Engineering Science

Credit Hours of Electives

Concentration Options

Degree

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School

School of Science, Engineering and Technology

Department

Department of Engineering

Contact

Engineering Science at St. Mary’s

Four drones fly simultaneously in the new Drone Lab.

Our curriculum combines foundational engineering principles with the flexibility to customize your program to obtain the depth of knowledge in the area of your choosing through 24 credit hours of technical electives.

The Engineering Science program prepares students to acquire both depth and breadth in engineering and science. Graduates are able to function across disciplines and they are well prepared for advanced studies or professional employment.

What sets this program apart:

Elective hours to choose your own specialty

Seniors complete a year-long design project (some of them have even been patented!)

Degree Plans
All degree plans are Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Engineering Science with different concentrations. Currently, there are five established concentrations with complete degree plan mapped that students can choose from as well as open Concentration with 24 credit hours as “open electives” to be custom-tailored based on student’s choice and availability of the concentration at St. Mary’s University.

Engineering Science with Concentration in Chemistry

Engineering Science With Concentration in Drone Technology (UAS)

Engineering Science with Concentration in Environmental Science

Engineering Science with Concentration in Mathematics

Engineering Science with Concentration in Pre-Med

Engineering Science with Open Concentration
Courses in Engineering Science

All engineering science programs cover university core, math and science for engineering degrees, and core engineering courses to give students a solid platform to build upon based on chosen concentration. There are 24 credit-hours that are dedicated to selected areas. There are also a couple of technical electives that are usually selected based on concentration to further enhance program of choice.

For more information, see degree plans for each concentration and consult the Undergraduate catalog for a complete list of courses and their descriptions:

Degree Plans

Course Catalog

Internships
At least a semester of internship is mandatory for students to complete before their senior year. There is a strong network of our alumni, as well as industry, around us that allow us to find appropriate internships for our students. Semester internships are normally done in the Greater San Antonio area. However, summer internships are open to any location in United States and beyond. Students are encouraged to look for a senior design project topic while doing their internships so they can collaborate with industry on their senior design project.

Our engineering majors intern at a variety of local and national organizations such as:

Southwest Research Institute

Philips

USAA

Sonny

Dell

Air Force Bases

City Public Service

Harris Electronics

Google
Career Opportunities

Engineering Science at St. Mary’s prepares students to pursue careers in multidisciplinary fields such as biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, pre-medicine and other areas of science.

Premed – Physician, Surgeon, Dentist, Pharmacist, Veterinarian, Biomedical Engineer, Biomechanical Engineer, Allied Health

Chemistry – Chemical Engineer, Process Engineer, Petrochemical Engineer, Plastics Engineer, Polymerization Engineer

Environmental – Environmental Engineer, Geological Engineer, Water Project Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Director, Green Building Engineer

Mathematics – Actuaries, Applied Math, Statistician, Computational Scientist, Operations Research Analyst, System Engineers, Educator

Drone Technology – UAV Operator or Drone Pilot, Manufacturing Drones, Drone Maintenance and Customization, Aeronautical Engineer, Robotics, Artistic Usage of Drones

Students who want to start their careers as middle and high school teachers with specialties in STEM and IT can use their 24 credit hours of electives to fulfill requirements for teacher certification.

Drone Concentration

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science at St. Mary’s University offers a concentration that allows students to acquire the depth and breadth of knowledge for a career in the rapidly expanding drone industry.

This program is the first of its kind in Texas.

The drone concentration combines foundational engineering principles — common to all engineering majors — as well as 24 credits hours of technical electives related to drone technology.

The electives include a yearlong senior design project to develop drone technology for real-world applications for industry partners and a drone flight certification.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will possess a competitive portfolio and be prepared for entry into the drone industry or for continuing education.

Pre-Engineering Robotics and Java Summer Camp

Middle school and high school students who are interested in engineering can attend an annual, free of charge robotics camp.

Sessions include hands-on robotics activities, programming and problem solving. Campers also observe engineers working on interesting projects to explore engineering as a career.

Robotics and Java Camp

Labs and Facilities

Engineering students have 24-hour access to an electrical engineering laboratory; an energy conversion laboratory for motors, generators and transformers; a manufacturing and robotics laboratory; and a research lab equipped with both UNIX and Windows workstations.