在大多数工程课程中，学生很少有机会通过选修课实现学习多样化。为了扩大这些机会，迈阿密大学制造工程系开始提供sprint课程，涵盖各种可能不包括在课程中的技术科目。sprint课程每周开三个小时，为期五周，每学期一小时的学分。迄今为止的经验表明，sprint课程对学生、教师和制造工程专业非常有用。

In most engineering curricula, students have very few opportunities to diversify their studies through electives. To expand those opportunities, the Department of Manufacturing Engineering of Miami University began offering sprint courses covering a variety of technical subjects that might not otherwise be included in the curriculum. The sprint course meets for three hours per week for five weeks, for which one semester-hour of credit is awarded. The experience to date indicates that the sprint courses have been very useful for students, faculty and the manufacturing engineering profession.