EPP’s undergraduate programs enhance a traditional STEM course of study at Carnegie Mellon University with perspectives and skills that enable students to work at the interface between technology and society. Our graduates have the same skills as their peers in traditional STEM majors but with a broader societal perspective and more robust analysis skills.
We offer a variety of programs designed to suit the needs of both engineering and non-engineering students.
Additional majors
Engineering students can enroll in the EPP additional major degree program, which earns them a joint degree between EPP and any of the five primary engineering departments.
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
For non-engineering students, EPP offers an additional major in Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP). The program broadens the perspectives gained through a student's primary major and provides additional skills.
Undergraduate minors
Are you interested in incorporating policy or security and privacy into your education but not ready to commit to a second major? One of our minors may be right for you.
The Technology and Policy minor is designed to allow students to explore interests in the interactions of technology and policy without significantly overloading the course requirements in their major curriculum.
Information Security, Privacy, and Policy
This minor is for undergraduate students across the university who are interested in policy issues related to security and privacy, whether they are preparing for careers in security and privacy or in other areas.
Fifth-year MS in EPP
Carnegie Mellon students, whether they have completed an EPP undergraduate program or not may pursue a 5th-year MS in Engineering and Public Policy.