Work Experience
Been There. Done That.
Get on-the-job experience and build professional skills before you hit the job market. Experiential learning through internships, incubators and industry partnerships helps you feel at home in the professional landscape..
Practice Your Purpose: Center for Entrepreneurship | Internships and Co-Ops | Multidisciplinary Design Program | Tauber Institute for Global Operations | Technical Communication Program
MDP taught me how to translate stakeholders’ needs to action items amongst a team of different disciplines. That’s something you can’t always learn in the classroom. This experience has helped me push the execution of concepts and create sustainable workflows.
Yazmon Ector
Art and Design
Multidisciplinary Design Program Minor
Multidisciplinary Design Program

Center for Entrepreneurship
About
Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) Website
Talk to a human: entrepreneurship@umich.edu | 734.763.1021
Semesters Offered/Recommended: Year Round
Financial: Aid Available
CFE provides active-learning experiences to all students and faculty at the University via classes and programs designed to teach the skills needed to successfully translate high-potential projects and ideas into the world. In learning these skills, individuals become better prepared to identify and act on opportunities to solve problems in any organization or entrepreneurial endeavor.
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Project: TechLab at Mcity
- Team with startups, as well as industry flagships, to develop engineering solutions in the entrepreneurial realm.
- Learn about the startup process, including the journey of research and venture funding.
- Advance your engineering education and application while fostering strategic partnerships.

Internships and Co-Ops
About
Engineering Career Resource Center Website
Talk to a Human: ecrc-info@umich.edu | (734) 647-7160
Semesters Offered/Recommended: Year Round
Financial: Paid Experience, No Extra Fees
Our mission is to offer comprehensive career development services to University of Michigan Engineering students to support a successful transition from campus to career, and to assist employers with developing and maintaining successful recruiting relationships with the College.
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Most projects include:
- Develop engineering skills hands-on through internships and co-ops
- Practice what you learn in class at a variety of industry organizations

Multidisciplinary Design Program
About
Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) Website
Talk to a human: engin-mdp@umich.edu | (734) 763-0818
Semesters Offered/Recommended: Fall/Winter terms. Some projects have summer work opportunities.
Financial: No Extra Fees, some Paid Experience (summer)
The Multidisciplinary Design Program provides team-based, “learn by doing” opportunities for 950+ students from across the University every year. With MDP, you can: apply what you learn in class to engineering design challenges; gain the technical and professional skills necessary to thrive in engineering research or professional settings; experience how people from multiple disciplines collaborate within a team.
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- Utilize engineering theories and coursework in real-world applications
- Work with both non-profit and for-profit organizations
- Work in interdisciplinary, cross-collaborative teams with industry professionals on projects that include community outreach

Tauber Institute for Global Operations
About
Tauber Institute for Global Operations
Talk to a Human: tauberinstitute@umich.edu | (734) 647-1333
Semesters Offered/Recommended: Rolling
Financial: Scholarships Available
The Tauber Institute for Global Operations is a joint venture between the University of Michigan’s business and engineering schools, and many industry partners to facilitate cross-disciplinary education in operations management. Well-designed and managed team projects form the cornerstone of the Tauber Institute experience, allowing students to apply their knowledge to real-world settings.
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Looking for something to complement your Tauber Institute for Global Operations experience? Consider one or more of these:
- Engineering Honors Program (EGL)
- MFG501/TO701 (Topics in Global Operations, 1.5 cr)
- MFG605/TO605 (Manufacturing and Supply Operations, 3.0 cr)
- MFG504/TO703 (Tauber Institute Team Project, 3.0 cr)
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Sample Project: Pioneering Carbon Fiber Recycling at Boeing
- Use a systems thinking approach to collaborate with teammates from Industrial and Operations Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Business, and create a holistic solution for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) recycling
- Create a model to consider engineering, operations, and market variables in identifying the best scenario, tailoring recommendations company-wide
- Set a precedent in the industry for carbon fiber recycling, decreasing the environmental impact of airplane manufacturing by achieving a zero waste-to-landfill objective while decreasing costs and increasing revenues

Technical Communication Program
About
Technical Communication Program Website
Talk to a human: challom@umich.edu | (734) 764-1427
Semesters Offered/Recommended: Fall and Winter
Financial: Technical Communication courses are woven into your Immersed academic experience, from your first ENGR-100 course to your senior capstone.
The Program in Technical Communication prepares engineering students to communicate, lead, and innovate in an increasingly global and digital environment, ensuring that every Michigan Engineer has the communication skills necessary to succeed in their professional lives. Because it’s never just about the tech. Engineers need to share their solutions, motivate their team, persuade stakeholders, and work across their organization, all with the goal of solving complex, messy, and wicked problems. Through its courses, instruction, and mentorship, the TC Program empowers students to succeed in the complex communication responsibilities they will face in their future engineering careers. You’ll start learning tech comm skills in your ENGR-100 course, and continue throughout your four years in customized courses that integrate communication instruction within each engineering discipline.
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All of the Immersed Programs have a communication aspect in which students can grow their communication skills.
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The communication skills you learn in your Technical Communication courses will help you articulate the value of your learning across a range of Immersed experiences: