<p>I am a prospective Engineer and want to work in the Oil Industry....specifically designing power distribution systems in developing nations, and want to obtain an Electrical Engineering Degree. I also would like to aid in the Oil and renewable energy dilemma. </p>
<p>Would minoring in Chemical engineering be best to help me achieve my goals...</p>
<p>I really want to get the Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering minor...if not...would a pure Chemistry minor help me with my career in electrical engineering?</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated...</p>
<p>have you considered ‘Petroleum Engineering’??
one of my sister’s friends is studying at a university on Colorado, and her major is Petroleum Engineering.</p>
<p>she says ALL of the international students studying Petroleum engineering come from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia…I wonder why :P</p>
<p>as ive done some research, Petroleum engineers get paid the most $$ out of any engineering discipline.</p>
<p>its worth considering.</p>
<p>**engineering grad student</p>
<p>I’ll preface this comment by stating I don’t know exactly what the future holds for Petroleum Engineers, but I’d really recommend doing more research before choosing that major. With energy shifting ever increasingly towards renewable, it’s very possible there could be an oversupply of petroleum engineers in the near future. </p>
<p>Electrical Engineering with a Chem minor does sound like a solid choice as it will give you more options. The most important thing to remember in engineering is to always pick the broadest field possible that allows you to work on what you like.</p>
<p>After doing some research, it seems like a Chemical Engineering major with a specialization in Nanotechnology will allow me to do Oil and have some marketibalitiy in the Electrical Field…</p>
<p>what do you guys think about this>=?</p>
<p>If you’re interested in power distribution then why not do an EE with a focus on electrical power systems? A minor in something like operations research or applied math would also be really useful if you’re trying to do grid planning. You’ll need to do all sorts of simulations and know stuff about graph theory and junk like that.</p>