Engineering Studies

Engineering Studies provides students with a platform to develop engineering habits of mind, such as problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and an understanding of the design process.

The coursework empowers students to meet the world’s complex, interdisciplinary challenges and devise creative solutions and ideas for them.

Program

The Engineering Studies Program brings together the four divisions of campus—engineering, humanities, science, social sciences—for a truly liberal arts education.

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Student-led faculty collaboration. Study abroad. Interdisciplinary programs such as Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project (EEGLP) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB). These are some of the ways students apply their knowledge to the real world.

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Mar 28, 2017

Managing the Nitrogen Cycle

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Students Learn and Have Fun During National Engineers Week

National Engineers Week gave students the opportunity to learn more, teach others, and have fun with engineering. Throughout the week, students took part…

Dec 7, 2016

Empowering Women Engineers

Emily Maj ’18 (Staten Island, N.Y.) used to dread someone asking her why she decided to major in civil engineering. But over the last 10 weeks – “junior…

Engineering Programs

The programs are grounded in Lafayette’s traditional strength in discipline-specific engineering and complemented by the College’s excellence in the liberal arts.

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