Unique Features

The AET program clearly distinguishes itself from traditional engineering programs in the following ways:

• It forms the bridge between the designer and the technical workforce.
• It places emphasis on the application of theory for solving real-life problems.
• Its courses are fully integrated with training and laboratory hands-on experience.
• Faculty members with extensive industrial experience have strong collaboration with industrial partners. 

Just as Drexel broke new technological ground when it became the first university in the nation to require every student to have access to a personal computer, the Goodwin College's cutting-edge program and lab facilities have also gained national attention.

Goodwin's 5,000-square-foot AET laboratories house state-of-the-art technology including:

• Automation
• CAD/CAM
• Electronics
• Manufacturing
• Mechanical Testing
• Mechatronics
• Robots
• Sensors

The labs are the synergistic combination of mechanical and electrical engineering, computer and information technology, control systems, as well as Internet-based, advanced tools for collaborative product design, remote process monitoring and control, embedded functionality, and built-in intelligence. The College is currently involved with several projects sponsored by industry and the government, including a National Science Foundation grant.

Drexel University and Goodwin College of Professional Studies have long been known for their cooperative education (co-op) programs through which students combine periods of full-time, career-related employment with their studies. Co-op employment is required for full-time AET students and is central to their educational experience. Co-op experiences are available with many of the region's business industries.