Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

at Enrollment Advisory Group - University of Bridgeport USA

UB’s Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree program combines in-depth studies with lab and project experience to help students apply the principles of motion, force, energy, and materials for the design, development, analysis, manufacturing, testing and maintenance of mechanical systems. In our program, students will develop competence and acquire knowledge in engineering fundamentals, computer-aided engineering tools, communication skills, design of individual components and multi-component systems, manufacturing processes, mechanical systems, professional ethics, and laboratory exploration.

Mechanical Engineering Learning Outcomes

• An ability to apply knowledge of math, science and engineering in the analysis of mechanical engineering problems. [Fundamentals]
• An ability to design and conduct scientific and engineering experiments and to analyze and interpret data. [Experiment/ Results]
• Knowledge of core mechanical engineering topics and an ability to design mechanical components, systems, or processes. [Design]
• An ability to function in a multidisciplinary team. [Team Work]
• An ability to identify, formulate and solve mechanical engineering problems. [Problem Solving]
• Knowledge of contemporary global and societal issues and their relationship to professional ethics and engineering solutions. [Ethics/Profession]
• An ability to convey technical material through oral presentation and formal written reports/paper. [Communication]
• An ability to identify and apply concepts of engineering economics and project planning. [Engineering Economics/Planning]
• A recognition of the need and the ability to engage in learning throughout life along with an appreciation of the diversity in the world and intellectual Areas. [Diversity and LLL]
• An ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools for design and analysis. [Techniques/Skills]

Develop the technical skills required for specialist and management roles in financial enterprise by completing our Master of Science in Finance degree program at UB’s Ernest C. Trefz School of Business. This highly specialized degree will focus exclusively on issues related to finance, economics, and money markets. We will introduce you to modern concepts, such as financial regulation and behavioral finance, that play a critical role in today’s marketplace.

At UB, you will gain the decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities to solve financial problems, including how to:

• Evaluate and price a financial opportunity
• Gauge the appropriate level of risk to discount future projections
• Compare across investment opportunities at a given time and how to allocate among them in an optimal way
• Create useful tools for answering financial questions so that reports can be generated automatically and progress can be tracked
• Assess and manage risk

Learning Outcomes
Students will integrate the knowledge and skills they have gained throughout the Master of Science in Finance degree program to develop and evaluate financial and risk management strategies by:

Technical

• Demonstrating an understanding of concepts learned throughout their graduate program
• Testing a hypothesis or market strategy through robust historical evaluation
• Using research methods and instruments to price assets, evaluate risk, and manage portfolios
• Explain and differentiate standard financial models and their assumptions

The University of Bridgeport four-year, Bachelor in Science,  BS Industrial Design program emphasizes conceptualization, design, and production of products for personal, home, industrial, and commercial use, ranging from domestic and consumer products to medical, entertainment, and more.
Students learn to design and develop product concepts, visualize them using the latest computer technology, and build models in a well-equipped model shop or computer lab. Students learn presentation skills to demonstrate their creative and unique solutions. Advanced industrial design topics include ergonomics, materials and manufacturing, and marketing.

Cellphones, HDTV and computer monitors, lighting, furniture, home appliances, exhibition spaces, computer-aided design, hand-modeling: all part of the SASD Industrial Design Program. SASD is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the governing body of undergraduate and graduate art and design schools.

Learning Outcomes and Careers

• Demonstrate ability to identify, analyze, and solve industrial design problems. Assessment: Portfolio projects appropriately respond to project briefs, and are clear, focused, expressive, and communicative solutions to the stated problems
• Demonstrate mastery of design tools, techniques, and concepts in industrial design. Assessment: Projects and portfolios that evidence craftsmanship, adherence to project parameters, and appropriate selection of materials, manufacturing techniques, and implementation
• Demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetics of form development and of the history and current state of design. Assessment: Projects, papers, and presentations for art and design history courses; in studio courses, projects that appropriately reference historical precedents and stylistic movements in industrial design
• Demonstrate proficiency in selection and use of relevant technologies in design. Abilities to use available technical and industrial processes to produce a design product, and to design and implement such a process. Assessment: Project and portfolio solutions are made with the appropriate technology or software for the final application. Projects are planned to be feasibly reproducible by industrial/commercial means rather than by one-off or by hand
• Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and societal connections linking industrial design trends and processes as well as a knowledge of business practices and of the market place. Assessment: Projects and portfolio solutions that are culturally- and audience-appropriate for the problem as posed by the brief for the project
• Demonstrate proficiency in presenting their own work as well as discussing and constructively critiquing the work of others. Assessment: Active participation in class critiques; clear, thoughtful presentation of students’ own projects, ability to give, accept, and incorporate feedback

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Business Analytics and Intelligence provides course work from the School of Business with a special emphasis in the application of data analytics to business problems. Course offerings emphasize those analytic and critical thinking skills presently needed by business professionals. With the constant development of new technologies, there is a need to efficiently collect and store vast amounts of digital data.

Students in this program will acquire a set of practical data analytic skills. Additionally, students will develop the necessary skills to extract, analyze, organize and present data in a manner that is useful for organizational decision making. The program will require students to develop a high level of quantitative and technological skills. It utilizes the courses from the undergraduate business core, existing courses from the School of Business, and specialized courses in the area of Business Analytics and Intelligence.

Learning Outcomes

• Effectively evaluate and frame the business problem and acquire knowledge and skills of statistical tools available to analyze business problems such as the Business Intelligence Concepts of Online Analytical Processing and Data Mining.
• Utilize critical thinking strategies to evaluate problems, and solutions and make recommendations based on client needs utilizing appropriate analytical tools.
• Demonstrate effective information literacy and communication with valid and reliable research as it relates to the field of Business Analytics and Intelligence.
• Apply the ethical standards as required by professionals in the Business Analytics and Intelligence field.

The UB Associate in Dental Hygiene AS degree program combines general education courses with courses from the Fones School of Dental Hygiene to offer a broad educational preparation. In addition to basic and dental science theory, the two-year curriculum provides education in prevention service and dental health education.

Dental Hygiene instruments and supplies are issued through the Fones School. These items are distributed throughout the clinical phase of the curriculum, the costs of which are included in tuition. During the second year, students receive clinical training not only at the Fones Dental Health Center on campus but also through assignments at clinical and educational facilities of school dental health programs, hospitals, and community agencies. These assignments are directly supervised by Fones faculty. Students may be responsible for their own transportation to community agencies. All courses listed for the Associate and/or Bachelor of Science degree are required for graduation. Dental Hygiene students must earn a grade of “C” in all major courses. Any student who receives a grade of “C-” or below in a course in the major field must obtain a written statement from the Fones School Director specifying the procedure necessary to remedy the deficiency and remain in the major.

Enrollment in the second year is contingent on successfully completing all first year requirements with a cumulative QPR of 2.5. Dental Hygiene clinical courses begin in the fall term. The Associate in Science degree curriculum is open only to full-time Dental Hygiene students. Clinical students are required to submit a physical, dental, and visual acuity report, provide proof of required immunizations and Tuberculin/PPD record, and must maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the Health Care Provider.

All admitted students are subject to a background check conducted by an outside agency. All information is maintained confidentially.

Learning Outcomes and Careers
Through completion of the entry-level dental hygiene curriculum, students will achieve the following outcomes

• Characterize professionalism and responsibility in all health promotion and disease prevention activities
• Apply a professional code of ethics while adhering to appropriate legal and regulatory measures when providing oral health services
• Utilize critical thinking, problem solving, and evidence-based decision making in the dental hygiene process of care
• Provide the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation) for patients/clients in all settings
• Communicate effectively with and deliver culturally competent, inter-professional health care to individuals and groups from diverse populations
• Demonstrate the knowledge necessary to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate community-based oral health programs
• Continually perform self-assessment to maintain professional standards and encourage life-long learning
• Value the need for personal and professional growth through participation in professional activities and associations
• Understand and master the competencies of Dental Hygiene Professional Practice

The University’s Mathematics program is designed to prepare the student for graduate work in applied mathematics and allied areas, careers in industry (actuarial and quantitative areas of biological and social sciences) and government employment. Depending on their professional aspirations and career plans, students can choose either a B.S. or B.A. degree.

Both degree programs in Mathematics require Computer Science 101 and 102. Students may take additional mathematics electives; those who intend to go to graduate school are advised to obtain competence in a foreign language and to elect one or more 400-level mathematics courses.

Learning Outcomes
By completing the B.A. or B.S. in Mathematics students will:

• Have learned fundamental knowledge of Mathematics and be prepared to pursue graduate study or to work as professional mathematicians
• Have well-developed quantitative and analytical skills
• Be able to use skills in mathematical reasoning and critical thinking to understand and analyze phenomena of nature, modern science and society
• Be able to make inferences from data and to communicate, prove and justify their findings
• Be prepared for various qualifying examinations such as the GRE and PRAXIS II

The Masters in Computer Engineering MS Degree Program is a course of study intended to prepare individuals whose undergraduate background is in computer or electrical engineering for advanced professional work in the field and for further study leading to the doctorate.

Emphasis is placed on current state-of-the-art applications including parallel computing, image processing, VLSI design, sensing, robotics, mobile computing, automation and the like.

Learning Outcomes

Our Computer Engineering Students will:

• Demonstrate an in depth and comprehensive understanding of Computer Engineering
• Have an enhanced ability to learn, on their own, technical details for which they are responsible
• Have an enhanced ability to apply the knowledge learned to solve technical problems that arise in research they
• conduct or supervise
• Have an enhanced ability to study an issue, identify and evaluate alternative actions, propose an optimal course of action
• Have an enhanced ability to prepare technical point papers, brief their seniors, and defend their conclusions

Today, computing is an enormously vibrant field. From its inception just half a century ago, computing has become the defining technology of our age.

Computers are integral to modern culture and are the primary engine behind much of the world’s economic growth. The field, moreover, continues to evolve at an astonishing pace. New technologies are introduced continually, and existing ones become obsolete in the space of a few years. The rapid evolution of the discipline has an effect on computing education, affecting both content and pedagogy.

The Bachelor's in Computer Science, BS degree program core coursework provide basic coverage of algorithms, data structures, software design, concepts of programming languages, and computer organization and architecture. Theoretical foundations, problem analysis, and solution design are stressed within the program’s core materials. Students are exposed to a variety of programming languages and systems and become proficient in more than one higher-level language. A total of 130 semester hours is required for graduation.

Learning Outcomes and Careers
Our Computer Science Students will:

• 1. Demonstrate comprehension of math, science, and basic computer science topics
• 2. Have the ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer based systems
• 3. Exhibit problem solving skills
• 4. Have the ability to use techniques, skills, and modern software tools necessary for professional practice
• 5. Work effectively in teams
• 6. Demonstrate the ability to identify and apply concepts of engineering economics and project planning
• 7. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary global and societal issues and their relationship to professional ethics and engineering solutions
• 8. Demonstrate the ability to plan and conduct laboratory experiments and interpret and report the results
• 9. Exercise strong oral and written communication skills including those needed for technical writing
• 10. Have an awareness of the need for and demonstrate the ability to keep learning throughout life

The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, MS degree program prepares the student for a successful professional career through advanced study in design, development, analysis, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems for a wide range of industries, including transportation, automation, medical, energy generation, electronic, sports and aerospace.

The program combines core mechanical engineering courses with technical electives that enable the student to increase his/her knowledge and competence in essential skills for Mechanical Engineering while affording sufficient freedom to provide in-depth study in both traditional and contemporary curriculum tracks and explore emerging interdisciplinary areas.

The technical areas supported by the department include General Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Mechanics and Materials, Thermal Fluid Systems and Sustainable Energy, Biomechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Automation, and Sports and Aeronautical Engineering.  The student is required to design an individualized program of study with the help and approval of his/her faculty advisor to meet his/her academic and career goals.

Customized study plans also allow receiving the Mechanical Engineering M.S. degree while pursuing another M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technology Management, and MBA.  Two degree students in these two programs should consult their respective advisors to work on their individualized plans.

The department is the home of the CNC Mini Milling Machine Laboratory, Computer Aided Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Laboratory, the Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and the Electronics Thermal Management Laboratory. Students can also access the other laboratories in the School of Engineering. Some classes are taught by adjunct faculty from local industries and faculty from other engineering departments at UB.

Learning Outcomes
Students in the M.S. Mechanical Engineering Program will be able to:

• demonstrate the ability to design or analyze a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic, contemporary constraints such as health and safety, ethics, performance, sustainability, and economics
• develop specialized advanced skills in mechanical engineering fields including fluid mechanics, heat transfer, material science, dynamics, vibrations, numerical methods, design, and manufacturing
• demonstrate the ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
• demonstrate the ability to create, adapt, transfer and integrate existing and emerging technologies into new products, processes, and services
• develop decision making, risk assessment and problem-solving skills considering both economic and other constraints
• develop both technical and management oral presentation and written communication skills

The ever-increasing use of the computer in today’s world offers expanding opportunities in this field of specialization. The Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, BS Degree Program, provides a bridge between the disciplines of electrical engineering and computer science.

Graduates can enter such fields as chip design, software engineering, robotics, and a variety of computer-controlled applications. This requires the development of the engineering approach through the understanding of engineering mathematics, digital and analog electronics and control, as well as computer languages, computing theory and computer architecture. Design and problem-solving form the heart of the discipline and a variety of computer-aided design (CAD) tools are utilized to facilitate learning and implementation.

The graduate from this program will obtain the basic education in the first three years. The final year is utilized to explore specific areas of interest. One can choose a software-oriented program including such areas as artificial intelligence, knowledge-based systems and software design or a hardware-oriented program pointing toward computer or integrated circuit design, robotics and networking.

The engineering approach and knowledge of computer structure are the attributes that make it unique. This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. A total of 132 semester hours are required for graduation.

Program Educational Objectives & Student Outcomes

• Our graduates will develop effective and innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems. [Problem Solving]
• Our graduates will become leaders in emerging technologies, developing future state-of-the-art designs and products based on new fundamental theories. [Engineering System Design]
• Our graduates will lead teams of engineers and collaborate with other professionals in multidisciplinary environments. [Communication]
• Our graduates will maintain an awareness of the global and societal environment, and engineer solutions to problems as they arise. [Contemporary Issues]
• Our graduates will engage in life-long learning by pursuing advanced degrees and professional development leading to career advancement. [Work/Grad School]