The mission of South Carolina State University’s Department of Engineering is to provide the right environment to educate, mentor, prepare and motivate students so that upon graduation, they can be qualified engineers who can contribute meaningfully to their profession. At the same time, our graduates are prepared to advance to graduate school.
Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Programs
Civil Engineering
SC State’s Civil Engineering program prepares graduates to apply knowledge of mathematics for analysis, design, and management of the civil and infrastructural systems and assume careers as professional engineers, conduct basic and applied research, to improve the state of knowledge of civil engineering.Learn more
Civil Engineering Fire Protection Option
With the Civil Engineering degree, SC State offers a Fire Protection Engineering concentration. SC State is one of few institutions in the nation offering baccalaureate degree programs in fire protection engineering.Learn more
Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineers are the backbone of many businesses and industries — from manufacturing and transportation to health care and government. These highly sought-after professionals are adept at increasing productivity, creating more efficient products and workplaces, and simply put — making everything better.Learn more
Mechatronics Engineering
SC State’s newest engineering degree is a discipline that merges mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Mechatronics engineers work on the design, testing and manufacturing of smart systems in areas such as robotics, medical and assistive technology, human-machine interaction, manufacturing, and unmanned aerial and ground vehicles.Learn more
Nuclear Engineering
South Carolina State produces more qualified black nuclear engineers than any other nuclear engineering degree program nationwide. That’s because we offer the only undergraduate nuclear engineering degree in the Palmetto State and the only nuclear engineering program at a historically black college or university (HBCU) in the country.Learn more
Master of Science in Transportation
The Master of Science Degree in Transportation (MST) is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to understand the historical, current, and future trends and developments in transportation systems from an interdisciplinary perspective.Learn more
The Department of Engineering’s objectives are:
- To provide students with fundamental technological knowledge and skills balanced by social awareness of the context within which these tools will be applied.
- To maintain an atmosphere which promotes inquiry, learning, and growth among faculty and students.
- To provide educational curricula that recognizes and responds to the rapid technological changes that continually reshape society.
- To provide students with a thorough understanding of basics laws of engineering and its related fields, mathematics and science, and simultaneously to stimulate and develop creative thinking and sound judgment in applying these laws in solving practical engineering problems.
Accreditation
Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineering Program at South Carolina State University is “accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Civil Engineering and similarly named programs' Program Criteria.
Nuclear Engineering
The Nuclear Engineering Program at South Carolina State University is “accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Nuclear Engineering and similarly named programs' Program Criteria.
Industrial Engineering
The Industrial Engineering Program at South Carolina State University is “accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Industrial Engineering and similarly named programs' Program Criteria.
Contact Us
Dr. Musa B. Danjaji
Chair
803-516-4591
mbdanjaji@scsu.edu