Armenia has a long and distinguished tradition in science and technology. Pioneering advances in physics, astrophysics, mechanics, mathematics, and computer science are credited to Armenian scientists and engineers. Strong programs in these fields are offered at Yerevan State University and at the State Engineering University. In developing its graduate engineering program, AUA has aimed at benefiting from this tradition, while complementing the existing engineering programs in areas that address the immediate needs of Armenia and its region.

The College of Engineering was one of the two founding colleges of AUA. Initially, a Master of Engineering program was offered in Earthquake Engineering. However, after producing 32 graduates over a six-year period, the Earthquake Engineering program was suspended in 1997 due to an insufficient number of applicants. AUA remains committed to advancing the field of earthquake engineering in Armenia and its surrounding region. Towards this aim, an active program of research, application, seminars and workshops in this field are organized through the Engineering Research Center. The devastating effects of past earthquakes in Armenia, Iran, and Turkey clearly demonstrate the urgent need for specialized training in this field in order to improve the safety of buildings and other constructed facilities in the region. AUA intends to re-introduce the Master of Engineering program in Earthquake Engineering when sufficient student interest and job opportunities for its graduates are realized.

Currently, the College of Engineering offers two degree programs: a Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management and a Master of Science in Computer and Information Science.

The Industrial Engineering and Systems Management (IESM) program is designed to prepare graduates with a broad-based knowledge in industrial production and operations management. Classroom instruction is supplemented by laboratory work, field trips to various service centers or manufacturing plants, and by active participation in applied research projects in the Engineering Research Center dealing with problems of current interest to Armenia. The graduates of the IESM program are qualified to work in all types of manufacturing (e.g. electrical, chemical, automotive, consumer goods, food) or service (e.g. health care, retail, banking, consulting, software) industries, and are expected to play key roles in the ongoing transformation of Armenian industry, as well as in the emerging private enterprises in the industrial and service sectors of Armenia and its region.

The second degree program is the Master of Science in Computer and Information Science (CIS). The AUA CIS program is an applied program to help students gain the necessary skills required to be productive leaders of the computing and related industries in Armenia. As such, students complete a broad training in the technical areas of the field, as well as in business, management and entrepreneurship. In addition to completing the core CIS course requirements, students are required to complete a Practicum course, as well as the culminating experience that consists of either an applied project or a thesis.

Together with these degree programs, the College of Engineering also offers a minor in Computer and Information Science, which consists of a minimum of five courses on such topics as information systems analysis, design of databases, Java and C++ programming, and computer-human interfaces. This minor is open to all AUA students.