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Types of Engineering Degrees
Careers Advice19 June 2015 | Careers Advice | Guest Author
Engineering and what it entails is a relatively broad field. There are all manners of ways to be an engineer in a wide variety of fields, but how will you know which the right type of engineer degree is for you?

You could take a look at our comprehensive list of Engineering Industry Sectors and find related courses or take a look below to narrow down your options or take a look at our jobs page to see what working in each field would entail. We’d also recommend visiting different universities and quizzing their engineering departments to find the right course for you and if you really can’t decide it might be worth looking into courses where the first year is general engineering and you specialise later.

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Mechanical Engineering Degrees
One of the most innovative and exciting areas of engineering, mechanical engineering degrees offer a wide range of specialisms to excel in. In the broadest possible terms, mechanical engineers deal with machines. Typically, universities will want you to have taken Maths and Physics (or another science) A levels.

Aerospace Engineering Degree
A specialist degree which boasts a variety of topics including aircraft performance, control and structures, composites, noise and space flight.

Automotive Engineering Degree
This is essentially the technical and creative study of automotive design, drivetrain, vehicle body and engineering systems with key business and market considerations.

Biomedical Engineering Degree
Biomedical engineering is about finding solutions to medical issues by meeting the demands of the healthcare business through the development of specialist technology. It will usually only be available as a masters course given the technical nature of the field and will require you to have studied biology at A level.

Biomechanical Engineering Degree
Often twinned with biomedical engineering, this degree provides the fundamental understanding of machines used in the fields of biology and medicine by way of focusing in on more narrow fields like corrective surgery.

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Civil Engineering Degrees
Civil engineering degrees cover the topics associated with planning, designing and constructing infrastructures while ensuring that public and environmental health laws are being adhered to. The courses will also cover improving and maintaining existing infrastructures. As with mechanical engineering, you will be required to have studied Maths and a science at A level (again, Physics is often preferred).

Structural Engineering Degree
This degree teaches the disciplines needed to analyse, design, plan and research structural components and systems as well as the take into account not only safety factors but aesthetic (the look of the structure) and social factors and how it will affect the communities, etc.

Architectural Engineering Degree
This degree focuses on the technical and managerial aspects of architectural design and construction project management.

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Electrical Engineering Degrees
An important aspect of everyday life, examples of electrical engineering are all around us from communications to entertainment, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, transport and much more. For Electrical Engineering degrees the only consistent requirement is Maths A level, beyond that sciences and specialised A level courses will prove useful.

Computer Engineering Degree
This may refer to either Computer Systems Engineering degrees which some universities offer and will prepare you to work on large scale systems and Computer Science the more widely available course which often will allow you to specialise in the area of hardware or software that most interests you.

Electronics Engineering Degree
This degree teaches you the fundamental principles of electronic engineering and the skills necessary for the modern day system designs, interfacing and communications. It’s often combined as a degree course with Electrical Engineering as there is a lot of overlap. 

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