Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...
School of Engineering was founded and began offering bachelor's degrees in 1912. Over the next century, as the
Santa Clara Valley
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transformed from a largely agricultural area to an industrial center, the school added master and doctoral programs designed to meet the area's growing need for expert engineers. Today, the
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical areas San Mateo County ...
provides a setting for the school's programs offered through a broad range of departments.
Academics
The School of Engineering offers eight undergraduate majors, twelve Master's degrees, nine academic minors, three Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and fourteen graduate academic certificates. They offer a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Five-Year B.S. and M.S. Degree program through which students may complete some units toward the master’s degree while still enrolled as undergraduates.
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Bachelor of Science (BS)
:''Degrees in'' Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, General Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Web Design and Engineering
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Master of Science (MS)
:''Degrees in'' Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Management and Leadership, Mechanical Engineering, Power Systems and Sustainable Energy
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
:''Degrees in'' Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
The Dean of the School of Engineering is Elaine Scott as of August 2019.
Departments and programs
*Aerospace Engineering Program
*Applied Mathematics
*Bioengineering
*Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering*Electrical and Computer Engineering
*Engineering Management and Leadership
*General Engineering
*Mechanical Engineering
*Power Systems and Sustainable Energy Program
Student organizations
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is a professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA is the U.S. representative on the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council of ...
(AIAA)
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Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...
(ACM)
* Association for Computing Machinery - Women's Chapter (ACM-W)
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American Society of Civil Engineers
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
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(ASCE)
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...
(ASME)
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(AGC)
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Biomedical Engineering Society BMES (the Biomedical Engineering Society) is the professional society for students, faculty, researcher and industry working in the broad area of biomedical engineering. BMES is the leading biomedical engineering society in the United States and was ...
(BMES)
* Energy Club
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Engineers Without Borders
The term Engineers Without Borders (EWB; french: Ingénieurs sans frontières, ISF) is used by a number of non-governmental organizations in various countries to describe their activity based on engineering and oriented to international development ...
(EWB)
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Engineering World Health (EWH)
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...
(IEEE)
* Maker Club
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National Society of Black Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a society that was founded in 1975 at Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It is one of the largest student-run organizations in the United States, with core activities centered o ...
(NSBE)
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Pi Tau Sigma
Pi Tau Sigma () is an international honor society in the field of mechanical engineering, with most chapters established in the United States. It honors mechanical engineering students who have exemplified the "principles of scholarship, characte ...
(Mechanical Engineering Honor Society)
* Santa Clara
Theta Tau
Theta Tau () is a professional engineering fraternity. The fraternity has programs to promote the social, academic, and professional development of its members. Today, Theta Tau is the oldest and largest professional engineering fraternity and h ...
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serv ...
(SHPE-SCU)
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Society of Women Engineers
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an international not-for-profit educational and service organization. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in the United States, the Society of Women Engineers is a major advocate for women in engineering and ...
(SWE)
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Tau Beta Pi
The Tau Beta Pi Association (commonly Tau Beta Pi, , or TBP) is the oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States. It honors engineering students in American universities who have shown a ...
(Engineering Honor Society)
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Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (): International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, is the first honor society dedicated to the discipline of the computing and information disciplines. Informally known as UPE, Upsilon Pi Epsilon was ...
(Honor Society for CSE, WEB, CS, MIS, & AIS Majors)
* Women in STEM
References
External links
Santa Clara University School of Engineering
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Educational institutions established in 1912
Santa Clara University Schools and Colleges
Engineering universities and colleges in California
Catholic engineering schools and colleges in the United States
1912 establishments in California