STEM

S.T.E.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Many students who fall into majors that align with these areas of interest are analytical thinkers who like to use their time and energy to explore the unknown and create solutions to problems. By working on the problems of tomorrow now, Augustana students continue to show the world that it needs our graduates.

STEM has opportunities for every kind of student as these majors are often combined with non-STEM fields such as Business or Psychology. These combinations can result in unique jobs and careers such as Special Effects Coordinators, Game Designer, Exotic Animal Expert, Genetic Counselors, Web Developers, Food and Flavor Chemists, and Medical Illustrators to name a few!

Some examples of majors that fall into STEM are Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Geography, Geology, and Mathematics.

Augustana separates majors such as Pre-Med, Pre-Nursing, Public Health, Environmental Studies, and Speech-Language Pathology into the Health Sciences or Environmental Studies.

Join the Department LinkedIn group to get the latest news and opportunities in the STEM industry!

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Explore curated resources for science internships, jobs, grad schools, and professional development to help launch your career in the sciences

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Engineering

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Make a Difference with Science: Volunteer with GiGi’s Playhouse!

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Georgetown University MS in Physiology Virtual Info Session

Geared toward students pursuing further professional studies or careers in healthcare, offering a strong foundation in human physiology and related biomedical sciences.

Our webinars will cover the curriculum, research opportunities, and application processes for these programs. This is an excellent chance for …

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Industry-Specific Information for Chemistry

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Post Grad Service Option: Social Change & Public Service

Change Corps: Change Corps offers a year-long, three-step program that will launch your career in social change. Change Corps offers …

Post-Grad Service: Education

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Discover PreMedCC: Your Gateway to Medical School Success

We want to introduce you to PreMedCC, a free, student-led online learning community dedicated to supporting pre-health professional students at …

Decoding Your Future

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InfraWorks is a powerful new tool from Autodesk that lets you create and visualize preliminary designs in stunning 3D. It…

Databases for Node.js Developers

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Revit 2017 Essential Training: MEP (Metric)

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MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design is one of the major components of the BIM chain—and Revit is the design…

Revit 2017 Essential Training: MEP (Imperial)

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Learning phpMyAdmin

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MySQL is one of the most widely used database systems for dynamic websites and content management systems. And phpMyAdmin is…

Alex McDowell: World Building and Narrative

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Minority Report changed production designer Alex McDowell’s career. The film didn’t begin with a script. Instead, director Steven Spielberg wanted…

Revit: Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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In this series, there’s a little something for every Revit designer—beginners and seasoned users alike. Each video focuses on a…

Sebastien Deguy: Allegorithmic Changing the Art of Games

Taught by Sebastien Deguy
Sebastien Deguy started out as a mathematician working on a CGI prototype. Ten years on, his prototype has become a…

Revit Structure 2016 Essential Training

Taught by Eric Wing
Learn how to create accurate foundation plans and framing plans, with details such as brace frames and trusses, with Revit…

Revit: Managing Location Coordinates

Taught by Paul F. Aubin
If you are new to Revit (particularly if you are coming from an AutoCAD background), the approach Revit takes to…

Roadway Design: InfraWorks 360

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Roadway Design is the most popular add-on module for InfraWorks 360. It extends InfraWorks 360 by including engineering-oriented tools for…

Revit: Construction Modeling Tools

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If your job requires working on Revit models created by someone else, then you have probably run into situations where…

Revit Templates: Views and Sheets

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Revit Templates: System Settings

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Revit Templates: Annotation

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David Lesperance Digital Environment Design

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Fascinated by what’s happening in the background of your favorite movies and video games? Environmental artist David Lesperance creates the…

Building Curtain Walls with Revit

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This course examines one of the best features Revit has to offer: curtain walls. Though they’re not structurally significant, curtain…

Learning the Standard PHP Library

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The Standard PHP Library (SPL) is a collection of useful classes for traversing, filtering, and sorting data and objects. One…

Civil 3D: Basic Roadway Design

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Roadway design is one of the most powerful capabilities of Civil 3D and one of the most common design tasks…

Spaces and Places by Kevin Sloan Studio

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