<p>Engineering sounds like an interesting major and profession but i would also like the opportunity to take many other classes in college such as political science or economics. As an engineering major is their room in your scheduale to expand into different studies or is the scheduale constraint to binding.</p>
<p>Normally school’s require a lot of gen eds where you can take those stuff.</p>
<p>You’ll be required to take economics most likely. My school requires about 5 humanities or social science classes plus a free elective. So yes you’ll be able to take classes in other areas.</p>
<p>You probably won’t be able to major in economics or political science without taking heavy course loads though.</p>
<p>At most schools you’re required to take at least one humanities course a semester. I think it’s both to give you the “broad” education and to make it so you don’t go crazy from an all-technical load (I did it a few times…it’s not fun).</p>
<p>That depends on where you’re from. At my university, we get our first non-engineering related course is in 3rd year (EE student at a Canadian university).</p>
<p>Other non-EE disciplines usually get them in 2nd year. It works like that at most universities up here.</p>
<p>Nearly every engineering major has to take economics. You could take poliscience as an elective somewhere down the line. As sirkit said, it all depends on your university. Mostly all university require you to take some humanites/art/social science courses outside of your major. These are usually taken in the second half of your 4 years.</p>
<p>The OP may want to investigate 3+2 programs to obtain a broader liberal arts background.</p>
<p>I was never required to take economics, but I had the opportunity to do so as an elective. My school required a core curriculum of 4 courses in the humanities and 4 electives in the humanities or social sciences.</p>
<p>My son is taking micro+macro to meet social science requirements. Engineering is tight on the schedule though if you want to get out in four years.</p>
<p>You will probably be able to take a economics and political class but that may be as far as you’ll come to “expanding into different studies.” Unfortunately, an engineering education usually only focuses on developing you as a technical-minded person-hence the stereotypical view of engineers being social ■■■■■■■. Some schools focus on producing well-rounded students more than others do. </p>
<p>As for room in your schedule, there probably isn’t much, unless you don’t care about graduating in 4 years, or you can handle a heavy course load.</p>
<p>It really depends on the school. My school requires 6 credits (usually two courses) each in art, humanities, and social and behavioral science, and 3 credits in physical education. If you wish, you can also do the “9-6-3” plan for the gen eds where you take 9 credits in one area, and 6 in another, and 3 in the last. Basically my engineering curriculum has room for a total of 6 classes in other areas plus another 3 for physical education.</p>
<p>It depends, obviously.</p>
<p>Some schools give you flexibility in general education requirements, so you can get credit taking non-technical classes.</p>
<p>Also, if you have AP credit, it’s much easier to make room for fun classes. I know many engineers who double majored in four years. They made time for extra classes.</p>
<p>At my school, we have general classes that fall under certain categories and are required by all students. I have taken all of my general classes for my degree, so here’s a list of what I’ve taken that’s not engineering related per say:</p>
<p>US History 1 and 2, MacroEcon, US Poli Sci, State Poli Sci, Anthropology, Geography, Freshman English, Technical Writing (kinda engineering related), Kinesiology (twice), a Basic Music Class, and Basic Astronomy. And many of those were my choice/could be swapped out for other classes.</p>
<p>Just an example of other classes you could/will take.</p>