We invite you to tour one of the nations's top ranked, ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited, undergradute engineering programs. Trinity's Engineering Science Program has several special features that are rare; some are unique among the hundreds of engineering programs in the country:

• Teaching - engineering education and advising are given the highest priority among department endeavors.
• Design - which is the essence of engineering, is the central thrust of the program. The curriculum includes eight design courses, one each semester for four years. Emphasis is placed on creative and critical thinking and the development of decision-making skills.
• Our multidisciplinary engineering science curriculum supports interdisciplinary design. Knowledge and understanding of how engineered products, processes, and systems work are used to develop students' prediction, judgement, and design optimizing skills.
• Common Curriculum - Engineering students complete the University's common curriculum in concert with all Trinity students, interacting with students from all disciplines as they participate in Trinity's rich heritage of the humanities and social sciences.
• Mathematics Minor -- Engineering students are required to take six math courses leading to a minor in mathematics.
• Special attention is given to the development of students' communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Writing and presentation skills are practiced and developed in most courses, as are discussion, speaking, and teamwork.

Follow the links below to learn more:

Engineering Curriculum  |  Design Sequence  |  Faculty  |  Students  |  Facilities  |  Summer Opportunities

After Graduation

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Engineering Curriculum

Our curriculum emphasizes an indepth understanding of the fundamentals of the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering science that form the foundation for technical work in all fields of engineering. Some specialization is available through elective courses in Chemical, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, taken during the junior and senior years.

The program provides significant hands-on experience in engineering laboratories and participation in engineering design projects throughout the eight-semester engineering design course sequence. The emphasis on fundamentals is intended to prepare students for dealing with the rapid pace of technological change and the interdisciplinary demands of today's, and tomorrow's, engineering practice. The laboratory and design portions of the program provide the student with a balanced perspective of the realities and limitations required for practical problem solving.

The Engineering Science program requires a minimum of 129 hours consisting of a 51 semester hour engineering core, satisfying the ABET criteria, 33 hours in math and science, and 33 hours in the common curriculum. Engineering students are awarded a mathematics minor. The remaining 12 hours are free electives allowing students some specialization in chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering in their junior and senior years or pursuit of objectives such as entry into law and medicine with related course requirements. A sequence of eight engineering design courses, the heart of the program, is supported by a comprehensive foundation in the physical sciences and mathematics, a broad range of multidisciplinary engineering science, and the rich heritage of the humanities and social sciences of the common curriculum. The engineering courses emphasize critical and creative thinking and the development of students' communication skills.

Through common curriculum courses, engineering students form a basis for understanding the varied domains of human knowledge and experience and develop understanding and appreciation of other cultures and religions. Liberal arts courses play a vital role in the development of creative and critical thinking, oral and written communications, and interpersonal skills. Students learn about the moral, ethical, economical, environmental, and geopolitical impact of engineering design, products, and services. Common curriculum courses also nurture the quest for lifelong learning.

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Design Sequence

Our philosophy for teaching engineering science and design is reflected throughout the program. Design skills, the essence of engineering and the central thrust of our program, are taught in a formal, eight semester design course sequence. Engineering science courses as well as sciences, mathematics and humanities and social sciences are considered as means to understand, predict, optimize and evaluate design decision-making. Students are encouraged to learn how things work rather than just how to work things; they are encouraged to understand concepts - not just how to execute algorithms; and they are encouraged to ask why, discern, understand significance, seek relevance and make connections.

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Faculty

Our faculty is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship and professional development. Their service to the University, the department, the profession and the community is broad, diverse and of high quality. The varied scholarly and professional activities and service performed by our faculty contribute substantially to our program.

You're invited to visit our Faculty page to discover more about our excellent professors.

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Students

Our engineering science students come to Trinity with fine credentials. They are bright, inquisitive, and success oriented. The average SAT score of entering engineering students is about 1280. About 60 students enroll in the first year engineering design course. Students apply for the engineering major in the second semester of their sophomore year. A high percentage of the students who are accepted as engineering majors graduate with engineering degrees. We graduate about 20 - 25 students per year. Typically, 25% of our engineering graduates are female and 10 - 15% are minorities.
Click on our Students link to find out more.

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Facilities

The Engineering Science Department is housed in the William L. Moody Engineering Science Building. Major facilities include: the W.M. Keck Design Center, the Control Systems Laboratory, the Electronics Laboratory, the Thermal/Fluids Laboratory, the Chemical Engineering Laboratory, well equipped machine and electronics shops, and ample additional laboratory space for student design projects. Technicians are available in both the shops and the electronics laboratories to assist in the construction phase of student projects.

A network of modern computers is centered around a cluster of UNIX workstations in the Keck Design Center Hub. The workstations are used extensively throughout the curriculum for analysis, simulation, and design, and run a wide range of state-of-the-art engineering applications and software tools. In the various laboratories, networked PC's, running Labview software, are used for data acquisition, control, and system design.

Overall, our facilities provide pleasant and effective means to accomplish our educational objectives. They create an atmosphere conducive to faculty-student interactions, cooperation among students, and promulgate a sense of family in the department.

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Summer Opportunities

Summer internships with appropriate industries are strongly encouraged during the sophomore and junior years. The Engineering Board of Advisors and engineering alumni play an instrumental role along with the faculty in the placement of student interns. Companies offering internships in the past have included Texas Instruments, Lockheed-Martin, Diamond Shamrock, Southwest Research Institute, Columbia Industries and Dowell Schlumberger.

The department also encourages students to participate in undergraduate summer research programs funded by the National Science Foundation and other funding agencies.

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After Graduation

Our Engineering Science program is ideal preparation for:

• careers in creative engineering design, engineering research and development, and investigative engineering
• entry into nationally recognized graduate schools
• professional engineer (P.E.) registration/licensing

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science degree, approximately 60% of our graduates go directly into industry and business. Trinity's Counseling and Career Services Department helps to facilitate job placement. Networking among the Engineering Science Board of Advisors, faculty and alumni also plays a valuable role in securing jobs for students. Employers have included:

IBM	Boeing	Dow Chemical	SAIC	Advanced Micro Devices
United Space Alliance	Texas Instruments	McDonnell Douglas	Southwest Research Institute	Columbia Industries

The remaining 40% of our graduates enter top rated graduate schools such as Stanford, Georgia Tech., the University of Minnesota, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, Berkeley in the electrical, chemical or mechanical engineering disciplines. Some graduates have opted to continue their studies at medical school or law school. Examples include the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center at Dallas and the University of Texas Law School.

Visit our Alumni page to learn more about our students post-Trinity experiences.

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