<p>My school requires that you take dynamics to be a structural/geotechnical engineer. But the class is not a prerequisite for any upper-level structural/geotechnical class. The only require you take statics and mechanics. I also thought dynamics was more for the mechanical and aerospace engineers. So is dynamics really all that needed in structural/geotechnical engineering? And if so, how much?</p>
<p>For anything involving movement, like structural dynamics or earthquake engineering, yes, dynamics would be the first course of many you will have to take to get into those fields. Further, I would consider basic dynamics to be a requirement for most engineering degrees (except for electrical/computer or biomed).</p>
<p>I agree with rogracer (I’m a structural engineer).</p>