Penn State Courses with an Embedded Travel Abroad Component
Several courses are offered in the College of Engineering that have an embedded international travel component or an optional travel portion. A sampling of these courses is listed below. For the most up-to-date course descriptions, see the University course catalog.
EDSGN 100H: Introduction to Engineering Design (3)
Honors section of EDSGN 100 - Introduction to engineering design processes, methods, and decision making using team design projects; design communication methods including graphical, verbal, and written. The honors section additionally includes an examination of the way products and systems are produced in the global economy; cross cultural diversity in the design of technology; who benefits from development and who does not; and the transformative effects of technology globally on society, natural resources, and the environment. It includes global virtual design teams and optional follow-on programs abroad. Teams of students are given the chance to work with foreign partners.
ENGR 195I: Engineering International Internship or ENGR 295I, 395I, or 495I: Engineering International Cooperative Education
These courses provide students the opportunity to apply fundamental skills and academic concepts in a professional laboratory, industry, or government agency setting outside of the United States.
C E 472W: Environmental Engineering Capstone Design (3)
The students in select sections of this course will design a sewage treatment system for Paramibo, Surinam. This course will integrate engineering science and design skills through application to an open-ended environmental problem dealing with one or more of the following: industrial sustainability and pollution prevention; water transmission and treatment; wastewater collection and treatment; solid waste collection, treatment, and disposal; remedial investigation and feasibility studies for a hazardous waste site.
NOTE: THE 497 Course Number is a TEMPORARY number, so these courses may not be the same as ones offered this semester. Check the descriptions in the course catalog for the current course offerings.
EDSGN 497C (1): Design for Developing Communities and one (of five) section of the EDSGN 452 (2): Projects in Community Service Engineering
Spring 2011: This is a rigorous 3-credit effort. Students need to sign up for both courses
EDSGN 452.1: EssentialDesign: Appropriate Infrastructure Technologies (Kenya)
EDSGN 452.2: Mashavu: Networked Health Solutions for the Developing World (Kenya)
EDSGN 452.3: Wishvast: Building Trust and Social Capital using Cellphones (Kenya)
EDSGN 452.4: iSPACES: Rethinking Science Education (Tanzania)
EDSGN 452.5: HESE in India: Innovative technologies and women’s empowerment
ENGR 497 International Practicum - Hungary (1)
This class is an international practicum offered in May at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. The class brings together university students from the US and Hungary to study entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation. Students learn about small and medium sized enterprises in Central Europe, new business startup, international law, etc. The course focuses on promoting intercultural understanding, increasing global business acumen, and developing leadership skills and innovative thinking with respect to global entrepreneurship.
ENGR 497 Leadership and Innovation for Meeting 21st Century Water Resource Challenges (2)
This course brings together university students from the United States (Penn State) and Morocco (Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingenieurs) to study leadership and innovation in the context of water resource management and engineering. Students learn about historic trans-border water issues, current technology for water treatment, and future global water resource challenges. The course focuses on promoting intercultural understanding, raising global awareness, and developing leadership skills and innovative thinking with respect to engineering design in order to better meet the water resource challenges of the 21st century. Emphasis is placed on critical reading, reflective analysis, field trips, and oral and written presentations.