broken for the new building on April 1, 1940 and the building was dedicated on June 15–16, 1942. The building was designed in the shape of two letter E's, placed back to back and joined by a central structure. Each of the six original departments used one of the wings. When it was built it was the largest building on Northwestern's Evanston campus. Curriculum a faculty of 180 taught 1450 undergraduates. In 1996, Northwestern University launched an engineering program called Engineering Design and Communication (EDC), which is a mandatory class for all undergraduate engineering students. EDC consists of two quarter-long classes that focus on design and communication within the Engineering discipline. Each EDC class has 16 students who are team-taught by one professor from the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and one professor from the Writing Program of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. EDC classes typically work with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago or other local non-profit organizations. The EDC program was renamed Design Thinking and Communication, or DTC, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. The Engineering Analysis program is also mandatory for all undergraduate engineering students and consists of four quarter-long classes. These classes provide the basis for Northwestern's engineering curriculum, and teach linear algebra, statics and dynamics, system dynamics, and differential equations. In addition, students become familiar with the computer programming language MATLAB. The graduate curriculum includes MMM program from the Segal Design Institute, a joint degree program including an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and an MS in Design Innovation (MSDI) from McCormick. Historically, McCormick offered MEM for MMM graduates with few courses opted from different schools of the Northwestern University. Other Segal degrees include the Master of Product Design and Development Management (mpd2) and MS in Engineering Design Innovation (EDI). Co-op Program The Walter P. Murphy Cooperative Engineering Education Program at Northwestern. Students work at a paid internship with one company for 3-6 academic quarters spread out throughout the students' undergraduate careers, including at least one period of two consecutive quarters. While participating in the co-op program, students maintain full-time student status. See also Biomedical Engineering Center for Quantum Devices Chemical and Biological Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Segal Design Institute References External links McCormick School Engineering schools and