Engineering Science

The Engineering Science Program at Vanderbilt is flexible and interdisciplinary, offering students the opportunity to pursue a unique program of study to meet special interests or objectives. The degree you will earn is a Bachelor of Science degree.

Students who choose Engineering Science recognize the growing  importance of a broad-based interdisciplinary engineering background. Many students choose a program of study in Applied Physics, Engineering Management, Communications of Science and Technology, or Materials Science. Through a cooperative arrangement with the Owen Graduate School of Management, students majoring in engineering science may be admitted to the Owen School after their junior year. Sometimes students develop unique plans to study areas for which facilities and faculty competence are available but not organized

within an existing degree program at Vanderbilt.

Engineering Science graduates may establish careers in engineering or science, interface with engineers (e.g. in marketing and sales), or use their analytical and problem-solving skill to build future professional careers. Individual programs have been developed for students interested in careers in engineering mathematics, environmental engineering, transportation engineering, business administration, teaching, technical communications, hospital administration, and other areas requiring nontraditional combinations of engineering courses.

Students work with their faculty adviser to plan the course of study. The program is supervised by a seven-member Engineering Science Committee.