1.WHAT AN ENGINEER DOES
2. THE FIELDS OF ENGINEERING
3. THE EDUCATION OF AN ENGINEER
1. WHAT DOES A PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEER DO?
 AN ENGINEER IS A BUILDER… HIS/HER
JOB IS TO DESIGN AND BUILD THINGS…
machines, tools, structures, roads, bridges,
motors, electronics….
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2. SPECIAL FIELDS WITHIN THE
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING
The work of BIO-MEDICAL
engineers is among the most
exciting and groundbreaking in
all of engineering !!
They design, and build prototypes of
such revolutionary products as…
BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING…
Artificial organs, artificial limbs,
medical imaging devices, medical
diagnosis machines, and patient
monitoring devices…
The most likely employers of bio-medical
engineers are companies involved in the
manufacture of medical equipment. These
could be very large corporations or smaller,
specialized companies.
(for a thorough look at BIO-MEDICAL
engineering)
http://www.bmes.org/careers.asp
http://www.khake.com/page53.html
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING…
The work of CHEMICAL
engineers combines the skills of
both the chemist and the
engineer.
They design, and build facilities involved in the
production of chemical products… drugs, paints, dyes,
industrial supplies (acids, dyes, dangerous chemicals),
fertilizers, solvents, fuels, etc…
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING…
or oversee the production of material
goods which use chemicals in their
manufacturing process…batteries,
plastics, medicines, textiles, concrete,
paper, etc…
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING…
or oversee the processes in
which control of chemistry is
highly important to the final
product...brewing, food
processing, oil refining,
mining, etc…
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING…
Chemical engineers of the future will provide the
skills needed to develop new polymers for medical
devices, powerful new alloys for aircraft, materials
that allow for further miniaturization of solid-state
components and further development of the
computer and other electronics industries. Health
care will require new manufacturing processes for
pharmaceutical products and surgical procedures.
SOME SUB-CATAGORIES:
Pharmaceutical Engineering Plastics and Polymer Engineering
Petroleum Engineering…
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING…
Largely due to the highly technical skills required
for the job and the importance of chemical
engineering projects, chemical engineers are
traditionally the highest-paid in the industry!
The discipline involves using knowledge of
chemical processes to create useful products and
processes.
(great site for exploring CHEMICAL ENGINEERING)…job
descriptions, career opportunities…)
http://www.aiche.org/careers/
(overview of chemical engineering; education, job opportunities,
salaries…)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos029.htm
CIVIL ENGINEERING…
The work of civil engineers is
among the most visible and
the most awe-inspiring !!
They design, oversee
construction and oversee
maintenance of…
Highways, bridges, tunnels,
airports, dams, reservoirs, oil
platforms, pipelines,
This is one of the oldest branches of
engineering. Civil engineers work on large-scale
projects like road, rail, bridge and oil rig
construction. Often employed by consulting
firms, they plan and oversee projects; or work for
contracting firms, and see that work is done
according to client specifications.
Management skills, teamwork and
communication skills are particularly important
because of the large-scale nature of much of the
work that they do.
CIVIL ENGINEERING…
Civil engineers will provide the
skills to build transportation
infrastructure of the future: bridges,
roadways and mass transit systems.
Career paths could lead them into working for multinational construction corporations, local companies,
government agencies, or the military.
(American Society of Civil Engineers web site…lots of
info, job searches, for future civil engineers)
http://www.asce.org/public/careers.cfm
COMPUTER
ENGINEERING…
COMPUTER ENGINEERING continues
to grow as more and more engineers are
needed for the design of computer
hardware and software. Computer
engineering will soon be the secondlargest engineering field.
(site which describes careers in, and education needed, for
computers and computer engineering..)
http://www.computer.org/education/careers.htm
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING…
The activities and pursuits
of electrical engineers are
extremely diversified.
They work on everything
from large scale power
grids covering entire
countries, to
microelectronics…
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Career paths may take them into
computers, communications (satellites,
telephone, fiber optics, antennas…)
lasers, robotics, integrated circuits, or
dozens of related fields….
Electrical engineering
The work of electrical engineers can be with power generation
and supply, or with the design and manufacture of components
needed by the electronics industry. Practical engineering and
design skills, the ability to keep up with rapidly changing
technologies are keys to success in this field.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING…
25% of all engineers work in electrical
engineering fields. The demand for
electrical engineers will remain high due to
projected growth in all electronics-based
industries: aerospace, telecommunications,
computer, and microelectronics.
Electrical engineers might be employed by giant
communications corporations, small electronics
manufacturers, or even the military services.
(a terrific overview of electrical and computer engineering…jobs, education, etc. site
produced by elec. eng. society.) http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/yourcareer.html
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING…
Mechanical engineers
design motors, tools,
machines, and many
other devices…
Mechanical engineers will be leading the
revolution taking place in manufacturing
processes, in which products are made
without defects are and greater
efficiencies achieved.
They work on designing and
building robots, air conditioners,
automobiles, airplanes, satellites,
and artificial hearts!
They work for large manufacturing
corporations, small companies, and
government agencies.
Mechanical engineers do the research, design
and production of any machinery with moving
parts. These can mean from huge machines to
micro-components of robots.
Mechanical engineers have skills needed for most
other fields of engineering, thus will spend a lot of
time working with engineers from other disciplines.
They must have an ability and willingness to apply
technological and design principles to mechanical
problems.
(overview of mechanical engineering; job, education
descriptions…)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos033.htm
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
This is considered a branch of mechanical
engineering concerned with the design,
development and maintenance of cars, car engines
and industrial assembly lines.
Automotive engineering combines a number
of disciplines and those working within the
industry generally need to have a broad
engineering grounding.
AERONAUTICAL
ENGINEERING
Another branch of mechanical engineering, it
is one of the most hi-tech of the engineering
disciplines. Aeronautical engineers do all the
research, design, manufacturing building and
maintenance of aircraft - both civil and
military.
More recently, they also have taken on the
design and building of rockets and missiles
for space exploration and military
applications...
NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING…
The work of NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING combines the
disciplines of nuclear physics
and mechanical engineering…
They design, and build facilities involved in the
production of ‘nuclear power’ electrical generators
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING…
They design and build machines
for the medical fields, chemical
analysis, and cutting edge
research in determining the very
nature of matter… Future employers will be
medical research companies,
government labs, military
facilities, and power companies.
(an overview of careers in ‘nuclear’ engineering)
http://www.nei.org/index.asp?catnum=1&catid=7
3. Which School of Engineering?
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Swansea School of Engineering Credentials
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The School is a cutting edge learning environment with
state of the art teaching facilities.
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We pioneer technological progress in both traditional and
emerging disciplines within the field of Engineering,
working in partnership with major industrial companies.
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All our activities are driven and underpinned by world
leading research, as recognized by the recent Research
assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008, where the combined
score of the School of Engineering ranks number 8 in the
UK.
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In addition, 73% of our research was rated a internationally
leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*).
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Read more about our ranking
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Swansea Institute
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of Life Science Credentials
The Institute of Life Science (ILS) is the research arm of
Swansea University's School of Medicine.
The ILS is dedicated to finding new solutions to old problems
in medicine with the purpose to advance medical science
through multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation
for the benefits to the economy be encouraging interaction with
other organizations in a spirit of open innovation.
Facilities include:
Centre of Nano Health (Application of Biomedical Engineering
http://www.swan.ac.uk/engineering/NanoHealth/) , Centre of
Health Informatics, Research and Evaluation, Imaging Suite,
Ambulatory Care Centre, Clinical Research Facility.
Why Swansea University?
Pathway via International College of
Wales Swansea ICWS
For more info, please contact:
South East Asia Representative for
ICWS and Swansea University:
Mr. Sebastian Chong
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