EAS 202SEM—Engineering Impact On Society

EAS 202 is a one credit first year seminar course aimed at broadening students’ vision of engineering problem solving, and elucidating how engineers can make a difference in meeting key societal needs. The course focus is the National Academy of Engineering’s ‘Grand Challenges’ for the future. It includes a series of interactive presentations by engineering faculty who are experts in these areas, offering an understanding both of these problems and engineering approaches to solving them. Students also explore a self-selected area of personal interest as a step toward identifying possible niches for their own career path.