Departments And Programs

Departments

The School of Engineering is home to nine departments, more than 240 faculty, and more than 4,000 students. While our departments enjoy considerable independence in academic and administrative matters, they also work with each other to support interdisciplinary research and degree programs. Departmental boundaries are kept low; research teams routinely cross them, and faculty members often hold joint departmental appointments.

• Aeronautics and Astronautics

• Bioengineering

• Chemical Engineering

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Computer Science

• Electrical Engineering

• Management Science and Engineering

• Materials Science and Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

Other degree programs

In addition to Stanford Engineering departmental programs and the Individually-Designed Major (IDM), several engineering-related interdisciplinary programs are available.

• Architectural Design Program

  The Architectural Design Program seeks to integrate engineering and architecture in ways that promote innovative design syntheses within parameters associated with sustainable architecture. The curriculum focuses on design processes and decision-making methods that can blend contributions and perspectives from many disciplines.

• Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering (iCME)

  Sponsored by Stanford Engineering, this program provides graduate training and fosters research in areas of the applied sciences and engineering that require interactions among modeling, mathematical and numerical analysis, and scientific computing. iCME is the successor to the Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics program.

• Stanford Design Program

  The Stanford Design Program is a collaborative offering of the Design Division of the mechanical engineering department in the School of Engineering and the Department of Art in the School of Humanities and Sciences. Its goal is to graduate designers who can synthesize technology and aesthetics in the service of human needs.

• Engineering Physics

  This program provides students with a firm foundation in physics and mathematics, together with engineering design and problem-solving skills. This background prepares students to tackle complex problems in multidisciplinary areas that are at the forefront of 21st Century technology, such as solid state devices, quantum optics and photonics, nanotechnology, energy systems, and other engineering field that requires a very solid background in physics.

• Energy Resources Engineering

  A part of the School of Earth Sciences, the Department of Energy Resources Engineering includes 10 full-time faculty and offers graduate degrees in a wide range of energy-related fields.

• Science, Technology and Society

  Located in the School of Humanities and Sciences, this program offers undergraduate majors and minors based on the belief that science and technology are two of the most potent forces for individual, societal, and global change today.