The School of Engineering and Science offers robust programs that prepare students for innovative careers in engineering and science.
The Department of Science provides a comprehensive education in the physical and biological sciences based on the foundations and principles of the discipline and on the needs of employers and of society, yielding graduates who are competent and highly employable professionals.
The field of engineering requires problem-solvers to find solutions to challenges facing society. The Department of Engineering produces successful engineers in five specialty areas of the field, each providing an industry-relevant education enhanced with laboratory learning, internships, and co-op programs.
The department’s Learning Factory provides students with hands-on experience in design, testing, and manufacturing processes and equipment. This industrial-grade facility allows students to take a product from concept to reality using cutting-edge technology.
As an actuary for Highmark, Jaclyn Bosiljevac Cox works with a team of analysts to set health insurance premiums for big companies with thousands of employees. It’s a perfect job for someone who always had a knack for numbers. It’s also a career she never would have dreamed of back when she was in high school.
When a UPMC doctor came to speak to students at the RMU pre-med club, Kelsey Paxton saw an opportunity. So the biology major buttonholed the visitor after the program and volunteered to work on any medical research project she had available. And it worked — that summer Kelsey had an internship at UPMC, assisting with medical research on polycystic ovary syndrome, even shadowing the doctor on her rounds with patients.
After running a construction company for 15 years, Jake Schoonhoven enrolled at RMU to complete a manufacturing engineering degree. A born tinkerer with a tool-crammed garage, Jake dug into filament research with one of his professors, a 3D printing expert who suggested he should look into the fast-growing field of additive manufacturing.
When Nolen Keeys was doing his college search, he knew he wanted a place that would allow him to modify a traditional pre-med curriculum in a way that catered to his interest in math and science. RMU’s program in biomedical engineering turned out to be the perfect fit.
The M.S. in Engineering Management degree program cultivates essential skills for managing people and resources and providing leadership in engineering and technical environments. Through the application of engineering principles, the flexible curriculum synthesizes theory and practice in the design and development of engineering management systems. It combines high-level engineering specialties with financial analysis, system design, and project management skills.
The B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Pre-Med prepares students for admission to medical school upon graduation from Robert Morris. The kind of practical training that will allow them to become an accomplished physician. Students in the pre-med program can also focus on chiropractic medicine, osteopathic medicine, veterinary medicine, or dentistry.
Graduates go on to work in general medicine, chiropractic medicine, osteopathic medicine, veterinary medicine, or dentistry. Jobs include doctor, surgeon, chiropractor, veterinarian, and dentist.
