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MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TO ADD NEW PROGRAM TO CURRICULUM

The College of Science has decided to launch new program in Spring 2020

Missouri Baptist University will launch an engineering program to the college of science.
Students will now be able to obtain a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering on the main campus
starting in the Spring of 2020.
“I’m thrilled that MBU is finally adding an engineering program to our university. I look forward
to putting my expertise into action when helping develop the curriculum for this degree,” said
Dr. Jerry Desse, MBU natural sciences division chair.
Dr. Desse has been with MBU for 23 years, has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and was a
big help to get the program here at MBU. We are happy to be able to provide this program to the
residents of the Metro St. Louis area at affordable costs and close to home. Some of the degrees
within engineering that will be available to you are as listed: aerospace, architectural,
biochemical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, mechanical, and nuclear. In
order to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in any of the fields listed above, a grade
point average of 2.80 is needed to enter the program and a minimum of 128 credits it needed to
graduate.
Since STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) has been introduced in elementary,
junior high and high school, there has been an increased interest in those classes. There is now an
equal number of females and males interested in these courses where men used to dominate this
area. Though the numbers still lag a bit in college, there is a rise occurring for women enrolling
in engineering degrees. Since the increase in interest in this field, we have decided to add the
engineering program to our curriculum.
Missouri Baptist University is a Christ-centered university located in Saint Louis. MBU offers
more than 40 undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees in education, business and religion and its
new terminal degree, the Doctor of Education. In addition to its 66-acre West St. Louis County
campus, MBU offers degree programs at 10 regional learning centers throughout Saint Louis, in
Southern Illinois and online. For more information, go to www.mobap.edu or call 1-877-434-
1115.
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