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Objective of Education at IIT
IIT’s mission is to educate individuals for complex professional
roles in a changing world and to advance knowledge
through research and scholarship. The guiding principle of
the university is that a modern, innovative education for
students expecting to enter complex professional roles is
only possible with a faculty that both maintains close ties to
the technical professions and an outstanding reputation
in academic research. The university is committed to the educational
ideal of small undergraduate classes and individual
mentoring. Our unique Introduction to the Profession
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IIT Profile
program brings students and senior faculty members together
each week in small groups, where students interact with their
advisers as both teachers and mentors. Throughout the curricula,
the IIT interprofessional projects provide a learning
environment in which interdisciplinary teams of students
apply theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom and laboratory
to real-world projects sponsored by industry and
government. IIT seeks to offer an educational experience that
is second to none.
IIT was founded in 1940 through the merger of the Armour Engineering (established in 1967) joined the university
Institute of Technology (established in 1890) and Lewis in 1986, forming the nucleus for IIT’s west-suburban Rice
Institute (established in 1896). The Institute of Design joined Campus. Today, IIT offers degree programs through
the university in 1949, and Chicago-Kent College of Law eight colleges, institutes and schools, with classes taught
became part of IIT in 1969. The Midwest College of on five campuses in the Chicago area.
College of Architecture
The program in architecture was established at Armour
Institute of Technology, one of IIT’s predecessors, in 1895.
In 1938, the program came under the directorship of the
world-renowned architect and educator Ludwig Mies van der
Rohe. The college is housed in S.R. Crown Hall, one of
Armour College
Armour College is named for IIT’s predecessor, Armour
Institute of Technology, which was established in 1892 on the
site of the present IIT Main Campus. The following departments
comprise Armour College: Applied Mathematics;
Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences; Chemical and
Environmental Engineering; Civil and Architectural
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Mies’ most significant buildings and a major contribution
to Chicago’s rich architectural heritage. The college emphasizes
applied studio work under the tutelage of a faculty
of practicing architects: the study of architectural theory;
interdisciplinary learning; and foreign study.
Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer
Engineering; the Lewis Department of Humanities;
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering; and
Social Sciences. The college is also home to the Pritzker
Institute of Medical Engineering and the Manufacturing
Productivity Center.
The Chicago-Kent College of Law is the second oldest law Laws. Although the college does not offer an undergraduate
college in Illinois. When Chicago-Kent joined the university degree, it offers a specialized minor to undergraduates in
in 1969, IIT became the first major institute of technology to double-degree programs. The Chicago-Kent Library is open
include law among its disciplines. Chicago-Kent offers pro- to IIT students conducting research in relevant fields.
grams leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of
Institute of Design
The Institute of Design, founded by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
in 1937 and named the “New Bauhaus” after Germany’s
International School of Design, merged with IIT in 1949.
The Institute of Design is the first U.S. school to offer
a Ph.D. in design; its program also includes a Master of
Science in Design and a Master of Design.
IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 1999-2001