List of engineering branches

 Agricultural engineering, the application of engineering principles to agricultural fields such as

farm power and machinery, biological material process, bioenergy, farm structures, and
agricultural natural resources
 Applied engineering is the application of management, design, and technical skills for the
design and integration of systems, the execution of new product designs, the improvement of
manufacturing processes, and the management and direction of physical and/or technical
functions of a firm or organization
 Biomedical engineering, the application of engineering principles and techniques to the
medical and biological sciences
 Chemical engineering, the conversion of raw materials into usable commodities
o Biochemical engineering, using engineering principles to use biotechnological
processes on an industrial scale
 Civil engineering, the design and construction of buildings and infrastructure
o Coastal engineering, the design and construction of coastline structures
o Construction engineering, the design, creation and management of constructed
structures
o Geoengineering, engineering principles applied to manipulate the Earth's climate to
counteract destructive processes such as global warming
o Geotechnical engineering, concerned with the behaviour of geological materials at the
site of a civil engineering project
o Municipal engineering, civil engineering applied to municipal issues such as water and
waste management, transportation networks, subdivisions, communications, hydrology,
hydraulics, etc.
o Ocean engineering, the design and structure of offshore structures
o Structural engineering, the engineering of structures that support or resist loads
 Earthquake engineering, the behaviour of structures subject to seismic loading
o Transportation engineering, the use of engineering to ensure safe and efficient
transportation of people and goods
 Traffic engineering, a branch of transportation engineering focusing on the
infrastructure necessary for transportation
o Wind engineering, the analysis of wind and its effects on the built environment
 Computer engineering, the design and control of computers and its devices
o Software engineering, the application of engineering and design principles to the
development of software
o System engineering
o Network engineering
 Electrical engineering, a very broad area that may encompass the design and study of various
electrical & electronic systems, such as electrical circuits, generators, motors, transformers,
magnetic devices & materials, other electromagnetic/[disambiguation needed]electromechanical devices,
electronic devices, electronic circuits, electronic materials, optical fibers, optoelectronic
devices, computer systems, radio, television, telephony, telecommunications, wireless,
microwave systems, radar, data communication, computer networking, nanotechnology,
photonics, etc.
o Statistical signal processing, the statistical treatment of signals, using stochastic
processes to measure their properties
 Engineering Management, the application of engineering principles to the planning and
operational management of industrial and manufacturing operations
 Environmental engineering, the application of engineering to the improvement and protection
of the environment
o Water resources engineering, the planning, development and maintenance of water
resources and the application of hydrology
 Financial Engineering, the application of engineering principles to optimize sales methods and
economical investments
 Fire protection engineering, the application of science and engineering principles to protect
people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke

 Genetic engineering, the design and development of techniques to directly manipulate an

organism's genes
 Industrial engineering, the design and analysis of logistical and resource systems
o Manufacturing engineering, the ability to plan the practices of manufacturing, to
research and develop the tool, processes, machines and equipment, and to integrate the
facilities and systems for producing quality products with optimal expenditure.
 Component engineering, the process of assuring the availability of suitable
components required to manufacture a product.
 Instrumentation engineering, the design of instruments used to measure and control physical
and environmental variables(Instrumentation and Control Engineering)
 Integrated engineering, a multidisciplinary "general practitioner" engineering field that
includes the basics of mechanical, electrical, chemical, materials, and civil.
 Marine Engineering, the responsiblity for all machinery on a ship or an offshore structure.
Works on engines, piping, electrical, air conditioning, steam plants, boilers, welding,
hydraulics, refrigeration, pneumatics, propulsion, and alarm systems.
 Materials engineering, an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its
applications to various areas of science and engineering
o Metallurgical Engineering
o Ceramic engineering, the theory and processing of raw oxide material, and advanced
material that are polymorphic, polycrystalline, oxide, and non-oxide ceramics
o Polymer Engineering
o Surface Engineering
o Biomaterials Engineering
o Crystal Engineering
o Plastics Engineering
o Forensic Materials Engineering
o Casting Engineering
o Nanomaterials
o Welding Engineering
o Corrosion Engineering
o Textile engineering, the application of engineering principles to the manufacturing of
fabrics
 Mechanical engineering, the design of physical or mechanical systems such as engines,
kinematic chains, and vibration isolation equipment
o Vehicle engineering
 Automotive engineering
 Aerospace engineering, the design of aircraft, spacecraft and other air vehicles
 Army electrical and mechanical engineering
 Mechatronics, a hybrid of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering, intended to
examine the design of automation systems.
 Military engineering, concerned with warfare, military engineering encompasses mobility,
counter-mobility, survivability, and general engineering tasks
 Mining engineering, the exploration, extraction and processing of raw materials from the earth
 Naval architecture, the design, construction and repair of marine vehicles
 Nuclear engineering, the application of nuclear processes to technology
 Petroleum engineering, the engineering discipline concerned with the subsurface activities
related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. These
activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, which are
the activities of finding and producing hydrocarbons
 Test Engineering, the application of a branch of engineering to a non-engineering discipline to
validate and verify the design, development, production, or maintenance of an object or project