Mechanical engineers design and develop machines such as internal combustion engines, printing presses and rocket engines. Metallurgical and mining engineers extract and prepare metals and minerals for manufacturing. A bachelor's degree with a major in engineering will qualify you for many jobs in development, but you will need a master's and possibly a doctoral degree for many teaching and research positions as well as for management jobs. Although UNT has no engineering program, the university can prepare you to transfer as a junior to another school with an undergraduate program in engineering. UNT can also prepare you to enter a graduate school program in engineering.
Many alumni have successful careers in engineering and research.
Pre-engineering Several UNT departments offer courses to prepare you for study in an engineering program. Most of our pre-engineering students major in chemistry, computer science, mathematics or physics, but you may choose another major as long as you take the mathematics and science courses required for admission to a particular engineering program. These courses are usually different for each university but almost always include physics and higher-level mathematics. Calculus I and II before applying to an engineering program. You should take courses in biology if you plan to become a biomedical engineer and courses in geology and chemistry if you plan to become a metallurgical, mining or petroleum engineer.