Why join IPPD?
The IPPD program provides an outstanding experiential learning opportunity for senior-level engineering students to work on real-world industry projects under the direction of UF faculty and sponsor company mentors. Students will design, build and test a real product, while learning teamwork skills and how to complete projects on time and within budget-all while satisfying their capstone design requirements.
Commitment:
- 3 credits fall (Tuesday periods 8 to 10)
- 3 credits spring (Tuesday periods 8 to 10)
- Approximately 10 to 12 hours/week including class time.
What does IPPD offer?
IPPD looks for top students in their graduating year to participate in a two-semester course that teaches students from various engineering disciplines how to design products and processes. This course provides students with direct access to companies that may be looking to hire in the future.
Course Pre-Requisites / Co-Requisites
| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (any two of the following three courses) ABE 3000C ABE 3612C ABE 3652C | Biomedical Engineering BME 3012 | Chemical Engineering Co-requisite ECH 4504 ECH 4604 ECH 4824 ECH 4403 |
| Civil Engineering CES 3102 CGN 3501 Co-requisite CEG 4011 | Computer & Information Science & Engineering CEN 3031 Co-requisite COP 4600 | Computer Engineering CEN 3031 EEL 4744C Co-requisite COP 4600 |
| Electrical Engineering EEL 3112 EEE 3308C EEL 3701C one Breadth Elective course Co-requisite EEL 3923C | Environmental Engineering ENV 4453 | Aerospace Engineering Degree EGM 3520 EAS 4510 EAS 4101 EML 4312 Co-requisite EAS 4400 Mechanical Engineering Degree EGM 3401 (min grade C) EGN 3353C EML 3005 EML4140 |
| Material Science & Engineering Maximum 30 semester hours remaining for graduation Expected graduating date by the spring or summer of the same academic year | Industrial & Systems Engineering EIN 3354, EIN 4356 ESI 3215C, ESI 3312 ESI 4313, EGS 4034 Co-requisite ESI 4523 | Nuclear Engineering ENU 4103 ENU 4800 ENU 4133 or ENU 4144 |