I listened which Mechanical engineering is the oldest as well as the broadest engineering discipline, as well as which It is mostly noticed as the “general engineering”.
Does which meant the Mechanical engineers can turn an electrical operative or the Chemical operative for example? turn ANY sort of engineer?
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Some of the classes for all engineers are the same. So if you want to get a second degree in another engineering discipline it certainly can be done. Some of your existing classes may be applied to your new degree but that will be up to the college in question. Mechanical engineers don’t really have a leg up in that regard. Any engineer can do this.
Actually I believe civil engineering is the oldest of the engineering disciplines. People were building roads and structures well before they did mechanical things.
I teach at a state university. The core curriculum for ME, EE and CE are all the same. By core, I mean the freshman and sophomore year including the calculus sequence, basic sciences (chem, physics, etc.), and general education requirements.
The disciplines split off in the junior year with a little bit of crossover allowed in technical electives in the senior year (like EEs can take heat transfer, which is an ME class). I would say there is at least 3 semesters of course work that is specific to each discipline and would be required to get a second major.