I am thinking about getting a science degree. What is the difference between an engineering degree and a science degree?
The study of science is a necessary and rewarding endeavor. Engineers could not do their jobs without the principles discovered by scientists. Science is the foundation on which the great “engine” of engineering is based. However, the basic objectives of the two are different. Scientists seek to discover knowledge. Engineers seek to create what never was or improve what does exits. These distinctions are often blurred because scientists sometimes do engineering work and engineers sometimes do science particularly in the field of engineering research. But a distinguishing educational objective in engineering is design. Design is at the heart of engineering. Engineers design new things such as better airplanes or appliances or materials or things that do not even exist. Instead of a vacuum cleaner, would you like to have a robot clean your house? Someday a group of engineers will design such a device. So it helps to be creative, to imagine, to take risks, to “dare to be different” but no
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