SBSE
MAJORS
This section of the
SBSE site provides insight into the variety of interests and disciplines
of our membership. From this page, you can retrieve summaries of over
fifteen science and engineering courses of study. We hope that the
information provided about the majors and their coursework will prove
helpful in selecting your own major or just informing your overall
understanding of the diversity of opportunities in science and engineering.
Aeronautical
& Astronautical Engineering
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Stanford's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, http://aa.stanford.edu,
prepares students for professional positions in industry, government,
and academia through a comprehensive program of graduate teaching
and research. In this broad program, students have the opportunity
to learn and integrate multiple engineering disciplines. The program
emphasizes structural, aerodynamic, guidance and control, and propulsion
problems of aircraft and spacecraft.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
Introduction to Aero/Astro , and specified other courses in the School
of Engineering. Students will select two depth areas from among Dynamics
and Controls, Systems Design, Fluids and Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD), and Structures and take two courses from both areas.
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Applied Aerodynamics, Fundamentals of Compressible Flow, Analysis
of Structures, Feedback Control Design, Propulsion, Spacecraft Design,
Intro to Control Design, Control System Design & Simulation, Modern
Control Design, Mechanics of Composites, Classical Dynamics, Dynamics
and Control of Spacecraft and Aircraft, Space Mechanics.
Biological
Sciences
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The facilities and personnel of the Department of Biological Sciences,
http://biology.stanford.edu,
are housed in the Gilbert Building, Herrin Laboratories, Herrin Hall,
the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, the Clark Center and the Lokey
Chemistry/Biology Building on the main campus, and at the Hopkins
Marine Station in Pacific Grove on Monterey Bay. The department provides:
(1) courses designed for the nonmajor; (2) a major program leading
to the B.S. degree; (3) a minor program; (4) a coterminal program
leading to the M.S. degree; (5) a terminal program leading to the
M.S. degree; and (6) a program leading to the Ph.D. degree. Course
and laboratory instruction in the Department of Biological Sciences
conforms to the “Policy on the Use of Vertebrate Animals in
Teaching Activities,” the text of which is available at http://
www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/rph/8-2.html. The Jasper Ridge Biological
Preserve is a 1,200 acre natural area containing an unusual diversity
of plant communities. It is managed solely for teaching and research
purposes and is available to investigators from various institutions.
Stanford-based research at Jasper Ridge currently concentrates on
physiological, ecological, and population studies. More information
is available at http://jasper1.stanford.edu. Special laboratory facilities
for marine research are described in the pamphlet Hopkins Marine Station,
available at the department’s student
services office (Gilbert 108) or on the Hopkins Marine Station web
site at http://www-marine.stanford.edu. The department’s large
collections of plants (Dudley Herbarium), fishes, reptiles, and amphibians,
as well as smaller collections of birds, mammals, and invertebrates,
are housed at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco,
where they, and extensive collections of the academy, are available
to those interested in the systematics of these
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
Principles of Biology, Cell Biology and Animal Physiology, Plant Biology,
Evolution, and Ecology, Genes, Genomes, and Proteins: Introduction
to Advanced Independent Research Laboratory, Ecology, Demography of
Humans and Other Species, Advanced Molecular Biology, The Human Genome
and Disease: Evolution, Drift, and Populations, Vertebrate Biology,
Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution, Biology and Global Change, Genetic
Analysis of Biological Processes, General Botany, Biogeography, Plant
Physiological Ecology: From Leaf to Globe, Cell Biology: Intracellular
Trafficking and Organelle Biogenesis, Ecology of Microorganisms, Cellular
Dynamics, Genetics of Prokaryotes, Replication of DNA, Biological
Clocks, Evolutionary Paleobiology, Plant Genetics, Ecology and Evolution
of Plants, Biology of Birds, Population Biology of Butterflies, Biostatistics,
Topics in Theoretical Ecology
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Current Topics in Population Biology, Current Topics in Ecology and
Evolution, DNA Repair and Genetic Toxicology, Current Topics in Integrative
Organismal Biology, Ethical Issues in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
Evolutionary Ecology, Theoretical Ecology, Introduction to Biotechnology,
Coastal Forest Ecosystems
Biomechanical
Engineering
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The Biomechanical Engineering (BME) Division, http://www.stanford.edu/group/biomech/,
has research and teaching programs which focus primarily on neuromuscular,
musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular biomechanics. Research in other
areas including hearing, vision, ocean and plant biomechanics, biomaterials,
biosensors, and imaging informatics are conducted in collaboration
with associated faculty in medicine, biology, and engineering. The
BME Division has particularly strong research interactions with the
Mechanics and Computation Division and the Design Division in the
Mechanical Engineering Department, the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
, and the Departments of Surgery, and Radiology in the School of Medicine.
Research in the BME
Division is based upon the integration of biology and clinical medicine
with engineering mechanics and design. Clinical and biological observations
and data provide the basis of inquiry. Mathematical modeling and computer
simulation are major tools for better organizing these findings and
developing a theoretical framework to provide further insights. Experimental
biological, mechanical, and clinical studies are conducted to answer
key research questions and to validate theoretical models. The design
and evaluation of medical implants, devices, and procedures is an
important aspect of much of this research. Student research projects
reflect the overall research programs of the BME Division.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
Skeletal Development and Evolution, ME 281 Biomechanics of Movement,
Biomineralization, Cardiovascular Biomechanics.
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Biomedical Technology Innovation, Biomedical Technology Innovation,
Orthopaedic Bioengineering, Biomedical Device Design and Evaluation
I & II, Tissue Engineering, Tissue Engineering Lab, Neuromuscular
Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biodesign Forum, Computational Methods
in Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Modeling and Simulation of Human
Movement.
Biomedical
Engineering
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The Biomedical Informatics division, http://smi-web.stanford.edu/academics/,
has interests in both clinical informative and bioinformatics. Clinical
informatics involves the design and implementation of advanced information
and computational technologies to address problems in the delivery
of health care. As such, it deals with patients, hospitals, laboratory
tests, physicians, and other health-care professionals. Interest in
clinical informatics is high because of the pressures to increase
quality and decrease costs by using information technologies in health
care.
Bioinformatics involves
the design and implementation of advanced information and computational
technologies to address problems in biology, particularly in molecular
biology. As such, it deals with methods for storing, retrieving and
analyzing biological data, such as nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) and protein
sequences, molecular structures, functions, pathways and interactions.
Interest in bioinformatics is high because of the information being
produced by the genome sequencing projects, and the need to harness
this for medical diagnostic and therapeutic uses, as well as the need
to use this information for other industrial applications.
Departmental Coursework
Economics of Health and Medical Care, Biomedical Informatics Colloquium,
Biomedical Informatics Student Seminar, Introductory Biomedical Informatics,
Introduction to Medicine, Introduction to Biomedical Informatics,
Introduction to Clinical Systems, Biomedical Informatics Project Course,
Representations and Algorithms for Computational Molecular Biology,
Lectures on Representations and Algorithms for Molecular Biology,
Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming, Influence Diagrams and
Probabilistics Networks, Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems,
Computational Molecular Biology, Intermediate Biostatistics: Analysis
of Discrete Data, Biomedical Genomics, Computer-Based Medical Education,
Causal Models in Biomedical Informatics, U.S. Health Care Systems
and Health Policy, Outcomes Analysis, Computational Genomics, Computational
Structural Biology, Genome Database Seminar, Computer Graphics: Image
Synthesis Techniques, Computational Biology, Analysis of Costs, Risks,
and Benefits of Health Care, Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences,
Genomics: A Technological and Cultural Revolution.
Chemical
Engineering
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Chemical engineers are responsible for the conception and design of
processes involved in the production, transformation, and transport
of materials. This activity begins with experimentation
in the laboratory and is followed by implementation of the technology
into full-scale production. The mission of the Department of Chemical
Engineering at Stanford, http://chemeng.stanford.edu/,
is to provide professional training, development, and education for
the next generation of leaders in the chemical sciences and engineering.
A large number of industries depend on the synthesis and processing
of chemicals and materials. In addition to traditional examples such
as the chemical, energy, and oil industries, there are increasing
opportunities in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, electronic device
fabrication and materials, and environmental engineering. Chemical
engineering is essential in these and other fields whenever processes
involve the chemical or physical transformation of matter in other
departments.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
The Chemical Engineering Profession, Introduction to Chemical Engineering,
Biotechnology, Environmental Regulation and Policy, Chemical Process
Modeling, Dynamics, and Control, Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Fluid
Mechanics, Energy and Mass Transport, Separation Processes, Microelectronics
Processing Technology, Biochemical Engineering, BioProcess Design
Laboratory, Polymer Science and Engineering, Kinetics and Reactor
Design, Chemical Engineering Plant Design, Chemical Engineering Laboratory,
Biochemistry.
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Microelectronics Processing Technology, Biochemical Engineering, BioProcess
Design Laboratory, Polymer Science and Engineering, Applied Mathematics
in Chemical Engineering, Microscale Transport in Chemical Engineering,
Molecular Thermodynamics, Applied Spectroscopy, Principles of Cellular
Systems, Advanced Biochemical Engineering, Quantum Simulations of
Molecules and Materials, Quantum Simulations: Materials Micro Mechanics,
Introduction to Biotechnology, Protein Science and Engineering, Metabolic
Engineering Methods and Applications, Frontiers in Interdisciplinary
Biosciences, Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces, Dynamics of Complex
Liquids, Special Topics in Protein Biotechnology, Special Topics in
Semiconductor Processing, Special Topics in Computational Materials
Science, Special Topics in Biocatalysis, Special Topics in Bioengineering,
Special Topics in Microrheology, Special Topics in Surface and Interface
Science, Special Topics in Polymer Physics and Molecular Assemblies,
Special Topics in Statistical Mechanics of Dispersed
Systems, Special Topics in Transport Mechanics, Special Topics in
Functional Genomics.
Chemistry
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The Stanford Chemistry Department, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/chemistry/,
is physically and intellectually located at the center of an enormous
range of scientific enterprises which offer tremendous opportunities
for curious and inventive young scientists. Stanford is also located
in the midst of one of the largest concentrations of high-technology
corporations in the world. This is an enormous asset to the University,
as it provides close ties with industrial laboratories and opportunities
for the development of new technologies. Among companies in regular
contact with the faculty and students in the Department are: Alza,
Chevron, Coherent, Genentech, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Research Laboratories,
Raychem, Spectra-Physics, Roche Bioscience, and Varian. Large numbers
of biotechnology, semiconductor, and laser companies have their roots
in research undertaken at Stanford, helping to create an exciting
and intense atmosphere of innovation and discovery.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
Chemistry and Biology in Biotechnology, Nutrition and History, Macromolecules,
Lasers, Chemical Principles, Chemical Principles with Application
to Materials, The Frontiers of Chemical Science, Structure and Reactivity,
Organic Monofunctional Compounds, Chemical Separations, Exploring
Chemical Research at Stanford, Organic Polyfunctional Compounds, Qualitative
Organic Analysis, Physical Chemical Principles, Inorganic Chemistry
I & II, Biochemistry
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Advanced Organic Chemistry, Protein Science and Engineering, Applications
of NMR Spectroscopy, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Advanced Physical
Chemistry, Introduction to Methods of Investigation
Civil
Engineering
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Students are able to obtain a broad Civil Engineering, http://cee.stanford.edu/,
education, as well as a more specialized study in Environmental and
Water Studies or Structures, Geomechanics and Construction. Laboratory
facilities are available to students in construction, fluid mechanics,
environmental engineering and science, structural and earthquake engineering,
building energy, and experimental stress analysis.
Undergraduate Coursework
Accessing Architecture Through Drawing, A Social Entrepreneurship
Startup, Air Pollution: From Urban Smog to Global Change, Environmental
Science and Technology, The Art of Structural Engineering, Managing
Civil Engineering Projects, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanics of Fluids,
Geotechnical Engineering, Legal Context of Civil Engineering, 3D and
4D Modeling of Civil Engineering Projects, Computer Integrated Architecture/Engineering/Construction,
Architectural Design Process, Architecture, Urban Planning, and the
First Amendment, The Architecture of the House, Green Architecture,
Architectural Design of Individual Buildings, Design Communication
Methods, Design and Construction of Affordable Housing, Building Systems,
Building System Design Experience, Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory,
Introduction to Physical Oceanography, Environmental and Water Studies
Design, Environmental Planning Methods, Air Quality Management, Energy
Resources, The Coming Energy Revolution, Environmental Economics and
Policy, Energy Efficient Buildings, Electric Power: Renewables and
Efficiency
Graduate Coursework
Probabilistic Models in Civil Engineering, Structural Reliability,
Structural Materials Testing and Simulation, Energy Resources, The
Coming Energy Revolution, Advanced Engineering Informatics for Knowledge,
Computer Integrated Architecture/Engineering/Construction, Design
and Construction of Concrete Structures, Preconstruction Planning
for Design/Construction Integration, Introduction to Biotechnology,
Analysis and Design of Construction Operations, Techniques of Project
Planning and Control, Organization Design for Projects and Companies,
Virtual Design and Construction, Fundamentals of Construction Accounting
and Finance, Advanced Construction Accounting, Financial Issues, and
Claims, International Construction Management, Managing Engineering
and Construction Companies, Labor and Industrial Relations in Construction,
International Construction and Project Finance, Construction Engineering
for Concrete and Steel Structures, Construction Equipment and Methods,
Building Construction Technical Issues, Physical Hydrogeology, Surface
and Near-Surface Hydrologic Response, Contaminant Hydrogeology, Hydrodynamics,
Transport and Mixing in Surface Water Flows, Modeling Environmental
Flows, Air Pollution Modeling, Numerical Weather Prediction, Air Pollution:
From Urban Smog to Global Change, Sustainable Water Resources Development,
Movement and Fate of Organic Contaminants in Surface Waters and Groundwater,
Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
Computer
Science
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Within the CS major, http://cs.stanford.edu/,
students can pursue many different interests such as programming languages,
graphics, databases, theory of computation, human/computer interaction,
robotics, artificial intelligence, and numerical analysis. After Stanford,
computer science majors typically have many options in terms of pursuing
their interest in the field. Many students get jobs immediately after
leaving Stanford while others choose to pursue graduate studies in
computer science, specializing in such diverse areas as artificial
intelligence, hardware design, numerical analysis, software theory,
or graphics. Since the computer science curriculum gives students
a broad exposure to the subject matter within the field, graduates
are usually prepared to pursue any sub field in their graduate studies.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, Discrete Structures, Introduction
to Computers, Programming Methodology, Programming Abstractions, Programming
Paradigms, Object-Oriented Systems Design, Introduction to Computer
Systems and Assembly Language Programming, Introduction to Mechatronics,
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Scientific
Computing, Matlab and Maple for Science and Engineering Applications,
Operating Systems and Systems Programming, Compilers, Introduction
to Verification and Concurrency, Computer and Network Security, Introduction
to NP Completeness, Introduction to Automata and Complexity Theory,
Introductory Computer Graphics, Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
Design, Introduction to Databases, Logic and Automated Reasoning,
Logic and Automated Reasoning Laboratory, Design and Analysis of Algorithms,
Introduction to Combinatorics and its Applications, Symmetric Functions
and Algebraic Combinatorics, Client-Side Internet Technologies, C++
and Object-Oriented Programming, Internet Technologies, C# and the
.NET Platform, Microcomputer Consulting, Mainframe and Workstation
Computer Consulting.
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Parallel Computer Architecture and Programming, Parallel Programming
Project, Logic Synthesis of VLSI Circuits, Computer-Aided System Design
Laboratory, Fault Tolerant Computing Systems, Topics in Digital Systems,
Level Set Methods, Topics in Numerical Analysis, Numerical Methods
for Initial Boundary Value Problems, Advanced Methods in Matrix Computation,
Topics in Artificial Intelligence, Topics in Computer Vision, Advanced
Robotics, Motion Planning, Computer Science and Game Theory, Common
Sense Reasoning in Logic, Programming Language Design, Computer Architecture
and Compilers for Embedded Applications, Projects in Computer Networks,
Advanced Topics in Database Systems, Database System Implementation,
Transaction Processing and Distributed Databases, Computer Graphics:
Geometric Modeling, Computer Graphics: Image Synthesis Techniques,
Automatic Formal Verification Techniques, Advanced Topics in Cryptography,
Probabilistic Reasoning in Computing, Algebraic Logic, Topics in Complexity
Theory and Lower Bounds, Topics in Programming Systems, Topics in
Formal Methods, Automata on Infinite Objects, Topics in Programming
Language Theory, Topics in Theory of Computation, Advanced Algorithms,
Randomized Algorithms, Phenomenological Foundations of Cognition,
Language and Computation, Topics in Human-Computer Interaction, Business
Management for Computer Scientists and Electrical Engineers
Electrical
Engineering
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The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering, http://www-ee.stanford.edu/,
is to offer an EE undergraduate program that augments the liberal
education expected of all Stanford undergraduates and imparts a basic
understanding of electrical engineering built on a foundation of physical
science, mathematics, computing, and technology.
Graduates of the undergraduate
program are expected to possess knowledge of the fundamentals of electrical
engineering and of at least one specialty area. The graduates are
expected to have the basic experimental, design, and communication
skills to be prepared for continued study at the graduate level or
for entry level positions that require a basic knowledge of electrical
engineering, science, and technology.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
From Chips to Genes: Engineering the MicroWorld, Mathematics of Information
Systems, Science and Technology in WW II and What Happened Afterward,
Science of the Earth’s Environment: Understanding Change Using
Satellite Technology, Energy Processes, The Electrical Engineering
Profession, Circuits I & II, Signal Processing and Linear Systems
I & II, Introduction to Signal Processing, Digital Systems II,
Semiconductor Device Physics, Introduction to Mechatronics, Analog
Circuits Laboratory, Analog Communications Design Laboratory, Introduction
to Photonics, The Earth from Space: Introduction to Remote Sensing,
Electromagnetic Waves, Wireless Electromagnetic Design Laboratory,
Introductory Computer Graphics, Introduction to Digital Image Processing,
Probabilistic Systems Analysis, Introduction to Communications, Introduction
to Computer Systems and Assembly Language Programming, Programming
Paradigms, Object-Oriented Systems Design.
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Micromachined Sensors and Actuators, Digital MOS Integrated Circuits,
RF Integrated Circuit Design, VLSI Data Conversion Circuits, Advanced
VLSI Devices, Micropatterning for Integrated Circuits, Logic Synthesis
of VLSI Circuits, Computer-Aided System Design Laboratory, Automatic
Formal Verification Techniques, MEMS Design, Nanoscale Science, Engineering,
and Technology, Organic Semiconductors for Electronics and Photonics,
Physics of Advanced Semiconductor Devices, Introduction to Information
Storage Systems, , Nanophotonics, Mesoscopic Physics and Nanostructures,
Advanced Optoelectronic Devices, Optical Fiber Communication Laboratory,
Optical Methods in Engineering Science, Advanced Optical Fiber Communications,
Nano Optics and Grating Photonics, Electromagnetic Waves in the Ionosphere
and Magnetosphere, Introduction to Radio Wave Scattering, Radar Remote
Sensing: Fundamentals and Geophysical Application of Imaging Radar,
Wireless Communication, Wireless Networks. Linear Dynamic Systems,
Convex Optimization with Engineering Applications, Introduction to
Fourier Optics, Digital Image Processing, Medical Imaging Systems
I & II, Advanced VLSI Circuit Design, Quantization and Compression,
Adaptive Signal Processing, Adaptive Neural Networks, Information
Theory, Information Theory, Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control,
Approximate Dynamic Programming, Digital Communication I & II,
Transaction Processing and Distributed Databases, Internet Routing
Protocols and Standards, Multimedia Communication over the Internet.
Human
Biology
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The Program in Human Biology, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/humbio,
is an interschool, interdepartmental, undergraduate major. It provides
an interdisciplinary perspective on the relationship between the biological
and social aspects of humanity’s origin, development, and prospects.
The program provides a broad and rigorous introduction to the biological
and behavioral sciences and their interrelationships. The program
also relates these sciences to the problems raised by the relationships
of human beings to one another and to their environment. The Human
Biology major helps each student achieve a high level of understanding
by focusing on one aspect of the biological and behavioral sciences,
and its application
Departmental Coursework
Genetics, Evolution, Ecology, Culture, Evolution, Society, Bioethics,
The Biology and Evolution of Language, Neuroethology: Neural Control
of Behavior, Global Environmental Policy and Law, Environment and
Growth in Developing Countries, Social Policy for Sustainable Resource
Use, Health Care as Seen Through Medical History, Literature and the
Arts, Development and Disease Mechanisms, Qualitative Research Methodology,
Advanced Data Analysis in Qualitative Research, Introduction to Imaging
and Image-Based Human Anatomy, Issues in the Assessment and Care of
Older Adults and Their Families, The Death Penalty: Human Biology,
Law and Policy, Cell and Developmental Biology, Contemporary Issues
in Human Experimentation, Sport, Exercise and Health, Children, Youth
and the Law, The Eye and Implications of Vision, Humans and Viruses,
Bioethics and Anthropology, Human Physiology, Conservation Biology,
Intl Health Policy: Comparative National Health Care Systems, Adolescent
Development, Biology, Technology and Human Life, Ecological Anthropology,
Social Class, Race/Ethnicity, Health, Epidemiology and Cancer, Human
Developmental Biology and Medicine, Ethnoecology, Medical Anthropology,
Gender and HIV/AIDS, Practicum in Child Development, The Literature
of Health Care: Novels of Illness, Parasites/Pestilence: Infectious
Public Health Challenges, Aging: From Biology to Social Policy, Ethical
Issues in the Neurosciences, Primate Societies, Skeletal Development
and Evolution.
Learning
Design & Technology
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The Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) Master's Program, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/ldt/,
was established in 1997 in response to a need for more powerful and
effective learning materials, products and environments. Our vision
is to prepare professionals to design and evaluate educationally informed
and empirically grounded learning environments, products, and programs
that effectively employ emergent technologies in a variety of settings.
The program provides
students with an intensive year of study (four consecutive quarters,
beginning in June) in the basics of learning, design and technology.
All LDT courses enroll 25 or fewer students and involve real-world
projects. Students who complete the one year program earn the degree
of Master of Arts in Education.
Departmental Coursework
Analyzing Functions and Needs in Learning Environments, Media in Education,
Collaborative design & research of technology-integrated curriculum,
Cognition and learning: transfer, Persuasive Technologies in Education,
Online learning communities, Visualizations in learning, Child development
and new technologies, Technologies of Assessment, Introduction to
Qualitative Research Methods, Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation,
Problems in Sociology of Education, Ambidextrous Thinking, Interaction
Processes in Education, Introduction to Cybernetics: A Humanistic
Approach to Computing, Interactivity, Narrative, & AI, Interdisciplinary
Interaction Design, Persuasive Technologies in Education, Knowledge
and Social Evolution, Online Learning Communities, Work, Family, and
Knowledge Formation in the Information Age, Communication, Technology
and Society, American Education and Public Policy, Intellectual Development
and Instructive Design, Information Technology in the Classroom, Instruction
of Heterogeneous Populations, Social Processes in Learning and Development
Management
Sciences & Engineering
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The mission of the MS&E Department, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/MSandE/,
is to provide education and research opportunities associated with
the development of the knowledge, tools, and methods required to make
decisions and to shape policies, to configure organizational structures,
to design engineering systems, and to solve operational problems associated
with the information-intensive, technology-based economy.
Departmental Coursework
The Flaw of Averages, Financial Literacy, Engineering Economy, Introduction
to Optimization, International Environmental Policy, Nuclear Weapons,
Terrorism, and Energy, Undergraduate Directed Study, Interactive Management
Science, Network and Integer Optimization, Probabilistic Analysis,
Introduction to Stochastic Modeling, Information Systems, Information
Science, Organizations and Information Systems, Industrial Accounting,
Management of Technology Ventures, Investment Science, High Technology
Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Decision Analysis, Introduction
to Decision Making in Organizations, Analysis of Production and Operating
Systems, Manufacturing System Design, Quality Assurance and Control,
Organizations: Theory and Management, Issues in Technology and Work
for a Post-Industrial Economy, Work, Technology, and Society, Technology
and National Security, International Security in a Changing World,
Transportation Systems and Urban Development, Ethics and Public Policy
, Dynamic Systems, The Art of Mathematical Modeling, Interactive Management
Science, Practical Training, Linear and Nonlinear Optimization, Network
and Integer Optimization, Combinatorial Optimization, Probabilistic
Analysis, Stochastic Modeling, Introduction to Computer Networks,
Information Systems, Organizations and Information Systems, Pricing
Next Generation Telecommunications Products and Services, Progress
in Worldwide Telecommunications, Industrial Accounting, Economic Analysis,
Investment Science, Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis, International
Finance, International Investments, Economics of Natural Resources,
Growth and Development, Engineering Risk Analysis, Stochastic Decision
Models, Analysis of Production and Operating Systems, Inventory Control
and Production Systems, Supply Chain Management, Internet-Enabled
Supply Chain, Manufacturing Systems Design, Reengineering the Manufacturing
Function, Management of New Product Development, Innovations in Manufacturing,
Manufacturing Strategy, Quality Engineering: Qualitative Concepts
and Statistical Analysis, Strategy in Technology-Based Companies,
Global Entrepreneurial Marketing, Entrepreneurial Finance, Technology
Venture Formation, Building Dynamic Entrepreneurial Organizations,
Creativity and Innovation, Startup Globalization Strategies, Organizational
Behavior and Management, Management and Organization of Research and
Development, Technology and Work, Public Policy Analysis, Technology
in National Security, Transportation Systems and Urban Development,
Technology, Policy and Management in Newly Industrializing Countries,
Voluntary Social Systems, Optimizations Algorithms, Vector Space Optimization,
Semidefinite Programming and Applications, Linearly Constrained Optimization,
Complementarity and Equilibrium Problems, Large-Scale Numerical Optimization,
Stochastic Calculus and Control, Network Architectures and Performance
Engineering, Queuing Systems and Networks, Approximate Dynamic Programming,
Applied Information Economics, Economic Analysis of Market Organizations,
Optimization of Uncertainty and Applications in Finance, Investment
Science Frontiers
Material
Sciences & Engineering
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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering, http://mse.stanford.edu,
concentrates on the relationship between the structure and properties
of materials and the fabrication of advanced materials with novel
structures and special mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic
properties. Since expertise from the fields of metallurgy, ceramics,
polymer science, chemistry and solid-state physics is needed to make
and understand advanced materials, research is done in interdisciplinary
teams within the department and in collaboration with scientists and
engineers from other departments at Stanford and institutions outside
Stanford University.
Departmental Coursework
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, Materials in Art and the
Ancient World, Organic Materials, Mathematical & Computational
Methods in Materials, Solid State Thermodynamics, Atomic Arrangements
in Solids, Integrated Circuit Fabrication Processes, New Methods Thin
Film Syntheses, Synthesis and Processing of Bulk & Thin Film Ceramics,
Basic Physics for Solid State Electronics Fan, Principles and Models
of Semiconductor Devices, The Electronic Structure of Surfaces and
Interfaces, Time-Dependent Plasticity, Participation in Materials
Science, Introductory Science of Materials, Phase Equilibria, Waves
& Diffraction in Solids, Imperfections in Crystalline Solids,
Nanoscale Science, Engineering & Tech, Integrated Circuit Fabrication
Lab, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Solid State Physics, Advanced
VLSI Devices, Introduction to Informtion Storage Sytems, Stress Analysis
Thin Film & Lay, Theory & Application of Elasticity, Fracture
& Fatigue of Engineering Materials, Mechanics of Composites, Applied
Mechanics: Statics and Deformables, Electronic Materials Engineering,
Rate Processes in Materials, Materials Physics in Real World, Polymer
Surfaces and Interfaces, Advanced Integrated Circuit Fabrication,
Transmission Electron Microscopy Lab, Properties of Semiconductor
Materials, Intro to Magnetism & Magnetic Materials, Mechanical
Properties of Thin Film, Techniques of Failure Analysis
Mathematics
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The Department of Mathematics, http://math.stanford.edu,
offers programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Master
of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, and participates
in the program leading to the B.S in Mathematical and Computational
Science. The department also participates in the M.S. and Ph.D. degree
programs in Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics and
the M.S. degree program in Financial Mathematics.
Undergraduate Departmental
Coursework
Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Calculus of Several Variables,
Integral Calculus of Several Variables, Ordinary Differential Equations
with Linear Algebra, Finite Mathematics, Codes, & Cryptography,
Matrix Theory and its Applications, Applied Group Theory, Computational
Commutative Algebra, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, Functions of
a Real Variable, Partial Differential Equations, Introduction to Probability
Theory, First-Order Logic, Analysis of Manifolds,
Graduate Departmental
Coursework
Real Analysis, Modern Algebra, Complex Analysis, Geometry, and Topology,
Introduction to Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry, Partial
Differential Equations of Applied Mathematics, Computational Methods
for Fronts, Interfaces & Waves, Theory of Probability, Large Deviations,
Introduction to Stochastic Differential Equations, Mathematical Finance,
Algebraic Number Theory, Topics in Representation Theory & Number
Theory, Partial Differential Equations, Topics in Singularity Theory,
Low Dimensional Topology, Model Theory
Mechanical
Engineering
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The goal of the mechanical engineering program, http://www-me.stanford.edu,
is to provide students with a balance of intellectual and practical
experiences that enable them to address a variety of societal needs.
The undergraduate level prepares students for entry-level work as
mechanical engineers, or for graduate study in engineering or in another
discipline where a fundamental engineering background constitutes
a desirable foundation.
Academic course work
and projects are designed to endow students with the ability to apply
knowledge of science, mathematics, and engineering, and the capability
to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, providing leadership
and technical expertise. With a solid grounding in the principles
and practice of mechanical engineering, our graduates are ready to
engage in ethical approaches to engineering, with concern for society
and the environment.
The graduate level
aligns academic course work with research, to prepare scholars in
specialized areas within the field of mechanical engineering. Research
topics focus on industrial needs and contribute to economic and social
development. Several research laboratories in our department have
acquired an international reputation for excellence. Our graduates
are widely sought after, and many hold leading positions in academia
and industry.
Departmental Coursework
Aerodynamics of Sports Balls, The Jet Engine, Designing the Human
Experience: An Exploration into the Theory and Practice of Design
Thinking, Mechanical Design Issues for Sports Equipment, Science of
Flames, Robotic Animals, Mechanical Dissection, Manufacturing and
Design, Aerodynamics of Sports Balls, Robotic Animals, Creative Teams
and Individual Development, Robots, Mechanical Dissection, Introductory
Fluids Engineering, Mechanical Dissection, Engineering Drawing and
Design, Feedback Control Design, Advanced Design Sketching, Mechanical
Systems Design, Mechanical Engineering Design, Human Values in Design,
Advanced Product Design, History and Philosophy of Design, Design
and Construction in Wood, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics: Compressible
Flow and Turbomachinery, Advanced Thermal Systems, Internal Combustion
Engines, Dynamic Systems, Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation,
Manufacturing and Design, Bicycle Design and Frame-Building, Introduction
to Mechatronics, Introduction to Sensors, Introduction to Nanotechnology
Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics, and Design, Skeletal Development and
Evolution, Biomechanics of Movement, Biomineralization, Cardiovascular
Bioengineering, Mineralization of Bone, Medical Device Design, Mathematical
and Computational Methods in Engineering, Mathematical and Computational
Methods in Engineering.
Political
Science
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Departmental Coursework
Introduction to American National Government and Politics, Introduction
to Comparing Political Systems, The Rwandan Genocide, Explaining Ethnic
Violence, The Constitution and Race, The Evolution of Voting Rights
in the U.S., The Presidency, Politics of Bureaucracy, Politics Through
Literary Lenses, Legal Craft and Moral Institutions, Mexican Politics,
Democracies and Autocracies, The Historical Roots of Modern East Asia,
Introduction to International Relations, Sovereignty and Globalization,
America and the World Economy, Peace Studies
Science
Technology & Society
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For 30 years STS, http://www.stanford.edu/group/STS/,
has offered Stanford undergraduates integrated studies of the natures
and relationship of science, technology, and engineering, and of the
social relations of science and technology. STS provides an arena
for dialogue among students of engineering, humanities, natural sciences
and social sciences -- a common ground where important cross-disciplinary
studies transcending the gaps between the technical and non-technical
fields are not merely envisioned, but practiced. Stanford STS graduates,
taking full advantage of their unique, demanding, and intellectually
stimulating training, have entered distinguished graduate programs,
such as Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, MIT's Technology
and Policy Program, and graduate programs at RPI and the Universities
of Sussex and Pennsylvania. STS alumni/alumae have forged successful
careers in a variety of fields, including business, engineering, law,
public service, medicine, and academia.
Departmental Coursework
Science Technology & Contemporary Society, Ethics & Public
Policy, Science,Ethics, and Society: Debates & Controversies in
Europe & in America, Ethical Issues in Engineering, Philosophy
and the Scientific Revolution, Art & Technology, The Invention
of Modern Architecture, Cyborgs & Synthetic Humans, Technology
and Culture in 19th Century America, American Spaces: An Introduction
to Material Culture and the Built Environment, The Scientific Revolution,
American Economic History
The Emergence of Modern Medicine, The Prehistory of Computers, Science
& Technology in WWII and What Happened Afterward, The History
of Artificial Life, Origins and History of the Scientific Fact
Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Technology & the “future”
in History, International Security in a Changing World, Globalization:
Technology and Governance, History of Computer Game Design: Technology,
Culture and Business, History of Computer Game Design Discussion Section,
Borderlines: Technology, Migration, and Surveillance, Programming
in Society, Trials of the 20th Century: Technology, Law & Culture,
Digital Media in Society, Science, Technology and Gender, Computers
and Interfaces: Psychology and Design, Work, Technology and Society,
Technology and National Security, Issues in Technology and Work for
a Post-Industrial Economy, Introduction to High Technology Entrepreneurship,
Technology Policy, Intellectual Property and the Information Era,
Science, Technology, and Contemporary Society, Science, Technology,
and Art: The Worlds of Leonardo, Science, Technology, and Economic
Growth, Ethics, Science, and Technology
Computers, Ethics, and Social Responsibility, Good Products, Bad Products,
The Role of the University in the Knowledge Economy, Management and
Organization of Research and Development, The Politics and Ethics
of Modern Science and Technology, Technology, Policy, and Management
in Newly Industrializing Countries, Commercialization of Knowledge
Symbolic
Systems
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The Symbolic Systems Program, http://symsys.stanford.edu/, (SSP) focuses
on computers and minds: artificial and natural systems that use symbols
to represent information. SSP brings together students and faculty
interested in different aspects of the human-computer relationship,
including...
cognitive science: studying human intelligence, natural languages,
and the brain as computational processes;
artificial intelligence: endowing computers with human-like behavior
and understanding; and
human-computer interaction: designing computer software and interfaces
that work well with human users.
Departmental Coursework
Introduction to Cognitive Science, Phenomenological Foundations of
Cognition, Language, and Computation, Natural Language Processing,
Philosophical Applications of Cognitive Science, Language and Thought,
Programming Methodology and Programming Abstractions, Programming
Paradigms, Discrete Structures, Discrete Mathematics for Computer
Science and Discrete Structures, First-Order Logic, Theory of Probability,
Statistical Methods in Engineering and the Physical Sciences, Probabilistic
Analysis, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Introduction
to Probability Theory, Philosophical Foundations, Mind, Matter and
Meaning, Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, Formal Linguistics
Introduction to Syntax, Introduction to Linguistic Meaning, Introduction
to Lexical Semantics, Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics, Introduction
to Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Intelligence: Principles
and Techniques, Discrete Structures, Introduction to Automata and
Complexity Theory, Computability and Logic, Introduction to Cognitive
Science,
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