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Freshman Program

Villanova Multidisciplinary Engineering and Research Experience: A Dynamic Program for Engineering Freshmen

All Villanova freshman engineering students participate in a program that gives them a multidisciplinary experience in engineering analysis, design, and research. For the first half of the fall semester ( EGR 1200 - Egr. Interdisciplinary Proj. I ), all students take a core course that introduces them to engineering using an active-learning, problem-based approach. This course is taught by teacher-scholar faculty who are enthusiastic about this challenging program. During the second half of the fall semester, the students work on one multidisciplinary engineering project that they have selected from among six choices. The general categories of these projects are

  • Nanoscale and Bioengineering
  • Sustainability/Energy/Environment
  • Infrastructure and Systems
  • Robotics
  • Interfaces
  • Materials
  • Engineering and Business

While working on these projects, the students are mentored by teaching and research faculty in whose fields these projects are based. The projects are

# Title Days/Times Offered
1 Robotics and MATLAB Programming M,W - 3:00-4:15 T,Th - 1:00-2:15
2 The Load/Deflection Character of a SMARTBEAM M,W - 1:30-2:45 M,W - 3:00-4:15
3 Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement M,W - 1:30-2:45 M,W - 3:00-4:15
4 Electric Car Design T,Th - 11:30-12:45 T,Th - 1:00-2:15
5 Adsorption-Drinking Water Treatment Process T,Th - 11:30-12:45 T,Th - 1:00-2:15
6 Biofuel-Process and Sustainability T,Th - 11:30-12:45 T,Th - 1:00-2:15

For the spring semester of freshman year ( EGR 1205 - Egr Interdisciplinary Proj II ), the students select a different multidisciplinary engineering project on which to work. With the knowledge and experience that they have gained from the core course and these projects, students are able to make a more informed decision on their choice of engineering major. After selecting a major in the middle of the spring semester, each student completes this program by a seven-week educational experience in his or her major.

All freshman engineering students, as part of EGR 1200 (fall) and EGR 1205 (spring), are required to participate in a minimum of three Professional Development activities each semester. View the requirements for our Professional Development Program here.