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POPULAR DEGREES FOR MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING CAREERS
AerospaceSystemsEngineering:
Inanaerospacesystemsengineeringdegreeprogram,studentslearnaboutthe
mechanicsofairandspacemachines.Curriculumcoversareasuchas
aerodynamics,propulsion,structuresandflightmechanics.Aerospacesystems
engineersspecializeintechnologiesassociatedwithaviation,militarysystems,
orspacesystems.Theymightapplyresearchaboutimportantprocessessuch
asheattransfer,propulsion,aerodynamics,orthermodynamicstodesignand
buildmoretechnologicallyadvancedmissilesystems.Ortheymayspecializein
testingproductsorprocessesforexistingtechnologies,suchasdrones.
Robotics/RoboticsEngineering:
Thefieldofroboticsexplorestheprinciplesandtoolsrelevanttoroboticsand
artificialintelligence.Thedegreealsoprovidesanunderstandingof
fundamentalITsubjectssuchasdatabasedesignandmanagementand
computerplatformtechnologies.Courseworkmayincludemachinelearning
andcoursesspecifictoroboticsandartificialintelligence,inadditionto
mathematicsandcomputersciencecourses.Witharoboticsengineering
degreestudentscandoanythingfromdesignmachinesthatcomplete
repetitivetasksmoresafelyorcostefficientlytobuildlargemedicalmachines
thatcanperformprecisesurgeries.Engineersinthefieldcouldalsodesignand
buildnewroboticorartificialintelligencesystems.

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PetroleumEngineering:
Overlappingwithotherengineeringdisciplinessuchasmechanical,chemical
andcivil,thisdegreeoptionfocusesonactivitiesrelatedtotheproductionof
hydrocarbons.Petroleumengineersworkintheoilandgasindustryand
concentrateondesigning,developing,orimprovingtechniquesforextracting
oilandgasfrombelowtheground.Petroleumengineersspendtimeinan
officedoingresearchaswellastimeinthefieldatdrillingsites.Thereare
differenttypesofpetroleumengineers.Twoexamplesaredrillingengineers
andcompletionengineers.Drillingengineersareconcernedwiththedesign
andprocessofdrillingintotheearthtoreachoilorgas.Completionengineers
overseetheplanningandprocessofgettingtheoilorgasfromundergroundto
thesurface.
BiomedicalEngineering:
Biomedicalengineeringistheapplicationofengineeringprinciplestothe
healthcareworld.Combiningbiology,medicineandengineering,studentsin
thisdegreeprogramlearnhowtodesignanddevelopsolutionsformedical
andhealthrelatedproblems,improvingtheoverallqualityandeffectiveness
ofpatientcare.Biomedicalengineersworkwithdifferenttypesofscientiststo
researchandcreateproductssuchasartificialorgansorsoftwarethatdrives
medicalequipment.Theymayworkinteamswithscientists,doctors,health
careprofessionals,orotherspecialtyengineers.Biomedicalengineering
educationincludesbiologycourseworkaswellascomputersciencecourses.
NuclearEngineering:

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Nuclearengineeringisconcernedwithnuclearenergyandradiation
specificallydesigningsystemsandprocessestoextracttheirbeneficialuses.
Theseengineersmayusetheirexpertisetodesignasafernuclearcorereactor.
Nuclearengineersarenotrelegatedtonuclearenergy,though.Theyalsowork
inthemedicalfield,designingbetterwaystouseradioactivematerialin
medicalimagingdevices.Ortheymayfindanundiscovereduseforradiation
anddesignasystemthatusesradiationtodiagnoseortreatamedical
condition.
CivilEngineering:
Civilengineersareattheheartoflargeconstructionprojects.Inacivil
engineeringdegreeprogram,studentslearnengineeringprinciplesrelevantto
designing,constructingandmaintainingmanmadeandnaturalenvironments.
Theyareinvolvedineverystepofdesign,construction,andoperationfor
variousphysicalenvironments,everythingfromroadstobridgestoairports
andevensewagetreatmentplants.Civilengineershavediverseskillsthat
includeanalyzingreports,assessingcosteffectivenessofprojects,surveying,
andtestingsystems.Acivilengineermightspecializeintransportation
systems,structuraldesignsofbuildingsorotherstructuressuchasdams,or
geotechnicalworkdeterminingifthegroundfoundationbeneathastructureis
stableandsafe.

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