Engineering
Your liberal arts experience will broaden your intellectual perspectives and skills.
Choose Your Next Step
What is engineering?
Do you like to make things happen? Are you curious and a problem solver? Then a degree in engineering is for you. In a nutshell, engineering uses science and math to solve real-world problems. Engineers make advancements in everything from technology to infrastructure.
They don’t sit back and watch, but instead devise creative and innovative solutions to problems. There are five major branches of engineering: mechanical, civil, chemical, electrical, and industrial. But it doesn’t stop there: Each branch has additional subdisciplines like aerospace, biomedical, computer engineering, and many more for you to explore.
Why study Engineering at Baker University?
The advantages are unmatched at Baker University with its small class sizes and low student-to-faculty ratio. And at Baker you have several options for pursuing a career in engineering.
Our dual-degree program with the University of North Dakota allows you to complete a physics or chemistry degree at Baker while also earning an ABET-certified engineering degree from the University of North Dakota while in residence at Baker.
We also offer several 3+2 and 3+3 programs in which you study at Baker University for three years before transferring to another university to study engineering. At the end of the program, you’ll have a bachelor’s degree from Baker and an engineering degree from the other school.
Program Information
Campus
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Career Opportunities & Dual-Degree Plans in Engineering
Top 10 careers in engineering
- Aerospace engineer
- Agricultural engineer
- Biomedical engineer
- Chemical engineer
- Civil engineer
- Electrical engineer
- Environmental engineer
- Nuclear engineer
- Software engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
An Engineering Degree + Full College Experience
At Baker University you can study engineering on our small, tight-knit, and supportive campus and take advantage of the full college experience. Want to sing in the choir, host a radio show, or continue your athletic career in college? You can!
Seth | Dual Major Engineering Student"I looked up the UND engineering school, and they had a great program. Dr. Perry laid out the entire class plan for me and that gave me this sense of security that Baker was getting me to the right place."
I chose Baker because I wanted to play football, and I like the small campus. I knew I wanted to do engineering, and with the bonus of being able to play football, the choice was easy. Being at Baker, getting the opportunity to do two things that I love is what set Baker apart. Baker’s strong physics department also influenced my decision as I believe what I learn in my physics classes here will translate well to engineering.
Option 1
BU-UND Dual-Degree
Baker University has partnered with the University of North Dakota to develop five-year programs that combine a liberal arts degree in either physics or chemistry with an ABET-accredited (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) engineering degree in one of these disciplines:
- Aerospace engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Petroleum engineering
The majority of coursework required for the two distinct degrees is completed while in residence at Baker University. UND courses are taken online, with some travel to UND for two summer laboratory sessions. The summer lab sessions typically last less than two weeks.
Students participating in this program are co-enrolled at both schools and will receive support and services from both UND and Baker University. This program allows students to have the traditional Baker University experience while also earning an engineering degree from UND—a premier engineering school.
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Option 2
3+3 Bachelor’s to Master’s Dual-Degree Program with Washington University in St. Louis
As a student in our pre-engineering program, you’ll receive one-on-one attention from your professors during your first three years at Baker followed by three years at the School of Engineering at Washington University (WashU).
Most students major in physics, chemistry, mathematics, or computer science at Baker. They complete their academic major, general education requirements, and prerequisite coursework required for admission to the School of Engineering at WashU.
Typically, at the end of their third year, these students transfer to WashU and major in biomedical, chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, mechanical, or system science engineering. At the conclusion of their studies, students will have earned three degrees: a liberal arts degree from Baker University and undergraduate and master’s degrees in engineering from WashU.
Option 3
3+2 Dual-Degree Program with Missouri University of Science & Technology
As a student in this 3+2 pre-engineering program, you’ll receive one-on-one attention from your professors during your first three years at Baker before moving on to Missouri University of Science & Technology (MO S&T) in Rolla, Missouri.
Students typically major in physics, chemistry, mathematics, or computer science at Baker. They complete their academic major and general education requirements as well as the prerequisite coursework required for admission to MO S&T. Typically, at the end of their third year, these students transfer to MO S&T and major in one of the disciplines listed below. At the conclusion of their studies, students will have completed a liberal arts degree from Baker University and an engineering degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology.
- Aerospace engineering
- Architectural engineering
- Biomedical engineering – biomanufacturing
- Biomedical engineering – biomaterials
- Ceramic engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Chemical engineering – biochemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Computer engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Engineering management
- Environmental engineering
- Geological engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Metallurgical engineering
- Mining engineering
- Nuclear engineering
- Petroleum engineering
Option 4
3+2 Dual-Degree Program with University of Missouri – Kansas City
As a student in this 3+2 pre-engineering program, you’ll receive one-on-one attention from your professors during your first three years at Baker before moving on to the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) in Kansas City, Missouri.
Students typically major in physics or mathematics at Baker, where they complete their academic major, general education requirements, and prerequisite coursework required for admission to UMKC. Typically, at the end of their third year, these students transfer to UMKC. At the conclusion of their studies, students will have completed a liberal arts degree from Baker University and an engineering degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
- Civil engineering
- Electrical and computer engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Option 5
Additional 3+2 Dual-Degree Programs
Additional dual-degree programs are possible for students who plan to complete a specific engineering program at an engineering school other than UND, WashU, UMKC, or MO S&T. Students follow a plan similar to those for our partner schools, and with careful planning most of the credits earned at Baker can be transferred and applied toward their engineering degree from their desired transfer institution. Arrangements can be made to determine how the courses taken at the transfer institution will satisfy remaining degree requirements at Baker University.
Baker students have successfully transferred to engineering programs at the University of Kansas and Kansas State University.
Scholarships
The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics gives these awards with financial prizes to be applied to the following year’s tuition:
- Mildred Hunt Riddle Departmental Recognition Scholarship for Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics
- Dr. Calvin Foreman Memorial Scholarship
- Howard T. Bonnett Scholarship
- Jennifer Burton Memorial Scholarship
- Grace Barnhill Champlin Memorial Scholarship
- Platt-Butler Endowed Scholarship
Meet the Faculty
Jamin Perry
Professor of Chemistry, Department Chair of Biology and Chemistry, R. Milford White Chair of Chemistry, Director of Pre-engineering
Robert Schukei
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science & Physics
