Good major for energy

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<p>Question: What are good majors for getting involved in the field of energy? Renewable or not, I don't really care. I'm talking about like foundations of energy. What are the good majors?</p>

<p>My guesses are:</p>

<p>1)Engineering - (Electrical, Chemical, Materials)
2)Sciences - (Chemistry)</p>

<p>Agree? Disagree?</p>

<p>I'm interested in this field, and right now I'm scheduled to begin as a freshman EE major this fall. Just interested in other people's input.</p>

<p>Also, if you have suggestions on good general courses that cover energy, I appreciate those as well.</p>

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<p>pretty much spot on. I would add mechanical also, but I guess that would be a stretch.</p>

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<p>You missed nuclear, petroleum, and environmental engineering.</p>

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<p>Doesn’t environmental deal more with creating structures that are environmentally friendly than it deals with energy generation.</p>

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<p>I’m majoring in Electrical Engineering and I’ll start my specialization in Electrical Power Engineering this upcoming year. So I may be biased, but I’d go with EE ;)</p>

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<p>If you want to work in the “energy” industry. Which includes Petrochemicals & Power generation then I would recommend Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical. Of course niche majors are okay as well…</p>

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<p>As stated above…nuclear. This is really coming into its own. check this article out:
[Nuclear</a> Power Worldwide: Status and Outlook](<a href=“http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/PressReleases/2007/prn200719.html]Nuclear”>Nuclear Power Worldwide: Status and Outlook | IAEA)</p>

<p>Here’s some really intriguing facts from it:
1.At the close of 2006, nuclear provided about 15 percent of total electricity worldwide
2.Of the 30 countries with nuclear power, the percentage of electricity supplied by nuclear ranged widely: from a high of 78 percent in France; to 54 percent in Belgium; 39 percent in Republic of Korea; 37 percent in Switzerland; 30 percent in Japan; 19 percent in the USA; 16 percent in Russia; 4 percent in South Africa; and 2 percent in China
3.China is experiencing huge energy growth and is trying to expand every source it can, including nuclear power</p>

<p>With the astronomical need for energy now days and the shrinking of natural resources such as coal and oil, it seems nuclear power is here to stay. Ther are a few countries that don’t like it(like germany) but once they realize that they can’t keep up and compete with the others who are(like france) they will quickly switch their minds. This is what is happening to australia…see:
[Australians</a> Will ?Accept, Embrace? Need for Nuclear (Update1) - Bloomberg.com](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>

<p>a nice quote from the article: The government has had a “head in the sand approach” to using nuclear energy，Edward Rigg, chief executive officer of Perth-based investment house Argonaut Ltd., told the conference. “Nuclear energy, in our view, is the only way in which the world can meet its energy shortage going forward and is the only viable method to address climate change.”</p>

<p>Nuclear power IS the future, whether you like it or not.</p>

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<p>just anything quantitative. Financial engineering if they offer it. Go to a target school and you are gold, doesnt matter what you major in. GS, MS are energy markets leader with Barclays and Merrill Lynch coming behind.</p>

<p>“Nuclear power IS the future, whether you like it or not.”</p>

<p>Maybe…like years later. For now the WTI, brent contracts are still as attractive as ever for the 5-10 year horizon.</p>

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<p>I majored in mechanical engineering. It fits well with my current job responsibility, which is managing steam turbine overhauls.</p>

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<p>I’m EE, and it’s quite good. You can deal with power systems (how the grid works), circuits (electronics energy efficiency), semiconductors (photoltaic solar power), and more.</p>

<p>EE is pretty solid, since electricity is the cheapest known way to transmit energy. Any technology or product dealing with energy will necessarily have an electrical component/interface.</p>