Engineering is comprised of a wide variety of disciplines, each discipline varying from the other to great extents. For instance, while civil engineers design structures, the electrical engineers have to work with electricity transmissions and robotics.
Why are we going on about different kinds of engineering? That is to help you decide which discipline you want to study. We have put together a list of different engineering degrees and some of the subcategories of engineering that you can specialize in for each as a two-part series. This is the first part and the second part will follow soon!
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace engineers are tasked with working on designing, researching, and simulating aircraft. The aircraft might mean anything from planes to rockets and even missiles. If something flies through the air at some point, there is a high chance that an aerospace engineer was involved in the design process.
Specifically speaking, aerospace engineers focus on aerodynamics and aerodynamic principles such as wings, airfoils, lift, drag, and more.
Subcategories: Aeronautics, Thermal Management, Space
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural engineering is among the oldest kinds of the profession of engineer and is focused on agricultural processes. Engineers of this particular field are tasked with improving the world’s food and biomaterial supply. Their areas of interest are water management, farm management, farm economics, and food modification. If you have an interest in food industry functionalities and if you want to play a role in the future of the food, then this engineering discipline is for you.
Audio Engineering
Audio engineering requires not only the technology but also creative passion. Audio engineers are supposed to work on audio equipment during design and during operation. The creativity aspect comes into play since audio engineers are tasked with sound design for films, musicians, or for electronic devices.
Subcategories: Acoustics, Audio Mastering, Machine Design
Automotive Engineering
You are correct in assuming that automotive engineering is a subset of mechanical engineering. However, it does have its own set of engineering principles. Automotive engineers design cars, trucks, motorcycles, and anything that will drive on land. Automotive engineers can further specialize in specific components of these machines such as transmission design or engine design.
Biomedical Engineering
This particular discipline is the cutting edge of medical technology and engineering. The engineers are continuously developing new innovations and conducting new researches in the medical and biological sciences space for advancing the healthcare industry. Biomedical engineers also design small but vital machines that are implanted in human tissue.
Chemical Engineering
You might think that chemical engineers don’t have much to do with your surroundings, but you would be wrong. They are not only responsible for creating household chemicals and pesticides but also work on the development of new plastics, lab-grown meat, and much more.
Subcategories: Biochemical, Ceramics, Nanotechnology
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers take care of designing, managing, and operating infrastructure around the globe. This doesn’t simply mean roads and bridges; it also implies potable water pipelines, wastewater treatment, and even environmental engineering. It is considered to be the oldest of all of the engineering professions and is absolutely critical to our daily life.
You left out quite a few disciplines.