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Engineers Make a Difference: Motivating Students to Pursue an Engineering Education
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Sustainable Energy Engineering Teacher's Guide
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Roller Coaster Engineering Teacher's Guide
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Teaching Engineering Made Easy: A Friendly Introduction to Engineering Activities for Middle School Teachers
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The Musical Engineer: A Music Enthusiast's Guide to Engineering and Technology Careers
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The Fantastical Engineer: A Thrillseeker's Guide to Careers in Theme Park Engineering - Second Edition
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High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering
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Is There an Engineer Inside You?: A Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in Engineering |
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The Bachelor of Art in Engineering
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A 2002 NSF survey found that only 35 percent of those in the U.S. workforce with a degree in engineering actually work as engineers. Another 4 percent say they work in a related science field; and an additional 48 percent aren't considered engineers or scientists, but say their work is related to engineering. With an increase in technology in our daily lives, many people now view engineering as a marketable skill. Many newly emerging non-technical fields need the logical problem-solving abilities of engineers. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Engineering is considered to be the liberal arts degree for a technologically driven society. Most BA programs in engineering are designed to appeal to a broader segment of the population than the BS degree. Graduates of these programs may find themselves working in public policy, management, business or any other sector of society that can benefit from a thorough grounding in the engineering process.
There really is something for everyone in engineering. Everytime I turn around, I see more opportunities for engineers. In this tight job market, an engineering degree can open many doors that would otherwise be shut.
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Posted by Celeste Baine on September 23, 2010
Talkback
From Bob Rumer - Hi Celeste; Thank you for promoting a BA in engineering. We all work hard to encourage K-12 students to study engineering then they go to college and often are "weeded" out as not being talented enough to become a design engineer. They inevitably change majors and are lost to the engineering community. But for every design engineer, most companies need two or three engineers in non-design roles such as marketing, technical sales, project management, etc. A BA in engineering might be a perfect fit for everyone involved!
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 12:40 am PST
From Jim Kusterer - Why is it that everything on planet Earth has to be watered down into something that it is not—even the once highly respected engineering profession. As a degreed chemical engineer (with 35 years in industry before retiring and beginning to teach high school and college), I must tell you how much I detest hearing about a B.A. degree in engineering. No, call it what it is—a degree in logic, not a degree in engineering; this simply offensive to any of us who have performed a life-long career in real ‘engineering’, not pseudo or wannabe engineering.
This point needs to be made, and made strongly!
Posted on September 23, 2010 at 1:02 am PST
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