Aerospace Studies / AFROTC
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is an educational program designed to provide university students, male and female, with the opportunity to become an Air Force officer while completing an academic degree. The Air Fore ROTC program provides cadets the opportunity to develop and strengthen leadership skills, while maintaining a camaraderie within the corps.
http://afrotc.unlv.edu
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Civil and environmental engineering involves the planning, analysis design, construction and operation of many components of our nations infrastructure. The classic field of civil engineering is concerned with the engineered construction of buildings, foundations, bridges, highways, power plants, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and other public works essential to the quality of life of an industrial society. Today�s civil engineers are also involved with applications of artificial intelligence and geographic information systems, development of new and improved materials used in design and construction, and many aspects of environmental engineering, including storm water quality, air pollution control and solid and hazardous wastes management. Civil engineers are performing cutting-edge research and development in such diverse fields as super-speed trains, earthquake-resistant structures, and the deep-ocean environment. They also address the every day concerns of rebuilding the nation�s infrastructure, protecting our natural resources, and improving the quality of life for our planet�s citizens.
http://www.ce.unlv.edu
Construction Management
The professional construction manager oversees the entire construction delivery process. He or she initiates and see a construction project through to completion on budget, on time, and with standards of quality which benefit clients and society as a whole. Managers of construction build, repair, and modernize homes, buildings and other kinds of facilities. They also work on a variety of other projects, including airports, mass transportation systems, roads, recreation facilities, factories, and power plants. The construction industry makes up one of the largest economic groups in the nation. It offers good opportunities for young people who are willing to spend several years learning a professional management occupation. Construction managers can find jobs in all parts of the country and have greater opportunities to open their own businesses than professionals in many other occupations.
http://www.cm.unlv.edu
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to the design, manufacture, and control of structures, machines, processes, and systems. In the past the work of electrical engineers has had a direct and vital impact on people�s lives. For example, electrical engineers have been responsible for the creation of electric power, modern electronics, computers, electronic communication systems, modern flight controllers, automated manufacturing and medical diagnostic tools, An electrical engineering education continues to provide opportunities for solving problems of great social significance and for increasing people�s quality of life. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNLV has excellent facilities for education and research in electrical engineering. In addition, our faculty are experienced and knowledgeable in many of the electrical engineering disciplines, including communications, computer engineering, control system theory, electromagnetic and optics, electronics, power systems, signal processing and solid state devices.
Computer Engineering is involved in the processing, transmission, control and distribution of vast quantities of information used by the industrial, commercial and private segments of our society in everyday activities. Computer engineers are responsible for the analysis, design, and development of systems that process, communicate, interface, and display information. They design the computer machines that are involved in all of our lives. The technical work of computer engineering may be categorized as: high level and system programming, algorithm development, data structures, operating systems, computer architecture, and general computer systems, all with a special computer science flavor. Students study computer and logic design, digital and engineering electronics, digital systems and interfacing, microprocessors and general computer systems, all with a special electrical engineering flavor. In addition, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and English are covered from an engineering perspective. The application of mathematics and science in recent years has led to such things as very fast and powerful computers, fiber optic and satellite communications, the world-wide Internet, and space vehicle systems. Other applications include integrated circuits and microprocessors for medical, biological, and commercial use. Computer engineers are currently at work on innovations in information processing, networking neural networks, parallel-processing, integrated electronics, photonics, nanotechnology, VLSI systems, hardware programming languages, and exotic computer technologies of the future.
http://www.ce.unlv.edu
Entertainment Engineering & Design
The entertainment industry is a fast evolving field in which technical expertise in a wide variety of engineering disciplines is becoming the norm. Computer controlled lighting systems, robotics, structural design, pyrotechnics, and fluid dynamics are just a few of the technologies that have become important in the development of many of the entertainment productions in the Las Vegas area and elsewhere. UNLV is pleased to announce the introduction of the interdisciplinary program in Entertainment Engineering Design, a joint effort between the College of Fine Arts and the College of Engineering. A non-traditional program with educational roots in theater, art, film, architecture, and the various engineering disciplines, the graduates from this program will have hands-on experience designing, building, installing and maintaining the various facilities, equipment and technologies used in today's entertainment industry. The program is unique in that the students will be able to work in conjunction with the most cutting edge companies in the entertainment business such as Foy Inventerprises, Fisher Technical Services, Cirque du Soleil, and Wynn Las Vegas, to learn how to create real, not virtual, entertainment experiences.
http://www.eed.unlv.edu
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering involves the planning, design, manufacture, and operation of a number of devices, machines and systems. Mechanical Engineering is a broad discipline at the forefront of technological advancements in energy conversion, manufacturing, machine design, fluid mechanics, and aerospace systems. Virtually all facets of modern life are directly affected by the work of mechanical engineers. Today�s mechanical engineers are routinely working on a variety of new ideas and innovations including, robotics, laser systems, new energy sources, automatic controls, and computer graphics systems in applications related to space technology and aircraft design, orthopedic biomechanics, pollution control, automobile design and combustion engines, robot vision, problems of heating and lubrications, and the development of microprocessors and computer-based computational algorithms. Mechanical engineers continue to work toward meeting the demands of and increasingly technological society.
http://www.me.unlv.edu
School of Computer Science
Computer Science is study of the theory, design, and application of computers. It is young, rapidly evolving field based on mathematics, logic, electronics, linguistics, and systems engineering. The impact of computers is pervasive in our society and especially so in education, engineering, science, and business. The Computer Science program gives primary emphasis to the development of software and the use of computers by stressing study of the creation and analysis of algorithms, the development of programming systems and the integration of software and hardware into a rapid, highly reliable problem-solving system. Computer scientists pursue applications and new knowledge in artificial intelligence and expert systems, programming language processing, computational complexity, communications systems and networking, computer graphics and image processing, robotics, and the implementation of highly complex information systems used in industry, business, and government.
http://www.cs.unlv.edu
School of Informatics
Informatics develops new uses for information technology to solve specific problems in areas as diverse as biology, fine arts, and economics. The most popular and newest informatics areas are digital cinematography, design of interactive IT systems for resorts and casinos, developing anti-spam and anti-phishing tools, and digitizing the choreography of a play.
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