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Design Solutions that Enhance Lives

The Humanitarian Engineering and Computing minor at Miami University is designed to graduate engineering and computing majors who are globally aware, culturally sensitive, and socially conscious and who would use their knowledge to design solutions that enhance the lives of and opportunities for people on a local, national, or international level.

This minor is only open to students with a major in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC).

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Curriculum and Concentrations

All College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) students experience a curriculum infused with our Socially Engaged Engineering and Computing philosophy. The Humanitarian Engineering and Computing minor gives students additional educational opportunities to enhance their cultural competency and experiential learning through a variety of courses, projects and research opportunities.

Students in the Humanitarian Engineering and Computing minor complete at least 18 credit hours. These credit hours include:

  • A service or humanitarian-focused activity (such as research or study abroad).
  • A humanitarian-focused engineering or computing capstone project.
  • Coursework that connects engineering and computing with issues in society, sustainability, global development, and human well-being.

Example courses:

  • CEC 222 Socio-Environmental Responsibility in Engineering and Computing
  • CPB 244 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • ECO 356 Poverty and Income Distribution
  • ITS 302 Issues in the Global South
  • KNH 321 National and Global Health Policy
  • MME 451 Sustainability Considerations in Design and Development
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The Humanitarian Engineering and Computing minor highlights a student’s ability to pair technical skills with socially conscious, big-picture problem solving—something employers value.

Facts and Stats

Top 25

In the U.S. for the number of students who study abroad

Open Doors, 2023

2,800+

Undergrads work with professors on funded research each year

No. 4

Best undergraduate engineering among public national universities, no doctorate

U.S. News & World Report, 2025

Student Outcomes

At the completion of this minor, students should be able to:

  • Design solutions to engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics in socially conscious ways that enhance the lives and capabilities of others.
  • Demonstrate social, and professional responsibility in engineering situations and make informed judgments that consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  • Perform effectively and cooperatively on teams (in the broadest sense with a variety of stakeholders) that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and produce results that are mutually acceptable.

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Additional Opportunities

Study Abroad

Participate in an approved study abroad or study away program with a service component, and you’ll earn two credit hours toward the Humanitarian Engineering and Computing minor.

Research

Or, get involved in a service or humanitarian focused research project with a faculty member or Miami University Center for Assistive Technology to fulfill the service learning requirement for this minor.

Humanitarian Capstone

All CEC students must complete a senior design (capstone) project before graduating, but students in this minor complete a pre-approved project with a pre-approved humanitarian engineering and computing focus.

“Miami University’s Humanitarian Engineering and Computing minor is an important program for students that will be entering the workforce in a time of unprecedented change in technology, society, and the economy. The program provides an understanding of global issues in the world today, and how engineers play an essential role in solving problems and shaping the future.”

Paul Daugherty

Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Accenture

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