Engineering Disciplines

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Engineering Disciplines 

•major basic branches of engineering

– Chemical engineering
    Biomolecular Engineering
    Materials Engineering
         Metals, Ceramics, Polymers
    Molecular Engineering
    Process Engineering
        Petroleum Engineering
            Reservoir, Drilling, Production
        Plastics, Paper

–Civil engineering
   Environmental Engineering
        Ecological, Fire protection,
        Sanitation, Urban
   Geotechnical Engineering
        Mining, Foundation
   Structural Engineering
        Earthquake, Wind, Ocean,
        Architectural
   Transport Engineering
        Railway Systems,
        Highway
   Water Resource Engineering
        Hydraulic, River, 
        Coastal, Groundwater

–Electrical engineering
   Computer Engineering
        Software
        Hardware
        Network
   Electronic Engineering
        Controls
         Telecommunications
   Optical Engineering
   Power Engineering

–Mechanical engineering
   Acoustical Engineering
   Manufacturing Engineering
   Thermal Engineering
   Vehicle Engineering
      Automotive
      Naval
      Aerospace

There are 30-40 different fields of engineering.

For a quick list and description of them, read through the wiki:

link - List of engineering branches

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Architecture-and-Engineering/home.htm

http://www.careercornerstone.org/

http://www.tryengineering.org/

http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/

United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs

Vid link

Nuclear news:

South Korea bans fish imports from Japan coast affected by leaking Fukushima nuclear plant

Nuclear power in France: link

If you are unfamiliar with one of the above fields, get on youtube, and do a search to find out more about it!

Choose a major
Talk to an adviser, make sure you are taking the needed classes:


Basic programs of study (consider adding on a minor when choosing core electives)
http://www.lonestar.edu/engineering-dept-kingwood.htm

Core Curriculum requirements - link

Engineering majors in particular have the highest median earnings out of college.

According to a recent report from Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (aka STEM) majors still have the best overall job prospects.

2012 Engineering Income and Salary Survey - link

• "Engineering continues to be one of the most robust professions," says Thomas G. Loughlin, Executive Director of ASME

• the unemployment rate among engineers is currently about half the national average.

• the average total annual income, including commissions and fees, for an engineer in the U.S. in 2012 was $103,497, nearly 4.0% higher than the $99,738 figure reported in the 2011 survey.

Google:
"What kind of engineer should you be?"

Take some of the many quizzes that come up!

http://thinkbig.tamu.edu/quiz/

http://spacefem.com/quizzes/engineer/