POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

CONTENTS
PART 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
Mission Statement.................................................................. 4
Administrative Offices ............................................................6
2005–2007 Academic Calendar............................................10
Polytechnic University Profile..............................................13
Academic Departments and Degrees....................................21
Degrees Offered at Polytechnic ............................................22
Certificates Offered at Polytechnic.......................................23
Academic Policies and Degree Requirements......................24
Academic Support and Counseling Services........................39
Admissions ............................................................................41
Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation ..................................45
Career Services and Cooperative Education ........................47
Financial Aid .........................................................................49
International Students and Scholars and Study Abroad .......56
Programs and Services for First-Year Students....................57
Registration............................................................................58
Residential Life and Health Insurance..................................59
Statistics on Enrollment and the Student Body ....................60
Student Activities and Development ....................................61
Tuition and Fees ....................................................................63
University Compliance Policies and Other Guidelines........65
PART 2
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
Chemical and Biological Sciences and Engineering ..............68
Civil Engineering ..................................................................71
Computer and Information Science ......................................74
Electrical and Computer Engineering...................................77
Humanities and Social Sciences ...........................................81
Introductory Design and Science..........................................84
Management ..........................................................................85
Mathematics ..........................................................................91
Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering ....93
Electrical Engineering.........................................................176
Electrophysics .....................................................................194
Environment–Behavior Studies ..........................................195
Environmental Engineering and Science ...........................197
Financial Engineering .........................................................201
History of Science ...............................................................208
Humanities and Social Sciences (see Liberal Studies).......218
Industrial Engineering.........................................................210
Information Systems Engineering ......................................213
Interdisciplinary Studies in Engineering ............................215
Introductory Design and Science Core (IDS).....................217
Liberal Studies.....................................................................218
Management........................................................................233
Management of Technology ...............................................241
Manufacturing Engineering ................................................247
Materials Science ................................................................251
Mathematics ........................................................................254
Mechanical Engineering .....................................................263
Organizational Behavior .....................................................275
Physics (Core courses, see IDS) .........................................277
Specialized Journalism (see Technical Communication) ..282
Systems Engineering...........................................................281
Technical Communication ..................................................282
Technology Management....................................................289
Telecommunication Networks ............................................293
Telecommunications and Information Management..........295
Transportation......................................................................299
Urban Systems Engineering and Management ..................306
PART 4
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
General Studies Program .............................................................310
Center for Youth in Engineering and Science (YES Center)....311
The David Packard Center
for Technology and Educational Alliances....................313
Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) ..............314
PART 3
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
A Brief Guide to Course Descriptions..................................96
Accelerated Management of Technology.............................97
Bioinformatics.......................................................................98
Biomedical Engineering......................................................100
Biomolecular Science .........................................................107
Business and Technology Management..............................113
Chemical and Biological Engineering ................................117
Chemistry (Core courses, see IDS).....................................123
Civil Engineering ................................................................130
Computer Engineering ........................................................146
Computer Science ...............................................................152
Construction Management..................................................165
Digital Media.......................................................................173
PART 5
THE CORPORATION
THE ADMINISTRATION
THE FACULTY
The Corporation ..................................................................316
The Administration .............................................................317
The Faculty..........................................................................319
ROUTES TO POLYTECHNIC
Brooklyn Campus................................................................323
Long Island Graduate Center..............................................324
Westchester Graduate Center..............................................325
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