Faculty of Engineering (UNAM)

Infobox_University
name = Faculty of Engineering (UNAM)


caption = Seal of UNAM's Faculty of Engineering
established = 1910
type = Faculty
president = José Gonzalo Guerrero Zepeda
colors = Blue & Gold color box|Bluecolor box|Gold
city = Mexico City
country = flagcountry|Mexico
students = 12,000
undergrad = 10,900
postgrad = 1,190
website = [http://www.ingenieria.unam.mx]

The Faculty of Engineering ( _es. Facultad de Ingeniería) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in Mexico. At the undergraduate level, it offers twelve different majors. The faculty also offers some graduate programs. In the first semester of 2008 there were over 10,900 enrollments at the licenciatura level, plus 1,115 postgraduate students. [cite web |year=2008 |date=2008-05-07 |title=Informe de actividades 2007 |url=http://www.ingenieria.unam.mx/informe2007/ |format=PDF online document |work=Informes Anuales |publisher=Facultad de Ingeniería–Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |accessdate=2008-05-28 es icon]

History

The Engineering Faculty at the UNAM has its origins as the "Real Seminario de Mineria" (Royal School of Mining), which building is still standing near the Zocalo in Mexico City. After the university was closed in 1833, several scientific institutes were established in Mexico, all of them related to some branch of engineering. These eventually merged into a single institution which in 1910 was put under the supervision of the newly created UNAM and renamed to "Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería" (National School of Engineering).

In 1954 the school changes its location to Ciudad Universitaria. In 1959, with the creation of the Engineering Institute and the availability of its first graduate program, the school changes its name to "Facultad de Ingeniería".

Organization & Departments

The faculty is organized in "divisions" (somewhat the equivalent of departments), each under the direct supervision of a "Head of division". These are themselves coordinated and supervised by the faculty dean, currently José Gonzalo Guerrero Zepeda.

* Fundamental Science Division:Is in charge of subjects such as physics and mathematics, every student has to take one or more subjects of this department, specially during the first 4 semesters. These subjects on fundamental science are then common to all students and are often regarded as the most difficult among all.

* Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Division:In charge of the majors in the name, is the contact between the school and the industry, there are some programs for young entrepreneurial and some courses that may resemble an BA program in USA

* Civil and Geomatic Engineering Division:

* Electrical Engineering Division:The Electric Engineering Division is in charge of three different bachelor degrees: Electric Engineering, Computer Engineering and Telecommunication Engineering. It is the biggest division by number of students, as the degrees it offers have a high employment rate. This division has established many industrial partnerships with enterprises such as Telmex and Microsoft

* Earth Sciences Engineering:This division is organizes the Mining, Petroleum, Geophysics and Geology Engineering bachelor Programs. Is one of the oldest divisions in the school and currently has some joint programs with PEMEX among other petroleum companies.
* Distance and Continuing Education Division:As the name implies, this division is in charge of courses and diplomas for active professionals who wish to stay up to date with current technological trends or wish to stay in contact with the academic community in some way other than the conventional graduate programs.

* Social Sciences and Humanities Division:

In charge of cultural activities and some subjects, such as literature, ethics and history.

Location and facilities

The faculty has numerous facilities, most of which are located in Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City, near the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Administration.

It has two libraries for undergraduate students and one for postgraduates. It also has some of Mexico's finest laboratories for civil and mechanical engineering.

tudent Organizations

The faculty has several student organizations, among them a Tuna, a chorus and a photo club.

Each major has its own student organization, which is in charge of promoting activities related to each specialization, such as extracurricular courses, workshops or congresses.

Graduate programs

Each division within the faculty organizes graduate programs. There are also graduate programs in cooperation with other faculties and other higher education institutions in Mexico.

References

External links

* [http://www.ingenieria.unam.mx Facultad de Ingeniería–UNAM] , official website es icon