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College of En meerm

Th CUrricult, 01 COUl - Of study, o! the College of

ing prepare young men for careers in the profes. igine< . and for many positions of responsibility

in indust Ommeice. and g o v e r n m e n t of a technical and

ni-technical nature. These curricula are fundamentally

itific in character and are based on the d e m o n s t r a t e d iCt that p SSional success in the practice oi engineering tids chief!) on t h o r o u g h knowledge of the principles : the mathematical and physical sciences and of their icatic in the design, construction, operation, and •an. merit of engineering and industrial w o r k s . General cultural and tool subjects, such as economics, histc speech, business law. and the like, are interwoven with the scientific and technological courses to form a broad and well integrated educational p r o g r a m . T h e continually increasing tendency of m o d e r n societv to place ibility and obligation upon t h e engineer for the development of better h u m a n relations e m p h a s i z e t h e nee for t h o r o u g h n e s s and b r e a d t h in his university training. Th. urricula of the COlh are extensive and varied I character and permit a wide range of choice to suit individual and professional needs. O p t i o n s in the senior year and : duate v k give op] tunity for genuine specialization in practically all the major b r a n c h e s of engineering. In addition to the four older and well k n o w n courses of in Civil. Electrical. Mechanical, and Mining Kngineering. the college offers curricula in Ceramics and ering. A g r i c u l t u r a l . Metallurgical. Railway, and General Engineering, and in E n g i n e e r i n g Physics. The irriculum in Chemical E n g i n e e r i n g is a d m i n i s t e r e d by the ollt beral S and Sciences. The Studen fust t w o years of study in any cur-

r i c u l u m are devoted chiefly to the a c q u i r e m e n t of theories and Facts in m a t h e m a t i c s and the phvsical sciences and to the development of the t ques and m e t h o d s of p r e s e n t i n g his k n o w l e d g e by m e a n s of w r i t t e n , spoken, and graphical m e d i u m s . A p p l i c a t i o n of principles are begun to a limited e x t e n t in the second year. In the third and fourth years, the attention of the student is focused upon applications of principles in his specific field of interest. Correct m e t h o d s of attack on problems encountered in professional pi *.ice are emphasized and the social, economic, and esthetic implications of the engineer's work are developed. Exceptional ability and interest of individuals are provided for by permitted variations from the set p r o g r a m of studies if. all curricula. T h e range of enginee: g activities in our present vili.-ation is so great that men of widely differing abilitk and training find o p p o r t u n i t y for useful work within th boundaries of professie 1 engir ring practice. A still larger g r o u p is employed in vocat clos allied to professional engineering and absolutely n< arv to its existonce. For those callings, Bui engir. ing education is fa^ becoming an indispensable requirement. N o list oi occupational e m p l o y m e n t s 0] a to graduates of the college of engineering oi the Uni\ s-.ty of Illinois could be made at all complete within the limits of sp vailablo n th publication. T h e College Announce ; o n t a i n i n g a d. 1d scription of the laboratories and other ailable tor giving instruction in engineeri: '.ements and expands the information h< n to B vt It is obtainable upon r. s: the Reg S -.r or Coll.

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