If you've always wanted to be a middle school or high school instructor and you have an affinity for STEM, the engineering/technology teacher education major might be right for you! You'll share your knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math with students when you learn how to teach such STEM-related subjects as automation, robotics, prototyping, engineering design, construction and architecture.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you'll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together - only better. You'll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing - gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.