Why Major in Engineering at PBA?
Identify, troubleshoot, and solve complex engineering problems using principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. PBA’s engineering degree can launch you into an exciting career dedicated to innovation and problem-solving.
Here on campus, use cutting-edge technology to produce solutions that account for public health, safety, and welfare, along with global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. You’ll also examine moral and ethical issues in the field of engineering from a biblically informed perspective.
- Mission Focus: Our unique faith perspective makes PBA’s engineering major one of the most robust Christ-centered engineering programs in the nation.
- Four Concentrations: Specify your studies in general engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or engineering physics.
- Senior Design Project: Synthesize your learning in a year-long design project in which you’ll develop a solution for a real-world client’s problem.
- Study Abroad: Develop international networks and experience over a summer semester in places like New Zealand, South Korea, or the United Kingdom.
What You’ll Learn
PBA’s B.S. in Engineering equips you to:
- Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Engineering Concentration Options
Specialize your engineering degree in a concentration related to your career goals — choose from computer engineering, electrical engineering, or engineering physics.
- In Computer Engineering, combine electronic engineering and computer science to develop computer software and hardware.
- Electrical Engineering explores the design, study, and application of electric systems.
The interdisciplinary Engineering Physics concentration blends physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, and biology.
Program Details
Wide-reaching courses in types of math, computer and computational science, mechanics, circuits, chemistry, and systems anchor your understanding of essential engineering principles. As you work toward your B.S. in Engineering, you’ll practice your learning in labs, case studies, and the two-semester senior design project where you’ll combine all you’ve learned and demonstrate your capabilities for real-world clients.
Our Faith, Roots, and Reason general education program challenges you to interrogate aspects of the world you may not encounter in other engineering programs. Expand how you understand the humanities, apply communication skills, and live into your faith, and courses like Microeconomics and Environment & Society can closely relate to your degree studies.
The engineering degree consists of courses in chemistry, computer science and programming, math, and physics, along with many aspects of engineering: CAD and prototyping, electrical circuits, control systems, statics, and more. This holistic approach prepares you for dynamic and varied professional engineering opportunities.
Opt for the general engineering pathway to develop broad-range skills applicable in many professional settings and graduate programs. Choose courses related to your interests in areas like digital systems, modern physics, quantum mechanics and computing, discrete structures, algorithm design, microelectronics, optics, physical oceanography, and more.
Careers
Thrive as a problem solver and long-term visionary in rapidly growing engineering professions. These roles are demanding, often with high-pressure deadlines, long or unexpected hours, and many colleagues relying on you to succeed. They’re equally lucrative: the median annual wage across all architecture and engineering occupations is $83,700, and many engineering specialties average over $100,000 per year.
PBA pushes you to develop the relentless work ethic, professional networks, and hands-on experience necessary to excel in roles like:
- Chemical Engineer
- Industrial Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Electrical and Electronics Engineer
- Systems Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Quality Assurance Technician
- Research and Developer
