Currently, advances in technology, along with application-specific demands in areas such as wireless communication and biomedical engineering, are driving the development of tools and techniques for producing miniaturized system elements from mechanical, magnetic, fluidic, and many other nonelectrical domains. Each of these domains poses its own design and validation challenges. In addition, integration of components from these domains with electrical components is an important part of the development of emerging systems. To prepare students to meet these challenging design problems, it is necessary to begin the introduction of multidomain technologies into the microelectronics curriculum. Here we explore some of the possible tools for beginning this introduction. We also note where tools for student use are not yet readily available.