Cooper Union

Engineering Design and Problem Solving

Students work on cutting-edge, exploratory design projects in interdisciplinary groups. Oral and visual presentations as well as formal written reports are required for all projects. Professional competencies, teamwork, ethics, and sustainability are discussed in the context of the engineering design process.

Open to all students.

Credits: 3.00

Course Code: EID 101

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.