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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

Example Aerospace project:

Design winglets to decreases drag and increases energy efficiency.

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.