University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science
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The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science is an academic college
of the University of Central Florida
located in Orlando
, Florida
, USA. The dean
of the college is Marwan A. Simaan, Ph.D.
The college offers degrees in engineering
, computer science
and management systems, and houses UCF's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. UCF is listed as a university with "high research activity" by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
. The college is recognized by U.S. News & World Report
as one of the nation's best Engineering schools, and as one of the world's best in the ARWU rankings.
The college 13 undergraduate
programs, 14 master
degree programs, and 8 doctoral
degree programs. UCF has been classified as a research university (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Graduate School of the College of Engineering & Computer Science is ranked 73 in the Top 100 engineering schools by the U.S. News & World Report for the year 2010. It also featured in the top 100 Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences schools in the world in the ARWU by Shanghai Jiao Tong University for the year 2007.
The college consists of the Department of Electrical Engineering
& Computer Science (EECS), the Civil
, Environmental
, and Construction Engineering (CECE) Department, the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) Department, and the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Department. The ROTC Division consists of the Aerospace Studies Department (Air Force ROTC) and the Military Science Department (Army ROTC).
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The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was founded in 1999 as a result of the merger of the School of Computer Science with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
. In 2005, Computer Science and ECE programs were truly merged (administratively and curriculum-wise) as one unified School of EECS. In the summer of 2010, the School of EECS was renamed to the Department of EECS.
The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have had many major accomplishments in their history. The Computer Science Programming Team placed 1st in the 2007 southeast ACM
Regional Programming Competition and 44th in the international competition. The college’s now 25-year-old record of "top three in the southeast" continues. The Programming Team has placed as high as 2nd in past World Championships.
The college saw the completion of a third Engineering Building which was designed in 2000-2002 for the School of EECS with a $15 million allocation from the State of Florida. In 2005, Harris Corporation
donated $3 million to the College of Engineering & Computer Science, causing the building's name to be the Harris Corporation Engineering Center.
College
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of the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
located in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
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, USA. The dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the college is Marwan A. Simaan, Ph.D.
The college offers degrees in engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and management systems, and houses UCF's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. UCF is listed as a university with "high research activity" by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of the United States Congress, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center, whose primary activities of research and writing have resulted in published reports on every level...
. The college is recognized by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
as one of the nation's best Engineering schools, and as one of the world's best in the ARWU rankings.
Academics
Housing some of the university's showcase majors, the College of Engineering and Computer Science is made up of the following departments:- Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering (CECE)
- Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
- Industrial Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS)
- Mechanical, Materials, & Aerospace Engineering (MMAE)
The college 13 undergraduate
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
programs, 14 master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
degree programs, and 8 doctoral
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
degree programs. UCF has been classified as a research university (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Graduate School of the College of Engineering & Computer Science is ranked 73 in the Top 100 engineering schools by the U.S. News & World Report for the year 2010. It also featured in the top 100 Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences schools in the world in the ARWU by Shanghai Jiao Tong University for the year 2007.
The college consists of the Department of Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
& Computer Science (EECS), the Civil
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, Environmental
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
, and Construction Engineering (CECE) Department, the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) Department, and the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Department. The ROTC Division consists of the Aerospace Studies Department (Air Force ROTC) and the Military Science Department (Army ROTC).
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Rankings
- Electrical Engineering graduate program is ranked 57th nationally in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools.
- Computer Science was ranked in the top 100 departments world wide in 2010 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
- The CS Doctoral Program was ranked in the top 20 programs by NAGPS in 2001.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
. In 2005, Computer Science and ECE programs were truly merged (administratively and curriculum-wise) as one unified School of EECS. In the summer of 2010, the School of EECS was renamed to the Department of EECS.
The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have had many major accomplishments in their history. The Computer Science Programming Team placed 1st in the 2007 southeast ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
Regional Programming Competition and 44th in the international competition. The college’s now 25-year-old record of "top three in the southeast" continues. The Programming Team has placed as high as 2nd in past World Championships.
The college saw the completion of a third Engineering Building which was designed in 2000-2002 for the School of EECS with a $15 million allocation from the State of Florida. In 2005, Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a Florida-based international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. It is also the largest private-sector employer in...
donated $3 million to the College of Engineering & Computer Science, causing the building's name to be the Harris Corporation Engineering Center.
External links
- UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science
- UCF Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- UCF Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
- UCF Materials, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering
- UCF Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
- University of Central Florida Official Website