Oberlin, Penn Launch 4+1 Engineering MA Program

On Nov. 9, Oberlin College and the University of Pennsylvania formally announced the launch of the new 4+1 Accelerated Master’s in Engineering program. In the five-year course of study, students will spend four years at Oberlin and receive a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, then matriculate at the University of Pennsylvania to earn a Master’s of Science in Engineering degree. While the program ultimately builds toward an engineering degree, the designers of the program at Oberlin and Penn hope students will take advantage of the interdisciplinary opportunities offered by a four-year liberal arts undergraduate experience. “Students spend all four undergraduate years at Oberlin, allowing them the deep research and critical learning opportunities that will serve them at Penn Engineering and beyond,” Senior Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of English Laura Baudot wrote in an email to the Review.

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