BS Integrative Engineering
Integrative Engineering
The Bachelor of Science in Integrative Engineering is a proposed new degree program within the School of Engineering. This program is designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving industrial landscape, which requires engineers capable of thriving in diverse and interdisciplinary environments. It also offers a flexible pathway for students whose interests extend beyond the traditional engineering disciplines currently available within the School of Engineering.
Who would want a degree in Integrative Engineering?
Students who...
(1) Seek to create their own degree program that prepares them for a career or advanced studies in interdisciplinary areas like:
- climate decarbonization
- technical art & entertainment design
- systems integration
- social impacts of artificial intelligence
(2) Are planning to pursue a career that requires a strong yet broad technical foundation, such as:
- Medical device development or public health research
- Patent and IP law
- Technology policy
- Engineering entrepreneurship
- Human factors engineering and human-computer interaction
- Starting an engineering small business
(3) Want to study an engineering major that is currently unavailable at UNM such as:
- Acoustical engineering
- Industrial / Systems engineering
- Humanitarian engineering
- Engineering education
- Engineering management
The Integrative Engineering Curriculum
The Integrative Engineering (IE) Curriculum will have 4 pillars:
1. An Integrative Design Spine with a series of design experiences that develop students’ skills in human-centered, place-based, and community-engaged design and culminate in a 2-semester senior design capstone.
2. Professional / Liberal Arts Skill Development including oral, written, and visual communication, leadership, and social / stakeholder analysis.
3. Core requirements for ABET Accreditation in math and science prerequisites, engineering science, and engineering laboratory work
4. A dual specialization in an Engineering Technical area and a Professional / Liberal Arts area.
This is a visual of the type of major flowcharts that we will develop with our students.
Our core classes in Integrative Design and Professional LA skill development will not have math prerequisites, enabling all students to progress their degrees efficiently. Choices for engineering science ABET core will be selected in collaboration with Integrative Engineering advisors, since there will be prerequisites required to get specific Engineering Science specializations.
Most IE students will select from a set of specializations as predefined by the IE program. Example professional specializations include entrepreneurship, policy, and communication. Example technical specializations include environment, medicine, acoustics, and AI. Honors students will be eligible to co-design their own specializations beyond the predefined set.
Want to learn more?
Students: The new B.S. in Integrative Engineering degree program may be approved by the state as early as Fall 2026 and it may be eligible as a major option for both new SoE students and for current SoE students to transfer into. If you are interested in knowing more about the program or want to stay in touch, please reach out to Dr. Stephen Secules, secules@unm.edu.
Faculty: We’d love UNM faculty partners who could co-design and teach classes within the Integrative Engineering curriculum, present guest lectures that represent their own integrative professional and technical scholarly work, and/or help our students navigate their cross-departmental journeys at UNM. We are forming a list of faculty we will call Friends of Integrative Engineering. If you’re interested in joining the list, please reach out to Dr. Stephen Secules, secules@unm.edu.
