Want to explore the impact of engineering work on people and society?
Our team is excited to offer the Socially Engaged Engineering & Design (SEED) seminar course for the 2025 Winter semester. The course is listed as ENGR 490 (class #30960) and ENGR 599 (class #30959) for special topics in engineering. Please note: there are no prerequisites for this course!
Offered WIN25, Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:30pm @ C-SED, 3rd Floor G.G. Brown
We are thrilled to introduce the Socially Engaged Engineering & Design (SEED) Seminar course, scheduled for the Winter 2025 semester. In this 1-credit course, students will take a dive deep into the impact of engineering on people and society through real-world case studies, guest speakers, and reflective exercises. Students will explore topics like identity, power, and privilege, connect their technical skills to broader questions of social responsibility, and discover how to create solutions that drive real change. This course is suitable for any engineering student, both graduate and undergraduate alike, who have demonstrated an interest in design, people-first engineering, or tackling big problems with engineering skills.
Instructors
This course will be led by Charlie Michaels and Claudia Cameratti-Baeza from the Center for Socially Engaged Engineering & Design.
Have questions about joining the SEED Capstone course? Please get in touch with Lawryn Fellwock, lawryn@umich.edu