Do you plan to study engineering?

If you like physics and math, and you want to get a higher education diploma that has a practical focus, which naturally leads to a successful career, perhaps the engineering specialties are exactly what you are looking for.

Since good engineers are constantly in short supply, technical education holders are in high demand among employers, and this diverse discipline provides an incredible variety of specialties and career opportunities.

What subjects will you study?

There are several branches of engineering, and as a rule, they are offered as full-fledged specialties - below we will talk about the most common. Be prepared for the fact that at any of the technical faculties most of the study time is devoted to lectures, laboratory, group classes and design projects.

Industrial and civil construction

This industry covers the infrastructure that allows the world to function normally: roads, bridges, tunnels, dams, pipelines and so on. A diploma in construction will teach you how to apply mathematics and physics in designing designs. You will study such subjects as hydraulics, materials science and geology; Master the skills of topographic surveying and methods of managing production and construction objects.

Mechanical engineering

This specialty deals with the design and manufacture of a variety of products - from cars to satellites, from mobile phones to windmills. Also you will study engineering concepts, master the skills necessary for product development and testing, learn about such things as chain theory, behavior of various materials under the influence of force, system modeling and much more.

Electrical Engineering

As the name implies, electrical engineering is an area of engineering related to the supply of electricity and the design of electronic systems similar to those used in communication and production. Thanks to the many disciplines studied at this faculty, you will learn everything about electronic boards, digital electronics, computers, hardware and software.

Chemical Technology

Chemical engineering includes the design, construction and operation of devices, machines and apparatus that use raw materials for the manufacture of medicines, plastics, etc. Students of this specialty study such subjects as materials science, thermodynamics, chemical reactions, petroleum products and even cellular biology.

Aviation equipment

Those who are interested in aviation can get engineering specialization, which deals with all aspects of aircraft design, production, testing and operation. You will study aerodynamics, avionics (electrical systems in an airplane), materials science and other subjects.

What disciplines should I pay attention to the future engineer?

The main subject for any engineering specialty is mathematics. It's great if you studied it at an advanced level. The remaining disciplines will depend on what kind of technical industry you have chosen. Of great importance for building specialties and the faculty of aviation engineering is physics. Future technology engineers need chemistry. No one will be hindered by such an object as technology (labor).

What skills will you acquire?

Any engineering specialty will give you both technical knowledge in a particular field and general human skills: communicativeness, leadership qualities necessary for the management of production and construction objects and communication with customers as the engineer responsible for a particular project. The profession of an engineer requires the ability to work in a team, so at the university you will often be given collective assignments to develop this skill, which can later be useful in other areas.

Where you can work as an engineer

Technical education gives you the knowledge and practical skills necessary to become a professional engineer. Many students find jobs in their specialty, often at those enterprises where they have been practicing or earning money while studying at a university. Engineers are in demand in various sectors, such as automotive, oil, aviation, construction, energy. They can consult, operate and repair technical facilities, use water resources, organize food production and many others. As in other specialties, there is a two-tier system in the engineering departments. After graduating from the Russian Baccalaureate (usually 4 years), the graduate becomes a full-fledged engineer. But those who wish can continue their studies in the magistracy (2 more years), having received a narrower specialization.

If, suddenly, having received a diploma, you will understand that the profession of an engineer is not exactly what you dream to do, you can pay attention to related specialties.

Similar specialties

• Physics. Engineering is a discipline about the application of physics in real life. But if you are more interested in the theoretical aspects of this science, it is better to enter the physics department.
• Mathematics. Engineers, as a rule, have good mathematical abilities. If this subject interests you so much that you would like to focus only on it, it is wise to consider the question of enrolling in the Faculty of Mathematics.
• Chemistry. If you are interested in chemical engineering, you can not only become an engineer-technologist, but also study chemistry as such, focusing on the scientific and teaching aspects of the discipline.
• Computer science. If you like electrical engineering, you can, as an alternative, also study information technology, computer technology, programming, which will allow you to fully concentrate on computers.

A little more about engineering ...

The deficit of qualified engineers abroad means that young professionals have high initial salaries. Interestingly, in Britain, for example, Scottish mechanical engineers earn more money than London's. This is due to the development of the oil industry in this part of the United Kingdom.

What can be said about Russian young specialists who received an engineer's diploma? What awaits them at home?

In August 2015, according to the website "Trudkom", the country offered more than 500 engineering vacancies. Of these, half with a salary of 16 to 32 thousand rubles a month, a third - from 32 to 48 thousand rubles and 11% of posts promise a monthly income of 48 to 64 thousand rubles. Especially in demand graduates of technical universities in the Moscow, Leningrad and Sverdlovsk regions, with the first accounting for about 40% of all vacancies.

The average salary of a Russian engineer is about 40,000 rubles. From the regions, the most highly paid technical specialists live in the Republic of Ingushetia (the average monthly salary is 82500 rubles). If you recommend engineering specialties with the highest salary, attention should be paid to a drilling engineer (average monthly income of about 120,000 rubles) and an oil engineer whose average salary reaches 100,000 rubles.

However, whatever technical specialty you choose, in accordance with your interests, you will always know that you make a valuable contribution to the life of society. And this in the profession, you must agree, is important.