University of Alabama College of Engineering

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University of Alabama College of Engineering
Type Public professional school
Established 1909 (instruction began in 1837) [1]
Dean Charles L. Karr
Location Tuscaloosa, Alabama , United States
Website http://eng.ua.edu/

The College of Engineering is one of the thirteen colleges at the University of Alabama. Located in Tuscaloosa, in the U.S. state of Alabama, the university began offering engineering classes in 1837. The university is the fourth-oldest engineering institution in the United States, after the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University, and the University of Virginia. [2] [3] [4] [5]

University of Alabama public university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is the flagship of the University of Alabama System. Established in 1820, the University of Alabama (UA) is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama. The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, Education Specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the Piedmont, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with an estimated population of 100,287 in 2017. The city was originally known as Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

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Departments and Programs

The College of Engineering comprises the following departments: [6]

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Research Units

Interdepartmental

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References

  1. "College of Engineering - HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES". UA College of Engineering. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/about/index.htm Archived February 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine .
  3. U.Va. Engineering Welcome
  4. About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY
  5. Nation’s 5th oldest engineering school celebrates EWeek - The Citadel 2012 - Charleston, SC
  6. http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/academic/index.htm Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .