Glass Engineering Science (GES)
Program Objectives

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What will you do with a bachelor of science in glass engineering science?

Program educational objectives (or PEOs) are broad statements that describe what we expect graduates of AU's glass engineering science program to attain 3-5 years after graduation. PEOs are reviewed and revised regularly to ensure that the program educational objectives are relevant to the needs of today's employers.

Graduates of the AU's glass engineering science program will be:

1. Materials engineers with a specialized knowledge of the vitreous state, its science, engineering and manufacture and will be employed either in the public or private sector or will be pursuing an advanced degree.
2. Diverse individuals who both understand the principles and can undertake the practice of engineering materials, particularly glass, to meet the needs of the population.
3. Able to operate as effective engineers or managers in both glass and other related industries or academia, as scientists, engineers and teachers, continuously learning as they do so.

The PEOs listed above were developed by faculty in June 2011 with input from alumni and employers. The PEOs are currently being reviewed by the School of Engineering Advisory Board and will be officially approved by Fall 2011. Listed below are the PEOs that were in place prior to June 2011.

AU's glass engineering science program is designed to:

1. Provide broadly educated engineers and scientists for the glass industry, related industries and graduate schools. This education should be both technical and non-technical, encouraging leadership skills and global awareness of contemporary social and political issues.
2. Provide an educated workforce with a knowledge emphasis on the vitreous state who have a fundamental understanding of these materials, their processing and manufacture, more so than would be traditional Materials Engineer.
3. Produce engineers who have a solid background in the fundamentals and experimental methods of mathematics, chemistry, physics, materials science and engineering that will enable them to keep pace with the evolving technologies of the 21st Century.
4. Produce engineers who have practical experience in designing and conducting experiments, documenting results in reports and laboratory record books, interpreting these results and understanding their context relative to the overall goals of a project or organization.
5. Produce engineers who have a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving, with an ability to work in teams to solve analytical and experimental problems.
6. Produce engineers who can communicate effectively, orally, in writing, graphically and electronically, in formal and informal presentation situations, in the laboratory and in the workplace.
7. Produce engineers who have had continuous opportunities to work with a faculty who are collectively well versed in all aspects of the field of glass science and engineering through classroom contact, laboratory research opportunities and research center activities.