The interdisciplinary program spans the fields of engineering, science, business, and even law. In principle, a program of study in almost any imaginable concentration area in engineering can be designed. In practice, many students have developed programs in one of three concentration areas: materials science and engineering, environmental & technological hazards engineering, and information technology & engineering. Another area of specialization, bioengineering, is currently attracting student interest and encompasses the interface between engineering and biological science.<br><br>The concentration area in materials science & engineering involves coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical and civil engineering, computer science, chemistry, and physics. The environmental & technological hazards engineering concentration area has components primarily from chemical and civil engineering, and environmental science, and secondarily from industrial, biological, and petroleum engineering, chemistry, business and sometimes law. The information technology & engineering concentration area encompasses the disciplines of industrial, electrical and mechanical engineering, and computer science, information systems and decision science, library information systems, and others. Likewise, bioengineering concentration area involves agricultural, civil, mechanical, chemical, and industrial engineering, chemistry, and the biological sciences.<br><br>A Concentration in Environmental and Technological Hazards Engineering can be pursued at either the MS or PhD level. It may be pursued as a concentration area with a Master of Engineering Science or PhD in Engineering Science program or as a concentration area in any of the core engineering disciplines. For Engineering Science students, the concentration requirements may be included in an approved program of study. For students of core engineering disciplines, the concentration requirements may be met through use of electives in their respective programs.<br><br>Environmental and Technological Hazards Engineering encompasses a broad range of topics. To ensure that a student develops depth within one or more of these topical areas, a Concentration in Environmental and Technological Hazards Engineering requires a combination of formal coursework within a particular topical area as well as additional coursework that may be drawn from a list of engineering courses approved for application to the Concentration. The list of courses within the currently available topical areas as well as the complete list of approved Environmental and Technological Hazards Engineering courses is attached. Students may also wish to pursue formal coursework in other colleges and departments that may supplement and support their concentration.