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What are Specializations?

Specializations are earned by completing a set of 2–4 courses (8–14 units) focused on a specific theme. They offer an accessible way for students to deepen their academic interests without the larger commitment of a minor. Upon completion, students receive a certificate, a digital badge, and optional graduation regalia like an honor cord.

Why Pursue a Specialization?

Specializations help students showcase skills beyond their major, making them more well-rounded to employers. They are particularly helpful for students who may not have the flexibility to pursue a full minor.

Why EIS Specializations?

EIS specializations focus on human-centric areas within engineering, encouraging students to explore ethics, communication, and global experiences. They also strengthen the impact of EIS courses within engineering education.

Available Specializations

Global Experiences for Engineers

Students gain international perspectives through coursework and study abroad programs. Requires at least 8 units (minimum 3 courses).

Engineering
Ethics

Students explore ethical issues and challenges in technology, engineering, and society. Requires at least 10 units (minimum 3 courses).

Engineering Communication

Students build advanced writing and speaking skills for engineering professions.Requires at least 10 units (minimum 3 courses).

Available Courses

Global Experiences

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Disciplinary Grand Challenges in Berlin and Tokyo: Cities, Citizens, and Engineering
In this course, students develop written and oral communication skills by writing and presenting about technologies related to climate change and sustainability. Reading and writing assignments consider not only the performance capabilities of the technologies but also the ethical, economic, and political implications of the technologies. Students also develop skills in climate change communication for both professional and lay audiences.

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Disciplinary Grand Challenges in Berlin and Los Angeles: Cities, Citizens, and Engineering
In this course, students examine the Grand Challenges of Engineering from a global perspective and explore the multi-faceted relationships between Cities, Citizens, and Engineering. Students will examine both local and global perspectives on the Challenges as they complete individual and collaborative assignments. The course includes two weeks in Berlin, where students will experience some of Berlin’s unique approaches to infrastructure, digitalization and design through company visits, museum and factory tours and historical exploration. In both Los Angeles and Berlin, class assignments will reinforce the global nature of engineering and explore the crucial social role of engineers.

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Global Innovations and Perspectives in Engineering
As much of modern engineering practice involves and impacts people around the world, an understanding of global engineering trends and perspectives in communication, engineering ethics, and public service is critical. In this specialized version of WRIT 340 Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers, students will identify and examine technological innovations across the globe and develop the concomitant communication skills, ethical awareness, and cross-cultural competencies necessary to navigate engineering on a global scale.

Engineering Ethics

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Disciplinary Grand Challenges in Berlin and Tokyo: Cities, Citizens, and Engineering
In this course, students develop written and oral communication skills by writing and presenting about technologies related to climate change and sustainability. Reading and writing assignments consider not only the performance capabilities of the technologies but also the ethical, economic, and political implications of the technologies. Students also develop skills in climate change communication for both professional and lay audiences.

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Disciplinary Grand Challenges in Berlin and Los Angeles: Cities, Citizens, and Engineering
In this course, students examine the Grand Challenges of Engineering from a global perspective and explore the multi-faceted relationships between Cities, Citizens, and Engineering. Students will examine both local and global perspectives on the Challenges as they complete individual and collaborative assignments. The course includes two weeks in Berlin, where students will experience some of Berlin’s unique approaches to infrastructure, digitalization and design through company visits, museum and factory tours and historical exploration. In both Los Angeles and Berlin, class assignments will reinforce the global nature of engineering and explore the crucial social role of engineers.

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Global Innovations and Perspectives in Engineering
As much of modern engineering practice involves and impacts people around the world, an understanding of global engineering trends and perspectives in communication, engineering ethics, and public service is critical. In this specialized version of WRIT 340 Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers, students will identify and examine technological innovations across the globe and develop the concomitant communication skills, ethical awareness, and cross-cultural competencies necessary to navigate engineering on a global scale.

Engineering Communication

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Disciplinary Grand Challenges in Berlin and Tokyo: Cities, Citizens, and Engineering
In this course, students develop written and oral communication skills by writing and presenting about technologies related to climate change and sustainability. Reading and writing assignments consider not only the performance capabilities of the technologies but also the ethical, economic, and political implications of the technologies. Students also develop skills in climate change communication for both professional and lay audiences.

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Disciplinary Grand Challenges in Berlin and Los Angeles: Cities, Citizens, and Engineering
In this course, students examine the Grand Challenges of Engineering from a global perspective and explore the multi-faceted relationships between Cities, Citizens, and Engineering. Students will examine both local and global perspectives on the Challenges as they complete individual and collaborative assignments. The course includes two weeks in Berlin, where students will experience some of Berlin’s unique approaches to infrastructure, digitalization and design through company visits, museum and factory tours and historical exploration. In both Los Angeles and Berlin, class assignments will reinforce the global nature of engineering and explore the crucial social role of engineers.

Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers: Global Innovations and Perspectives in Engineering
As much of modern engineering practice involves and impacts people around the world, an understanding of global engineering trends and perspectives in communication, engineering ethics, and public service is critical. In this specialized version of WRIT 340 Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers, students will identify and examine technological innovations across the globe and develop the concomitant communication skills, ethical awareness, and cross-cultural competencies necessary to navigate engineering on a global scale.

Global Experiences for Engineers

EngineeringEthics

Engineering Communication

Engineering
Ethics