Explore Careers & Personal Pathways

Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies (IDES) and Multidisciplinary Engineering (MDE) students have a wide range of interests. Learn more about program pathways and opportunities for work by visiting the links below to student stories.

MDE CONCENTRATION	STUDENT/ALUMNI STORY
Acoustical Engineering	Alumnus Oscar Otero, Acoustical Consultant Alumnus Zane Wright, Acoustical Consultant Learn more from Prof. Rick Thomas and an Industry Partner
Engineering Management	Alumna Danielle Render Alumnus Zach Herington
General Engineering	Alumnus Alex Offenbach (2022 Update: All roads lead to Indy) Alumnus Christopher Nilsen
Humanitarian Engineering	Alumna Madeline Moisio Part II of the Colloquium discusses the need and growth of Humanitarian Engineering (highlights Angela Collins, MDE Alumna '18)
Theatre Engineering	Alumna Issy Block Jessica Goldberg Alumnus Zachary Kovalenko Learn More from Assist. Prof. Rich Dionne Boiler Bytes; Meet MDE's Amanda Grimm and Elena Helvajian
Visual Design Engineering	Alumna Lexy Ackerman Alumnus Reis Lehman
Self-Design Plan of Study	Alumna Abby Lemert, Foreign Policy Engineering

Not finding a concentration or plan of study that matches your academic and professional interests?  Schedule an appointment to meet with an advisor to learn more about the opportunities and limits of a “self-design” plan of study (Note: Only available in Multidisciplinary Engineering).
 

IDES CONCENTRATION	STUDENT/ALUMNI STORY
Pre-Medical Studies	Alumna Abhi Mishra
Self-Design Plan of Study	Seth, Internet of Things

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