The Engineering Leadership Program explores leadership challenges in applied science using liberal arts pedagogy. The program aims to cultivate听 leaders of curiosity and character, whose听technical expertise is enriched through the study of the听political, moral,听and philosophic dilemmas听posed by the perpetual advancement of听science and technology. Students in ENLP are encouraged to see engineering leadership as a humane discipline听that requires lifelong reflection on questions that arise within the purview of science, but which science alone cannot answer.

The program offers a wide variety of courses on the thought and practice of leadership, many of which utilize primary source texts in history, the philosophy of science, moral philosophy, political science, and anthropology. The program鈥檚 courses count for humanities and social sciences credit in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and most courses are discussion-based seminars. Students with a deep interest in ENLP鈥檚 curriculum are encouraged to pursue听the听Engineering Leadership Certificate听and develop long-term听relationships听with faculty.听Such听students may also wish to take courses听in the Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics, and Society,听many听of which count for credit听toward the ENLP certificate.

In addition to introducing students to the intellectual complexities of scientific听leadership, the program also addresses contemporary concerns in engineering practice. 抖阴旅行射 engineering alumni and established leaders from engineering industry, business, and politics frequently visit ENLP classes to give guest lectures, hold interview sessions, and converse with students over informal lunches. The Engineering Leadership Program听has also听partnered with the Engineering Management Program to听offer coursework听for ENLP students interested in engineering project management, engineering听entrepreneurship, and engineering economics.