ations ▁The ▁Jim ▁H enson ▁School ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Media , ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁offers ▁academ ies ▁in ▁three ▁arts ▁discipl ines : ▁Arts ▁& ▁Human ities , ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁and ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁ ▁The ▁vocal ▁and ▁instrument al ▁music ▁programs ▁at ▁North western , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁Art ▁program , ▁have ▁collect ively ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁for ▁their ▁work . ▁ ▁Project ▁Le ad ▁the ▁Way ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁The ▁Project ▁Le ad ▁The ▁Way ▁( P LT W ) ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁educ ates ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁engineering , ▁and ▁provides ▁content ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁electron ics , ▁bi ote chn ology , ▁a eros pace , ▁civil ▁engineering , ▁and ▁architecture . ▁The ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁is ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁P LT W ▁and ▁the ▁S TE M ▁Academy . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁a ▁four - year ▁sequence ▁of ▁courses ▁which , ▁when ▁combined ▁with ▁traditional ▁mathematics ▁and ▁science ▁courses ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁introdu ces ▁students ▁to ▁the ▁scope , ▁rig or ▁and ▁discipline ▁of ▁engineering ▁prior ▁to ▁entering ▁college . ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁take ▁special ized ▁courses ▁specific ▁to ▁the ▁a cademy , ▁such ▁as ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Engineering ▁Design , ▁and ▁Digital ▁Electron ics . ▁Special ization ▁courses ▁include ▁Computer ▁Integr ated ▁Man ufact uring , ▁Bi ote chn ical ▁Engineering , ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Architecture , ▁A eros pace ▁Engineering , ▁and