Engineering - Furman University

Engineering from Furman University is a Campus Bachelor Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Though engineers must accumulate and master a wealth of technical knowledge, today's engineers must be more than technicians. In positions of leadership, their decisions can have significant social, political and economic consequences. A broad educational background provides the scope engineers need to evaluate the impact of decisions. In Furman's dual-degree program in engineering , students complete three years in liberal arts before transferring to Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, the University of Georgia or the University of South Carolina, where they focus on engineering. After they complete the fourth-year curriculum, they earn a bachelor of science degree from Furman; after the fifth year, they receive an engineering degree from the other school. Furman's emphasis on the liberal arts gives students in the dual-degree program a solid educational foundation that supports and strengthens their more specialized engineering studies. Other practical reasons for entering the dual-degree program include: Small classes. At engineering schools, introductory classes are usually quite large and access to professors outside of class is often limited. At Furman, however, most introductory classes have fewer than 30 students, and much of the learning process occurs in individual conferences with professors who are readily available to work with students outside of class. Course sequence. Through the Furman program, you complete all of your math and science courses before you begin your engineering courses. This allows you to focus directly on engineering classes ? and benefit more from them. Graduates of the Furman program report that their background in basic science and math courses is significantly better than that of their peers who began engineering school as freshmen. Curriculum flexibility. In a traditional engineering school, you must commit early not just to engineering as a major, but frequently to a specific field of engineering . You can change your mind, but it might cost you credits to shift to another area. In Furman's dual-degree program, you make no commitment to a major until late in your sophomore year. In this way, you have the time and flexibility to test other areas and see if they interest you. And you do not lose any credits if you change your mind. View more details on Furman University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.