Department of Engineering Sciences, Harvard University
founded circa 1918
In 1906, the Lawrence Scientific School was dissolved and its undergraduate and graduate programs were separated. Students wishing to earn a Bachelor of Science degree without a designated field could earn a non-professional BSc. in Harvard College (1906-1915). During this period, however, the Graduate School of Applied Science conferred higher level professional degrees in engineering.
From 1916 to 1921, BSc degrees were conferred on Harvard undergraduates through an agreement with MIT. This arrangement, established in 1914, was outlawed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in a decision in 1917. This led to Harvard's establishment of the Harvard Engineering School in 1918.
The Department of Engineering Sciences served the undergraduates in the Harvard Engineering School.
In 1942, its name was changed to the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics, in recognition of the importance being then given to applied physics.
In 1946-1949, the faculty of the undergraduate program--i.e., the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics--merged with the faculty of the Graduate School of Engineering to become known as the Division of Engineering Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
From 1916 to 1921, BSc degrees were conferred on Harvard undergraduates through an agreement with MIT. This arrangement, established in 1914, was outlawed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in a decision in 1917. This led to Harvard's establishment of the Harvard Engineering School in 1918.
The Department of Engineering Sciences served the undergraduates in the Harvard Engineering School.
In 1942, its name was changed to the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics, in recognition of the importance being then given to applied physics.
In 1946-1949, the faculty of the undergraduate program--i.e., the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics--merged with the faculty of the Graduate School of Engineering to become known as the Division of Engineering Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.