The WPI Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal and Eng

TheWPIBachelorofArtsdegreeinLiberalandEngineeringStudiesPatrickQuinnLanceSchachterleGretarTryggvasonRickVazGeorgBauerAgricola1494-1555Agricola’svisionofminingLearningOutcomesSpecifictotheWPILiberal&EngineeringStudies•anabilitytoformulateandsolveproblemsrequiringknowledgeofbothtechnologicalandsocietal/humanisticneedsandconstraints•anabilitytoapply,asneeded,therelevantfundamentalsofmathematics,science,engineering,socialsciences,andthehumanitiestosolvesuchproblems•anabilitytousethetechniques,skills,andmoderntoolsnecessaryforprofessionalpractice•anabilitytofunctiononmulti-disciplinaryteams•anunderstandingofprofessionalandethicalresponsibility•anabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyinoral,writtenandvisualmodes•arecognitionoftheneedfor,andabilitytoengagein,life-longlearning,inresponsetotheever-increasingpaceofchangeaffectingsocietalneedsandopportunities•thebroadeducationnecessarytounderstandtheimpactofprofessionalsolutionsinasocietalcontext,bothlocallyandglobally.MinimumDistributionRequirementsforLES1•RequirementsMinimumUnits•MathematicsandBasicSciences(SeeNotes1,2)3•EngineeringScienceandDesign(SeeNotes3,4,5)3•Social,Humanistic,Business,andFinancialTopics(SeeNotes6,7)3•MQP(seeNote8)1•Notes:•Mathematicsmustincludedifferentialandintegralcalculusandeitherprobabilityorstatistics.•AllcourseswithprefixesBB,CH,PH,orGEcounttowardthisrequirement.Mustincludeatleast1/3UniteachofBB,CH,andPH.•CourseswithprefixesBME,CE,CHE,CS,ECE,andMEareeligibletocounttowardthisrequirement.Thesecoursesshouldbethematicallyrelated;studentsmustgainapprovaloftheirprogramofstudyinthisareafromtheLESProgramCommittee.•MustincludeeitherCS1101orCS1102.MinimumDistributionRequirementsforLES2•Mustincludeatleastonecourseinengineeringdesign(suchasECE2799orME2300),plusatleasttwoothercourseswithasignificantlaboratorycomponent(alistofsuchcourseswillbemaintainedbytheLESProgramCommittee).•Mustinclude2UnitsofSocialandHumanisticTopics.CourseswithprefixesAR,HI,PY,RH,WR,IMGD,andSSareeligibletocounttowardthisrequirement.Coursesmustbeselectedfromareasthatstronglycomplementthepracticeofengineering,suchasthehistoryoftechnology,ethics,writingandvisualrhetoric,economics,society-technologystudies,andenvironmentalstudies.AlistofsuchcourseswillbemaintainedbytheLESProgramCommittee.Nomorethan2coursesusedtosatisfytheSufficiencyRequirementcancounttowardtheseDistributionRequirements.•Mayincludeupto1UnitofBusinessandFinancialTopics.AllcourseswithprefixesACC,BUS,ETR,FIN,MKT,MIS,OIE,andOBCareeligibletocounttowardthisrequirement.•TheMQPprovidesacapstoneexperiencethatbuildsonboththetechnical(EngineeringScienceandDesign)andnontechnical(Social,Humanistic,Business,andFinancialTopics)componentsofthestudent’sparticularprogram.AtleastoneadvisortotheMQPmustbeamemberoftheLESProgramCommittee.ThreeExamplesofastudentsconstructedLESprogram1•ElectricalandComputerEngineeringDesignEngineeringStudies•ECE2011Intro.ToElectricalandComputerEngineering•ECE2022IntrotoDigitalCircuitsandComputerEngineering•ECE2111PhysicalPrinciplesofECEApplications•ECE2311Continuous-TimeSignalandSystemAnalysis•ECE2201MicroelectronicCircuitsI•ECE2801FoundationofEmbeddedComputerSystems•ECE2112ElectromagneticFields•ECE2799ElectricalandComputerEngineeringDesign(design)•CS1101Intro.toProgramDesign•LiberalStudies•PY2714EthicsintheProfessions•HI1332HistoryofTechnology•HI3331TopicsinSociety/TechnologyStudies•SS2208Society-TechnologyDebate•SS2302ScienceandTechnologyPolicy•SS3278TechnologyAssessment/ImpactAnalysis•OIE2850EngineeringEconomics•BUS2950BusinessLawandEthics•ETR3910RecognizingandEvaluatingNewVentureOpportunitiesThreeExamplesofastudentsconstructedLESprogram2•EnergyandEnvironment•ES3001Intro.toThermodynamics•ES3003HeatTransfer•ES3004FluidMechanics•ES2501Intro.toStaticSystems•ECE2011•ECE2111•ECE3501•ME2300Intro.toEngineeringDesign(design)•CS1101Intro.toProgramDesign•PY2717Phil.&Environ.•SS2311Ev.Policy&Law•SS2405EVProblems&HumanCognition•SS2312InternationalEVPolicy•HI3333AmericanTech.Development•SS2302ScienceandTechnologyPolicy•OIE2850EngineeringEconomics•BUS2950BusinessLaw&Ethics•MIS3720Bus.DataMgtThreeExamplesofastudentsconstructedLESprogram3•EngineeringandPre-Law•ES1020Intro.toEngineering•ES1310Intro.toComputerAidedDesign•ES2001Intro.toMaterialScience•ES2501Intro.toStaticSystems•ES2502StressAnalysis•ES2503Intro.toDynamicSystems•ES3003HeatTransfer•ME2300Introd.toEngineeringDesign(design)•LiberalStudies•CS1101Intro.toProgramDesign•SS1303AmericanPub.Policy•SS1310Law,Courts,Politics•SS2313IntellectualPropertyLaw•SS2314CyberlawandPolicy•SS2304Govt,DecisionmakingandAdmin.Law•SS3278TechnologyAssessmentandImpactAnalysisSeminar•BUS2950BusLaw&Ethics•OIE2850Eng’gEconomics•FIN2250FinancialSystemoftheUSPossibleSeniorProjects•ECEDesignwithSocial,Humanistic,andBusinessFactorsofDesign:•“DesignofaLow-CostLightingSystemSuitablefortheDevelopingWorld”•“BaselineDesignandBusinessPlanforIntegratedHouseholdInformationSystems”•“SocialImpactandEconomicHistoryoftheMicroprocessor”•EnergywithEnvironmentandPolicy:•“ABrownfieldsRemediationPlanforWorcester”•“Lo