Founding an Architectural Engineering Degree Program: The Need and a Model Curriculum
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 26, Issue 4
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by Rock Consulting Engineers in the summers of 2019 and 2020 and the University of Kansas School of Engineering during the academic semesters; both are near or in Lawrence, Kansas. The author earned his AE degrees at KU, UT, and CU and learned much about AE education from many of their members. He gives special recognition to his undergraduate department chair, professor, and academic advisor, Ronald N. Helms—an alumnus of the University of Illinois AE program—for instilling the knowledge of and interest in architectural engineering’s history and expansion. This paper was peer-reviewed and revised through the Journal's normal processes.
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Volume 26 • Issue 4 • December 2020
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Received: Aug 26, 2019
Accepted: Jul 23, 2020
Published online: Oct 5, 2020
Published in print: Dec 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Mar 5, 2021
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