About the Engineering Field

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体育菠菜大平台's engineering foundations program prepares students in math, 物理, chemistry and engineering so they can transfer after their sophomore year. Since our program is broadly 设计ed to meet the College of Engineering requirements at UNL, students should expect to attend UNL or another ABET accredited university to complete the course of their academic career.

Choose from two routes to begin your engineering education at 体育菠菜大平台:

2+2 Engineering Foundations Program


Bachelor of Science in Engineering from UNL

Here, we duplicate the first two years of larger, full-degree engineering programs. Once you have completed your first two years at 体育菠菜大平台, we will work to ensure your transition to an institution with the final two years of your engineering program is as seamless as possible. This program is loosely structured so students who spend two years in the engineering foundations program at 体育菠菜大平台 and two years in the College of Engineering at UNL will be eligible to attain one Bachelor's degree in Engineering from UNL.

Because requirements for specific engineering programs at other universities may vary, students should consult with their advisor before registration.

3+2 Dual Degree Program


Bachelor of Science in Engineering from UNL
Bachelor of Science in 物理 from 体育菠菜大平台

The 3+2 Dual Degree program provides the exciting opportunity to supplement your engineering degree with a Bachelor of Science in 物理. This program is structured so students who spend three years in the dual-degree program at 体育菠菜大平台 and two years in the College of Engineering at UNL will be eligible to attain a Bachelor's degree in 物理 from 体育菠菜大平台, AND a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from UNL. Because requirements for specific engineering programs may vary, students should always consult with their advisors before registration.

Types of Engineering

Agricultural engineers use science and math to meet challenges in agriculture – helping farms grow better and more food, conserving soil and water, and 设计ing tools and equipment. If you have a passion for the outdoors, 生物学, math and machinery, you can combine these interests to help meet the world’s needs in food, water energy, and clean natural resources.

At 体育菠菜大平台 you will focus on the basics of the first two years of your engineering education. 在贵校, you will choose your focus on machine 设计, soil and water resources, or sensors and controls.

Career Opportunities

  • Machine Testing
  • Consulting
  • Environmental Remediation
  • Product Management
  • Equipment Design
  • Natural Resources Management
  • Research
  • Irrigation

Potential Employers

  • Eaton Corporation
  • John Deere Company
  • USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Con Agra Foods
  • General Mills
  • 斗篷 Corporation
  • Cargill, Incorporated
  • Case-New Holland Corporation
  • BobCat Company
  • 北极星

 

民事 engineers 设计, 构建, supervise, 操作, and maintain construction projects and systems in the public and private sector, including roads, 构建ings, airports, 隧道, 大坝, 桥梁, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment. As a civil engineer, you’ll 设计 and maintain structures like roads, 桥梁, 大坝, 构建ings, water systems, and more. You’ll help protect and enhance our quality of life while sustaining our natural resources.

At 体育菠菜大平台 you will focus on the basics of the first two years of your engineering education. 在贵校, you can specialize in areas of environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, or water resources. A specialization in civil engineering is offered on the Lincoln and the Omaha campuses.

Career Opportunities

  • Consulting 设计 firms
  • General and specialty construction companies
  • Industries that explore for natural resources that produce energy
  • Municipal, county, state and federal government agencies

Potential Employers

  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
  • Olsson Associates
  • Peter Kiewit & 儿子
  • U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
  • Lamp, Rynearson & Associates
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • 雀巢
  • Federal Highway Administration

Electrical engineers develop and oversee electrical systems and equipment. They work with everything from power grids to computers, and telephones to cars. As an electrical engineer, you’ll be leading cutting-edge technologies and gaining high-demand skills in a wide choice of career areas, not only engineering, but in law, 医学, and business. Electrical engineers command how electricity works, how to use it to power our lives, and how to create innovations and ideas.

At 体育菠菜大平台 you will focus on the basics of the first two years of your engineering education. A specialization in electrical engineering is offered through UNL on the Lincoln and the Omaha campuses.

Career Opportunities

  • Electrical Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Instrumentation Designer
  • Control Systems Specialist

Potential Employers

  • Boeing Company
  • Garmin International
  • National Instruments
  • St Microelectronics
  • Nebraska Public Power District – Cooper Nuclear Station
  • 英特尔
  • Microsoft Corp.
  • General Dynamics
  • 黑色的 & Veatch
  • 伯恩斯 & McDonnell
  • Texas Instruments

Mechanical engineers develop, 构建, care for, and improve tools, machines, and systems. If your curiosity extends to developing, 设计ing, and testing equipment or technology, power-producing devices, or using nanotechnology to create high-performing materials and components, consider becoming a mechanical engineer. You’ll be in demand in many types of complex operations, in research, 设计, production, sales and management.

At 体育菠菜大平台 you will focus on the basics of the first two years of your engineering education before continuing your education at UNL.

Career Opportunities

  • Project Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Mechatronics Engineer
  • Materials Analyst
  • Combustion Technician
  • Aerodynamics Researcher
  • New Product Developer
  • Instrumentation Designer
  • Control Systems Specialist

Potential Employers

  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
  • Kellogg’s
  • 斗篷
  • Hamilton-Sundstrand
  • 美国国家航空航天局
  • Ford Motor Company
  • 雀巢

电脑 engineering integrates electronic engineering with computer sciences. 电脑 engineers 设计 and develop computer systems and other technological devices. Most computer engineering jobs require at least a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Many employers also require state certification as a professional engineer. 学生 can focus on computer software engineering or computer hardware engineering.

Tasks involving computer engineers include writing software and firmware for embedded microcontrollers, 设计ing VLSI chips, 设计ing analog sensors, 设计ing mixed-signal circuit boards, and operating systems. 电脑 engineers are also suited for robotics research, which relies heavily on digital systems to control and monitor systems like motors, communications and sensors.

Career Opportunities

  • Telecommunications Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Mechatronics Engineer
  • New Product Developer
  • Instrumentation Designer
  • Control Systems Specialist

Potential Employers

  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Hamilton-Sundstrand
  • Microsoft
  • Northrop Grumman