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GENERAL CURRICULUM
OF THE POLI
Programs offered in the College of Sciences and Engineering
The College of Sciences and Engineering offers programs of a high level and academic excellence in the following specializations:
Specializations in Engineering:
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering – Special program in academic alliance with “Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University”
Specialization in Sciences:
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
The first two years of study
Every student of the College of Sciences and Engineering needs to complete the requisites of the General College in their first two years of study and the basic requirements of engineering in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Computers according to the corresponding programs.
The fulfilment of the requirements in the programs are almost identical for all students of engineering and sciences during the first three semesters of study.
Beginning from the fourth semester, the students start to take classes corresponding to their specialization in all of the fields of engineering or the sciences.
Sub-specializations
The different specializations of the College of Sciences and Engineering offer the possibility for students of other specializations to be able to obtain a sub-specialization or minor, without a degree, with the completion of at least 18 credits with a minimum grade of C and the fulfillment of the specific classes established in the program of sub-specialization.
Sub-specialization
• Civil Engineering
• Civil Engineering with sub-specialization in Transit
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
Concentration in Control and Telecommunications
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems Engineer
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Applied Geology
• Geographical Information Systems.
Postgraduate Programs
The College offers the following postgraduate programs
• In association with the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM: international postgraduate program “Master of Construction Business Management and Real estateMDI”.
• In association with the University of Calgary, Canada, in coordination with the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), and with support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA): international postgraduate program “Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development”.
• Masters in Applied Mathematics- quantitative methods of problem resolution: A solid basis in applied mathematics with statistics that allow the graduate to continue their doctorate studies in different areas of Mathematics. The program is full-time and requires the student to teach at the university and help in the Learning Center.
• Masters in Physics: A solid basis as much in Theoretical Physics as Experiments that permits the graduate to continue their doctorate studies in different areas of Physics such as: High Energy Physics, General Relativity, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Solid State Physics, Condensed Material Physics, among others.
Opportunities offered by the College of Sciences and Engineering
Center of Transfers and Development of Technology (CTT-USFQ)
An organization atached to USFQ, with independent administration, finances, and non profit that has engaged its assets for the completion of general interests.
The CTT-USFQ, within its professional structure containing scientific, technological, and human resources that able to be applied efficiently in search of solutions the companies require. When using the scientific technological capacities that already exist in the University, the CTT optimizes the resources used in the process, giving the results a high level of efficiency in the activities and services that it develops.
The principle objectives of the CTT-USFQ are the following:
a. To promote scientific and technological investigation within the university as well as its use and application to give a solution to the problems in the different economic and productive sectors of the country, by means of academic and advising programs and consulting jobs.
b. To promote and strengthen the interaction between USFQ and the public and private productive sectors, nationals and foreigners in related matters with the transfer, development, and application of the scientific and technological knowledge
c. To collaborate with organizations, institutions, and businesses, both public and private, nationals and foreigners in the processes of transfers, development and/or adaptation of technology to the countries needs.
d. To find solutions to the technical and technological requirements that are raised by the social and productive sectors of the country.
e. To design development projects in every economic and productive sector, to participate in the execution, implementation, and evaluation.
f. To organize programs of promotion and diffusion of strategies and the results that are obtained.
g. To organize and develop in USFQ training courses to public and private businesses.
h. To aid the creation and improvement of laboratories to support and help the experimentation and development of technology within USFQ.
Study Abroad Programs
The outstanding students of the College of Sciences and Engineering will be able to apply to participate in international exchange programs and attend either a semester or a year of study in more than ninety prestigious universities in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceana, and Latin America.
Work placement abroad
Starting from the third year of study, the students of the College of Sciences and Engineering will be able to apply to participate in professional and technical training in internships with prestigious companies abroad, coordinated with the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), an international organization represented by USFQ in Ecuador.
