Exciting and Challenging with huge and continual growth (particularly in northern
Virginia).
A wide range of career opportunities: hardware design, software design, system design, computer and
data networks, research,
teaching, sales, marketing, customer technical service, project management, patent law.
Why Engineering at George Mason University?
Location - we are in the midst of Technology
our students integrate work and academics, (internships, coop, part-time work) 80-90% of seniors
(and many juniors) are working regularly in engineering positions
we are within "20 miles of many 100's of high tech companies"; at many schools you need
to go "100's of miles to find 20 high tech companies"
we arrange regular, short, informal visits to
companies to help students better understand what engineering is (Field Trips!)
the School of Information Technology and Engineering
works closely with the University Career Services Office both to help students (1) realize the need for experience and (2)
to
help students get co-op, internships, or part-time work.
Value of completing the program
we do not "hand out" engineering degrees, we prepare
you for the 40 year career that comes after you walk across that stage and
shake hands with the Dean. Your undergrad degree helps get you your first job. For your second and subsequent jobs (and statistics
show how engineers change jobs every 3-5 years) the degree becomes almost irrelevant - you are judged on how you have performed
in the real world.
students who take advantage of what we have to offer
are competitive for any school or company.
our graduates have received graduate school offers
(with offers of financial support) at MIT, Stanford, Georgia Tech.
our graduates have received offers of positions
across the high tech industry: IBM, INTEL, Lockheed-Martin, Hughes, Government
labs and agencies, SAIC, all the other alphabet soup companies around Northern Virginia - both large and
entrepreneurial.
several of our Bachelor's degree graduates have started their own companies.
Academics:
Students are important!
ECE lecture classes are taught by faculty, not graduate teaching assistants.
class sizes: ECE (freshman/sophomore) 28-70 students; (junior) 12-34 students; (senior) 7-17
students
(typical).
all EE and CpE students are assigned a permanent ECE faculty member as an advisor and are
required to see that advisor before each semester.
Student Organizations: (great for
leadership and
networking with upper level students)
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ACM - Association of Computing Machinery
AFCEA - Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association
ESC - Engineering Student Council
SWE - Society of Women Engineers
NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
George Mason Robotics Club
SHPE - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
and honor societies (Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science)
