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The College of Engineering was established as a distinct unit of the University in 1958, although first courses named "Engineering" appeared in the 1922-23 catalog. The 1942-43 catalog was the first to announce the establishment of a "General Engineering" program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The College is now organized into the Departments of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
At the undergraduate level, the College of Engineering prescribes certain patterns of its courses, combined with those of other academic divisions of the University, leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in the four specific major fields of engineering. At the graduate level, the College offers the Master of Science degree in these same fields, and offers a doctoral degree in Engineering Sciences/Applied Mechanics with the University of California, San Diego.
The objective of the engineering program at San Diego State is to provide the intellectual and physical environment best calculated to encourage students to develop their capacities toward a successful career in the profession of engineering, knowing the need for engineers to maintain a professional proficiency in a rapidly changing technology and advancing state of the art. Moreover, the effective development and application of technology depends on responsible judgments by professionals cognizant of the total needs of society and how technology affects people. Thus, the engineering graduate should have the academic background necessary for personal and professional growth. These goals determine the content of the undergraduate engineering program.
Because the engineer's work is predominantly intellectual and varied, and not of a routine mental or physical character, this program places emphasis on the mastery of a strong core of subject matter in the physical sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences of broad applicability. Woven throughout the pattern is a continuing study of the sociohumanistic facets of our civilization, because the engineering graduates must expect to find their best expression as leaders, conscious of the social and economic implications of their decisions.
Although the profession of engineering presents in practice a variety of specialties, undergraduate students initially focus their attention on a pattern of coursework emphasizing engineering fundamentals. Students then are able to utilize this knowledge of fundamentals in developing special knowledge in their areas of specific interest.
The College of Engineering is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, and all undergraduate engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Registration of engineers is required for many fields of practice. The engineering graduate cannot acquire registration as an engineer immediately upon graduation; however, early application for the required state examination is advisable. Graduation from an accredited program such as San Diego State's facilitates registration as a professional engineer.
The California Institute for Transportation Safety is host to the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), a state-wide organization devoted to increasing traffic safety awareness among companies in major metropolitan areas in California. The Institute builds on the success of the transportation program at San Diego State University and expands research into the transportation safety area and develops safety-related curriculum with funding from state and local governments. The Institute offers hands-on experience for students involved in projects in the area of transportation safety.
This Institute supports educational and research activities in communication systems with an emphasis on radio frequency and digital signal processing aspects. Faculty, students, and industrial partners participate in developing cores of expertise in specific related areas meaningful to the technical community such as R-F circuitry, modems, receivers, transmitters, synthesizers, A-D and D-A converters, digital signal processing algorithms and hardware, antennae, and networks. Specific activities include tutorials, product development, and other research and development activities.
The Concrete Research Institute supports educational needs in civil engineering curriculum and concrete research performed for sponsors from industry and governments. The Institute encompasses a wide range of topics. The main emphasis is currently on concrete materials and structures. Civil and environmental engineering faculty members are involved with finding optimum design solutions in bridges, seismic resistant structures, residential buildings, and retaining walls.
The Energy Engineering Institute has supported educational and research activities in energy related areas since 1985. Undergraduate and graduate students and faculty from the mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering departments are involved in obtaining solutions to problems presented by industrial sponsors. Institute research projects cover a wide range of areas from optimizing energy resources to international energy studies.
The centerpiece of San Diego State University's manufacturing endeavors is the Facility for Applied Manufacturing Enterprise. FAME was planned as an interdisciplinary center-of-excellence dedicated to science and technology in the area of manufacturing. Its mission is to provide students with a complete and emersive product development environment in which to augment their job experiences with next-century tools and strategies. This facility evolved from the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) center founded in 1988. Since then, it has grown considerably in physical size and scope. FAME resources include 3000 square feet of dedicated floor space in the Engineering and Engineering Laboratory Buildings and another 2000 square feet for student projects. Manufacturing-related equipment includes plastic injection, compression, extrusion, pultrusion, resin transfer molding and vacuum forming equipment, a composite repair station, ultrasonic scanning equipment, platen presses, mechanical testing machines, ovens, CNC lathe and mill, automated parts bin, and four multi-axis robots. A 3" diameter by 15" long, high-pressure and temperature autoclave facility is currently under construction.
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