<p>This curriculum really is different from most Engineering schools and it seems to align well with the National Academy of Engineering’s viewpoint of “The Engineer of 2020, Visions of Engineers in the New Century”, the basic idea being that engineers must be more well rounded to deal with Globalization and be able to integrate well with other disciplines to make changes that the world needs. They actually suggest a Masters of Engineering type of degree (not Masters of Science) with the undergraduate degree being more liberal arts-oriented. </p>
<p>Their focus on creativity/design and integration of math/science with real world problem solving for clients starting Freshman year is what attracted my son to McCormick and he’ll be attending Fall 2009.</p>