The Collaborative Program in Engineering Education will bring together graduate students from disciplines in engineering and education with shared interests in the research and learning that is at the nexus of education and engineering practice. This collaborative program will support students pursuing Engineering Education research from a number of perspectives, including the knowledge base, learning processes, people in engineering programs, the surrounding socio-cultural context, and the outcomes that result. A new core course will introduce students to engineering learning, knowledge, assessment and culture/community; a new seminar course will explore the theoretical foundations and methods related to engineering education research. The program will yield research findings that may benefit science, technology, engineering and math learning in K-12, university level instruction of engineering, and continued professional training after post-secondary education, and opportunities exist to assess and apply research findings as part of instructional initiatives within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Completion of the program will open up career options in addition to those normally available to graduates from the respective home programs, in academia, human resources and professional development, the non-profit sector linked to public education, administration and curriculum development, policy analysis for advocacy groups, K-12 school boards, and government.

Upon successful completion of the requirements of the home department and the program, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Program in Engineering Education” on their transcript.