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Clemson begins recruiting students for
new automotive engineering graduate program
Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive
Research (CU-ICAR) has begun recruiting students for its unique
academic program, with the accreditation process complete for both
master’s and doctoral programs in automotive engineering.
Construction is under way on the building that will house the program.
Clemson is enrolling students into the doctoral program and next
spring will begin accepting students interested in pursuing a master’s
degree. Curricula for both programs, which are offered through the
mechanical engineering department, have been approved by the South
Carolina Commission on Higher Education and the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools.
“The thrust of both degree programs is the integration of
technical areas in design and development, manufacturing and electronics,
with leadership, innovation management, and policy/regulation in
a global economy,” said Thomas R. Kurfess, the BMW Endowed
Chair in Manufacturing Integration who directs both the graduate
program and the Campbell Graduate Engineering Center.
Students must have two years of work experience and a bachelor’s
degree in engineering. They will be expected to gain proficiency
in a foreign language and spend a minimum of six months overseas
as part of an international internship in the automotive sector.
More information about the graduate program in automotive engineering
is available at www.clemson.edu/autoengineer.
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Campbell center on the rise Construction of the Carroll A. Campbell
Jr. Graduate Engineering Center began in February - marking the
beginning of a 13-month project. Work is progressing well with all
main building foundations complete, underground utilities installed,
and structural walls for the first floor in progress. The first
raised floor slab for the 2nd floor was poured in May. Plumbing
and electrical rough-in work is progressing along with the structural
walls. Substantial completion is schedule for March, 2007 with occupancy
in May, 2007.
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