<p>Currently I am a student at Cal Poly SLO majoring in Civil Engineering. I'll be approaching my 3rd year soon and I plan to concentrate in the Structural aspect of CE. I've been looking into a minor to go along with my major and a Architecture Engineering minor (which focuses on structural side of engineering only) complements it best. Most of my fellow classmates minor either in CM (construction management) or Statistics because its the common route people take. </p>
<p>My question is 1) should I even bother minoring in ArchE? Will it help me in the future with my structural degree and find me a job? 2) Will it make me a better structural engineer? Will I be able to know more and put me at a better place than other structural engineers?</p>
<p>I am already ahead in my units so if I pursue a ArchE minor, I should still be able to graduate in 4.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>I’m somewhat confused. Are the structural courses for the ArchE minor not part of the civil engineering program? What do you gain from the minor? I can understand CM or statistics because that might not be part of the civil engineering curriculum at your school. Am I missing something?</p>
<p>I was an architectural engineering major, and I’m confused, too. I majored in ArchE rather than civil so that I could take more structural courses. </p>
<p>I think employers won’t care what you major in. They will be more interested in which courses you took - how many of them are structural design classes, for example.</p>
<p>At my school, Architectural Engineering is in another college therefore the courses are different.</p>
<p>The only reason why I am considering a minor in ArchE is because it further specializes in Structutal engineering. I am getting the vibe that it is unnecessary & possibly even redundant?</p>