Education

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A modernized, hands-on program firmly rooted in engineering fundamentals that includes opportunities to complete projects that cross disciplines and help people. We will seek out new ways to get students involved in projects earlier in their academic careers so they can find their engineering passion.

Pathways to Impact

  • Offer multiple design experiences and research opportunities throughout degree programs
  • Break down barriers between departments to encourage multidisciplinary study
  • Re-imagine our curriculum to focus on big, interdisciplinary problems
  • Infuse data proficiency throughout the school, emphasize modern teaching approaches and technology and build on successful established methods
  • Provide a holistic graduate education that sets students up to succeed in their careers in research, teaching, industry and beyond
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Kickoff 23-24: Progress and Updates

Texas Inventionworks

As the Cockrell School's first makerspace and open prototyping lab, Texas Inventionworks gives students and faculty the tools to innovate. Its multifaceted, multidisciplinary program encourages engineers from the moment they step foot on the Forty Acres to think big, fail fast and always strive for improvement.

Biomedical Engineering + Dell Medical

Dell Medical students can earn a master's degree in biomedical engineering to diversify their education. The overarching goal of the program is to produce physicians who can practice medicine and biomedical research with the quantitative analytical skills of an engineer.

Energy AI Hackathon

The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering’s annual Energy AI Hackathon challenges students across UT Austin to solve difficult energy problems using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning. It gives students invaluable experience confronting big problems with data.

 

Find your place in the plan

We need faculty and staff to step up and become Pathway Leaders for the plan. And we want to tell the stories of the many courageous engineers in our community. Know one? Reach out and tell us about them.