formerly University of Missouri-Rolla
Areas of Study

Civil Engineering
Principal areas include: environmental engineering; fluid mechanics; hydraulic engineering and hydrology; sanitary engineering and environmental health; geotechnical engineering; structural analysis and design; construction materials; transportation; and construction engineering.

Computer Engineering

Principal areas include: design of digital systems; computer-aided analysis and design; microcomputer applications; reconfigurable hardware; VLSI design; computer architecture; IC design; embedded computer systems; and computer networks.

Computer Science
Successful completion of a computer science certificate program can lead to admission into the master’s degree program in computer science at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Electrical Engineering

Principal areas include: circuits-electronics; communications-signal processing; computer engineering; control systems; electromagnetics and physical electronics; and electrical power-machinery.

Engineering Management

Principal areas include: management of technology; industrial marketing; quantitative decision-making techniques; management information systems; computer-integrated manufacturing; energy management; production; packaging engineering; project management; quality assurance; and system reliability and logistics.

Engineering Mechanics

Principal areas include: fracture mechanics; metal fatigue; vibrations; advanced mechanics of materials; engineering dynamics; continuum mechanics; theory of plates; theory of stability; theory of elasticity; finite element methods; energy methods; product liability; and mechanics of composite materials.

Information Science and Technology

This program is designed especially for those individuals interested in providing support services for the computing and information sciences industries.

Manufacturing Engineering

This graduate degree is tailored for persons involved in manufacturing. The undergraduate degree required to enroll can be in engineering, science or business (other majors will also be considered). Principal areas include: materials and manufacturing processes; process, assembly and product engineering; manufacturing competitiveness; and manufacturing systems design.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Principal areas include: energy conversion and utilization; heat and mass transfer; compressible fluid mechanics; design and control of mechanical systems; strength and dynamics of aerospace structures; aerodynamics; flight dynamics and control; and propulsion systems.