| University of Louisville J.B. Speed Schoolof Engineering | |
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| Other Name: | Speed School |
| Established: | 1925 |
| Students: | 2,775 (Fall 2023)[1] |
| Undergrad: | 1,992(Fall 2023) |
| Postgrad: | 783(Fall 2023) |
The J. B. Speed School of Engineering (Speed School or Speed) is the engineering college of the University of Louisville, a public research university in Louisville, KY.
The college was founded in 1925 by the children of James Breckenridge (J.B.) Speed using a grant from the James Breckenridge Speed Foundation. William S. Speed and Olive Speed Sackett used the grant to established an endowment to honor J. B. Speed. The school began with four departments in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
In 1936, Speed School Bachelor of Science programs became a part of the inaugural accreditation class of the Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD).
Over time, the college created additional engineering departments to meet industry standards. In the early 1970's, the Department Computer Science and Engineering was created. The Department of Industrial Engineering was started in 1977. The Bioengineering Department was establish in 2004. Most recently in 2007, the Department of Engineering Fundamentals was established.
Until 2003, it was known as the J. B. Speed Scientific School.[2]
The school is colloquially referred to as Speed School or just Speed by students and locals.[3] [4]
The school offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in seven fields:
The school offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in one field:
In Fall 2018, the student body consists of 2,546 students (2,038 undergraduate and 508 graduate). The largest departments are ME and CECS, with a little more than 485 and 380 students respectively. In student and faculty opinion, the Speed School is considered to be one of the most rigorous and prestigious programs at the university.
When undergraduate students enter the school, they enter into a 5-year combined Bachelors and Masters program. Most students go to school year-round, in Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters, for a total of 14 semesters. Three of the 14 semesters are for co-op internships, to be done at industry locations, three of the 14 semesters are for the graduate (Masters) program, and the other eight semesters are for the undergraduate (Bachelors) program.
Seven programs in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. These programs result in the award of Master of Engineering degrees in the following disciplines:
In addition, the J. B. Speed School of Engineering also offers a B. S. degree in Computer Science that is accredited by the Computer Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET.
As of November 2010, all bachelor's degree-level engineering majors are also accredited by ABET.
The campus lies almost entirely south of Eastern Parkway on the Belknap Campus (main campus) of the University of Louisville and consists of the following buildings: