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The Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering is one of two undergraduate schools at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The other is the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. It is also one of ten graduate and professional schools at Duke. Pratt awards undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering and materials science. A Master of Engineering Management degree and a Master of Engineering degree are also offered. The degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are awarded by the Duke Graduate School for all four departments. As of the fall 2010 semester, Pratt's student body consists of 1,200 undergraduates and 749 graduate students, taught by a faculty of 124.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Pratt School of Engineering )〕 The majority of Pratt's faculty, labs, and courses can be found in Hudson Hall, the Nello L. Teer Library Building, the Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (also known as CIEMAS), and the LSRC. In 2006, the Pratt School's graduate program was ranked as the second best engineering graduate program in the country by ''The Princeton Review''.〔(The Princeton Review Releases Its First-Ever Ranking of the Nation's Top Graduate Engineering Programs ), Marketwire〕 Until 2007, Kristina M. Johnson was the dean of Pratt, becoming the first woman to hold the position in 1999. After Johnson left to become the provost of Johns Hopkins University, Robert L. Clark became dean pending a national search for Johnson's replacement. Thomas Katsouleas of the University of Southern California was announced as the new dean in Spring of 2008 and started on July 1, 2008.〔(Katsouleas Named Dean at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering ), Office of Duke News and Communication, March 6, 2008〕 == History == The precursor to the school of engineering dates back to 1851, when Duke was known as Normal College and located in Randolph County, North Carolina. At that time, engineering was included in a Classical course for seniors. A course in engineering was later introduced in 1887, eventually becoming a regular course offering in 1903. At that time, engineering courses were limited to such fields as architecture and surveying, until 1924 when Trinity College was renamed to Duke University. Engineering then underwent a major change becoming separate departments of civil and electrical engineering. Seven years later, in 1931, a mechanical engineering department was created. Duke's Board of Trustees then decided to create the College of Engineering in 1939, with William H. Hall becoming its first dean. The College of Engineering graduated its first class of women in 1946. The next year, the three departments moved from East Campus to their current location on West Campus. The college was then named the School of Engineering in 1966. Two years later, in 1968, the school's first black students graduated. The Division of Biomedical Engineering was created in 1967, becoming the first accredited biomedical engineering department of a U.S. university in September 1972〔(Biomedical Engineering Celebrates 30 Years ), Pratt School of Engineering, November 2001〕 Later, in 1997, the Master of Engineering Management was established. The Duke University School of Engineering was renamed the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering in 1999, in honor of Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., a 1947 graduate of the school and former CEO of Pfizer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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