Consultez aussi notre page des Meilleurs Sites Web sur les Etudes aux USA afin de trouver des informations   plus générales et  faciliter ainsi  votre recherche sur les programmes  undergraduate ou graduate  dans des domaines divers, y compris les études en ingénierie et en technologie de l’ingénierie.

• Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Ce site fournit des liens aux programmes accrédité  menant au premier diplôme professionnel en ingénierie, technologie de l’ingénierie et en informatique. Ces programmes sont cherchables par  discipline ou par institution.

• American Institute for Chemical Engineers.

• American Society for Engineering Education. Le site de la société offre des informations utiles pour la planification des carrières, ainsi que des profils des facultés d’ingénierie et de technologie de l’ingénierie, y compris un  répertoire des institutions qui offrent des diplômes dans divers domaines de l’ingénierie.

• American Society of Safety Engineers.

• Audio Engineering Society. Des informations sure des carrières et des listes des programmes d’études y sont disponibles.

Pour obtenir une formation approfondie dans une spécialité de l’ingénierie, de nombreux ingénieurs poursuivent des études supérieures. Les conditions d’admission aux programmes de Master ou de PhD comprennent d’habitude un bon dossier undergraduate, une maîtrise de l’anglais démontrée par des résultats du TOEFL, parfois des scores du GRE General Test et/ou des Subject Tests, ainsi que des lettres de recommandation et une lettre de motivation.

Aux Etats-Unis, il est possible d’entamer les études d’ingénierie au niveau du Master à partir d’un diplôme undergraduate avec concentration dans un autre domaine. Pour ce faire, il faudra choisir l’un parmi un nombre limité de programmes graduate qui assurent une formation visant l’entrée dans la vie professionnelle. Dans ce cas de figure, le candidat devra justifier d’une préparation mathématique et scientifique solide. Compléter de tels programmes peut demander plus que les deux années habituelles, selon non seulement le cursus du programme concerné, mais aussi les études connexes que l’étudiant aurait accomplies au préalable.

Dans la plupart des programmes graduate, les étudiants choisissent un domaine de concentration, souvent une sous spécialité de l’un des cinq domaines principaux de l’ingénierie (chimique, civil, électrique, industriel, et mécanique). Par exemple, un étudiant titulaire d’un Bachelor en génie civil pourra poursuivre un Master en génie de l’environnement ou en génie structurel) Les étudiants qui préparent des Masters en ingénierie font de la recherche et participent dans les projets de design créatif.

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Today’s engineers are highly educated and qualified professionals who play an important role in shaping our society. Engineers design roads and bridges, create systems that ensure safe drinking water, design medical instruments that can save lives, build systems to contain hazardous wastes, and conceive and design technologies to revolutionize our communications and information systems. In many cases, engineers plan, design, and supervise such projects from conception to completion.

Engineering study is one of the most challenging academic programs offered by U.S. colleges and universities. It is also one of the most popular majors among international students in the United States—about 15 percent of these students choose engineering and engineering technology majors each year. And why not? Engineering careers offer challenging and rewarding work, ample opportunities for advancement, good pay and benefits, and status within society. And while some engineering specialties, such as environmental engineering, are growing faster than others, those individuals who successfully complete an engineering degree program in the United States will find themselves well-qualified for many positions in industry, research, management, and academia.

Students interested in pursuing postsecondary engineering education should begin preparing for the rigors of university study as early as possible—some university engineering faculty recommend that students begin preparing for an engineering career as early as their first year of high school.

While in high school, students should take courses in algebra (two years), physics (one year), geometry (one year), chemistry (one year), trigonometry (one semester), and English (four years). Other recommended courses include history, foreign languages, humanities, biology, calculus, and computer programming. Honors courses, especially in mathematics and science, are also highly recommended.

Over 250 engineering specializations are offered by U.S. universities. Some of these specializations apply engineering principles to a particular environment. Others focus on particular types of problems that may be encountered in many environments. Some engineers organize broad processes involving many different elements. Others study the microscopic structures and properties of particular types of matter.

Even more confusing than the differences between engineering specializations are the similarities. Different terms may be used interchangeably for the same area of study. Two programs may use the same name but include quite different focuses of study. Particular engineering specializations are often defined as a subfield of a number of different engineering fields.

Below are defined some of the many engineering specializations, beginning with the basic ones from which all others have developed.

The Five Basic Fields

Chemical engineering. Chemical engineers apply changes in the composition or properties of matter (chemistry) for use in industry. Chemists often perform the basic research, and then chemical engineers modify the processes discovered to make them suitable for efficient, full-scale production. A few specializations include polymer engineering, food engineering, and energy production.

Civil engineering. This field, the oldest branch of engineering, focuses on designing and building structures for society’s use, including everything from skyscrapers to pipelines. A few of the many civil engineering specializations include aerospace engineering, environmental and sanitation engineering, geotechnical engineering, and hydrologic or water resource engineering.