Guides to Alternative Majors, Minors, and Courses

Founded in 2015, the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences is a cooperative research initiative between Tufts School of Engineering and the Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (C.C.D.C. Soldier Center). The Center's mission is to bring together a unique interdisciplinary community of scientists and engineers to advance the state of the art in the applied brain and cognitive sciences. 

Tufts' Center for Engineering Education and Outreach is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to creating the next generation of problem solvers, kindergarten through college, through engineering education. Tufts CEEO is home to students, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from engineering, education, child development, and computer science who collaborate on educational research and educational tool and technology development.

A bachelor of science in engineering with a program in architectural studies is jointly offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of the History of Art and Architecture. It provides a solid foundation in both the technical aspects of structural systems and the aesthetic and functional characteristics of buildings from an architectural and art history point of view.

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The mission of the BSEVE degree program offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is to provide students with undergraduate educational experiences that give them a sound basis for professional practice in environmental engineering and for life-long learning. Our primary goal is for students to learn the fundamental principles of environmental engineering, to become proficient in the use of engineering methods to solve challenging problems and to communicate these solutions to technical and non-technical communities.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a BSE program in environmental health. This course of study is particularly appropriate for students wishing to pursue a professional career involved in public health, the health sciences, and such activities as risk assessment and regulatory affairs.

Historically, programs in environmental health were established to promote research on the control of infectious disease, the purification of water supplies, and the sanitary disposal of human waste. Today, focal points of concern have been broadened to such challenging issues as non-point source environmental pollution, the influence of the built environment on the health of populations, epidemiological aspects of chronic illnesses, occupational health, risk assessment and risk management.

Because a physics major can take you in many different directions, and students come to the subject with a wide range of backgrounds, interests and goals, we have designed our requirements for maximum flexibility. The material below describes the requirements and outlines some possible courses of study, but you will work closely with your advisor to design a curriculum aligned with your interests and goals. 

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Engineering Psychology (EP) is the study of how people interact with different objects in their environment. The Engineering Psychology program may have been the first such undergraduate program in the country.

Human Factors Engineering is an interdisciplinary field of study that is concerned with the interaction between humans and their environment, be it with technology or social structure, at work or at play. The goal of the human factors engineer and engineering psychologist is to understand the capabilities and limitations of human performance and to design safe and productive work, matching the functionality of the technology to the task requirements and human capabilities.