P. Simin Pulat, Chair of Undergraduate Study
112 Felgar Hall
Norman, OK 73019-1021
Phone: (405) 325-4161
FAX: (405) 325-1366
Musharraf Zaman, Chair of Graduate Study
107 Carson Engineering Center
Norman, OK 73019-1021
Phone: (405) 325-4536
FAX: (405) 325-7508
Internet: http://www.coe.ou.edu/
The general program in engineering is offered under the broad support of the College of Engineering faculty. The faculty’s responsibility for this program is exercised through an Engineering Program Committee that is charged with the day-to-day responsibility for curriculum planning and evaluation, program supervision and student advising. Inquiries regarding the undergraduate curriculum should be addressed to P. Simin Pulat, Director of Engineering Education, who serves as chair of the Engineering Program Committee. Inquiries regarding the graduate curriculum should be addressed to Musharraf Zaman, Chair of Graduate Study.
Special facilities and laboratories for the College of Engineering include: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering-the Combustion Laboratory, the Experimental Stress and Structures Laboratory, the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, the L.A. Comp Subsonic Wind Tunnel, the Nonlinear Mechanics Research Laboratory, and the Radiative Heat Transfer Research Laboratory. Chemical Engineering and Materials Science-the Flame Dynamics Laboratory, the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research, the Mobil Thermodynamics Laboratory, and the Fuels Laboratory. Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, the Ray Broce Asphalt Laboratory, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Environmental Laboratories, and the Fears Structural Engineering Laboratory. Computer Science-Artificial Intelligence Lab and Parallel Processing Institute, Electrical Engineering -the Communications and Signal Processing Laboratory, the Optoelectronics Laboratory, Power Systems, and Microelectronics Lab. Industrial Engineering-the Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory, the Institute for Safety and Ergonomics Studies, and the Physical Simulation and Expert Systems Laboratory. Petroleum Engineering-the Halliburton Rock Mechanics Laboratory, the Mobil Thermodynamics Laboratory, the Petroleum Production Research Institute, and Petrophysics Laboratory. Engineering Dean’s Office-Center for Artificial Intelligence and the Environmental and Ground Water Institute.
Modern computing resources in support of the College of Engineering are provided by the Engineering Computing Services (ECS).
The general program in engineering coordinates the offerings within the College of Engineering’s “core” curriculum engineering science courses and several advanced elective courses that either are required or widely elected by students in more than one of the departmental curricula.
The graduate programs in the Department of Engineering provide broad interdisciplinary programs for students who wish to pursue graduate study in preparation for careers in advanced engineering or related science areas. The Doctor of Philosophy engineering program emphasizes research; and the Doctor of Engineering program emphasizes application of engineering and scientific principles to synthesis and design of engineering systems.
The engineering graduate programs are extraordinary in that they are founded upon all faculties and disciplines of engineering and science. This interdisciplinary feature offers advantages over traditional programs. The student is encouraged to develop his/her program of study and research under a specially selected Graduate Advisory Committee which will include those professors best qualified to direct and support his/her activities. This is done by selecting a faculty committee to work directly with the student.
A student who is admissible to the Graduate College and who holds a degree of Bachelor of Science in an engineering field conferred by the University of Oklahoma, or an equivalent degree, will be admitted to full-time graduate work in engineering, if the student’s academic record is above average. Degree holders from other disciplines will be expected to complete makeup work.
The Master of Science program in engineering allows study in interdisciplinary areas. Each applicant’s course of study is tailored to meet the student’s individual objectives.
Two different doctoral programs in engineering are offered, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Engineering. The Doctor of Engineering degree is specifically designed for those students with several years of experience in engineering practice beyond the undergraduate degree who wish to extend the scope of their formal training.
The doctoral programs in Engineering at the University of Oklahoma offer flexibility. Each applicant’s course of study is tailored to meet individual objectives.
The Doctor of Philosophy degree program is concerned with the expansion of professional knowledge in the fundamental concepts of engineering and science. The doctoral student is required to produce a research dissertation of professional significance. Ninety semester hours of graduate-level coursework beyond a B.S. degree are required plus a qualifying examination, a general examination, proficiency in a research skill and an acceptable dissertation. The Ph.D. degree prepares a student for a career in teaching, research and consulting.
The Doctor of Engineering degree program provides an emphasis on coursework with a dissertation which addresses the application of engineering and scientific concepts. It is not an analytical research degree. Admission to the D.Engr. program requires a minimum of three years of acceptable engineering experience plus an engineering master’s degree. Ninety semester hours of graduate-level coursework beyond a B.S. degree are required in addition to a qualifying examination, a general examination, proficiency in a research skill and an acceptable dissertation.
September 2006