Your first engineering class.

Your very first class, Introduction to Engineering—a.k.a. ENGS 21—will challenge you to build a novel solution to a real-life problem. You’ll team up with classmates to define the problem and solve it by designing a device or system. You’ll research patents to make sure your idea has never been done before. You’ll create a business plan just as if you were taking your product to market. You’ll build and test a prototype and present your project to a professional review board.

Design Thinking

Engineering products, services, structures, tools, and electronics that people love to use takes more than math and science. It takes an understanding of human nature, needs, habits, desires, abilities, and cultures. At Dartmouth, we give students the skills to assess those human factors and incorporate them into a technological design.

"Students who become really good at design become experts at a process that they can apply to anything, from designing medical devices to improving the lives of infants in their car seats. The same process can be applied, no matter what the problem is." —Professor Peter Robbie

We'll help you get your hands dirty.

Even if you've never used a tool before, our faculty and staff are committed to helping all students get comfortable with the creation process. Our state-of-the-art MShop is an important part of that goal and is open to all.

In addition, our Dartmouth Emerging Engineers (DEE) program provides support and mentoring to first-year students as they work through their prerequisite courses.

An engineer and...

…an athlete, a musician, an artist, an entrepreneur, a humanitarian. You name it, we've seen it. Our students combine their passion for engineering with a wide range of other interests. And that's the way we like it.

See our full "I'm an engineer and…" playlist.

Engineering for everyone.

Engineering isn't just for engineers. We offer several courses for non-majors to better understand science, technology, and society. You'll experience engineering's power to improve the world and gain problem-solving skills useful in all areas of work and life. You may even decide to become an engineer.