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• Acoustical engineering
  Acoustical engineering
  
  Acoustical engineering is the branch of engineering dealing with sound and oscillation. It is closely related to acoustics, the science of sound and vibration....
  
• Aquatic and environmental engineering
  Aquatic and environmental engineering
  
  Aquatic and environmental engineering; an List of engineering topics, used sometimes as a synonym for Civil engineering by some universities in Sweden, since the word 'Civil engineering' often refers to an engineering degree....
  
• Aerospace (Aeronautical) engineering
  Aerospace engineering
  
  Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering behind the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. Aerospace engineering has broken into two major and overlapping branches: Aeronautics engineering and Astronautics engineering....
  
• Agricultural engineering
  Agricultural engineering
  
  Agricultural poopis a discipline that combines engineering science and agricultural knowledge in order to ensure food security. Agricultural engineers deal with the development and improvement of cultivation methods and livestock production systems as well as processing engineering....
  
• Architectural engineering
  Architectural engineering
  
  Architectural engineering, also known as Building Engineering, is the application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction....
  
• Automotive engineering
  Automotive engineering
  
  Modern automotive engineering is a branch of vehicle engineering, incorporating elements of Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Software engineering and safety engineering as applied to the design, manufacture and operation of motorcycles, automobiles, buses and trucks and their respective engineering subsy...
   (automotive systems engineering)
• Biological engineering
  Biological Engineering
  
  Biological Engineering is a form of biotechnology that uses broad-based engineering disciplines of product design, sustainability and analysis to improve and focus utilization of biological systems....
  
• Biological systems engineering
  Biological systems engineering
  
  Biological systems engineering is a broad-based engineering discipline with additional emphasis on biology and chemistry. It is not to be confused with biomedical engineering and it is not necessarily genetic engineering, although the line between the two is sometimes blurred....
  
• Biomedical engineering
  Biomedical engineering
  
  Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of individuals....
  
• Biomaterials engineering
• Bioresource engineering
• Ceramic engineering
  Ceramic engineering
  
  Ceramic engineering is the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non-metallic materials by the action of heat. The term includes the purification of raw materials, the study and production of the chemical compounds concerned, their formation into components and the study of their structure, composition and properties....
  
• Chemical engineering
  Chemical engineering
  
  Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science , with mathematics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms....
  
• Civil engineering
  Civil engineering
  
  Civil engineering is a Professional Engineer discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings....
  
• Coastal engineering
• Combat engineering
• Communications system engineering
• Computer engineering
  Computer engineering
  
  Computer Engineering is a discipline that combines elements of both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Computer engineers are electrical engineers that have additional training in the areas of software design and hardware-software integration....
  
• Computer science
  Computer science
  
  Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems....
   (considered a field of engineering
  Informatics engineering
  
  Informatics engineering is the direct translation from many southern European languages of an engineering discipline most commonly known in English as computer engineering....
   in some countries)
• Construction engineering
  Construction engineering
  
  Construction engineering concerns the planning and management of the construction of structures such as highways, bridges, airports, railroads, buildings, dams, and reservoir ....
  
• Control engineering
  Control engineering
  
  Control engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors. The engineering activities focus on the mathematical modeling of systems of a diverse nature....
   (control systems engineering)
• Cost engineering
  Cost engineering
  
  The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering defines cost engineering as:Key objectives of cost engineering are to arrive at accurate cost estimates and to avoid cost overruns....
  
• Earthquake engineering
  Earthquake engineering
  
  Earthquake engineering is the study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading. It is a subset of both structural engineering and civil engineering....
  
• Ecological engineering
  Ecological engineering
  
  Ecological engineering is an emerging of study integrating ecology and engineering, concerned with the design, monitoring and construction of ecosystems....
  
• Electrical engineering
  Electrical engineering
  
  Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism....
  
• Electronics engineering (includes microelectronics engineering, microelectronics and semiconductor engineering)
• Electromechanical engineering
• Engineering science and mechanics
  Engineering science and mechanics
  
  Engineering science and mechanics programs at universities typically provide a multi- and interdisciplinary education. They focus on teaching the fundamentals that lie at the intersection of engineering and science....
  
• Engineering physics
  Engineering physics
  
  Engineering physics is an academic degree, available mainly at the levels of Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Unlike other engineering degrees , EP does not necessarily include a particular branch of science or physics....
   (engineering science)
• Environmental engineering
  Environmental engineering
  
  Environmental engineeringis the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate pollution sites....
  
• Computational finance
  Computational finance
  
  Computational finance or financial engineering is a cross-disciplinary field which relies on computational intelligence, mathematical finance, Numerical analysis and computer simulations to make Trader , hedge and investment decisions, as well as facilitating the risk management of those decisions....
   (financial engineering)
• Fire protection engineering
  Fire protection engineering
  
  Fire protection engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke....
  
• Food engineering
  Food engineering
  
  Food engineering is a multidisciplinary program which combines science, microbiology, and engineering education for food and related industries....
  
• Forensic engineering
  Forensic engineering
  
  Forensics engineering is the investigation of material science, product , structures or components that fail or do not operate/function as intended, causing personal injury or damage to property....
  
• Forest engineering
• Genetic engineering
  Genetic engineering
  
  Engineering There are a number of ways through which genetic engineering is accomplished. Essentially, the process has five main steps# Isolation of the genes of interest...
  
• Geomatics engineering
  Geomatics engineering
  
  Geomatics engineering is a rapidly developing discipline that focuses on spatial information . The location is the primary factor used to integrate a very wide range of data for viewing and analysis....
  
• Geotechnical engineering
  Geotechnical engineering
  
  Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering includes investigating existing subsurface conditions and materials; determining their physical/mechanical and chemical properties that are relevant to the project considered, assessing risks posed...
  
• Hydraulic engineering
  Hydraulic engineering
  
  Hydraulic engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water. This area of engineering is intimately related to the design of bridges, dams, Channel s, canals, levees, elevators, and to both sanitary and environmental engineering....
  
• Industrial engineering
  Industrial engineering
  
  Industrial engineering is also known as operations management, management science, systems engineering, or manufacturing engineering; a distinction that seems to depend on the viewpoint or motives of the user....
   (includes production engineering)
• Information engineering
  Information engineering
  
  Information Engineering or Information Engineering Methodology in software engineering is an approach to designing and developing information systems....
  
• Instrumentation engineering
• Integrated engineering
  Integrated Engineering
  
  Integrated Engineering is a multi-disciplinary, design project based engineering degree program.Integrated Engnineering is a program created to meet the demand for engineers who are able to deal with a wide range of problems, often involving knowledge from several disciplines....
  
• Landscape engineering
  Landscape engineering
  
  "Landscaping" is the application of mathematics and science to create useful land- and waterscapes. It can also be described as green engineering, but the design professionals best known for landscape engineering are landscape architecture....
   (landscape architecture
  Landscape architecture
  
  Landscape architecture is the most modern of the environment professions and represents a synthesis of arts, science and technical philosphies and practices that seek to care for the Earth's landscapes in a truly holistic, creative and sustainable manner....
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• Marine engineering
  Marine engineering
  
  Marine engineers are the members of a ship's crew that operate and maintain the propulsion and other systems on board the vessel. Marine Engineering staff also deal with the "Hotel" facilities on board, notably the sewage, lighting, air conditioning and water systems....
  
• Materials engineering (includes metallurgical engineering)
• Mechanical engineering
  Mechanical engineering
  
  Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
  
• Manufacturing engineering
  Manufacturing engineering
  
  Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering are names that are frequently used inter-changeably. However Industrialization has changed since in the 1970s with Globalization, the Outsourcing of production, and the growth of the Virtual Corporation....
  
• Mechatronics
  Mechatronics
  
  Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, controls engineering and computer engineering to create useful products....
  
• Microsystems engineering
• Military engineer
  Military engineer
  
  A military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive, defensive, and logistical structures for warfare. Other duties include the layout, placement, maintenance and dismantling of defensive land mine and the clearing of enemy minefields and the construction and destruction of bridges....
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• Minerals process engineering
• Mineral engineering
• Mining engineering
  Mining engineering
  
  Mining engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the practice, the theory, the science, the technology, and application of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment ....
  
• Nanoengineering
  Nanoengineering
  
  Nanoengineering is the practice of engineering on the nanoscale. It derives its name from the nanometre, a unit of measurement equalling one billionth of a meter....
  
• Neural engineering
  Neural engineering
  
  Neural engineering is a discipline that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, enhance, or treat the diseases of neural systems....
  
• Naval architecture
  Naval architecture
  
  Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and repair of marine vehicles.Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a marine vehicle....
  
• Nuclear engineering
  Nuclear engineering
  
  Nuclear engineering is the application of the breakdown of atomic nucleus and/or other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics....
  
• Optical engineering
  Optical engineering
  
  Optical engineering is the field of study that focuses on applications of optics.Optical engineers design components of optical instruments such as lens , microscopes, telescopes, and other equipment that utilize the properties of light....
  
• Ocean engineering
  Ocean engineering
  
  Ocean engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the design, analysis and operation planning of systems that operate in an oceanic environment....
  
• Packaging engineering
  Packaging engineering
  
  Packaging engineering, also Package engineering is a broad topic ranging from design conceptualization to product placement. All steps along the manufacturing process, and more, must be taken into account in the design of the package for any given product....
  
• Paper engineering
  Paper engineering
  
  Paper Engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science with mathematics to the process of converting renewable bio-resources into useful and valuable products....
  
• Photovoltaics engineering
• Petroleum engineering
  Petroleum engineering
  
  "Petroleum Engineering" refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or gas....
  
• Plastics engineering
  Plastics engineering
  
  Plastics engineering encompasses the processing, design, development, and manufacture of plastics products. A plastic is a polymeric material that is in a semi-liquid state, having the property of plasticity and exhibiting flow....
  
• Polymer engineering
  Polymer engineering
  
  Polymer engineering is generally an engineering field that designs, analyses, and/or modifies polymer materials. Polymer engineering covers aspects of petrochemical industry, polymerization, structure and characterization of polymers, properties of polymers, compounding and processing of polymers and description of major polymers, structure p...
  
• Power engineering
  Power engineering
  
  Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the electric power generation, electric power transmission and electric power distribution of electric power as well as the electrical devices connected to such systems including electric generators, electric motors and tr...
  
• Process engineering
  Process engineering
  
  Process engineering is often a synonym for chemical engineering and focuses on the design, operation and maintenance of chemical and material manufacturing processes....
  
• Quality engineering
  Quality Engineering
  
  Quality Engineering is a quarterly academic journal focusing on quality control and quality assurance management through use of physical technology, International standard information, and statistical tools....
   (quality assurance engineering)
• Reliability engineering
  Reliability engineering
  
  Reliability engineering is an engineering field, that deals with the study of reliability: the ability of a system or component to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period of time....
  
• Safety engineering
  Safety engineering
  
  Safety engineering is an applied science strongly related to systems engineering and the subset System Safety Engineering. Safety engineering assures that a life-critical system behaves as needed even when pieces fail....
  
• Sanitation engineering
• Security engineering
  Security engineering
  
  Security engineering is a specialized field of engineering that deals with the development of detailed engineering plans and designs for security features, controls and systems....
  
• Sewage engineering
• Software engineering
  Software engineering
  
  Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches....
  
• Structural engineering
  Structural engineering
  
  Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist structural loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right....
  
• Surveying
  Surveying
  
  Surveying or land surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space position of points and the distances and angles between them....
  
• Systems engineering
  Systems engineering
  
  Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed....
   (systems design engineering)
• Textile engineering
  Textile engineering
  
  Textile engineering or textile technology deals with the application of Science and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile, and apparel processes, products, and machinery....
  
• Thermodynamic engineering
• Tissue engineering
  Tissue engineering
  
  Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of Cell s, engineering and Materials science methods, and suitable biochemistry and physio-chemical factors to improve or replace biology functions....
  
• Traffic engineering
  Traffic engineering
  
  Traffic Engineering can mean:* traffic engineering , a branch of civil engineering* teletraffic engineering, a field of statistical techniques used in telecommunications...
  
• Transportation engineering (transport engineering)
• Vacuum engineering
  Vacuum engineering
  
  Vacuum engineering deals with technological processes and equipment that use vacuum to achieve better results than those run under atmospheric pressure....
  
• Value engineering
  Value engineering
  
  Value engineering is a systematic method to improve the "value" of goods or products and services by using an examination of function....
  

See also

• List of engineering topics
  List of engineering topics
  
  This page is a list of engineering topics....