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Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

The goal of all engineering sciences programs is to educate students to apply technological skills to human problems, using concepts from a range of engineering disciplines.

Students can add engineering sciences to their liberal arts studies in a variety of ways.

For information on the full liberal arts requirements for the A.B. degree, see Office of the Registrar.

A.B. Program Options

Engineering Sciences major (requires 9-10 engineering sciences courses)
Biomedical Engineering Sciences major (requires 5-7 engineering sciences courses and 4-6 courses in biology, chemistry, and biochemistry)
Modified Engineering Sciences major (requires 6-7 courses in engineering sciences and 4 in the other discipline)
Engineering Physics major (requires 5 engineering sciences courses and 5 physics courses)
Materials Science minor (requires 4 materials science courses with a major in chemistry, physics, or engineering sciences)
Engineering Sciences minor or a major modified with Engineering Sciences (requires 4 engineering sciences courses)

Foreign Study

Programs for foreign study in engineering

Honors Program & Fellowships

Honors Program & Fellowships for engineering sciences majors

Combined A.B./B.E. Program

Many students complete both the A.B. and the B.E. programs, usually in 5 years. Students who are interested in particular areas of engineering can use these A.B./B.E. sample programs as models for their own programs.

Advance Planning for the M.E.M. Degree

A large number of A.B. students plan their course of study to include the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree and then the Master of Engineering Management (M.E.M.) degree. The M.E.M. program combines engineering and management courses taught by Thayer School and Tuck School faculty and includes an industry internship.

Planning your course selection with your faculty advisor early in your A.B. studies can enable you to complete the A.B., B.E., and M.E.M. programs in 6 years. A.B. students planning to do the M.E.M. degree should take two engineering sciences electives beyond what is required for the major. Delaying your planning until after you have entered the B.E. program will likely lengthen the completion time for the combined 3 degrees beyond 6 years. Applying for admission to the M.E.M. program while in the A.B. is also possible.

See a typical course sequence for completing the A.B., B.E., and M.E.M. degrees in 6 years.