Sample Curriculum

Basic Four-Year Plan

The major in engineering science give students the opportunity to design a flexible program of study to achieve either breadth or depth in Hajim School disciplines. In addition to the following sample four-year plan, students can easily add related minors and clusters that would provide them with expertise in areas of focus sought after by employers.

Focus Areas

Engineering Science students can choose to specialize in one or more important areas through careful selection of their electives and cluster courses. These courses would lead to a more in-depth understanding of a particular topic and possibly a minor. Since BA-ES students are not required to follow particular tracks, the following sample 4-year plans are just suggestions for specializations.

• Engineering ethics
• Engineering in the business world
• Renewable energy
• Sustainable environmental engineering



Engineering Ethics

In addition to gaining a firm foundation in science, mathematics, and engineering, students complete a philosophy minor that satisfies the humanities division of the Rochester Curriculum (indicated by bolded courses).

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Engineering in the Business World

This sample program contains a curriculum combining coursework in both business and engineering, enabling graduates to work successfully in technically oriented business positions such as technical sales. In addition to gaining a firm foundation in science, mathematics, and engineering, students complete a business minor that satisfies the social science division of the Rochester Curriculum (indicated by bolded courses).

*Indicates courses subject to the College’s overlap policy.

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Renewable Energy

This sample program combines basic knowledge in engineering, mechanical systems, thermo- and fluid-dynamics, and computer programming with some specialized courses in solar energy, hydropower and biofuels. By supplementing engineering science courses with some environmental science and policy courses, students can complete a minor in sustainability that satisfies the social science division of the Rochester curriculum (indicated by bolded courses). To round things out, students might consider completing the humanities cluster, Sustainability and the Humanities (as indicated by italicized courses).

*Indicates courses subject to the College’s overlap policy.

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Sustainable Environmental Engineering

Students with an interest in sustainable environmental engineering practices may want to investigate this option of majoring in engineering science and with a minor in sustainability that satisfies the social science division of the Rochester curriculum (indicated by courses in red). To round things out, students might consider completing the the humanities cluster, Sustainability and the Humanities (as indicated by italicized courses).

*Indicates courses subject to the College’s overlap policy.

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