Students work together in the Hunt Library, Sustainability Studio, November 9, 2022. — Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE)

Here, the makers and the innovators learn to push boundaries and build the future of technology.

College of Engineering

Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE)

If you’re the problem-solving and entrepreneurial kind, a boundary-pushing innovator, this is the place for you. In our undergraduate EDIE program, you’ll learn how to generate innovative product and service solutions that solve problems and fulfill needs in today’s world. We believe in allowing you to bring your ideas further by engineering the “vehicle” to make things happen, to bring your product or service to your customers and users. You can complete your EDIE additional major alongside a major in a traditional engineering discipline in four years.

Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE) Additional Major

Choose the path that fits you best. Browse the current Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE) curriculum and coursework.

Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE)

Additional Major

Open to students enrolled in Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering

The EDIE additional major isn't just for students who want to create a startup—it will help to prepare hands-on, get-it-done leaders who are in demand in all sectors of society and industry, for-profit and not-for-profit. Given the applied focus of our curriculum, courses will equip our students with mindsets, skills, and capabilities to identify and shape opportunities and develop economically sustainable solutions.

Students in the EDIE additional major must also satisfy the core requirements of their primary major, typically following the standard schedule of courses each semester. EDIE core requirements are fulfilled in addition to the course requirements of the primary major, mainly using various elective units. The side-by-side curriculum charts for each primary major show how the requirements for the stand-alone majors and the primary major plus EDIE additional major compare.

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