The “EN1” course (Applications in Engineering, taken in your first semester at Tufts) is an Introduction to Engineering Design. There are multiple sections available, offered by different instructors from a variety of different departments and disciplines, all customized to their personal interests and expertise.
Course Description:
Introduction of various concepts in engineering. Emphasis on project work, engineering ethics, and engineering design process. Discipline topic areas vary each term. Limited to first-year students.
See individual section descriptions below for more information!
– For many of the EN1 sections, there are a few reserved seats for A&S students who are interested in doing an internal transfer into SoE. If you have questions or need additional information, please reach out to the Liberal Arts to Engineering Internal Transfer Advisor.
– If you get on the waitlist for one EN1 section, you can still sign up for another (open) section, and be automatically swapped if you get off the waitlist. This is called a “Future Swap” (Add then Drop) and requires careful implementation in SIS. Follow these instructions to do this properly. Note that a mistake will lose your spot on the waitlist!
EN1 Sections for Fall 2025:
Section 01: Intro to Renewable Energy (INSTRUCTOR, ECE)
Section 02: Coffee Engineering (INSTRUCTOR, ChemE)
Section 03: Engineering for the Customer (Eli Cushner, Gordon Institute of Engineering Management)
Section 05: Critical Thinking in Engineering (Mark Kachanov, ME)
Section 06: NEW TITLE (Chelsea Andrews, CEE)
Section 08: Simple Robotics (Merredith Portsmore, CS)
Section 09: NEW TITLE (Greses Pérez, CEE)
Section 10: Engineering in the Kitchen (Steven Bell, ECE)
Section 14: Frontiers in Reproductive Health Engineering (Juan Gnecco, BME)
Section 15: Sci-Fi Bioengineering (Nisha Iyer, BME)
Section 17: Intro to Nanoscience (Paul Simmonds, ECE)
Section 19: Wind Energy: Extreme Engineering & Societal Impacts (Dan Kuchma, CEE)
Section 25: Future Patents: Sci-Fi Technologies (Aseema Mohanty and Thomas Vandervelde, ECE)
Section 26: Entrepreneurship in Engineering (Chris Swan, CEE)
Section 27: Engineering with Augmented Reality (INSTRUCTOR, ME)
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