Engineering program that is very project/practical-learning based
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Would love recommendations for schools where an engineering major is heavily project-focused versus more traditional didactic learning. It would be a huge bonus if English/History/Liberal Arts requirements were either minimal or such that kids are not having to write big term papers for intro level classes.
As you might be able to tell, I have a super STEM-y kid who struggles with the liberal arts. He gets mid Bs in those classes with a fair amount of support from us parents when it comes to structuring essays, etc. |
Anonymous
| WPI is known to be project-focused. |
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| RIT |
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| Cal poly |
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RPI?
WIT? |
Anonymous
Ugh. WPI |
Anonymous
| How is Univ of IL UC? Or Purdue? |
Anonymous
| U of Rochester has very few general Ed requirements (but more traditional curriculum-there are projects but it’s not “project-based.”) |
Anonymous
| Look at Clarkson |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| Drexel; they have a co-op program for their engineering students, so the undergrad degree can take up to 5 years to complete |
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RIT
Also consider Purdue’s School of Technology. All bachelor degree programs are going to have a core set of GenEd requirements that includes humanities classes. Some AP credits will count for some of those at many public universities (e.g. AP English Language, AP Psychology). Might be worth trying to get a few credits done in HS. |
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Very strong schools, but not primarily project-based. Almost all engineering schools will have projects. Few engineering schools use project-based learning as the primary approach. |
Anonymous
| Engineering is largely about learning which formulas to use when, combined with mathematics. Professional Engineers design bridges mostly by using math. This reliance on math and formulas does not lend itself to hands-on projects as the best way to learn. |