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All areas Undergraduate (bachelor's) · 13 fields

Engineering and technology

Designing, building and running machines, devices, structures and technologies.

RealisticInvestigativeConventional

Who this area suits

It suits people with these interests best:

  • RealisticYou enjoy working with technology, tools or nature and seeing a tangible result.
  • InvestigativeYou enjoy finding out why things work, analysing and solving complex problems.
  • ConventionalYou enjoy structure, precision and order in numbers and data.

Fields in this area 13

Pick a field to see the programmes where you can study it.

  • Mechanical engineering and mechatronics

    Designing, making and maintaining machines and equipment, from production lines to mechatronic systems.

    RealisticConventional
    117 programmesSee programmes

  • Automation, robotics and control

    Controlling machines and processes, robots and smart systems that run on their own.

    RealisticInvestigative
    43 programmesSee programmes

  • Energy engineering

    Producing, transmitting and saving energy: power plants, renewables and nuclear power.

    RealisticInvestigative
    25 programmesSee programmes

  • Civil engineering

    Designing and building houses, bridges, roads and water structures.

    RealisticConventional
    36 programmesSee programmes

  • Geodesy and cartography

    Surveying land and buildings, making maps and geographic information systems.

    ConventionalInvestigative
    16 programmesSee programmes

  • Chemical and process engineering

    Chemistry at industrial scale: making fuels, plastics, medicines or cosmetics.

    InvestigativeRealistic
    28 programmesSee programmes

  • Materials, wood and textiles

    Developing and processing metals, plastics, glass, wood and textiles.

    InvestigativeRealistic
    35 programmesSee programmes

  • Mining and raw materials

    Extracting and processing minerals, oil and gas, and restoring land after mining.

    RealisticInvestigative
    22 programmesSee programmes

  • Food technology

    Producing food and drink and keeping it safe and good.

    RealisticConventional
    24 programmesSee programmes

  • Environmental engineering

    Technologies for clean water and air, waste processing and protecting the environment.

    InvestigativeRealistic
    4 programmesSee programmes

  • Transport

    Organising and running transport by road, rail, air and water.

    ConventionalRealistic
    27 programmesSee programmes