Design of printed circuit boards in university?

A Learning Module to Design Printed Circuit Boards for IoT-Based Devices

“…Although PCB design is deeply related to fundamental concepts of electronic engineering, its studies are not adequately covered in the universities' curricula [6], which usually focus only on calculations for component dimensioning and forget to present some basic and more practical concepts of board design and industry standards. These aspects increase the lack of qualified professionals in a growing market that, according to reports, only North America will lose 55 % of its active professionals in the next ten years due to retirement [7].…”

Development of a Printed Circuit Board Design Laboratory Course

“…The drawback, however, is that oftentimes students are expected to learn the design principles, select a software tool, as well as learn how to use the software for designing a PCB on their own. The importance of teaching PCB design through a formal course has been a topic explored by other faculty groups at various institutions [1], [2]. There are some higher learning institutions who offer courses on PCB design such as in the form of popup courses [3], or through student organizations such as the IEEE student chapter [4] however many of these offerings are traditionally non-credit and not typically counted towards a faculty's teaching load [5].…”