Engineering in Australia

Major branches of engineering

Engineering is a very various branch of study and career which aims at applying the technical knowledge. The basic essence of engineering is the application of technical knowledge with natural laws to obtain a desired output. The major branches of engineering are

• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
• Marine Engineering

Apart from these traditional branches there are many new branches like Electronics and communication, Mechatronics, Biotechnology, Instrumentation, Information Technology and many more. Engineering has both under graduate and graduate courses in many streams. A person is termed as a Professional Engineer once he completes an engineering course in one of the many Engineering University. Such Universities generally have a number of Engineering Colleges affiliated to them. There are a number of engineering colleges all over the world and especially in US and UK. The top Engineering Universities in US are

• Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
• Stanford University
• California Institute Of Technology
• University Of Michigan
• Cornell University

The high ranked Engineering Universities in UK are

• The University Of Salford
• University Of Bristol
• University Of Glasgow
• Cornwall Engineering College
• Aston University

Secondary level education is also very popular as a study abroad program in Australia. It is all due to the quality provided and the international recognition of the education itself. All the Australian secondary schools have their syllabuses according to the national curriculum that had been developed to compete with the highest of academic standards, on a global scale.