{"id":1524,"date":"2025-01-24T19:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=1524"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:57:22","slug":"interdisciplinary-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/interdisciplinary-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Interdisciplinary Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Solar charging a phone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC08619.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Interdisciplinary Engineering studies<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <ul  class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ENE\/Academics\/Undergrad\/IDES\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                VISIT WEBSITE                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/preview_entity.php?catoid=19&amp;ent_oid=5645&amp;returnto=25472\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                EXPLORE PLAN OF STUDY                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Academics\/Undergraduate\/Majors\/2024-25\/majors\/IDE-Engr-Science_curriculum_map\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                view DEGREE MAP                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"purdue-color-hero has-gold-background \">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--body\">\n                            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-color-hero--header\">about this major <\/h1>\n                                <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--subtext\"><strong><em>LOCATION: WEST LAFAYETTE<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong>Interdisciplinary engineering studies is for students who want exposure to foundation-level engineering coursework, but do not plan to practice engineering. The program offers considerable flexibility and permits you to develop a plan of study to meet educational goals associated with working at the interface between engineering and other disciplines. <br><br>Established options in the program include premedical engineering studies and engineering science studies. Both of these options prepare for careers that benefit from an engineering background or are pre-professional for students planning to pursue graduate studies in law or medicine.<br><br>Contact Info:<br><a href=\"mailto:aaeugrad@purdue.edu\"><a href=\"mailto:ide@ecn.purdue.edu\">ide@ecn.purdue.edu<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                <div class=\"\">\n                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ENE\/Academics\/Undergrad\/IDES\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        MORE about Interdisciplinary engineering studies                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                         <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"has-black-background purdue-color-hero--stats\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-heading\">\n                    <strong>2025 GRADUATE DATA<\/strong>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--stat has-text-gold\">\n                            $74,300                        <\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--description has-text-white\">\n                            Average Starting Salary                        <\/span>\n                                                                            <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--source has-text-white\">\n                                within 6 months of graduation                             <\/p>\n                                             <\/div>\n                                            <div 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class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">concentrations in interdisciplinary engineering<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Engineering science studies<\/strong><br><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pre-medical Engineering studies<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    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