suggestion for changes in engineering education

ken285
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:53:39 +0000

What I am opposed to though is changing the process of getting an engineering degree by requiring some stupid Liberal arts and crafts degree before you can go to “engineering school” and the meat and potatoes of crunching numbers.



I agree. I am merely proposing that one should at least have that option.

aibarr IS suggesting more school, but only additional engineering courses. I think after 2015, to become a professional engineer in some states, you’ll need a master’s degree. ASCE has supported this for quite a while now, advocating for the MS to become the first professional degree instead of the bachelors.

It’s probably best for the profession to adopt this additional requirement. Look at what was being designed half a century ago and look at all the new stuff being designed now. An engineering education back then was 4 years, and now it’s still 4 years, even with all these advances. Scary, isn’t it?