Objectives and Outcomes

picture of the tensile strength machine in the materials lab
One of the classes that helps meet the objectives and outcomes of the B.S. in Architectural Engineering is CE 314K, Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials. As part of the class, students spend time in ECJ's Materials Lab and use its many different testing machines, such as the Closed-loop Test Machine, which helps determine a material’s elastic modulus and strength.

In keeping with the policies and procedures of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) carefully delineates both Program Educational Objectives, the broader career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing students to achieve, and Program Outcomes, the narrower knowledge, skills, and behaviors students acquire through the program and are expected to know, be able to do, and exhibit by the time of their graduation. These Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Architectural Engineering follow below.

B.S. Architectural Engineering Educational Objectives

Graduates of the Architectural Engineering program at The University of Texas at Austin should solve architectural engineering problems within a greater societal context by doing the following:

  1. Act professionally and ethically
  2. Apply knowledge, strong reasoning, and quantitative skills to design and implement creative and sustainable solutions
  3. Engage in life-long learning to meet the challenges facing the profession
  4. Exhibit strong communication, interpersonal, and resource-management skills as leaders in the architectural engineering profession

B.S. Architectural Engineering Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Architectural Engineering program should demonstrate the following outcomes:

  1. An ability to apply knowledge of matehmatics, science, and engineering
  2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
  3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
  4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
  5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
  6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
  7. An ability to communicate effectively
  8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
  9. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning
  10. Knowledge of contemporary issues
  11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

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