FAQs

• The Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (MC-EDC) emphasizes the importance of integrated and participatory solutions to humanitarian development by educating globally responsible engineering students and professionals. The Center is housed in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
• EDC is one the many Active Learning Opportunities available to engineering students at CU Boulder.
• For graduate students, an EDC track is available in the MS/PhD program in Environmental Engineering. EDC is also an area of emphasis in the MS/PhD program in Civil Systems. Finally, EDC can also be custom designed as an emphasis area in the Building Systems program and the Construction Engineering and Management program.
  Graduate students interested in EDC must apply through the CEAE Department (application process) and mention their interest in EDC graduate studies.
• For CVEN undergraduate students, check the EDC Track Advising Guide for CVEN students and faculty. Students follow a typical CVEN curriculum and study developing world issues in some of their socio-humanistic and technical electives. Senior design projects emphasize sustainable community development.
• EDC Program Flyer