MINES MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN PROGRAM
CAPSTONE DESIGN
DEGREES SUPPORTED
The Mines Capstone Design program brings together multidisciplinary teams of students from Civil, Construction, Design, Electrical, Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering majors to solve real-world challenges. Guided by industry-sponsored projects, students engage in hands-on experiences that address some of the nation’s most pressing issues. These immersive projects go beyond technical problem-solving, helping students develop essential professional skills in project management, communication, and teamwork — preparing them to become future leaders in engineering and innovation.
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) produces graduates who design and maintain sustainable built and natural environments. Civil and environmental engineers are responsible for our civil infrastructure (buildings, roads, bridges, reservoirs, water and wastewater treatment and delivery), for prevention and mitigation of geohazards, and for protection and restoration of our natural environment. A new construction engineering program broadens the opportunities for projects and student preparation in infrastructure and building design.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
The distinguished EE program at Mines excels in three focus areas: energy and power systems, information and systems sciences, and antennas and wireless communications. Graduates from EE at Mines find employment in the power industry, engineering consulting, renewable energy, aerospace, and communications, as well as companies that rely on embedded intelligence to manage data and systems.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
The Mechanical Engineering (ME) program is designed not only to provide students with a strong knowledge and skill base in core Mechanical Engineering fields, but also an opportunity to explore areas of more advanced topics in exciting fields like aerospace, automotive, biomechanics, energy, materials, and robotics, among other engineerin fields. The ME undergraduate program includes a four-course project-based experience in the middle years, with integrated design concepts and ME applied skills in programming, machining, instrumentation and prototyping. This hands-on course sequence, along with other ME core courses and electives, build directly into the Capstone Design program.
Design Engineering
The Design Engineering program rethinks the way that engineering is taught, learned and practiced. Through coursework focused on real-world design experiences, Design Engineers combine traditional and technical engineering skills with creative problem solving techniques and design thinking in order to create innovative solutions to the worl’s largest and most complicated problems.
