Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Undergraduate Degree in Architectural Engineering

The Educational Objectives of the Architectural Engineering Program are:

Within a few years of graduation, alumni of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville undergraduate architectural engineering program will demonstrate achievement in the following areas:

  • Our graduates will practice in one of the areas appropriate to the interdisciplinary field of architectural engineering (architecture, construction management, building services engineering, or structural engineering).
  • Our graduates will demonstrate leadership qualities (such as career advancement, community service, and professional society activity) and maintain high standards for professional and ethical behavior.
  • Our graduates will pursue continuing education opportunities.

To achieve these objectives, the department has outlined the following program outcomes:

By the time of graduation, undergraduate students in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville architectural engineering program will demonstrate the following skills:

  • (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
  • (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data, within a architectural engineering context.
  • (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
  • (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams for the design and construction of buildings.
  • (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve architectural engineering problems.
  • (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  • (g) an ability to communicate effectively.
  • (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of architectural engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
  • (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
  • (j) a knowledge of how the built environment relates to contemporary issues.
  • (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for architectural engineering practice.

This page was last updated on: February 11, 2011