General Engineering
Overview
Interested in a field with expanding demand across industries worldwide? Ready to explore the sciences, up-level your skillset and turn your interests into a career? General engineering at Gordon College is for you.
Be prepared to think critically and strategically design practical solutions to real-world challenges. A versatile foundation will give you a comprehensive education across multiple engineering disciplines applicable to a variety of career paths.
Gordon offers six concentrations within General Engineering: our Professional concentration offers a broad approach to learning—allowing you to explore your interests. If you’ve already discovered your area of choice, choose from Biological, Chemical, Computer, Electrical and Materials concentrations.
Why pursue general engineering at Gordon?
Studying general engineering here will position you to confidently step into your future. With close faculty mentorship, you’ll be trained to excel. You’ll have access to robust facilities like a robotics space, mechanics lab, electronics lab, optics lab and a machine shop. Plus, our close proximity to Boston, and its extensive research opportunities in physics and engineering labs, will get you out of the classroom and into unique professional experiences.
Nearly half of Gordon’s physics and engineering students go straight into graduate work at nationally-ranked universities with all expenses paid, and many go on to lead highly successful careers at top companies and organizations.
What can Christians bring to engineering?
With a drive to improve and explore the world around them, engineers are the ones who move ideas into action. From engineering ways to care for God’s creation to bringing careful attention to how technologies and systems impact people, Christians in this field can help affirm the value of God’s creation one creative solution at a time.
| Degree | Bachelor of Science |
|---|---|
| Program Level | Undergraduate |
| School | School of Science, Technology and Health |
| Program Format | In-Person |
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Courses
General Engineering Courses
General Engineering is a four-year degree offered at Gordon. We also offer a 3-2 Engineering program.
Gordon holds accreditation from the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), and we are actively pursuing accreditation through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) to strengthen the reputation of our engineering programs.
Bachelor of Science Requirements
Mathematics and Science
- MAT 121 - Calculus I
- MAT 122 - Calculus II
- MAT 222 - Calculus III
- MAT 226 - Differential Equations I
- MAT 227 - Differential Equations II
- PHY 121 - Introductory Physics I
- PHY 122 - Introductory Physics II
- PHY 221 - Mathematical Methods in Physics I
- Elective – Choose one:
- BIO105/106
- MAT 232
- CHE 111
- CPS 121
Principles of Engineering and Seminars
- EGR 125 - Introduction to Engineering and the Applied Sciences
- PHY 130 - First-Year Physics Seminar
- EGR 201- Intermediate Laboratory Techniques
- EGR 203 - Engineering Lab Techniques
- EGR Engineering Design
- EGR 211 - Statics
- EGR 225 - Electronics
- EGR 226 - Electronics Laboratory
- EGR 293 - Mechanics
- PHY 371 - Thermal Physics
- PHY 391 - Junior Seminar I
- PHY 491 - Senior Seminar I
- EGR Quantitative Error Analysis
Capstone
- EGR Capstone 1
- EGR Capstone 2
Concentrations
A concentration is an area of focus that may be added to your degree. A concentration is required.
Professional
The Professional concentration provides flexibility in course selection for students with a holistic interest in engineering. Choice of any 14–16 physics and engineering elective credits is required.
Biological
Explore the foundations of life sciences by applying them to the world of engineering. Within our biological concentration you’ll unpack living systems at the cellular and molecular level, preparing you for careers in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials and biotechnology.
Four of the following courses
- BIO 305 Biotechnology
- BIO 314 Microbiology
- BIO 316 Modern Genetics
- BIO 321 Molecular Cell Biology
- BIO 341 Biochemistry
- BIO 371 Biomaterials
Chemical
By integrating chemistry with core engineering principles, you’ll gain skills in analyzing and designing chemical processes and master how substances interact, transform and flow.
- CHE 112 General Chemistry II
- CHE 211 Organic Chemistry I
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
Computer
Build your expertise at the intersection of hardware and software. This concentration prepares graduates to develop advanced computing technologies, embedded systems and innovative solutions for complex technological challenges.
- Signal Systems
- CPS 221 Computer Systems
- CPS 311 Computer Organization
Elective course
- Additional relevant 2-credit or 4-credit Computer Science or Engineering course
Electrical
Combining theoretical foundations with practical applications, in this concentration you’ll develop skills in designing and analyzing electrical systems—ultimately preparing you for careers in the electronics and technologies that power our society.
- PHY 339 Electricity and Magnetism
- EGR 261 Materials Science
- Signal Systems
Elective course
- Additional relevant 2-credit or 4-credit Engineering course
Materials
Explore the structure, properties and applications of materials by gaining hands-on design experience and bridging the scientific fields of physics and chemistry with engineering.
- EGR 261 Materials Science
- PHY 371 Biomaterials
- EGR 202 Computational Lab Techniques
One of the following elective courses
- Dynamics
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
- PHY 355 Quantum Mechanics
Experiential Learning
92% of physics and engineering graduates participated in hands-on experiences. Gain experience outside of the classroom with:
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- Industry internships
- Our APS Chapter - Society of Physics Students
- Sigma Pi Sigma
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Scholarships
We’re committed to working with you to make college accessible. Gordon offers a wealth of generous scholarships to lower your cost of attendance.
Faculty
Faculty
Nationally recognized, personally focused
Gordon faculty are committed Christians, exceptional scholars and catalysts for transformation—both in their fields and in the lives of the students they teach.
Careers
Life after Gordon
What careers can I pursue with General Engineering?
Depending on your concentration and interest, here are just a few of the careers you could pursue:
- Biotech research scientist
- Medical device designer
- Systems architect
- Patent attorney
- Product development scientist
- Industrial safety engineer
- Software engineer
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