Harvard Engineering Program

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<p>I plan on either becoming a physician or an engineer (either mechanical or aeronautical) and I noticed that Harvard only offers an Engineering Science degree in the Engineering department. Is there anything I can really do with this degree? Would it be seen the same as a MechE degree or an Aeronautical Engineering degree? Would I be able to get a job with this degree is really my question. Thank you!</p>

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<p>First off, all students – even those interested in an Engineering Science degree – apply to Harvard college as liberal arts majors, and choose a concentration during their sophomore year of college. </p>

<p>Secondly, this question can easily be answered by googling “Harvard Engineering Science degree.” See: <a href=“http://www.seas.harvard.edu/programs/engineering-sciences”>http://www.seas.harvard.edu/programs/engineering-sciences&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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** The Engineering Sciences A.B. degree offers five tracks: **

  • Biomedical Sciences and Engineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • Environmental Science and Engineering</p>

<p>**The Engineering Sciences S.B. degree offers three tracks: **

  • Bioengineering
  • Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Cross-disciplinary</p>
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<p>If I recall correctly, Harvard has started offering a more traditional engineering degree in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Rather than the previously offered AB/SB in Engineering Sciences with a mechanical engineering track, the school now offers an SB in Mechanical Engineering. Similar for electrical engineering. I’m under the impression that these two are the first engineering degrees, with more to follow. That being said, I don’t think Harvard has any aeronautical or aerospace programs, or plans for them in the foreseeable future.</p>

<p>Here’s a link about undergraduate engineering:</p>

<p><a href=“Academics | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences”>http://www.seas.harvard.edu/academics/undergraduate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You can see that while, for instance, Biomedical Engineering is associated with the Engineering Sciences degree program, both Electrical and Mechanical have their own SB programs, and are no longer tracks under the Engineering Sciences degree. Here are links for those two SB programs:</p>

<p><a href=“Undergraduate Programs | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences”>http://www.seas.harvard.edu/programs/electrical-engineering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Undergraduate Programs | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences”>http://www.seas.harvard.edu/programs/mechanical-engineering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;