About ECU Engineering

A Unique Engineering Education

At East Carolina University, we provide a 21st-century engineering education focused on student success. Please view the Welcome to the Department of Engineering (pdf) presentation to find out more about our programs.

Collaborative learning
The foundation of student success is collaborative learning. Beginning with the first semester, students may choose to live in the ECU Engineering Learning Community. Engineering students live in a residential setting, study together, and develop friendships through teamwork, collaboration, and group problem solving. This focus on collaborative learning enhances growth and success.

Activity-based learning
Many engineering programs focus on theory with very little hands-on practice. ECU engineering focuses on learning engineering in the context of projects and hands-on activities. ECU engineers are given their first projects as freshmen. Our engineers build on this experience with increasingly demanding projects as they develop engineering expertise. This emphasis on real-world experience culminates in the senior design projects, in which students demonstrate skills equivalent to practicing engineers.

Project management and team skills
While technical skills are the foundation for engineering, ECU also develops essential career skills in project management, entrepreneurship, and teamwork. Our graduates know when it is time to lead and to follow. As a result, ECU engineering graduates are recruited by employers for their ability to make a difference and contribute to business success.

Focus on undergraduate excellence
Beginning with the first semester of freshman year, students develop close relationships with engineering faculty. Every ECU engineering faculty member is dedicated to the excellence of our program and the success of our students. All classes and labs are taught by faculty, not graduate students.

Join our family

For a list of open faculty or staff positions, visit the Careers at ECU website.