Mercer University School of Engineering
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Type | Private |
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Established | 1985 |
Dean | Dr. Laura Lackey |
Administrative staff | 33 |
Students | 650 |
Location | , , |
Website | [www.engineering.mercer.edu] |
The Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE) is one of Mercer University's twelve colleges and schools. MUSE, located on Mercer's main campus in Macon, Georgia, offers 10 different engineering-related majors and enrolls approximately 650 students. U.S. News & World Report ranks the school among the best engineering schools in the southern United States.
History
MUSE, founded in 1985, is the only
Former Deans
- M. Dayne Aldridge, 1999–2008
- Wade H. Shaw, 2009–2017
Facts and figures
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MUSE offers bachelor of science (BS), bachelor of science in engineering (BSE), master of science (MS), and master of science in engineering (MSE) degrees. Majors include biomedical, computer, electrical, environmental, industrial, and mechanical engineering as well as software engineering/software systems, engineering management, and technical management. MUSE has approximately 30 full-time faculty members.
MUSE is housed in a modern 62,000-square-foot (5,800 m2) academic building on Mercer's main campus. In addition, in 2007 Mercer dedicated a new $14 million Science and Engineering Building adjacent to the existing school. The new building provides additional laboratory and classroom facilities for MUSE and for science programs offered by Mercer's College of Liberal Arts.
The Mercer Engineering Research Center, an extension of the school located in Warner Robins, directly supports
MUSE and
The Clinton Global Initiative University, a program of the