What major fits me?

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<p>Hi, I will be attending Northwestern University next year and was admitted into the McCormick School of Eng, but am not sure if engineering is exactly what I want to do.</p>

<p>I am interested in science and math courses, but also courses that deal with the environmental and sustainability. In the future I want to be in the renewable energy industry and involved with the development of new, clean energy technologies. I want to be able to find internships while in school and jobs after graduation that will allow me to work in this field.</p>

<p>What major, major/minor, or double major should I declare (doesn't have to be in McCormick)?</p>

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<p>I think that would fit petroleum engineering?</p>

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<p>this seems like something an engineer should be able to figure out.</p>

<p>environmental science + math and science courses = environmental engineering! i’m a genius!</p>

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<p>I would say environmental engineering or if your school doesn’t have that Civil engineering.</p>

<p>If you want to be in that field then I would say engineering is for you.</p>

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<p>Environmental engineering doesn’t deal with renewable energy nor does it deal with developing new clean energy technologies. It’s all about wastewater treatment and design, air / water pollution treatment and analyzing effects on the environment due to proposed construction projects.</p>

<p>[Sloan</a> Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Healthcare](<a href=“http://www.careercornerstone.org/environmental/environmental.htm]Sloan”>Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine)</p>

<p>I don’t think there’s one major out there that fits your goals perfectly. Mechanical or electrical engineering may be the closest if you want to develop renewable energies. If you want a career that tries to clean up the pollution, I would go with environmental engineering.</p>

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<p>Environmental Engineering actually doesn’t deal with much renewable energy technology such as solar panels and wind turbines. It deals more with water and air pollution management…I think I want to work with renewable technology in new cars, solar panels, etc.</p>

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<p>Environmental Engineering is at NU, but it’s contained within the Civil department.</p>

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<p>go civil or environmental, and then minor in something, like geology. you can put the two together sometime in the future</p>

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<p>Mechanical Engineering is your best bet I think. Check with the different engineering departments at your school and see what the professors for each department do research in.</p>

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<p>I am interested in science and math courses, but also courses that deal with the environmental and sustainability [environmental engineering]. In the future I want to be in the renewable energy industry and involved with the development of new, clean energy technologies [chemical engineering]. I want to be able to find internships while in school and jobs after graduation that will allow me to work in this field.[any engineering]</p>

<p>It’s more than likely you’ll have some time your freshman year to figure this out before they make you decide on a major.</p>