How to Major in the Future

How to Major in the Future

How to Major in the Future


How do you major in the future?

You breathe life into classroom formulas by transforming academic theory into real-world impact. You supercharge your technical know-how by learning and navigating the unwritten rules for success. You develop healthy life skills by forging meaningful relationships that support health and excellence, and you activate your career future by showcasing your superpowers to employers.

At Maryland Engineering, academics are just the beginning of a whole-student education that gives today’s engineers the tools to make tomorrow’s world better.

Through nationally competitive clubs, faculty-mentored research, personalized career services, and communities and curriculum that help students understand and strengthen the skills that will help them in the working world, Terp engineers have a vibrant college experience. They also gain tools that will help them work effectively on big problems and lead organizations that tackle complex global issues.

Read the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Engineering at Maryland magazine to learn how we help students “major in the future,” and how this approach is succeeding.

 

Additional issue highlights include

  • MAKERSPACE: Terrapin Works, Piscataway partner to 3D-print peace medal replicas
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Autonomy to save lives
  • IN THE NEWS: Trio of engineering alums named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30
  • YEARBOOK: Terps’ solar car makes history (1990)

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Melissa L. Andreychek
Engineering at Maryland magazine
A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
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Engineering at Maryland magazine is published twice a year for alums and friends of the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Digital issues are available on the Maryland Engineering website.

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May 16, 2025


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