Seminar Courses
The Engineering Academy and the College of Engineering believe that students need to have the opportunity to learn about their identity as an engineer and professional through experiential learning opportunities. Two the best ways our students get those experiences is by participating in an internship or research.
To help our students prepare for those experiences, we first expose them to the all the majors in the college and the Complete Engineer through our freshman seminar courses. Then during their second year in the program, our students are exposed to our Career Development seminar, where they learn how to develop their resumes, cover letters, and professionalism skills to then secure an internship or research opportunity.
Seminar Courses
ENGR 102 | Fall Freshman Seminar
The PKF Engineering Academy First Year Seminar will introduce students to resources that support their academic, personal, financial, and professional growth. It allows our scholar community to nurture a strong sense of belonging, ensuring that every student feels valued and supported within the College of Engineering, and celebrates each student’s unique perspective.
In the first semester, the seminar will focus on student success strategies and transitioning from high school to college, as well as building a community within the PKF Engineering Academy.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify campus resources effectively to support academic and personal success
- Develop effective study strategies tailored to the demands of college coursework, with a focus on understanding key academic expectations.
- Inspire creativity and problem-solving through diverse perspectives and understanding as an engineer.
- Advance gender diversity by encouraging ownership and initiative, and cultivate relationships based on mutual respect, inclusion, and positivity.
ENGR 20 | Spring Freshman Seminar
The purpose of this class is to:
- Support you learning about important steps in the career development process
- Introduce you to career services resources that will support you in achieving your career-related goals
- Engage you in reflection around how you might gain skills relevant to The Complete Engineer® competencies and reflect those skills in the job search process
The PKFEA section of ENGR 20 is a semester long, pass/no-pass, 0-credit hour course meant to prepare students for internships and other experiential learning by engaging you in career development activities.
Complete Engineer Competencies
This course will cover all 6 Complete Engineer competencies.
Course Learning Outcomes
With my support, the activities of this course aim to help you achieve the following outcomes. Students will:
- Identify and utilize career resources provided by UNL
- Develop and apply professional written and oral communication skills
- Apply all 6 of The Complete Engineer® competencies in creating a professional resume & in all aspects of the job search
- Identify and communicate The Complete Engineer® competencies’ relevance in experiential learning and career development relevant to the engineering field
ENGR 103 | Fall Sophomore Seminar
Students will be exposed to the Complete Engineer competencies by engaging in a semester long service-learning project focused on the advancement and allyship of women in engineering, computing, and construction.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain exposure to and reflect on each of The Complete Engineer Competencies, the essential non-technical skills critical to being a competent engineer.
- Inspire creativity and problem-solving through diverse perspectives and understanding.
- Advance community within the College of Engineering by encouraging ownership and initiative, and cultivating relationships based on mutual respect, inclusion, and positivity.
- Foster a sense of civic engagement with the community at large by completing a service-learning project.
Experiential Learning
One of the most important parts of the college experience if to get hands on learning experiences. As a member of the Engineering Academy, we want our scholars to complete two professional experiences, including one internship in Nebraska. The second experience may be an additional internship, research study, a study abroad program or registered student organization participation.
Internship and Research across the U.S!
Students in the Peter Kiewit Engineering Academy are required to participate in at least one internship or research experience. We often see our students going above and beyond that by taking on two or three internships/research positions. To your right you will see an image of a U.S. map with states highlighted in red indicating where our students have completed their internships or research experience which includes:
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wisconsin
