Senior Design Experiences

At the College of Engineering & Applied Science, experiential learning, a critical UWM 2030 initiative, is essential to preparing our students for careers in engineering and computer science. One important pathway for students to accomplish this is through participation in a Senior Design Project, a required course for all undergraduates in our college.

The Senior Design course is an opportunity for students apply what they have learned within their major over their undergraduate years to a project of their choice that demonstrates their knowledge of essential skills and concepts. Teamwork is fundamental to the experience; learning to work effectively in teams is integral to being successful in a career.

Students choose a project that they find interesting or often corporate partners ask a student team to solve a real-world problem.

Each team presents its project to a group of evaluators at the end of the term. Winning teams are recognized at the Order of the Engineer ceremony.

UWM industrial and manufacturing engineering students create solution that saves company $840,000 per year

UWM senior design project engineering students save Wisconsin steel company $43,000 a year