Engineering
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Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science: T. Kyle Vanderlick, 222 DL, 432-4200, engineering@yale.edu
Engineering programs are offered in the departments of Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, and under the interdepartmental major in Environmental Engineering; interdisciplinary courses bearing on these programs are listed under Engineering and Applied Science. These departments are administered by the dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and all offer B.S. degrees in their subject areas.
Curricula in Yale's undergraduate engineering programs range from technically intensive ones to those with lesser technical content that allow students considerable freedom to include courses of a nontechnical nature in their studies. Programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., the accreditor for university programs in engineering, are the most intensive. ABET-accredited programs include B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
Some students find that less intensive programs better meet their needs when considering a joint major and/or careers in fields requiring less comprehensive technical knowledge. Such non-ABET programs include the B.S. in Engineering Sciences (Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, or Mechanical), as well as the B.A. in Engineering Sciences (Electrical, Environmental, or Mechanical) designed for students planning careers in business, law, medicine, journalism, or politics who want their liberal arts education to include study of the impact science and technology have on society. A related major in Applied Mathematics is also available.
