Academics
Since 1925, J. B. Speed School of Engineering has trained about 10,000 of America's successful engineering professionals. Speed School is one of the top choices in the country for an advanced technical education that includes on-the-job training through a mandatory cooperative internship program for undergraduates.
The J.B. School of Engineering offers the following degrees:
in seven degree fields:
- Bioengineering (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
- Chemical Engineering (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
- Civil Engineering (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
- Computer Engineering and Computer Science (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
- Electrical Engineering (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
- Industrial Engineering (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
- Mechanical Engineering (five-year Master of Engineering program accredited by EAC of ABET)
The majority of faculty and staff in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering are located on the (main) Belknap campus of the University of Louisville and are housed in the following buildings:
- Henry Vogt Building
- J.B. Speed Hall
- Duthie Center for Engineering (formerly Kersey Building)
- Lutz Hall
- Ernst Hall
- Sackett Hall
- W.S. Speed Hall
- Shumaker Research Building (formerly Belknap Research Building)
Due to the reputation for excellence of the J. B. Speed School of Engineering in teaching and research, we attract the best and the brightest students from across Kentucky, the United States and abroad.
Undergraduate and graduate students participate in a range of activities including research projects, outreach initiatives and student organizations.
