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There are not many careers with more potential for the college graduate, than the field of engineering. Qualified engineers are in short supply in this country. The rate of engineers entering the field cannot keep pace with the rate of engineers retiring. Many colleges have employers lined up to hire their engineering program graduates. Over 100 employers came to the University of Arizona campus looking for Engineers through Career Services or Industry Day in 2006-2007!
 
So you say you want to be an engineer? Well eventually you'll need to narrow it down to one of many different types of engineers, just take a look below at some of the possibilities within the field.
 
NOTE: GEAR UP will host its Annual Summer Pre-Engineering Camp in June and July of 2009. Click here to find out more about it and to see the past projects from our students of 2007 and 2008.
Aerospace Engineering
Design and development of airplanes, rockets and spacecraft. University of Arizona students worked on the Phoenix mission to Mars, which will be landing very soon.
 
Civil Engineering
Design and construction of buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels, power plants and many other structures and systems. The architects design it and come up with the concept; the civil engineer makes it a reality deciding on materials and design features that not only work, but are safe.
 
Electrical Engineering
Design and construction of electrical and electronic systems and devices. How does that electric shaver work?
 
Engineering Management
A combination of engineering and businesses courses to prepare students for management positions.
 
Geological Engineering
Prepares students for careers in the petroleum, mining, hazardous waste, geotechnical and construction industries.
 
Materials Science and Engineering
The study and application of materials,  including metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, composites and optical materials.
 
Mining Engineering
Involves all aspects of mining, including excavations on construction projects, as well as working on environmentally related projects.
 
Systems Engineering
Modeling, analyzing and designing advanced systems that include machines, people, software, hardware, materials and energy.
Biosystems Engineering
Production and processing of food, fiber and biological/biochemical products.
 
Chemical Engineering
Working with processes, including those involving chemcals, biological systems, environmental remediation, and oil or semiconductor manufacturing. Want to engineer the next great renewable fuel source, then this may be the field for you. 
Computer Engineering
Working with hardware and software related to computers and computer systems. Get into this field and you may just create the next DELL PC?
 
Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
The study of water and its interaction with the environment. Do you think Venice, Italy had a few of these on hand to help design the city? 
 
Industrial Engineering
This involves workplace and job design, such as production planning, quality assurance, facility planning, and information management.
 
Mechanical Engineering
Design and development of automobile components, biomedical systems, robots, machine tools and many other mechanical systems.
 
Optical Sciences and Engineering
Involves manipulating light in optical design, fabrication and testing. Did I mention that the University of Arizona has one of the top programs in the world in optical technologies?