordingly, prerequisites for all engineering courses are strictly enforced.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science in the School of Engineering, students must complete the minimum number of units specified for the particular major and satisfy the requirements of the University Core Curriculum and the departmental major.

University Core Curriculum

English
Two courses in composition:

• ENGL 1 and 2

One course in technical writing as specified in the respective departmental major requirements.

Religious Studies
Three courses approved to satisfy the core requirements in religious studies.

United States
One course from the approved list of courses.

Western Culture
Two courses in one of the following sequences:

• ARTH 11, 12, and 13
• ENGL 11, 12, and 13
• HIST 11, 12, and 13
• HNRS 11, 12, and 13
• MUSC 11, 12, and 13
• PHIL 11, 12, and 13
• THTR 11, 12, and 13

World Cultures and Societies
One course from the approved list of area studies/regional courses.

Social Sciences
One course from the approved list of courses.

Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Course requirements are specified in the respective departmental major requirements.

Second Language
Recommended proficiency in one foreign language, which may be achieved in high school.

Technology
The technology requirement is fulfilled by one of two options:

• One University course approved to satisfy the technology requirement
• A combination of (a) ENGR 1, 19, 101, or 110; (b) an engineering course requiring extensive computer usage (COEN 10, 11, 20, or 44, CENG 15, ELEN 33, or approved equivalent); and (c) any upper-division course in the student’s major department.

Ethics
One course in general or applied ethics from the approved list.

MINORS IN THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Minor in Engineering

The School of Engineering offers a minor in general engineering open to engineering and nonengineering majors. Requirements for the minor are outlined in the General Engineering section of this chapter.

Minor in Computer Engineering

The Department of Computer Engineering offers a minor in computer engineering open to engineering and nonengineering majors. Requirements for the minor are outlined in the Computer Engineering section of this chapter.

Minor in Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering offers a minor in electrical engineering open to engineering and nonengineering majors. Requirements for the minor are outlined in the Electrical Engineering section of this chapter.

Minor in Biomedical Engineering

The School of Engineering offers an interdisciplinary minor in biomedical engineering designed for students who are science majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, students completing prerequisites for medical school, and engineering majors. Requirements for this minor are outlined in Chapter 6, Interdisciplinary Minors and Other Programs of Study.

CENTERS, INSTITUTES, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Cooperative Education Program
The Cooperative Education Program integrates classroom work with practical experience by providing alternate or parallel periods of college education with periods of training in industry and government. The objective of the program is to provide students the opportunity to enhance their academic knowledge, to further their professional development, and to learn how to work effectively as individual contributors and group members. The industrial training is related to the student’s field of study and often is diversified to afford a wide range of experience. To qualify for the program, undergraduate students must have completed at least 90 quarter units and have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher. Credit earned in the program may be used to meet undergraduate degree requirements.

Engineering Design Center
The Engineering Design Center is a high-performance computing facility dedicated to the support of the educational programs of the School of Engineering. The center has top-of-the-line workstations for student use, commercial application software packages for engineering design and development, compilers for a variety of programming languages, and an Oracle database system. Staff and student assistants are available to assist students in utilizing the hardware and software resources available in the Design Center.

Center for Nanostructures
The Center for Nanostructures uses state-of-the-art equipment to educate students and to advance the field of nanoscale science and technology. The mission of the center is to conduct, promote, and nurture nanoscale science and technology, interdisciplinary research, and education activities at the University, and to position the University as a national center of innovation in nanoscience education and nanostructures research. Ongoing research projects include On-Chip Interconnect Modeling, Carbon Nanotubes/Nanofibers and Electrical/Biological System Interfaces. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students utilize the center for research projects.