<p>Is it possible or odd to major in architecture and minor in engineering? I was thinking more on the lines of structural, civil, industrial, environmental, or mechanical engineering. I am already far into my architecture degree, but after doing some extensive research, I'm not feeling to confident about the number of good jobs available for an architect; in particular jobs that pay well. Would I look more diverse if I minor in something that compliments architecture?</p>
<p>No company is going to hire you as an engineer with only a minor in engineering.</p>
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That depends entirely on your school - I do not think that mine offered minors in most fields of engineering!</p>
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In general, no. If you want a better chance at a good architecture job, dive deep into architecture and do really well at it. A minor in engineering will not give you any skills that an architect is likely to use.</p>
<p>Let me take a shot at this. I majored in Civil Eng. and minored in Arch, and my older daughter is an architecture major. Minoring in ANYTHING in a good architecture program is a stretch, to say the least. You’re talking a 4+2 program, and if the minor in engineering was even possible, these pesky engineers will want heavy duty prerequisites before taking any worthwhile engineering courses.</p>
<p>We had to do it the other way 'round, i.e. a Civil Eng. program focused on buildings/structures, none of the road/sewer stuff with a bunch of architecture studios. It was massive work.</p>
<p>There are a few kids that did minor in business in my girl’s school, a guy who minored in music theory, and a few in music performance. My girl will likely ‘minor’ unofficially in photography, meaning she’s taking a handful of photography classes which are quite useful in architecture because of the digital work involved.</p>
<p>Focus on studio work, take as many history and theory classes as you can find, learn the digital stuff and you’ll be OK. </p>