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BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER GUIDE 33
OR OF SCIENCE DEGREES
formula: a heavy dose of math, phys-
ics, and engineering design, with
biology, computer science, chemis-
try, and materials science also in the
mix. You will get an education meant
to make you into a professional engi-
neer, with job-ready skills in your
chosen area of specialization.
ENGINEERING
SHAPES OUR WORLD
Engineering education in general
emphasizes practical learning. The
products of engineering are sup-
posed to work repeatedly, predict-
ably, and safely. Buildings must stay
upright, engines need to start, com-
puters have to compute. Engineers
design and create these and all the
other technologies we use at home,
work, and play. And to do so suc-
cessfully, they need extensive in-
struction in how built objects can
best work under the laws of nature
and physics to serve human needs
and wants.
This instruction is so important
that strict rules govern what courses
of study can be called “engineering”
programs. To offer an “engineering”
degree, a school must demonstrate
that their program gives students
command of the skills and knowl-
edge they need to step into work as
practicing engineers.
HOW TO FIND A PROGRAM
Colleges and universities offer about
190 programs in areas related to bio-
U OF ILLINOIS PHOTO BY FRED ZWICKY. ALL OTHERS COURTESY THE SCHOOLS.
North Carolina State
RALEIGH
University of
California,
Berkeley