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Providing students with the skills and knowledge to become licensed professional land surveyors. With hands-on experience, small class sizes, and exceptional faculty, graduates are well-prepared to meet the demands of the surveying profession across the United States.

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Program Offerings 

  • Professional Science Masters in Engineering & Business, Surveying Engineering Technology | Exclusively Online
  • Masters of Science (MS) in Engineering Technology, Surveying Engineering Technology | Exclusively Online
  • Doctor of Engineering (Eng.D.) in Engineering Technology, Surveying Engineering Technology

BIOMEDICAL Engineering Overview

The University of Maine’s Surveying Engineering Technology (SVT) program equips students with the practical skills, theoretical knowledge, and hands-on experience needed to excel in the surveying profession. Accepted for licensure requirements in all 50 states and beyond, the program combines state-of-the-art techniques in boundary surveying, GPS, GIS, and photogrammetry with a foundation in business and project management. Students benefit from small class sizes, exceptional faculty licensed across multiple states, and unique summer work opportunities with private firms and government agencies nationwide.

Recognized as a multi-year NCEES Surveying Education Award winner, UMaine’s SVT program stands out for its excellence in preparing students for professional success. Graduates have a 98% pass rate on their fundamentals of land surveying exam, often progress to project management roles within two to four years, and achieve licensure shortly after. With a legacy rooted in history—surveying was practiced by U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln—UMaine’s program continues to inspire and train the next generation of leaders in the surveying field.

Program Objectives

Educational Objectives are to prepare graduates to:

  • Demonstrate a practical understanding of skills in mathematics, basic physical sciences, business, surveying, and engineering sufficient to pass professional registration exams.
  • Show proficiency in using surveying equipment and gathering experimental and surveying data for the use of analytical and problem-solving skills reasonably expected for surveying practice necessary to be in responsible charge of surveying operations.
  • Be able to apply design skills sufficient to meet employer and client expectations in the areas of land development and survey operations planning.
  • Conduct themselves ethically and professionally and exhibit personal integrity and responsibility in surveying practice.
  • Be proficient in written, oral, and graphic communication to deal with promotion of professional services, business communications, reporting to clients, interacting with peers, and addressing client matters in public forums.
  • Awareness for the arts, humanities, social sciences, and diversity and their place among society and the profession in taking leadership roles in the community and profession.
  • Be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment, and lead when necessary to accomplish a given mission or project when providing professional services to the public.
  • Recognize, participate, and appreciate the need for quality improvement of services, continuous improvement of professional skills, and embarking on lifelong learning.

The student is taught a variety of surveying topics in a highly technical and rigorous curriculum. The primary focus is educating students to enter a rewarding career as a professional land surveyor. Students that enjoy outdoor activities will enjoy a career in land surveying.

Student Outcomes

Prior to graduation, students are required to demonstrate the following learned capabilities:

  • an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly- defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
  • an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
  • an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly- defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
  • an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
  • an ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team.

Department Information

School Director: Will Manion

School of Engineering Technology
5711 Boardman Hall, Room 119
Orono, Maine 04469-5711
Tel: (207) 581-2340
Fax: (207) 581-2113
um.set@maine.edu

sCHOOL OF Engineering Technology

Our school was established in 1975 and offers four degree options for our students. Our programs are explicitly designed to prepare graduates for engineering careers. We accomplish this by working closely with industry to ensure that students are provided “hands on” experience with today’s technology and applications.

Our four engineering technology programs are explicitly designed to prepare graduates for engineering careers. We accomplish this by working closely with industry to ensure that students are provided “hands on” experience with today’s technology and applications.

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