Supporting Design Throughout
All Undergrad Years
The Craig M. Berge Engineering Design Program is one big reason recruiters seek to hire the college’s students and graduates. They are well prepared to meet the world’s engineering challenges.
From first-year competitions and maker fests to senior projects, this four-year program ties design, manufacturing and commercialization to all levels of the undergraduate curriculum. It immerses students in hands-on design, community projects and business instruction, major-specific design courses, and capstone and entrepreneurship projects.
Design Day Videos: Program Benefits Success Stories

“The college is preparing students to solve some of the world’s greatest engineering challenges – sustainable energy, cybersecurity, improved health care, and access to food and clean water, for example. The Craig M. Berge Engineering Design Program integrates design into all four years of the undergraduate curriculum, providing real-world experiences to help ensure their success.”
— David Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean, College of Engineering
Far-Reaching Benefits of Projects
Well-Prepared Students
Industry Connections
Life-Changing Products
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Success Stories: Opening Doors and Changing Lives
Interdisciplinary capstone projects are the final academic outcome of the Craig M. Berge Engineering Design Program. For senior design teams, supervised and mentored by engineering professionals, it’s a chance to experience the work world and make job connections. For industry partners, the projects create opportunities to get to know and work with talented students.












Craig M. Berge Design Day: Where It All Comes Together
On May 2, teams of four to six seniors proudly present the results of their yearlong, sponsored interdisciplinary capstone projects. Design Day often leads to cash prizes, patents and commercialized products, and job offers.
Check out last year's outstanding video presentations – featuring projects ranging from apps to empower zoo visitors, and animals, to analysis of samples from space. And, see the winners from the annual awards ceremony.
Read the digital version of the 2022 Design Day Booklet.
For more information, visit the Interdisciplinary Capstone website, email us, or call 520.621.8232.
From Awe-Inspiring Creations to Dream Jobs
“It definitely helped us prepare for the workforce. The whole process of senior design is like a little mirror of industry.”
Laura Barajas, 2018 materials science and engineering senior“They’re teaching them to think, not just to turn the crank. I was just awed by the quality of work UA students are doing.”
Cliff Andressen, Design Above and Beyond prize sponsor“They are not afraid to take on and develop complex design solutions and diligently work through the many challenges.”
Sharon ONeal, program mentor & first female senior fellow at Raytheon Missile Systems“It really speaks well of the market and the program here that all these students are finding jobs.”
Scott Rowland, industry mentor & Northrop Grumman mechanical engineering manager