UCLA Nanotechnology, Engineering Science, Engineering Mathematics Programs

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<p>For the coming 2006-2007 academic year, the HSSEAS is restructuring the school-wide undergraduate curricula, in order to increase students' specialization while enabling them to graduate comfortably in four years. Every engineering major now requires a technical breadth area, consisting of three upper-division HSSEAS courses related to another major within the HSSEAS (probably as a replacement for useless GEs under the older curricula). Also, the faculty are introducing new technical breadth areas in more theoretical fields: Nanotechnology, Engineering Science and Engineering Mathematics. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Announcement of the technical breadth areas:
<a href="http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/pdfs/TBR_8_10_06.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/pdfs/TBR_8_10_06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Announcement of the Nanotechnology program:
<a href="http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/pdfs/Announcement-SEAS%20Nano%20Minor.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/pdfs/Announcement-SEAS%20Nano%20Minor.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>ah so this is the breadth thing they were talking about..in the orientation one of the papers they gave us mentioned this but it didn't go into too much...this is very interesting. I am considering the nanotech one</p>

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<p>haha the fall 2006 course in nanotech...only 2 people are enrolled...talk about bad planning</p>

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<p>I don't think it's due to bad planning, but rather bad publicity, as well as the fact that most freshmen aren't willing to take upper division courses right away. The HSSEAS OASA announced these courses just two days ago (Aug. 10), after most students have already enrolled into their Fall 2006 courses. I'm just doing my bit to remedy their dilemma by posting this thread and hopefully spreading the word. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>nano seems to be hot...and most of the other breadth areas seem kind of useless...I mean comon, Civil Engineering? pfffffffttt........</p>

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<p>So what does this mean in concrete simple terms? How will this change the graduation requirements for HSSEAS?</p>

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<p>O_o yeah i want to know if i should like change from "discovering the romans" to that nano seminar!</p>

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<p>We'll have to wait for the official HSSEAS annual announcement, which is usually distributed in early October. For the time being, there isn't enough concrete information for us to plan any long-term study lists to accomodate these technical breadth areas, since we don't know how about the enrollment availability of these courses... It will likely lower everyone's graduation requirements to ~180 units, though. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>-_- uhhh great =(</p>

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<p>So basically instead of taking so other classes we'd take a "Technical Breadth Area" and that lowers our credit reqs?</p>

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<p>Yes. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>I wonder if this will affect rankings</p>

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<p>Are HSSEAS freshman allowed to take Engr 188 Intro to Nanotech or is it restricted?</p>