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WILL STUDENTS BE TAKING TECHNICAL ENGINEERING COURSES?
Yes. Students will be in the same engineering core classes as other engineering majors. Student will take engineering courses unique to Engineering Leadership, not normally taken by other engineering majors.
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WHAT FLEXIBILITY DO THE STUDENTS HAVE IN TAKING CLASSES?
This engineering degree is very flexible, allowing you to pick a concentration of classes in business, engineering, etc. There are required courses you must take as part of the degree plan. Students take engineering electives before they choose a concentration and within that concentration, they have additional flexibility.
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WHERE CAN E-LEAD GRADUATES BE EMPLOYED?
Students will graduate UTEP with a certified engineering degree opening multiple engineering employment opportunities continuing the UTEP legacy of engineering professionals. Many of the E-lead students will also pursue postgraduate studies in engineering, medicine, law, business, etc., and/or form their own companies.
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WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF A TYPICAL STUDENT INTERESTED IN E-LEAD?
E-Lead students typically have broad interests that include the desire to make a difference with value driven innovation in engineering. These interests vary from business entrepreneurship to industrial innovation to creative research addressing societal needs and challenges. EL students will demonstrate a variety of interests and passions with the EL degree preparing them for a successful professional career.
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IS THE E-LEAD PROGRAM ACCREDITED?
This program has been designed to be ABET accredited, as all of UTEP’s other engineering degrees. Programs cannot be accredited until the first graduating class has been awarded their degree.
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WILL STUDENTS IN THE EL PROGRAM ATTRACT STUDENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES?
Yes. Consistent with the College of Engineering goal for all engineering majors to experience an internship, the E-Lead program requires two summer internships experiences that augment their engineering and leadership competency development. E-Lead faculty and staff collaborate with internship employers to enhance the internship experience.