Engineering Science

Overview of a College Program in Engineering Science

Engineering Science college degree programs provide you with broad engineering training and skills. Enrolling in these college programs allows you to gain advanced mathematical and scientific knowledge, an educational foundation you can use to gain jobs in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, technology, medicine or education. Additionally, if you take business management and leadership courses as electives as you pursue your Engineering Science degree you can get hired into more senior level jobs after you graduate.

Undergraduate and graduate degrees for Engineering Science majors include an Associate of Science in Engineering Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, Master of Science in Engineering Technology and a Master of Science in Engineering Science. Core courses you’re required to take to graduate are established by individual colleges and universities. However, as an Engineering Science major you can expect to take core courses like:

• General Biology
• Program Design and Abstraction
• Data Structures
• Introduction to Engineering
• Engineering Analysis and Applications
• Engineering Statistics
• Ethics, Engineering and Society
• Advanced Engineering Design Concepts
• Engineering Thermodynamics
• Methods of Applied Mathematics
• Biotechnology

Available Learning Formats for Engineering Science

Depending on the accredited college or university you enroll at, you may be able to take distance learning courses as you work toward the completion of your degree. Should you choose this option, consider combining distance learning courses with classroom courses. This way you can complete laboratory assignments on campus, asking your classmates and professors questions as needed. You may generally use tools such as secure message boards, chat rooms, shared files and video to communicate with your professors and classmates while taking distance learning courses.

Outlook for Careers in Engineering Science

Jobs you can work after you get Engineering Science degrees include as an engineer technician, engineering consultant, computer technician (if you take computer science courses in college), a technical writer or as an educator. You may work outdoors as you design construction projects or you may work indoors drafting building floor plans. To increase your chances of getting hired after college, work with your career counselor to participate in internship and work/study programs. Relationships you create with hiring managers at firms you intern for may help you to land full-time jobs after you graduate from college.

As an Engineering Science major, you can expect jobs in your field to grow by approximately five percent from 2008 through 2018 according to the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The median annual salary aerospace engineering and operations technicians earned as of May 2008 was $55,040. Civil engineering technicians earned a median annual salary of $44,290.

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