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Why choose the multidisciplinary 工程 (MDE) option? Alumni and employers say students graduate with hands-on experience integrating 工程 disciplines with an emphasis on design systems, 工程, 和机器人.
Young engineers say the 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 工程 degree is the key to high-paying, satisfying jobs with potential for career advancement.
Zach Stehouwer, a May 2016 graduate and systems engineer at JBT Corp., said the degree prepared him to be an engineer.
“I learned robotics and valuable 机械 工程 skills,他说. "I graduated with quite a bit of experience, more than I ever expected.”
JBT的Kim Kishbaugh雇佣了Zach.
“我对这个工程项目非常着迷. The perfect candidate didn’t exist prior to this program," she said. "Students leave this program knowing a wide variety of disciplines. 它使你适应能力强，灵活多变."
“你可以在任何行业工作. 选择权在你.——金姆·基什博，JBT Corp.
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The coursework provides practical experience in several disciplines including design as well as electrical, 机械, 计算机工程. Industries are rethinking the skills they want engineers to develop and now want special combinations of skills, MDE选项满足哪些要求. Jablokow manages the general 工程 program with multidisciplinary 工程 design (MDE) option, through which students earn a degree from the top-ranked Penn State College of Engineering while living in the Philadelphia area.
“可以是产品设计, 一件事, 一个系统，如汽车或汽车的一部分, 或者是航空母舰. We want students to be able to say 'I can build all of the parts,' not just some." — 凯瑟琳Jablokow, associate professor of 机械 工程 and 工程 design
Students in MDE spend the first two years at 阿宾顿 building a strong 工程 和机器人 foundation. The design thread sews the last four semesters together at the state of the art facility in Great Valley, 切斯特郡. A capstone design project encompasses the fourth year along with a single semester technology-based entrepreneurship course.
The multidisciplinary 工程 students work primarily on team project during their final semester.
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阿宾顿 student Cara Fiala and her classmates solve real-world challenges in an 工程 suite outfitted with advanced software and equipment. They are the first class to use the University's regional 工程 suite, which opened in 2014. It includes circuits 和机器人 labs as well as a fabrication and design facility. Laser engravers, 3-D printers, machining centers, and other shop tools are available.
Fiala said the College of Engineering's rigorous requirements and location near her home were key factors in enrolling in the program.
"It couldn't be any better," Fiala, who plans to work in the defense industry, said. “这里的教职工很棒，实验室也很棒."
The 工程 workshop includes top-notch tools for students.
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罗伯特Avanzato, associate professor of 工程 at 阿宾顿, coordinates the required MDE summer internships.
"The goal is 300 hours of industry experience monitored and evaluated by faculty to make sure it's meaningful for the 工程 degree,他说, noting that the Philadelphia Gas Works provided internships during the last two summers.
The internships send students across the country, around the world, or they can stay close to home. 这是一个竞争的过程, but the college provides support such as mock interviews so students can hone their skills.
"The faculty are already integrated into the 工程 community, which improves prospects for internships and permanent positions." — 凯瑟琳Jablokow, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design
