Revolutionary engineering curriculum developed at Drexel University in 1988.

The E4 curriculum:

  • Emphasis on the central body of knowledge, methods, and attitudes which form the fabric of the engineering profession and will also to be valid and important in the future
  • Emphasis on the unifying and interdisciplinary aspects of engineering rather than parochial interests of individual disciplines
  • Emphasis on experimental methods in engineering; their use in analysis, design, development, and manufacturing; and the interpretation and effective presentation of experimental results in written and oral forms
  • Emphasis on the computer as: an aid to study; an object of study; a professional tool; an intellectual tool; an instrument for social change; and most important its revolutionizing impact on the very nature and practice of the engineering profession in all disciplines
  • Emphasis on the use of a wide variety of educational methodologies and techniques to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Emphasis on self-paced and directed study to develop skills and attitudes essential for continued professional development after graduation
  • Emphasis on the imperative of continuous and vigorous life-long learning for professional achievement and personal enrichment
  • Emphasis on the development of excellent written and oral communications skills as prerequisites of professional success
  • Emphasis on the ever increasing importance of social awareness and responsibility of the engineer and her/his profession